Carlton
77
Match Complete
North Melbourne
116
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| P. Cripps |  | 32:47 | ||
| 31:31 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 30:17 |  | J. Polec | ||
| J. Newnes | | 28:39 | ||
| 25:30 | | J. Anderson | ||
| 25:16 | | Rushed | ||
| 22:45 | | T. Thomas | ||
| 20:52 | | T. Thomas | ||
| M. Kennedy | | 16:24 | ||
| P. Cripps | | 15:07 | ||
| P. Cripps | | 12:30 | ||
| 10:34 | | N. Larkey | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 7:34 | ||
| 2:42 | | J. Anderson | ||
| J. Newnes | | 0:52 | ||
| 5.10 (40) | Third Quarter [+] | 12.6 (78) | ||
| 28:00 | | T. Thomas | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 23:59 | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 22:55 | ||
| 20:59 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 20:20 | | L. Davies-Uniacke | ||
| 17:31 | | C. Zurhaar | ||
| 14:51 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 13:09 | | N. Larkey | ||
| 10:16 | | N. Larkey | ||
| J. Martin | | 8:25 | ||
| 5:15 | | T. Goldstein | ||
| 1:25 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| M. Murphy | | 0:28 | ||
| 5.6 (36) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.4 (34) | ||
| E. Curnow | | 27:19 | ||
| Rushed | | 25:45 | ||
| 19:18 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| 13:00 | | T. Thomas | ||
| J. Martin | | 11:46 | ||
| 7:37 | | Rushed | ||
| P. Cripps | | 5:52 | ||
| 3:09 | | T. Thomas | ||
| 1:38 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| 2.5 (17) | First Quarter [+] | 3.1 (19) | ||
| 26:39 | | J. Stephenson | ||
| M. Owies | | 25:12 | ||
| J. Newnes | | 23:20 | ||
| J. Silvagni | | 21:30 | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 19:26 | ||
| 15:15 | | N. Larkey | ||
| M. Owies | | 12:43 | ||
| Rushed | | 10:56 | ||
| 9:12 | | N. Larkey | ||
| M. Kennedy | | 5:22 | ||
| 0:52 | | Rushed | ||
The McKay-off is off at Marvel Stadium as Carlton Blues Coleman Medal leader Harry McKay has been withdrawn from their clash with the North Melbourne Kangaroos and twin brother Ben. Follow along with live scores on The Roar from 1:45pm (AEST).
Taken with high picks in the 2015 draft, the twins had never previously played against one another at the top level, and that trend will unfortunately continue this week. The Blues’ Harry has been ruled out of this clash with a toe injury, in a massive loss for David Teague.
The loss does ensure the 200th game milestone for Blues stalwart Ed Curnow gets the attention it deserves. The Blues have slowly but surely shifted to the next generation under David Teague, with Sam Walsh’s burgeoning star shining brightly in midfield; but Curnow remains as reliable as ever, whether tagging or in a ball-winning role. The Blues will be desperate to mark the occasion with a win that will keep their faint finals hopes alive.
Captain Patrick Cripps is a welcome return after missing the Pies match with injury; while the Roos welcome back their own midfield bulls in Ben Cunnington and Jed Anderson.
