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Carlton vs Collingwood: AFL live scores, blog

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13th April, 2012
Carlton v Collingwood at MCG 7.50pm
Head to Head: Blues 123 Magpies 114 drawn 4
Last clash: Round 17 2011 – Magpies 13.20 (98) bt Blues 11.13 (79) at MCG
Tab Sportsbet: Blues $1.75 Magpies $2.10
Sportingbet: Blues $1.80 Magpies $2.05

CARLTON BLUES
B: Jeremy Laidler, Lachlan Henderson, Christopher Yarran
HB: Nick Duigan, Paul Bower, Zach Tuohy
C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Jeffrey Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Marc Murphy
F: Michael Jamison, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
Foll: Shaun Hampson, Andrew Carrazzo, Bryce Gibbs
I/C: Dennis Armfield, Mitch Robinson, Kane Lucas, Edward Curnow
Emg: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton, Brock McLean
In: Michael Jamison, Nick Duigan
Out: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton

COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
B: Heritier O’Brien, Lachlan Keeffe, Heath Shaw
HB: Nick Maxwell, Ben Reid, Tyson Goldsack
C: Dane Swan, Luke Ball, Sharrod Wellingham
HF: Dale Thomas, Chris Dawes, Ben Sinclair
F: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Alex Fasolo
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
I/C: Alan Toovey, Martin Clarke, Cameron Wood, Jarryd Blair
Emg: Tom Young, Paul Seedsman, Jackson Paine
In: Nick Maxwell, Sharrod Wellingham, Cameron Wood
Out: Chris Tarrant, Paul Seedsman, Jackson Paine
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The third round of the season is upon us and we’ve got a blockbuster Friday night game to get the weekend underway – join us for live AFL scores and blog of Carlton vs Collingwood

A crowd of close to 80,000 (or more) will descend on the MCG tonight for the clash between the traditional rivals.

There have been plenty of classic clashes between these teams before with no shortage of golden moments. Who will ever forget the tap-in from the boundary line for Carlton to kick the winning goal in the 1979 grand final?

Or the footage as Alex Jesaulenko flew to the sky to pull down a brilliant mark, the call “Jesaulenko, you beauty”.

Or Mick McGuane’s amazing run with seven bounces to kick one of the all-time best ever goals.

Will we see something amazing like that tonight?

The Blues have opened the season strongly. In the opening round, it took them some time to shake off the attentions of a determined Richmond before a one-sided final quarter blew the final margin out to 44 points.

In round two, the Blues traveled to Brisbane but the unfamiliar surrounds of the Gabba were no problem for them as they put in a dominant performance to demolish the Lions by 91 points.

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Collingwood suffered a 22-point loss to Hawthorn in a high-scoring shootout in the opening round, but bounced back with a dominant burst at the start of the second half to run away from Richmond in an otherwise low-scoring Easter Saturday clash best remembered for its half-time melee.

The battle of the midfield will be one to watch and is likely to prove pivotal to the outcome of this clash.

There’ll be plenty of observers watching this one to see their Dream Team captain in action. For Carlton, dual Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd has been a ball magnet in both their games, while his midfield partner Marc Murphy has produced his best football. For the Magpies, reigning Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan and Scott Pendlebury will be the players to watch.

Jarrad Waite proved himself a handy target up forward for the Blues last week, to produce a five-goal return. But the highlights for the Blues were two electrifying marks by Eddie Betts that are sure to appear in discussion of the golden moments of this season.

Collingwood’s devastating burst against Richmond was inspired by Dale Thomas and Travis Cloke, and the Magpies will be looking for positive contributions from that pair again in their quest for a winning score in this match.

The Magpies have lost Chris Tarrant to injury, but will see the return of captain Nick Maxwell.

The Magpies have had the wood on the Blues in recent clashes, with Carlton having not beaten their biggest rivals since 2009. But the Blues are a side on the rise and after making the finals for the last three seasons are looking for 2012 to be the year they take the next step, joining Collingwood as genuine premiership contenders.

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