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West Coast Eagles vs Carlton: AFL live scores, blog

14th June, 2012
West Coast Eagles vs Carlton
Patersons Stadium, Thursday June 14, 7:40pm AEST (5.40pm local)
LAST TIME: West Coast 15.11 (101) d Carlton 15.8 (98), first semi-final, 2011, at Patersons Stadium
Betting: West Coast $1.28, Carlton $3.75

West Coast Eagles
B: Will Schofield, Darren Glass, Sam Butler
HB: Shannon Hurn, Eric Mackenzie, Adam Selwood
C: Andrew Gaff, Matthew Priddis, Matthew Rosa
HF: Josh Hill, Quinten Lynch, Chris Masten
F: Nic Naitanui, Jack Darling, Daniel Kerr
Foll: Dean Cox, Scott Selwood, Luke Shuey
I/C: Patrick McGinnity, Brad Sheppard, Ashton Hams, Jacob Brennan
Emg: Mitch Brown, Thomas Swift, Koby Stevens

In: Sam Butler, Luke Shuey
Out: Beau Waters (Suspension), Thomas Swift

Carlton
B: Zach Tuohy, Michael Jamison, Matthew Watson
HB: Bryce Gibbs, Lachlan Henderson, Nick Duigan
C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Jeffrey Garlett, Matthew Kreuzer, Andrew Walker
F: Christopher Yarran, Shaun Hampson, Eddie Betts
Foll: Robert Warnock, Mitch Robinson, David Ellard
I/C: Andrew Carrazzo, Dennis Armfield, Brock McLean, Andrew Collins
Emg: Aaron Joseph, Kane Lucas, Joshua Bootsma

In: Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland
Out: Aaron Joseph, Joshua Bootsma
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Carlton find themselves out of the top eight and facing a West Coast Eagles outfit coming off a bye at home. It’s must win, but it won’t come easy at Patersons Stadium. Join us for live AFL scores as the Blues take on West Coast from 7:40pm AEST (5:40pm local).

It’s must-win for Carlton. They’ve been woeful since their strong start to the 2012 season, which saw them take early favouritism after beating Richmond and Collingwood in the opening three rounds. Since then, they’ve been up and down, losing most notably to Port Adelaide, but they did manage to get within two majors of Geelong last weekend.

Coach Brent Ratten will be relieved to finally get back key midfielders Andrew Carazzo and Heath Scotland, who will add experience and mettle to the ailing midfield. The Blues went downhill when Carazzo damaged his shoulder, and his return could spark them again. The Blues have the bye next week and then take on Hawthorn and Collingwood again, so they’ll be desperate to hit form.

However, they have West Coast to contend with, who are coming off a shock loss to the Lions, and have had a week off with the bye to stew on the result.

Was the the loss to Brisbane an aberration? A mid-season wake-up call to a side who have dominated most teams? They’ve surrendered top spot on the ladder and the spotlight of favouritism, which may well be a blessing.

The Eagles welcome back stars Sam Butler, and Luke Schuey, but have lost tough nut Beau Waters to injury. Coming off an 11-day break, they will be raring to go.

This is a match that will have September repercussions, and Carlton should be coming out in full force with the win badly needed. But will it be enough against a West Coast team that derailed them in the finals of 2011?

Join us from 7:40pm AEST to find out.

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