Game information
Opening bounce: 1:45pm (AEST)
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
TV: Fox Footy
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Blues $1.43, Kangaroos $2.80 (odds via PlayUp)
Teams
Carlton Blues
B: 42 Adam Saad, 14 Liam Jones, 24 Nic Newman
HB: 20 Lachie Plowman, 23 Jacob Weitering, 6 Zac Williams
C: 35 Ed Curnow, 9 Patrick Cripps (c), 18 Sam Walsh
HF: 32 Jack Newnes, 21 Jack Martin, 1 Jack Silvagni
F: 25 Zac Fisher, 44 Matthew Owies, 19 Eddie Betts
FOLL: 12 Tom De Koning, 2 Paddy Dow, 7 Matthew Kennedy
I/C: 5 Sam Petrevski-Seton, 13 Liam Stocker, 31 Tom Williamson, 46 Matthew Cottrell
EMG: 3 Marc Murphy, 4 Lochie O’Brien, 8 Lachie Fogarty, 17 Brodie Kemp
IN: Patrick Cripps
OUT: Harry McKay
North Melbourne Kangaroos
B: 18 Shaun Atley, 23 Ben McKay, 28 Kayne Turner
HB: 7 Jack Ziebell (c), 19 Josh Walker, 43 Aaron Hall
C: 14 Trent Dumont, 12 Jy Simpkin, 11 Luke McDonald
HF: 2 Jaidyn Stephenson, 20 Nick Larkey, 26 Tarryn Thomas
F: 29 Will Phillips, 44 Cameron Zurhaar, 5 Curtis Taylor
FOL: 22 Todd Goldstein, 9 Luke Davies-Uniacke, 10 Ben Cunnington
I/C: 3 Jed Anderson, 8 Bailey Scott, 15 Atu Bosenavulagi, 38 Tristan Xerri
EMG: 13 Jared Polec, 35 Charlie Lazzaro, 37 Kyron Hayden, 42 Tom Campbell
IN: Ben Cunnington, Jed Anderson, Atu Bosenavulagi (R18 medical sub)
OUT: Charlie Lazzaro, Jack Mahony, Robbie Tarrant
Macca
Roar Rookie
Why do you have to make stuff up? You said North wouldn't be easy and I agreed. I was asked Saturday if I was nervous about the game and the answer was yes. Once McKay was ruled out on Thursday night Col said North were now favourites.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
It’s a balance isn’t it Macca? I go into points deficit when Pies play Friday or Saturday nights. Lucky we are so bad this year we usually in the Sunday arvo graveyard
PeteB
Roar Rookie
Pretty confident that no one played on Larkey.
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
I warned the Carlton fans on this site that the Roos were no easy beats weeks ago but they pencilled it as a easy one.They were all saying all last week how easy it was going to be to beat north and pass Freo on the ladder.
Macca
Roar Rookie
Because you made an allegation that is completely false. You either need to prove it or retract it.
Macca
Roar Rookie
2 of Cripps 3 goals cam from his time on the ball. And it isn’t just about goals it is entirely about structure, who can you bomb long to and get a contest either inside 50 or coming out of defence. Plus Cripps took 0 contested marks, McKay averages 2.7, McKay averages 3.6 marks inside 50 Cripps took 1. And Cripps may not be small but he is 10cm shorter than McKay. Plus if Mckaywas playing forward Cripps wouldn’t just had “a run on the ball” he would have been doing it all game
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Dreaming……Don Freo comment it never happens. Just hope you don’t lose Walsh.
PeteB
Roar Rookie
A positive for sure have been new names appearing in our best players. Our depth is improving, we just need to get more of our best on the park and all playing well at the same time.
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Cripps is hardly small and he started in McKay’s position and finished with 3 goals so a handy replacement you would think. He did have a run on the ball as well. McKay was no more missed than Tarrant for mine. That is fact not excuse. Freo have been without Hamling and Hill for two years.
HedleyLamarr
Roar Rookie
Why on earth would i want to spend hours trolling through your comments? If you can't admit to such a trivial comment, and it is trivial, then that's your problem, not mine.
Macca
Roar Rookie
I don’t need to be reinforced, I need you to prove I said it because I certainly didn’t
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Go woke go broke.
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Goldstein has been on fire for weeks. Good clearance players can read the opposition taps i watched Selwood and Danger read Sandilands like a book for years very smart players can nullify tap outs.
HedleyLamarr
Roar Rookie
Macca, i’m being edited here which i definitely don’t appreciate from the editors of the Roar. Free speech it seems has become a crime. Good luck to the Blues, a club like every other i have never bagged. And btw, if you need to be reinforced on what you said, then that’s your problem.
Macca
Roar Rookie
Again it isn’t the quality in dispute here but the position they play and the impact on structure. And as I said if you count Polec I count Murphy.
Macca
Roar Rookie
That’s what you take out of that whole post? He could have played though so he isn’t injured, he wasn’t selected. And I want you to tell me where I allegedly said it because I sure as heck didn’t
HedleyLamarr
Roar Rookie
He was the sub and played less than 15 minutes of footy. And you want me to tell you what you said. Yeah right!
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Pies will get the job done. Daicos will join his brother.
Macca
Roar Rookie
Goldstein had a massive mount of hitouts to advantage today, big reason for the win as it allowed North to get on top at the clearnaces
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Big Tom was terrific around the ground great future this kid forget the tap outs they usually get sharked anyway. Sandilands used to win about 80 taps a game but averaged one and half marks a game absolutely overrated he was.