Friday first AFL Round 17 match is between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7.50pm local time with home team North Melbourne currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Friday July 19, 7.50pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| North Melbourne Kangaroos | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.80 | 1.77 |
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Carlton Blues
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2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.05 |
Preview:
Teams:
North Melbourne Kangaroos:
B: Lachie Hansen, Scott Thompson, Aaron Mullett
HB: Jamie Macmillan, Nathan Grima, Scott McMahon
C: Sam Gibson, Daniel Wells, Shaun Atley
HF: Ben Cunnington, Drew Petrie, Brent Harvey
F: Aaron Black, Robbie Tarrant, Lindsay Thomas
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Andrew Swallow, Jack Ziebell
Int: Brad McKenzie, Ryan Bastinac, Leigh Adams, Taylor Hine
Emerg: Luke Delaney, Levi Greenwood, Will Sierakowski
In: McMahon Thomas
Out: Firrito Greenwood
Carlton Blues:
B: Matthew Watson, Michael Jamison, Lachie Henderson
HB: Zach Tuohy, Andrew McInnes, Bryce Gibbs
C: Chris Yarran, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson
HF: Ed Curnow, Andrew Walker, Jeffrey Garlett
F: Brock McLean, Sam Rowe, Heath Scotland
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts, Marc Murphy
Int: Andrew Carrazzo, Jaryd Cachia, Kane Lucas, Dennis Armfield
Emerg: Levi Casboult, Mitch Robinson, Simon White
In: Nil
Out:
Goldstein battles on for AFL’s Kangaroos
North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein says he feels “stuffed” late in AFL games but he’s determined to soldier on with minimal time spent on the interchange bench.
Goldstein has played all 15 matches for the Kangaroos in 2013 and has been rotated off the field only 20 times, which is the least of any ruckman in the competition.
But without a back-up ruckman in the side apart from key forward Drew Petrie, Goldstein says things aren’t going to change too much.
That’s despite North’s ongoing dramas with getting run down late in games, including last week’s fadeout against Brisbane at the Gabba.
“I know I don’t get too many rotations. But I probably was surprised that I’d only had 20,” Goldstein told SEN Radio on Thursday.
“I know that’s what I’m in for each game. You are pretty tired by the end of the game.
“Whenever (ruck coach) Alex Ischenko asks me how I’m going I say I’m pretty stuffed.
“But during the last quarter that’s what you’re supposed to be I think.
“If I change out of the ruck that means Drew Petrie has to go in there and he’s one of our most dangerous forwards and takes their best defender.
“So I’m not really that inclined to want to change with him too much. But we do need to try to change a bit more”, he said.
He added that he was more than happy “just to keep rucking along.”
Goldstein says mental lapses have been partly to blame for North’s six episodes of conceding leads late in games.
“It is a bit of a mental lapse that we go through,” the 94-game veteran said.
“It seems like we’re choking. But I think it’s just about sticking to the game plan for longer.
“We really get ourselves in trouble when we don’t stick to it.”
Challenged on North’s apparent lack of fitness, Goldstein conceded it was difficult to dismiss that criticism completely.
“It is very hard to defend that sort of point because it seems we can’t really run out the games that great,” he said.
“It’s more getting used to playing this (up-tempo) style probably as effectively as we have this year.
“We aren’t used to that level of work.
“We’ve just got to try to stick at it for longer.”