Barring a miracle or disaster, depending on which side of the fence you view this game from, it’s hard to see this game resulting in anything other than a comfortable victory for the Blues.
The Demons earned themselves some reprieve from a disastrous season with a win over GWS a fortnight ago but were immediately brought back down to earth by the Lions last week 122- 94.
Carlton, who lost their first three matches, were able to register their first win over the West Coast Eagles in Western Australia a fortnight ago and consolidated that win with another, when away to the Crows last week and victorious by 32 points.
Admittedly, neither the Eagles or the Crows are in good form at the moment but these two wins were exactly what the Blues required as in the coming weeks they have Lions, Suns and St. Kilda before a potentially horrid run of matches that include Essendon, Hawthorn, Sydney and Collingwood.
They’ll need to win this and in good style to put themselves in a positive position moving forward.
Odds Comparison:
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| Carlton Blues | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
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Melbourne Demons
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13.00 | 13.00 | 18.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
Teams:
Carlton Blues:
B: Chris Yarran, Michael Jamison, Lachie Henderson
HB: Zach Tuohy, Dennis Armfield, Simon White
C: Kane Lucas, Mitch Robinson, Kade Simpson
HF: Chris Judd, Andrew Walker, Jeff Garlett
F: Ed Curnow, Shaun Hampson, Jarrad Waite
Foll: Robert Warnock, Marc Murphy, Brock McLean
Int: David Ellard, Andrew Carrazzo, Eddie Betts, Tom Bell, Sam Rowe, Heath Scotland, Jaryd Cachia
In: Jarrad Waite, David Ellard, Jaryd Cachia, Tom Bell
Out: Bryce Gibbs (hamstring)
New: Jaryd Cachia
Melbourne Demons:
B: Lynden Dunn, James Frawley, Dean Terlich
HB: Jack Grimes, Tom McDonald, Colin Garland
C: Jack Trengove, Jack Viney, Matt Jones
HF: Jeremy Howe, Colin Sylvia, Dean Kent
F: Rohan Bail, Max Gawn, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Jake Spencer, Jordie McKenzie, Nathan Jones
Int: Sam Blease, James Strauss, Cameron Pedersen, Daniel Nicholson, Michael Evans, Luke Tapscott, Aaron Davey
IN: Lynden Dunn, James Strauss, Jake Spencer, Jack Viney, Dean Kent, Daniel Nicholson
OUT: Mark Jamar (groin), Jack Watts (hamstring), David Rodan
New: Dean Kent (Perth)
