Tempers have flared as Brisbane blew away a timid Carlton aspect at Marvel Stadium to relegate the Blues to their third lack of the season.
Carlton failed one more main take a look at of their quest for finals legitimacy after being brushed apart by Brisbane to the tune of 26 factors at Marvel Stadium on Friday night time, and it noticed Nic Newman put himself in sizzling water for a forearm to the jaw of Brisbane’s Lachie Neale.
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A participant may be heard on the published describing the hit as a “dog shot”, which gave away a free kick and will land Newman on report.
The first quarter was an entertaining shootout as each groups booted 5 objectives apiece in an electrifying opening, however the Lions shortly stamped their authority on the competition thereafter, kicking seven of the subsequent eight objectives to steer by 41 factors late within the third quarter.
Carlton sprang again to life within the ultimate time period, and acquired inside 19 factors after time on, but it surely was too little, too late as Brisbane ran out 15.10 (100) to 11.8 (74) winners.
Small forwards Charlie Cameron (4) and Zac Bailey (4) had been the chief destroyers in assault, combining for eight objectives.
Five of the objectives (three to Bailey and two to Cameron) got here within the decisive third time period, as Cameron acquired the higher of his match-up towards Newman, who headed into the sport as probably the greatest negating small defenders within the league.
However, down the opposite finish of the bottom Brisbane defender Jack Payne (9 marks) was a colossus on Charlie Curnow, blanketing the Coleman Medal chief who kicked a career-high 9 objectives final week, whereas Harris Andrews stored Harry McKay quiet as nicely.
Oscar McInerney (16 touches) was dominant within the ruck with 10 clearances whereas Josh Dunkley (33 possessions) simply gained his battle with Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps (17), and completed the sport with 13 tackles, six clearances and 14 contested possessions.
The match underwent a drastic transformation after quarter-time as Brisbane’s ahead stress ramped as much as one other degree, and Carlton wilted.
The Blues broke down badly throughout half-forward and the ball lived within the Lions’ ahead half for big parts of time.
But Carlton had been additionally let down by frequent and dear turnovers, with 66 of Brisbane’s first 75 factors coming from that rating supply, in addition to substandard ball use, significantly the foot abilities of their midfielders who gave Curnow and McKay little hope of getting an impression towards their red-hot direct opponents.
As they did towards St Kilda a fortnight in the past, Carlton dominated the contested possessions (155-132) and disposals (394-337), however ability errors meant that massive benefit counted for little.
A file home-and-away crowd for these two sides of 45,548 attended, however a big chunk left earlier than three-quarter time and Carlton’s efforts within the center two quarters had been an excessive amount of to bear for the followers who caught round as a refrain of boos rang out across the stadium.
Prior to smashing West Coast final spherical, the Blues had misplaced back-to-back video games towards top-eight threats Adelaide and St Kilda in disappointing vogue, and so they have as soon as once more succumbed to an in-form crew.
It’s a regarding theme that has outlined the opening third of Carlton’s season. After shedding their ultimate 4 matches final yr and lacking the finals by 0.6 per cent, their solely win of notice thus far in 2023 has been towards Geelong, who had been struggling within the early a part of the season.
Meanwhile, the Lions have briefly moved to the highest of the ladder heading into the weekend and so they now overwhelmed Carlton 4 instances in a row for the primary time in 15 years.
The efficiency appeared to disgust Blues followers, who had been pictured on the published leaving at three-quarter-time with Carlton down by 40 factors.
Brian Taylor famous on commentary that the exodus was seen across the floor.
“Blues have gone home in droves, the earliest I’ve seen them go home in a long time,” mentioned Taylor.
– with NCA NewsWire
Source: www.news.com.au
