It’s US v Fremantle as we head to the west to take on a genuine premiership contender. Can our young Blues rise to the challenge and take it up to the Dockers?
Round 16
Fremantle v Carlton
Saturday 18 July
Domain Stadium, 7.40pm AEST (5.40pm AWST)
Head-to-head:
Played 28
Carlton 12
Fremantle 16
Draws 0
Last time the sides met:
Round 19, 2014, Subiaco
Fremantle 12.11 (83) d Carlton 11.12 (78)
Forecast for Fremantle on Saturday night:
Cloudy with a chance of showers, top of 20 degrees.
Debutant: Brad Walsh
Carlton rookie Brad Walsh will make his debut this Saturday night against Fremantle in Perth.
The 18-year-old Western Australian is a tough and pacy inside midfielder who’s continually performed in the VFL for the Northern Blues. Walsh played seven games with Peel Thunder in the WAFL and captained WA's under-18s side in 2014 before being picked up by Carlton in the 2015 Rookie Draft.
Curtain raiser:
A curtain raiser featuring some of Fremantle’s most famous names will be played Domain Stadium before the main match between Carlton and Fremantle. A round of AFL 9’s matches will start at 3.10pm and finish with a lap of honour at 4.00pm.
Each game will consist of two seven-minute quarters with multiple games running at the same time.
Among those playing is Shane Parker, Troy Cook, Brad Wira, Dale Kickett, Matthew Burton, Clem Michael and Scott Chisholm.
Gate 19 will open at the earlier time of 3.00pm.
Merchandise:
Want to wear what the team wears? The Carlton Shop is your one-stop-shop for all the latest Nike Carlton merchandise including track jackets, rain jackets, hoodies and polos. Head to the Carlton Shop outside Gate 10 – they’ll be open from 3.00pm onwards.
Membership:
Not a Carlton member? Sign up before July 31 to become a 2016 Blues member and receive a FREE MEMBERSHIP for the remainder of this season. Head to: membership.carltonfc.com.au for more details or call 1300 CARLTON.
Ticketing:
Venue ticket box opening times (event day only):
Gate 8 & 19: 2.50pm
Gate 10 & 26: 3.30pm
Domain Stadium recommends fans print their tickets at the time of purchase or arrive at the venue early on match day to avoid queues. Please note that fans wishing to collect their ticket from the venue can only do so on the day of the event.
Gate opening:
Gate 19 open for Curtain Raiser: 3.00pm
Remaining gates open: 4.10pm
Cheersquad allocation:
Section 141
Public transport:
To plan your trip to Domain Stadium visit: http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Journey-Planner or call the Transperth InfoLine on 13 62 13.
Road Closures:
Road restrictions will be in place on the day. Restricted road closures will commence 1 hour prior to bounce down and full road closures will be in place from 4th quarter until approximately 30 minutes post match.
Broadcast:
Metro TV Melbourne & Adelaide: Fox Sports 3 (LIVE)
Metro TV Perth: Fox Sports 3 (LIVE), 7mate (60min delay)
Metro TV Sydney & Brisbane: Fox Sports 3 (LIVE)
Melbourne Radio: SEN, 774 ABC Melbourne
Regional Radio: ABC Vic
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