BLUEBAGGERS, get to the MCG on Saturday afternoon and fill the MCG with navy blue to celebrate Kade Simpson’s 300th AFL game. ‘Simmo’ will enter Carlton royalty, so be there to witness another piece of club history.
ROUND 15
Carlton v Port Adelaide
Saturday 30 June
MCG at 1:45pm
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Played 30
Won 13
Lost 16
Draw 1
LAST TIME THE SIDES MET
Round 5, 2017, Adelaide Oval
Port Adelaide 20.17 (137) def. Carlton 6.11 (47)
AGE BREAKDOWN BASED ON TEAM SELECTION
Players aged 18-21: Carlton (9), Port Adelaide (4)
Players aged 22-25: Carlton (4), Port Adelaide (6)
Players aged 26-29: Carlton (6), Port Adelaide (8)
Players aged 30-plus: Carlton (3), Port Adelaide (4)
FORECAST FOR MELBOURNE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Partly cloudy with the slight chance of a shower – top of 14 degrees.
MILESTONE: KADE SIMPSON
Defender Kade Simpson will play his 300th AFL game this Saturday against Port Adelaide at the MCG. A true champion of the Carlton Football Club, ‘Simmo’ becomes only the fifth player in Blues’ history to record 300 games, joining Craig Bradley (375), Bruce Doull (356), John Nicholls (328) and Stephen Silvagni (312). Selected with pick No. 45 in the 2002 national draft, Simpson won the Club’s best and fairest in 2013 and is in the Blues’ leadership group.
VALE: KEITH WARBURTON
The Carlton players will wear black armbands on Saturday to honour the memory of Keith Warburton - a 74-game centreman/half-forward in five seasons with the club who died this week at the age of 90.
Keith won Carlton’s goalkicking award with 34 goals in his maiden season of ’51 and represented Victoria the following year.
KADE SIMPSON BOBBLEHEAD
Members and supporters will have the opportunity to collect the Blues’ little warrior at the MCG this Saturday, with ‘Simmo’ becoming the next figure in Carlton’s Hyundai bobblehead collection. For all the details, click here.
SIMMO 300 GUERNSEY
To mark Kade Simpson’s 300th game, every Carlton player will run out wearing a limited-edition guernsey this weekend against Port. Reminiscent of the jumper worn by Stephen Silvagni when he recorded his 300th game for Carlton, the No. 300 will sit proudly under the iconic Nike swoosh to commemorate Simpson’s achievement. Fans will have the chance to purchase a match-worn jumper via the Club’s auction site after the game. For more details, click here.
SIMMO300 FAN SIGNS
Show your support for ‘Simmo’ and collect a free #Simmo300 fan sign at this weekend’s game. Thousands will be given away at Gates 1, 3 and 5, so make sure you pick one up and wave it during the game. Keep your eyes peeled for people also giving them away on the concourse.
#SIMMO300 MERCHANDISE
Beanies, t-shirts, can coolers and mugs, Carlton has a wide variety of #Simmo300 merchandise available for fans to purchase. Make sure you head to the MCG’s Superstore or outlets around the ground to view the range. Don’t forget you can also shop online by visiting The Carlton Shop.
MEMBERSHIP
We appreciate your loyalty and support. Become #BoundByBlue in 2018 and sign up as a Carlton member. For more details visit our Club Hub at the MCG located in between Gates 2 and 3 from 12:00pm. You can also head to membership.carltonfc.com.au or call 1300 CARLTON.
TICKETING
The box office ticket outlet located near Gate 3 opens at 11:30am. You can also head online to buy tickets, visit Ticketek.
CHEERSQUAD ALLOCATION
Carlton: Bay M3 (Rows A – V)
GATE OPENING
MCC Reserve – 12:00pm
Public/AFL Reserve – 12:00pm
GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING
Ponsford Stand
M28
M33 (Rows DD-NN)
M34-M36
Q29-Q36
Olympic Stand
M54-M57
Q49-Q57
Great Southern Stand
M1-M2
M3 (Rows W-LL) DRY
M4-M5
M6 (Rows A-Z) DRY
M7 (Rows A-Z)
P1-P4
Q1-Q14
Q15 (Rows K-DD)
CARPARK OPENING
Gate 3 – 9:30am
Gate 5 – 11:30am
Gate 6 – 10:30am
Gate 7 – 8:00am
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Please be aware PTV is currently conducting a winter construction blitz, and some public transport routes may be affected. Click here for more details.
In addition, buses are replacing trains on a number of Metro Trains lines – see here for details.
Tram No.75 (City-Vermont South), No.48 (City-North Balwyn) and No.70 (City-Wattle Park) stop within walking distance of the ground.
The Jolimont and Richmond train stations are within walking distance of the MCG. To get to Jolimont station take Hurstbridge or Epping line trains. To get to Richmond station from the city, take any train on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, Glen Waverley, Dandenong,
Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston or Sandringham lines.
The Bus route 246 is run by National Bus Company, which links La Trobe University with Elsternwick Station. The 246 stops on Punt Road and is a short walk to the ground.
For more information visit the PTV website.
BROADCAST
Metro TV in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth & Brisbane: Fox Footy (LIVE)
Metro TV in Adelaide: Fox Footy (LIVE), Channel 7 & 70 (LIVE)
Metro Radio: Triple M, SEN, 3AW, ABC Radio Melbourne & ABC Grandstand Digital
Regional Radio: AFL Nation & K Rock
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