VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.

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VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.

April 02, 2026, 08:57:55 pm

Our line-up for this week;

B:   74 Logan Prout   26 Nick Haynes   42 Adam Saad
HB:   28 Harry Charleson   15 Billy Wilson   34 Rob Monahan
C:   31 Campbell Chesser 50 Darcy Tucker   13 Blake Acres
HF:   8 Lachie Fogarty   21 Lucas Camporeale   30 Jack Ison
F:   45 Flynn Young   40 Hudson O'Keeffe   43 Ashton Moir
R:   25 Liam Reidy   16 Ben Camporeale   46 Matthew Cottrell
Int:   58 Jack Sammartino   77 Will Cookson   67 Tom Evans   61 Dane Harvey   70 Darcy Hogg

No idea who the Emergencies are, as at least one will be required.

[1] 16 listed players, although only 14 or 15 will play. At least one of the Emergencies won't be playing. Which one? Good question.

[2] We look very short in defence. Haynes at FB says it all. Phillips looks off to the 'Aints

so he's not there. Paea is injured amd we don't have many tall defenders (or forwards) anyway.

[3] I'm hoping that Reidy and O'Keefe make a serious contribution tomorrow, especially as they are the only talls we really have. Reidy was disappointing last week, especially in the 1st half. After half time he didn't get many taps, but he did get it a fair bit around the ground. He has some strengths, so it is about time he showed us them.
O'Keefe won't have a great key defender on him either, so he hopefully can get some form back. We need him taking grabs.

[4] I'm not surprised to see Saad and Acres still here this week. They were clearly short of a gallop last week and on limited minutes. Both will probably play most of the game this week.
Wilson and Cottrell will also be considerably better for the run. Hopefully, they can step up.

[5] Tucker was pretty ordinary last week, especially considering that he did most of the pre-season. I hope he can show something against his old club. One thing in his favour is that HOK and Reidy probably will be more effective this week.

[6] Who is going to kick our goals?

Re: VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.

Reply #1 – Today at 10:22:46 am

The game starts in an hour and no idea who is coming in or out.

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Reply #2 – Today at 11:46:20 am

All three emergencies are playing in the Magoos.

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Reply #3 – Today at 02:25:15 pm

Lost it in the end, probably from inaccuracy as much as anything given the scores. but I only saw half the last quarter.
Final scores
Nth Melb 17-8-110 def Carlton 14-15-99

Young and Ison 3 goals each-commentators were quite impressed with Young’s game -18 disposals to go with his three goals
Wilson, Ben C and Lucas C were the top possession winners with 21 each.
Reidy looks to have dominated the rucks but also picked up 20 disposals around the ground.
Didn’t notice Saad in the time I was watching but he had 18. Injured or taken off early-not sure.
Haynes seemed to injure his arm right at the end of the game so that’s a bit of a watch.

Someone who saw the whole game will be better placed to comment on the individual performances.

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Reply #4 – Today at 02:48:16 pm

Quote from: Lods – on Today at 02:25:15 pm

Lost it in the end, probably from inaccuracy as much as anything given the scores. but I only saw half the last quarter.
Final scores
Nth Melb 17-8-110 def Carlton 14-15-99

Young and Ison 3 goals each-commentators were quite impressed with Young’s game -18 disposals to go with his three goals
Wilson, Ben C and Lucas C were the top possession winners with 21 each.
Reidy looks to have dominated the rucks but also picked up 20 disposals around the ground.
Didn’t notice Saad in the time I was watching but he had 18. Injured or taken off early-not sure.
Haynes seemed to injure his arm right at the end of the game so that’s a bit of a watch.

Someone who saw the whole game will be better placed to comment on the individual performances.

Dunno if my mate is there but he texted me saying we were rubbish. Then again, he is known to exaggerate.

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Reply #5 – Today at 02:53:28 pm

Quote from: Lods – on Today at 02:25:15 pm

Didn’t notice Saad in the time I was watching but he had 18. Injured or taken off early-not sure.

Are there any late change whispers floating around?

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Reply #6 – Today at 03:01:26 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on Today at 02:48:16 pm

Dunno if my mate is there but he texted me saying we were rubbish. Then again, he is known to exaggerate.

I thought we were at least their equal in the last twenty minutes. Could possibly have snatched it.
Can't comment on the play before that.
North may have just relaxed at the end.

