A genuine air of excitement prevails at Visy Park on the eve of Carlton’s maiden intra-club hit-out for 2013.
Newly-appointed Carlton coach Mick Malthouse officiates for the first time tomorrow, as the players take to the field for four x 15 minutes quarters.
Though four players are currently injured with a further six to be rested, Carlton General Manager Football Operations Andrew McKay said the club was upbeat about the number of players available for the hit-out considering it was decimated with injury in the corresponding period last year.
“We’ve got four Northern Blues players in each team for tomorrow and that’s with five on the bench, so the senior playing stocks are fairly healthy,” McKay said.
McKay did not expect tomorrow’s intra-club match to be as solid as that pencilled in for Visy Park on February 15.
“Tomorrow it’ll be a case of ‘When the ball’s there to be won, win it’, but there won’t be any smashing of any so-called opposition,” McKay said.
“It’ll be a lot more about strategy. You’ll see a lot in terms of team structure and teamwork, you can expect to see the boys working for eachother and hopefully you’ll see a lot of enthusiasm.”
Match Starts:
10am VISY PARK
Live radio broadcast:
For those who are unable to make it to the match, an audio broadcast of all the live action will be available via www.carltonfc.com.au from 9:50am. With 3AW Football's Shane McInnes behind the microphone and The Age's Rohan Connolly in the analyst's chair, this very special live broadcast will feature exclusive interviews with key Club personnel as well as up-to-the-minute stats.
We'll also be updating all of our social media channels with score updates throughout the morning. To learn more about Carlton social media presence, click here.
Format:
4 x 15min quarters
Coaches:
Rob Wiley BLUE TEAM
Luke Webster WHITE TEAM
TEAMS:
Navy
2. Andrew Walker
7. Nick Graham
9. Bryce Gibbs
10. Matthew Watson
11. Rob Warnock
12. Mitchell Robinson
13. Chris Yarran
14. Brock McLean
15. Jeremy Laidler
16. Andrew Collins
17. Sam Rowe
21. Josh Bootsma
34. Nick Duigan
35. Edward Curnow
41. Levi Casboult
42. Zach Tuohy
43. Simon White
46. David Ellard
with - Ballard, Lincon, Marcon, Taglleri and Yelland
White
2. Rhys O'Keeffe
8. Marcus Davies
9. Kane Lucas
13. Jeffrey Garlett
17. Luke Mitchell
19. Tom Temay
22. Shaun Hampson
23. Patrick McCarthy
26. Dennis Armfield
27. Dylan Buckley
30. Tom Bell
31. Frazer Dale
33. Andrew Carrazzo
35. Jaryd Cachia
45. Aaron Joseph
with - Bonaddio, Dirago, Foot, Marchbank, Petroro, Soncin, Visser and Wilson
Not playing:
Injured
Andrew McInnes (knee) – 3-4 months
Troy Menzel (hip) – 1-2 weeks
Jarrad Waite (calf) – 1-2 weeks
Chris Judd (hamstring) – 1-2 weeks
Rested
Lachie Henderson
Michael Jamison
Matt Kreuzer
Marc Murphy
Heath Scotland
Kade Simpson
AFL Indigenous All-Stars commitments
Eddie Betts
