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There’s only one win between West Coast Eagles and Carlton who do battle tonight at Patersons Stadium. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST.
There was a lot of pressure on both these teams in the lead up to the 2013 season and so far, it’s not gone well for either of them.
West Coast got their season off and going last week against the lowly Demons but had two pastings before that, while Carlton is yet to get off the mark as they try to get through their tough opening draw.
Last week the Eagles looked slow off the mark against the worst team right now in the competition. After half time, they were able to slam home 17 goals and equal their highest-scoring half of football in their history.
While that doesn’t seem too impressive against Melbourne, at least they got a win on the board and had some good positives to come from the match.
Josh Kennedy continues to impress, not just up forward with his five goals, but also getting up the ground and getting 15 possessions.
Jack Darling also booted five goals, while Chris Masten and Matt Priddis got going in the second half.
They lost hard-nut defender Beau Waters in the pre-game and he won’t be back this weekend along with Andrew Embley who injured his foot during Saturday’s match.
That injury list at West Coast is still very worrying with Sharrod Wellingham’s return put back, along with Nic Naitanui and Mark Nicoski.
Carlton has been very close to victory in all three of their matches so far, but is 0-3 for the third time in fifty years.
A lot of this has to do with the tough draw in the first few rounds. Most pundits warned they could be in this position, yet still be finals contenders, so it’s not a time for panic yet.
The disappointing side to Carlton’s losses would be that they’ve conceded big scores – well over 100 points.
They’ll also have to do without Matthew Kreuzer, who was a casualty early in their loss to Geelong with a thumb injury – he’ll be out of action for around a month.
With Kreuzer on the sidelines, Matthew Warnock is a chance to return after a strong VFL performance for the Northern Blues, while Levi Casboult could slip back in after being an emergency last week.
The Blues will need to not only arrest a three-loss start to the season, but also a three-game losing streak against the Eagles.
Maybe former Eagles coach Mick Malthouse can find a way to come away from Patersons Stadium with a kick-start to Carlton’s season.
Will West Coast get their first win at home this season, or will Carlton get their first win full stop? Coverage begins from 7.40pm AEST.
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