Carlton have made a large assertion with a 17-point upset of AFL ladder leaders Collingwood that extends their profitable streak to 6 matches.
The barnstorming Blues, with spearhead Charlie Curnow kicking six objectives, gained 16.9 (93) to 10.16 (76) on the MCG on Friday night time.
After a scratchy begin, Carlton absorbed every little thing the Magpies threw at them in entrance of 86,785 followers to make sure they’ll end spherical 20 inside the highest eight.
The Blues had gained their earlier 5 matches by margins of fifty factors or extra, however none have been as spectacular as this.
Patrick Cripps (20 disposals, seven clearances), Adam Cerra (20, six), Nic Newman (23, two) and Blake Acres (20, 4) have been necessary as Carlton dominated contested possession (138-108), whereas Jacob Weitering was a rock in defence.
Coleman Medal chief Curnow was crushed early by Darcy Moore however sprung to life together with his first aim halfway by the second quarter and added one other 5 after the primary break.
Small forwards Jack Martin (three) and Jesse Motlop (two) additionally kicked a number of objectives.
Cerra had extra disposals (17), contested possessions (seven), clearances (six) and centre clearances (4) than any participant on the bottom within the first half however was substituted out with “hamstring tightness” early within the third quarter.
The midfielder was returning to motion after lacking the earlier week’s thrashing of West Coast with an analogous problem.
Carlton kicked 4 straight second-quarter objectives to guide by 17 factors at halftime however coughed up midfield ascendancy for a interval when Cerra went off.
Collingwood threw loads of punches within the third quarter and pulled a giant change once they substituted ruck-forward Mason Cox out of the sport and switched Jeremy Howe into assault.
They gained the inside-50 rely 17-6 for the third time period however misplaced 3.1 to 2.5 on the scoreboard because the Blues’ effectivity in assault stored them in entrance.
The Magpies had gained 12 of their earlier 16 matches when trailing at three-quarter time and there was a way they might break the Blues’ hearts once more, after two wins over their outdated foes by single-figure margins final season.
But Brody Mihocek missed a present shot at aim at first of the final quarter – after Caleb Marchbank was penalised for intentionally dashing the ball over the aim line – and Carlton pounced.
Curnow and Motlop mixed besides the following three objectives because the Blues surged as a lot as 36 factors clear.
Howe kicked three final-quarter majors in an try to preserve the Magpies’ hopes alive and Jamie Elliott’s hovering final-quarter mark over Weitering was a spotlight.
But as with too many Collingwood ahead forays, the play completed with a behind.
Jordan De Goey (25 disposals, 5 clearances), Nick Daicos (28, six) and Josh Daicos (26, one) fought arduous in a shedding trigger.
Dan McStay kicked two objectives however may have made extra of his alternatives in assault.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
