Carlton headed into last week’s match against St. Kilda with three successive wins under the belt and accordingly, started short priced favourites.
It appeared at the conclusion of the first quarter that it was going to be tight contest however, Saints came out in the second and again in the third term, dominating play and leading by 36 points well into the fourth quarter.
The Blues rallied late but in the end, came up nine points short.
It will serve as a good wake up call and expect the Blues to bounce back.
Port who were undefeated in their first five matches of the season, have lost that momentum in recent weeks with defeats to North and Adelaide by 10 and 41 points respectively.
This match will test the Port’s character and they’ll need to, at least, put in a competitive performance to ensure the foundation they laid in the first month of the competition, isn’t lost all together.
They got the better of Carlton last time they met but that was their first one over the Blues since Round 19, 2007.
Carlton to be too good.
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Odds Comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Carlton Blues | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 |
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Port Adelaide Power
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3.20 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.20 |
Teams:
Carlton Blues:
B: Mitch Robinson, Michael Jamison, Lachie Henderson
HB: Zach Tuohy, Dennis Armfield, Simon White
C: Kane Lucas, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Ed Curnow, Andrew Walker, Jeff Garlett
F: Brock McLean, Jarrad Waite, Matthew Kreuzer
Foll: Robert Warnock, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland
Int: Josh Bootsma, Troy Menzel, Tom Bell, Shaun Hampson, Sam Rowe, Aaron Joseph, Jaryd Cachia
In: Waite, Rowe, Joseph, Menzel, Bell, Bootsma
Out: Betts, Ellard, Yarran
Port Adelaide Power:
FB: Lewis Stevenson, Alipate Carlile, Cameron O’Shea
HB: Dom Cassisi, Tom Jonas, Andrew Moore
C: Kane Cornes, Travis Boak, Brad Ebert
HF: Matthew Broadbent, Justin Westhoff, Angus Monfries
FF: Robbie Gray, Jay Schulz, Chad Wingard
Foll: Jarrad Redden, Hamish Hartlett, Oliver Wines
Int from: Sam Colquhoun, Jake Neade, Cameron Hitchcock, Matthew Lobbe, Kane Mitchell, Paul Stewart, Tom Logan
In: Cassisi, Logan, Lobbe, Stewart, Hitchcock
Out: Stewart, Heath
