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They Carlton Blues secured an impressive 39-point win against the Gold Coast Suns on Saturday afternoon.
They won the game in the first half and then coasted in the second.
Malthouse won’t be happy with that but he will be happy with the win.
Gold Coast are nothing without Gary Ablett. They struggle without his leadership and his hardness at the ball.
They won’t make the finals this year.
FINAL SCORE:
CARLTON 14.13 (97)
GOLD COAST 8.10 (58)
The Gold Coast Suns will be looking to move back into the top eight with a victory over the Carlton Blues at Etihad Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2:10pm AEST.
A win by the Suns would move them as high as sixth if results go their way.
Losses to North Melbourne and Collingwood this round, after Essendon was defeated by Richmond last night, would keep the Suns in that position.
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Looking to stop them will be a resurgent Blues outfit that have been in impressive form over the last few weeks.
Taking away the big loss to Sydney – despite playing a solid half of football against them – Carlton have won two of their last three matches.
In seven matches at Docklands this season, Carlton have won five of them. The Suns also hold no fear of Etihad Stadium or Melbourne, they are undefeated in Victoria this season.
For the important clash the Suns have made two changes. Brandon Matera and Kade Kolodjashnij return from injury with Louis Herbert and Tim Sumner out for Gold Coast. It could be three, with David Swallow in doubt for the clash. He trained on Friday but time will tell if he recovers from that session, and the injury, to play. Swallow will captain the Suns for the first time if he does play today.
The Blues have also made two changes for the home clash. Lachie Henderson is out with a fractured eye socket with Blaine Johnson joining him on the sidelines this week. Troy Menzel and Ciaran Sheehan are the two players in for the Blues this week.
Sheehan, who is from Ireland, will make his debut for Carlton this weekend. He was selected with the 60th pick in last year’s Rookie Draft.
The battle in the match will be in the midfield.
The clearance battle will be pivotal for the Blues if they are to win the match, the Suns ranked equal second in the competition with 40.6 clearances per game.
For the Suns it is all about disposal efficiency. They get enough of the ball during the match, but are ranked 18th in the competition for the use of it. If they do that against the Blues then they will be punished.
Carlton has improved nicely over the last few rounds and they will be too strong for the Suns. While the Suns won for the first time without Gary Ablett last weekend, his absence will play a big part in this match.
Carlton by 24 points.
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