Match

Carlton vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 21 Jul 2023

Pre Game

00:00
All five of West Coast’s most recent games at Marvel Stadium have been decided by 20 or fewer points –having one win and four losses along the way.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:49
With the late omission of Tom Barrass, Brady Hough has been given the defensive role on Coleman Medal leader Charlie Curnow. Hough finished with 18 disposals and a season-high three intercept marks and eight intercept possessions last round.
03:58
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
04:39
Carlton has controlled possession in the early stages of this match, leading uncontested possessions 22 to three. They have taken the first eight marks of the game.
05:57
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Nic Newman)
07:34
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
09:10
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Josh Honey)
09:19
It has been an absolute onslaught in the first nine minutes of this match for the Blues, scoring four quick goals from their six inside 50s. The Eagles have only won eight disposals so far in the first nine minutes of the match.
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
12:56
Sam Walsh has enjoyed a strong start to the match, accumulating eight disposals at 100% efficiency. He is making his possessions count, recording six score involvements and three score assists. No Carlton player has recorded more than six score involvements in a single quarter this season.
15:05
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
17:29
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
19:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
20:18
Charlie Curnow has scored his third goal of the quarter - his fifth score involvement for the game. Curnow has not kicked more than three goals in a game since the last time the Blues played the Eagles (Round 9) when he kicked a career-high nine goals.
21:44
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Alex Cincotta)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
23:54
The Blues have now scored 46 first-quarter points - their best start to a match at Marvel Stadium since Round 11, 2007. Their highest-ever first-quarter score at this venue is 9.3 (57) coming in Round 21, 2002.
25:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
27:55
Blues Interchange - Jack Silvagni and is possibly out for the game.
28:07
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
28:24
Carlton is in control at stoppages, leading clearances 16 to eight. The have scored 6.2 (38) from these clearances - their best result in any quarter this season.
31:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
31:50
West Coast has been outscored by a total of 138 points in the time-on period of first quarters – ranked last.
34:28
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
34:32
Carlton finishes the quarter with 59 points on the scoreboard – their highest-scoring first quarter ever at Marvel Stadium and their equal-fourth highest-ever scoring first quarter in their history.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
02:40
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Noah Long)
03:42
The Eagles have scored the opening goal of the second quarter - their first goal of the match. The Eagles were held goalless in the opening term for the fourth time in their history when playing Carlton.
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
07:14
Carlton has scored 6.3 (39) from their set shots today. Since Round 14, the Blues have posted a set shot scoring accuracy of 68.4% – ranked fourth and up from 17th in Rounds 5-13 (55.7%).
07:27
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lewis Young)
08:51
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)
09:53
George Hewett has been one of Carlton's best performers so far, winning a game-high 13 disposals at 92% efficiency. He has already passed his season averages for clearances (3.0) and score involvements (3.5) with five clearances and four score involvements today so far.
10:54
Blues Interchange - Blake Acres off due to an injury.
11:43
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elijah Hewett)
13:16
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
13:36
Eagles Interchange - Shannon Hurn off due to an injury.
15:00
Charlie Curnow has kicked his sixth goal to take his season tally to 57 - a lead of seven goals in the Coleman Medal race. Only Taylor Walker has scored more goals in a first half this season with seven (Round 13 vs West Coast).
17:37
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey and is possibly out for the game.
18:08
Blues Interchange - Sam Walsh and is possibly out for the game.
18:23
Jamie Cripps has applied a game-high 16 pressure acts. Cripps averages 18 pressure acts per game in 2023, ranked sixth at the Eagles for the season.
19:06
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
23:00
Carlton has won three of their nine offensive one-on-one contests today, with Charlie Curnow winning two of his three contests. In the last four rounds, the Blues have won 37.2% of their offensive one-on-one contests – ranked No.1.
23:02
Blues Interchange - Alex Cincotta off due to an injury.
23:16
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Ed Curnow)
24:59
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
27:29
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Oliver Hollands)
28:20
Alex Witherden has been the most prolific ball-winner for the Eagles this quarter, amassing nine disposals, six contested possessions, and two inside 50s this term. Witherden averages 4.2 contested possessions this season and has a career-high of 10 (Round 9, 2020 vs Essendon).
29:32
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Duggan)
32:38
