THEY SAID IT: “The job is not done. It’s a very good win but … we have got to make sure we move on pretty quick.” Carlton coach Michael Voss is demanding extra after a stirring win over Melbourne delivered an eighth-straight triumph and all however booked a finals berth for his barnstorming Blues.
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Geelong star Jeremy Cameron returned to his extraordinary early-season kind by kicking 7.5 in opposition to ladder-leading Collingwood. Cameron might have completed with 10 but additionally might need solely had 5 after one, doubtlessly two objectives, got here from outdoors the boundary line.
THE MOMENT: Melbourne trailed Carlton by 5 factors with simply 41 seconds left on the clock when the objective umpire dominated Christian Petracca’s long-range shot was touched on the road by Blues defender Caleb Marchbank. The resolution was despatched upstairs and replays proved inconclusive, that means the delicate name stood. The resolution was essential in Carlton hanging on for an eighth straight victory, which nearly actually sealed their first finals look in a decade. Melbourne slipped from second to 3rd because of their loss.
TALKING POINT: While Collingwood, Brisbane and Port Adelaide cannot drop out of the highest 4, last-placed West Coast’s horror season continued with their fifth loss by greater than 100 factors this season – this time to home-town rival Fremantle. The Dockers’ 101-point win is their largest western derby victory and featured a stretch of 17 consecutive objectives.
TRIBUNAL WATCH: Adelaide’s Brodie Smith has been fined $2000 with an early responsible plea for hanging Brisbane’s Eric Hipwood whereas Gold Coast’s Malcolm Rosas may settle for a $2000 nice with an early responsible plea after being charged with tough conduct on Sydney’s Aaron Francis.
STATS THAT MATTER: Eight. The variety of premiership factors separating sixth-placed St Kilda and Twelfth-placed Adelaide with two home-and-away rounds remaining.
INJURIES: D Moore (Coll, hamstring), G Rohan (Geel, hip), R Stanley (Geel, hip), S Docherty (Carl, calf), J Gunston (Bris, knee), O Allen (WC, elbow), Tom Cole (WC, ankle), J Amartey (Syd, hamstring), C Wingard (Haw, Achilles), T Liberatore (WB, concussion).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ladder leaders Collingwood host second-placed Brisbane in a Friday night time blockbuster – if the Pies win, they’re going to be minor premiers. And there’s not a useless rubber amongst all different video games which carry vital ramifications on the make-up of the highest eight – Richmond in opposition to North Melbourne, Gold Coast versus Carlton, GWS in opposition to Essendon, St Kilda versus Geelong, Adelaide in opposition to Sydney, Western Bulldogs versus West Coast, Melbourne versus Hawthorn, and Fremantle in opposition to Port Adelaide.
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