Carlton
57
Match Complete
Sydney Swans
52
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 22:13 |  | L. Taylor | ||
| M. Cottrell |  | 19:43 | ||
| H. McKay | | 0:59 | ||
| 6.9 (45) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.3 (51) | ||
| M. Murphy | | 21:31 | ||
| J. Newnes | | 20:01 | ||
| H. McKay | | 15:26 | ||
| L. Casboult | | 12:42 | ||
| S. Walsh | | 11:28 | ||
| Rushed | | 9:56 | ||
| J. Newnes | | 8:55 | ||
| 3:50 | | C. Sinclair | ||
| 1:43 | | O. Florent | ||
| 4.4 (28) | Second Quarter [+] | 7.2 (44) | ||
| H. McKay | | 25:13 | ||
| P. Cripps | | 23:46 | ||
| 19:05 | | T. Papley | ||
| S. Walsh | | 17:23 | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 15:51 | ||
| 13:47 | | J. Dawson | ||
| 11:49 | | L. Taylor | ||
| 10:00 | | W. Hayward | ||
| 8:54 | | S. Reid | ||
| 4:35 | | J. McInerney | ||
| 0.4 (4) | First Quarter [+] | 3.0 (18) | ||
| L. Casboult | | 24:06 | ||
| M. Murphy | | 22:48 | ||
| 16:42 | | O. Florent | ||
| 8:38 | | S. Reid | ||
| Z. Fisher | | 5:50 | ||
| 4:10 | | H. McLean | ||
| H. McKay | | 1:05 | ||
To have any shot at finals, the Carlton Blues simply have to defeat a young Sydney Swans side who’ve been plucky of late. Join The Roar for live scores from 8:10pm (AEST).
After looking like the frontrunners to steal eighth spot, two second-half fadeouts in as many matches have just about put Carlton’s season to bed. In what had been an encouraging year of improvement, a goalless second half against Collingwood and a one-goal-to-four second half against GWS may have seen their luck run out.
Sydney were never going to threaten for finals in 2020, but their effort has virtually never waned all season and they’ve stolen two huge upset wins over their last four matches – a 41-point shellacking of the Giants in Perth and Thursday’s 21-point stunner against Melbourne. They’ll be hoping to keep their foot on the pedal until season’s end.
The Blues notched a seven-point win at the SCG in the last meeting between these sides, but their recent record against the Swans is awful. They haven’t won consecutive matches against Sydney since 2011, losing ten of 12 matches since.
Game information
Opening bounce: 8:10pm (AEST)
Venue: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
TV: Fox Sports, Seven (NSW only)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, AFL Live Pass
Teams
Carlton
B: Sam Docherty, Jacob Weitering, Kade Simpson
HB: Tom Williamson, Liam Jones, Sam Petrevski-Seton
C: Sam Walsh, Patrick Cripps, Jack Newnes
HF: David Cuningham, Jack Martin, Marc Murphy
F: Matthew Owies, Harry McKay, Mitch McGovern
FOL: Tom de Koning, Will Setterfield, Ed Curnow
I/C: Lachie Plowman, Zac Fisher, Levi Casboult, Matthew Cottrell
Sydney Swans
B: Harry Cunningham, Aliir Aliir, Lewis Melican
HB: Jake Lloyd, Jordan Dawson, Jackson Thurlow
C: James Rowbottom, Luke Parker, Ryan Clarke
HF: Nick Blakey, Sam Reid, Sam Wicks
F: Tom Papley, Tom McCartin, Lewis Taylor
FOL: Callum Sinclair, Josh Kennedy, Ollie Florent
I/C: Will Hayward, Justin McInerney, Hayden McLean, Robbie Fox
Col from Brissie
Roar Guru
No wasn’t there Parkside. I think SPS started on the bench so he probably played around the ground. He definitely didn’t seem to play deep defence.
Boo
Guest
Macca, if you got your wishes I think some new silverware would go with it.Your big on statistics and analysis how many Carlton games have the Blues outscored the opposition by six or more goals in part of the match .In the fifty odd years I have followed footy generally I have found that sides who play in alot of close matches one year are better the next and Carlton certainly have done that this year.
DingoGray
Roar Guru
For a chip packet? You get SFA for him. Kruezer is the one I think might have a bit of trade value.
DingoGray
Roar Guru
One could make a case that last quarter last night was one of the worst quarters of the year. It become quite laughable watching some of the skill errors and decision making of both sides. Carlton certainly like to do things the hard way.
Parkside Darren
Roar Rookie
Were you at the game Col? I thought SPS was still playing half back. He was further up the ground because we defended that way and the ball was mainly in our forward half
2dogs
Roar Rookie
Excellent result
2dogs
Roar Rookie
Looks good to me!
Alchemist
Roar Rookie
If you guys could start putting whole games together consistently, you'd be downright dangerous! It doesn't seem long til everything clicks.
Col from Brissie
Roar Guru
He seemed to be playing on the wing tonight. For me that is a better position for him. Only thing he needs to do is not always look to kick it short. Although his disposal efficiency is good he needs to look to gain more meterage.
Macca
Roar Rookie
Cotrell reminds me so much of Robinson. I think we have found one there.
Macca
Roar Rookie
See Rozee (Kane Cornes best player in the draft of 2018) didn't even make the squad for the best 22 under 22. Walsh' ability to hit the scoreboard in the second half of the year has been impressive. Was ther a different role for SPS tonight?
Parkside Darren
Roar Rookie
Macca, McGovern didn’t have to be defended tonight almost unsighted. I can hardly remember him even contesting a mark let alone taking one. Seems bereft of confidence.
Parkside Darren
Roar Rookie
Agree on Cottrell that was a great moment. Walsh is definitely a centre square player. I do like the coaching to put him on the wing this year though.
Parkside Darren
Roar Rookie
Interested to see the take on the 2018 draft. Walsh was clearly the best player last year and is now the best player this year. Also seems to still have huge upside. Lastly, will be better again next year with full quarters. Anyone want to bet against him?
Macca
Roar Rookie
I only got to watch the first quarter then kept track of the scores in the phone. Hopefully I'll get to watch it tomorrow. From the stats though McGovern seems hard to defend and yet again we dominated inside 50's but struggled to score.
Col from Brissie
Roar Guru
McGovern is not worth a position in the side with the performances he has produced this year, would rather play Kennedy before him. Walsh played on the ball tonight instead of the wing and although he has had a great season he showed he needs to be on the ball permanently. What a great thrill for Cottrell to kick the winning goal - a Blues supporter growing up he showed what it meant to him.
pablocruz
Roar Rookie
Good result?
Parkside Darren
Roar Rookie
Agree on both points. Although I didn’t think we were beaten in general play in first quarter and a half - just didn’t move ball quick enough inside 50 I thought. Then they got us on the rebound. I’m struggling to defend McGovern based on the last two games (and I’ve been a fan). Thoughts?
Angela
Roar Rookie
Oh dear
Angela
Roar Rookie
Extraordinary the last quarter, it seemed like there were no umpires at all. A general free for all. Hilarious.