Quote from: LP – on Today at 02:53:28 pm

Quote from: Lods – on Today at 02:25:15 pm
Didn’t notice Saad in the time I was watching but he had 18. Injured or taken off early-not sure.
Are there any late change whispers floating around?

Thought the same.
Saad was named as an emergency

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Reply #7 – Today at 03:13:42 pm

My brother texted me as follows
Senior players no good
The campos and the younger boys fought it out
Moir
Fog
Saad
Haynes
Rubbish
Don’t even look at the stats
They’ll trick you
Ruckman that got dropped two games ago looked good but he’ll cop 2 weeks
Suggests Reidy did something that may get looked at or he got reported.

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Reply #8 – Today at 03:48:50 pm

F Young 3.2, 11 Marks. 18 touches. Continues his good form

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Reply #9 – Today at 03:51:14 pm

Quote from: Shakin77 – on Today at 03:48:50 pm

F Young 3.2, 11 Marks. 18 touches. Continues his good form

If only he played a different position.

I doubt we will drop one of our new recruits, Hayward and Ainsworth, for him. Byrne is going alright and Elijah turned things around.

Do you drop Evans for him? Thats a bit harsh

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Reply #10 – Today at 03:53:13 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on Today at 03:13:42 pm

My brother texted me as follows
Senior players no good
The campos and the younger boys fought it out
Moir
Fog
Saad
Haynes
Rubbish
Don’t even look at the stats
They’ll trick you
Ruckman that got dropped two games ago looked good but he’ll cop 2 weeks
Suggests Reidy did something that may get looked at or he got reported.

Your bro is on the mark.

Reidy could very well miss a week or two... he flattened a bloke and was lucky the bloke wasn't concussed. It was just dumb. Wasn't in play. Pity, as he took full advantage of his dominance in the ruck and was good.

Flynn Young was really good.

We lost it in the second quarter when we allowed five unanswered goals and just couldn't bridge the gap after then. Lucas C was pretty good, Ben C was okay, only other bright spot was Billy Wilson. Ison has a fair way to go, but you can see the potential. Haynes and Moir, in particular, were horrible.

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Reply #11 – Today at 07:56:56 pm

I would think Hayward would be on thin ice.

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Reply #12 – Today at 08:13:31 pm

Quote from: Blue Moon – on Today at 07:56:56 pm

I would think Hayward would be on thin ice.

Hayward gifted 2 goals to Norp due to stupidity so he can have a week off as far as I am concerned.

Flynn Young was a shining light for the Blues - clean ball handler and has excellent disposal skills.

I don't think any others showed enough to demand promotion.

Reidy looks a likely type and has decent skills for a big bloke but he was far from competitive in centre ruck contests.

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Reply #13 – Today at 08:44:22 pm

Fair dinkum, we are a rabble at the moment. Very disappointing to give up a second winnable game, just like the seniors.

[1] North had 5 of the top 7 possession getters. Yet, do we tag any of them? Not quite a rhetorical question, as we don't use our brains in the seniors, but you understand where I'm coming from.

[2] Liam Reidy so dominated the ruck that it wasn't funny. He had 14 clearances, more than any three other players. And he had 30 taps, better than any two other players. Yet, with a spot in the seniors up for grab, he does something stupid.

O'Keefe, on the other hand, seems to have lost all confidence. He didn't get a lot of taps, 8 only, and had less than 10 possessions. I don't know what is wrong with him, but he needs some sort of help. He is just so much better than that.

[3] Ison: 3 goals 2, from 8 possessions. Not sure what to think, but he can do so much more.

[4] Flynn Young should be in the seniors: 21 possessions, 3 goals 2 and 11 marks.
Considering the way some of our smaller players are going at the moment, he should be in. Hayworth, Ainsworth, Frankie Evans: any of these could go back. Frankie hasn't been right since he was injured. He needs to get his confidence back.

[5] Neither Cottrell nor Chesser did anything to impress. 13 possessions each and no scores. Very disappointing, considering what we were hoping to get from them.
Lachie Fogarty: little better. He had 15 possessions and a goal. He has to go.

I'm not seeing the desire, I'm not seeing the commitment, I'm not seeing the game plan and I'm not seeing the any sign of things turning around.
I've got nothing else to say until after I digest the replay. Not looking forward to it.