Carlton vs Melbourne — Rd 9 2024 Commentary@endsection
Match

Carlton vs Melbourne

Commentary / 09 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
These teams have fought out low-scoring encounters in recent years. In the last six clashes, only once has either team passed 80 points, with this being the Demons scoring 94 points in their round 9 match-up in 2021.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:44
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Sam Walsh)
05:56
Sam Walsh kicks the opening goal of the night. Averaging 33.2 disposals per game since his return from injury in round 5, Walsh leads the league in disposals during this period. He’s the leading ball-winner early in this game too, with four disposals in the opening six minutes.
09:20
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Marc Pittonet)
11:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Martin)
11:41
Jack Martin takes a contested mark inside the Blues forward 50 and then kicks the goal. Martin returns from injury for his first game of the season. His mark is the first contested mark in either team's attacking 50 so far tonight.
16:56
After starting as the sub last week, Matthew Kennedy is enjoying his return to the starting 22 this week. He has 7 disposals so far tonight and has gone head-to-head with Christian Petracca throughout the game. Petracca has one disposal.
20:17
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
20:27
Harry McKay kicks the Blues' fourth goal. The Blues have scored two goals from turnovers and two from stoppages, while their score chains include goals from defensive 50, centre bounce, attacking midfield and forward 50 positions. It has been a well-rounded start to the game for Carlton.
24:43
Oliver Hollands has nine disposals so far tonight, the second most of any player on the ground. Hollands' season-high for 2024 is 16 disposals. In contrast, his brother, Elijah Hollands, has just one handball so far for the term and was the last Blue to record a disposal in this game.
26:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
29:00
The Blues have three contested marks inside their forward 50 in the first quarter and have converted all three into goals. The Demons lead the inside 50s 13-11, but have not taken a mark inside their forward 50 yet tonight.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:15
Clayton Oliver reached 30 disposals last week for the first time since Round 1 – finishing with 31 disposals, 17 contested possessions, and eight score involvements. He leads the Demons with 12 disposals so far and has three disposals in the first two minutes of this term.
06:52
The key pillars at both ends are playing important roles. Jacob Weitering and Steven May each have three intercept marks. No other player has more than one so far.
08:16
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
10:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
10:43
Christian Petracca kicks the first goal of the game for the Demons. Petracca has spent nearly seven minutes forward for the Demons this term, having not spent any time playing forward in the first quarter.
12:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
14:06
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
17:41
Demons Interchange - Trent Rivers off due to the blood rule.
18:56
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
20:28
Another Blues' contested mark inside 50 results in a scoring shot, but this time Charlie Curnow misses the set shot. Curnow has eight disposals, two inside 50s and four score involvements, but is yet to score a goal himself.
22:16
Two players remain without a disposal in this game, Kysaiah Pickett and Harrison Petty. They have had Alex Cincotta and Jacob Weitering for company throughout nearly all of the game, in great defensive outings for that duo.
22:39
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
24:21
Patrick Cripps kicks a goal himself and then finds Matthew Owies with a pin-point pass inside 50 moments later, setting Owies for his second goal of the game. Cripps is up to 19 disposals and eight contested possessions, both game-highs.
27:28
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Daniel Turner)
31:10
The Demons lead the inside 50s 28-20 and also lead the tackle count 37-27. Round eight Rising Star nominee, Caleb Windsor, has 12 disposals, two inside 50s and two rebound 50s, while Ed Langdon leads their disposal count with 14 and also leads the Demons in contested possessions with eight.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
01:46
After a score review, a goal for Charlie Curnow will stand. It's the Blues' fourth stoppage goal of the game and their third from a centre bounce.
02:01
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
03:00
The Demons respond immediately with a centre bounce goal of their own, with Kysaiah Pickett finishing the good play.
03:58
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
04:35
Matthew Owies is the only multiple-goal scorer for the Blues, bagging his third. This is the third time this season Owies has reached three goals. He is yet to go past this marker in his 58-game career.
07:38
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
09:53
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
11:41
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
12:27
Blues Interchange - Marc Pittonet off due to an injury.
13:19
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Walsh)
15:28
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
15:50
Christian Petracca kicks his third goal of the game following a boundary throw-in inside the Demons forward 50. The Demons now have 4.1 (25) from stoppages. That's their first goal from an inside 50 chain.
16:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
17:59
Another centre bounce goal for the Blues, their fourth for the match and second for the quarter. Charlie Curnow has two goals for the night. He is averaging three goals per game against top-eight opponents this season.
20:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
21:25
After just one disposal in the first half, Kysaiah Pickett has become more dangerous in this third term. He has four disposals, one inside 50 and has kicked one goal and one behind for the quarter.
22:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kade Chandler)
26:29
Adam Cerra is subbed from the game. He has had 21 disposals and 11 contested possessions, ranked third and second respectively of all players tonight.
27:55
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
29:00
The Demons have reduced the margin to below five goals for the first time since the 22-minute mark of the second term. They have six of the last eight scores in this game.
29:11
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
31:32
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
31:39
Blues Interchange - Tom De Koning off due to an injury.
31:56
Christian Petracca has kicked four of Melbourne's seven goals and the Demons kick back-to-back goals for the first time.
34:22
The third term was the first period of the game in which the Blues led the inside 50 count, but they conceded nine scoring shots from the 13 inside 50s the Demons had. The Demons were able to score 3.2 (20) from stoppages and had four shots from intercepts, kicking 1.3 (9).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:37
SCORE GOAL - Blues (George Hewett)
00:58
George Hewett has had four disposals since entering the game as the sub. He had the centre bounce clearance to begin the final term, then pushed forward to kick the first goal of the term too. The Blues have kicked the first goal in each quarter of this game.
03:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
04:42
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Harrison Petty)
04:54
Harrison Petty takes a big contested mark inside 50 for the Demons, but fails to convert the set shot into a goal. That was Melbourne's first contested mark inside 50 for the game.
10:12
Nic Newman had a career-high 13 long kicks last week, which was a round-high across the league. The Blues' defender is yet to have a long kick in this game.
13:32
Jack Billings has amassed 13 disposals in the second half after having just four in the first half. Only Patrick Cripps has had as many in this half.
15:17
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
15:54
Melbourne have kicked three of the last four goals and have had eight of the last nine inside 50s, as they reduce the margin to 20 points.
18:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
19:26
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Judd McVee)
20:47
Tom McDonald has 10 spoils, four more than any other player, and 12 one-percenters, four more than any other. He has been matched up against Harry McKay for nearly all of the game.
21:11
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
22:39
The Demons have largely dominated this final term, leading the disposal count 75-55, and leading inside 50s 13-5, but have scored just 1.4 (10) for the term.
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Caleb Windsor)
25:14
Melbourne cut the lead to 13 after Jack Viney shows desperation to keep the ball in play on the goal line and Caleb Windsor soccers the ball through for a goal.
27:00
Christian Petracca bags goal number five, the first time in his career he has reached five goals. The Demons are dominating all metrics in this final term and continue to close the gap.
31:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
33:21
Carlton hold on in a thriller. After conceding the first six goals of the game, the Demons stormed home in the final term, but fall short. In a story the Demons will feel like they've heard before, they dominated the inside 50s (61-41) and had 21 scores to 17, but fall short. The Blues were led by Patrick Cripps and Sam Walsh in the midfield, amassing 35 and 34 disposals respectively and each kicking a goal.