A 15-goal first half for the Blues was highlighted by seven goals to Charlie Curnow. 10 of the 15 goals were sourced from stoppages, whilst holding the Eagles goalless from this source. The last time the Blues scored more goals in a first half was Round 17, 1998.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Noah Long)
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
04:12
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
05:46
The Blues are the No. 1 ranked team for scores per inside 50 since Round 14, averaging a score from 51.3% of their entries. Today, the Blues have converted 62% of their inside 50s into scores.
06:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
06:53
The Eagles have played a higher control style of play to start the third quarter, collecting 14 more uncontested possessions than the Blues since half-time. Carlton won this stat comfortably in the first half, winning 22 more than the Eagles.
08:05
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
09:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
10:03
Carlton has now scored 100 points for the fourth time in their past five matches. The Blues scored 152 points against the Eagles in Round 7 this season. Carlton is one of three teams to average over 100 points since Round 13.
10:44
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Ryan Maric)
12:05
The Eagles have scored their first goal sourced from a centre bounce since Round 16. Conversely, the Blues have scored 25 points sourced from centre bounces today - their third-best result of the season.
14:00
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
14:11
Blues Interchange - Jesse Motlop and is possibly out for the game.
15:06
After trailing the Blues in inside 50s 35 to 18 in the first half, the Eagles have responded positively this quarter. They lead inside 50s seven to four in the third term, with 60% of the quarter being played in their forward half of the ground.
16:22
Blues Interchange - Alex Cincotta off due to an injury.
16:33
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
19:31
West Coast has won eight more contested possessions than the Blues this quarter, with Andrew Gaff leading the way with five of these possessions. West Coast has won the contested possession count in 23.5% of games this season – ranked last.
20:32
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
23:48
Paddy Dow has sent the ball inside 50 seven times for the Blues this afternoon - a career-best result. He has also won seven clearances - one clearance off his best result in a match.
25:03
Blues Interchange - Lewis Young off due to the blood rule.
26:29
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
28:44
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
29:56
A positive response for the Eagles, winning the third quarter by seven points - the fifth time this season that they have won this quarter. The Eagles doubled the uncontested possessions of the Blues (86 to 43) and generated five more inside 50s.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:48
The Eagles improved their centre bounce work in the third quarter, winning four centre clearances to one after only winning four centre clearances in the entire first half.
02:54
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Paddy Dow)
05:19
The Blues have now won 46 clearances for the match, their most won in any match this season. The last time the Blues won 50 or more clearances in a match was in Round 19, 2019.
05:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
08:54
The Blues have scored a season-high 38 points from forward 50 launches - 15 more points than their next highest-scoring game from these launches this season. 14.7% of Carlton’s score this season has been recorded from forward 50 chains – the lowest percentage in the AFL.
09:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
11:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
12:52
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
13:19
Charlie Curnow has scored his 10th goal of the match - beating his previous best of nine goals from earlier this season. He is the first Carlton player since Stephen Kernahan in 1995 to score 10 goals in a match.
15:04
Eagles Interchange - Jack Williams off due to an injury.
15:49
Only five Carlton players have ever scored 11 goals or more in a match. The most recent Blue to have achieved this feat is Ross Ditchburn in Round 16, 1982.
16:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
18:25
Despite the 69 points margin, the Eagles only trail the Blues by one point in scores from turnovers. Since Round 14, Carlton has outscored its opponents by 24.4 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked No.1 and up from 16th in Rounds 5-13.
19:08
Blues Interchange - Paddy Dow off due to an injury.
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Sam Petrevski-Seton)
20:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (George Hewett)
22:32
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
22:59
The Eagles have done well to restrict the Blues to just 12 marks inside 50, with Charlie Curnow taking seven of these 12. In the last four rounds, the Eagles have conceded 20.5 marks per game in their defensive 50 – ranked last defensively.
25:13
Carlton's clear advantage today has been their ability to score from stoppages. They have scored 90 points today sourced from stoppages - one point shy of the best result by any team this season. Having ranked third-last for points scored from clearances in the first 13 rounds of the season, Carlton has been the highest-scoring team from this source since Round 14.
28:01
SCORE GOAL - Blues (David Cuningham)
29:36
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
30:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
30:29
The Blues dominated stoppages, scoring 97 points from their clearances – the most by any team this season. Charlie Curnow scored a career-best 10 goals to become the first Blue to achieve this feat in 28 years.