VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

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VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

July 23, 2026, 04:32:22 pm

At 10:05 at Home on Saturday.
Gold Coast are presently 22nd, so it is a danger game. We're 12th.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #1 – July 23, 2026, 09:37:16 pm

[1] Our 3 senior emergencies are Reidy, Flynn Young and Zac Williams. One of them will probably not play, maybe two.

[2] Playing 3 rucks? I don't like it.

[3] I am a little surprised that neither of the Camporeale boys got a guernsey this week, but we seem to think we can play finals. I hope Cerra is as fit as he is supposed to be.
I hope that boys can show enough to be considered in the last few weeks.

[4] We haven't got many KP types in the seniors, what are we going to use for them in the 2's? The only height we have is our rucks.
Well, luckily Dane Harvey and Sam Paea are performing reasonably, even if Paea can't kick.

[5] Hopefully Tucker is fit to play, as we need a few old heads out there. He is doing more than Saady is at the moment.
I really hope Saady can show some form. I'd like to give one final game. But his form of late has been less than inspiring.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #2 – July 24, 2026, 09:20:43 am

I reckon there is probably an element of doubt regarding Pittonet, Hewett and Cerra taking the field in the AFL

They may all play but we might need to see some of those emergencies to take the field in the seniors and be unavailable for this game.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #3 – July 24, 2026, 07:49:13 pm

Our lineup:

B: J. Sammartino (58), D. Harvey (61), J. Boyd (37)
HB: H. Charleson (28), Z. Williams (6), A. Saad (42)
C: L. Camporeale (21), J. Rule (65), M. Duffy (41)
HF: L. Fogarty (

, F. Young (45), J. Ison (30)
F: L. Farrar (75), H. O'Keeffe (40), F. Riley (38)
R: L. Reidy (25), B. Camporeale (16), O. Hollands (4)
INT: S. Paea (66), A. Davey (57), L. Prout (74), T. Gresham (78), T. Logan (68)
23rd Player: T. Gresham (78)
EMG: T. Howard (80), W. Cookson (77), R. Corrigan (63), O. Warburton (62), J. O'Sullivan (54), C. Cotter (72), O. Badr (53), H. Wilson (81)

IN: M. Duffy, L. Farrar, O. Hollands, J. Ison, F. Riley
OUT: B. Acres (AFL), C. Chesser (injured), D. Hogg (wrist), A. Moir (injured), C. Cotter (omitted)

[1] 14 listed Blues, but we may have as few as 11. Interesting to see if any of the Emergencies play.

[2] Moir and Chesser injured. Particularly poor timing for Moir, who had to have been in the picture to replace H. We have so few taller players, to lose Moir is a huge blow.

[4] We will miss Hogg, who has been a mainstay for the VFL side. Not having Tucker available is also a huge loss.

[5] Interesting to see Duffy named on a wing. To be honest, that was probably where he was originally aimed to play. Does he have the run these days?

[6] 3 rucks. I must admit I don't like that all that much, but hopefully one or more than take a few big grabs in the forward line. Not sure I'd trust any of them kicking for goal, but we have to have someone tall.

[7] I look at the Gold Coast side and I wonder how they've won so few games. There is some serious talent out there! They have a huge forward line! Read, Ugle-Hagan, Knobel and Witts, just for talls. Hopefully, they play as poorly as they have, but at some point that much talent had to fire.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #4 – Today at 04:42:26 am

Why weren't Chesser and Moir noted on our weekly injury list, they are senior listed players??

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #5 – Today at 10:20:09 am

Bit of a lacklustre start from us.

We trail 15-8
Davey our goalscorer.

Jamara causing us a bit of strife at the moment kicks a second goal and GCs third.
21-8

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #6 – Today at 10:24:07 am

3 ruckmen (well 2 and a half

) and Witts is covering them all quite easily.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #7 – Today at 10:25:38 am

Flynn young not playing. Probably just held over in case but perhaps it indicates a late change at afl level?

GC have 16 afl listed players to our 11.

Jarrod witts, jamarra ugle-hagan, Farrar amongst the gc players.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #8 – Today at 10:26:23 am

Hudson o keefe is just too slow at this level to suggest he can be anything at afl level.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #9 – Today at 10:27:09 am

Davey dashes through and gets his second.

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Reply #10 – Today at 10:31:04 am

Quarter time 13 point lead to the Suns
4-3-27 to 2-2-14

Possessions.

Boyd 9
Williams 8
Hollands 8

Goals- Davey 2

Hitouts
Reidy 4
Riley 3
(Witts has 11)

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #11 – Today at 10:46:17 am

8 minutes into the second
Both sides have added a goal.

Despite the apparent ruck dominance clearances are pretty even.
Reidy is doing quite well around the ground.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #12 – Today at 10:47:37 am

Gresham goals and were back to 7 points.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #13 – Today at 11:06:57 am

Half Time
Gold Coast-5-9-39 v Carlton 6-2-38
Possessions

Hollands- 15
Ben C-14

Goals
Howard 2 (Jack Ison contributed to both those)
Davies 2

Something I've noticed from time to time but I'm not sure it's much of a thing is that Ben Camporeale seems to start matches fairly slowly but after quarter time he starts to accumulate possessions pretty quickly.

Re: VFL 2026 Rd 18: Carlton vs Gold Coast at Carlton

Reply #14 – Today at 11:44:52 am

17 minutes into the 3rd and we hit the front.
44-43