Carlton

Carlton recorded its sixth win of the campaign with a big victory over Adelaide.

The Blues ended with 74 inside 50s, equalling the most by a Carlton team since the stat was first recorded, and the pressure the Blues were able to put on was crucial to that. That was particularly the case of the latter, who had over 20 disposals and kicked multiple goals for the second time in a month: he hadn’t achieved that at any stage of his career before Round 5. 2. ‘Learned’ may be a bit of a stretch given his form leading into the game, but this is the perfect chance to once again mention how good it is to see Charlie Curnow back in action. It was left to one player only to bring up their highest score of the season, as Curnow kicked the Blues’ final two majors for a six-goal haul. The third term started with Matthew Cottrell activated into the game in the place of Jack Martin, who experienced some calf tightness in the closing stages of the second term. The captain picked up from where he left off, collecting seven disposals and four clearances to go with his goal, while Adam Cerra was particularly prolific: the midfielder recorded 10 disposals and three score involvements in the opening half hour.

Brownlow Medal favourite Patrick Cripps has produced another dominant AFL performance to lead Carlton to a 48-point thumping...

"That's built off the back of having some strong stability and some good territory on the night, and then it was about the finish. Stand-in Adelaide coach Scott Burns said Murphy was "pretty sore" and would need to undergo further assessment before the Crows learned the full extent of the damage. Murphy had surgery on a bulging disc in his neck in December and the Crows opted to take a cautious approach after his head hit the turf in the tackle.

A BLISTERING six-goal third term set Carlton up for a highly impressive 48-point win over Adelaide at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

On the boundary line with Fox for the match between his two former sides, a highlights package was shown at the main break to rapturous applause. Cripps recorded 35 touches, 12 score involvements, two goals and nine clearances to kickstart the Blues when the game was still in the balance, continuing his quest for a first Brownlow Medal. The much-loved Eddie Betts played most of his final season – and his last match – in front of empty stadiums amid Melbourne's extended 2022 lockdown. Senior Adelaide midfielder Matt Crouch was dropped for the clash against Carlton, with Burns saying mid-week there were areas he had to improve, despite averaging 27 touches this year. Carlton: Matt Cottrell (replaced Martin in the third quarter) The Blues are now in fourth place eight rounds into the season, kicking 42 points to just two in the premiership quarter to record a 17.14 (116) to 10.8 (68) victory.

Carlton coach Michael Voss would be "staggered" if Patrick Cripps received an AFL sanction over the tackle that led to Adelaide opponent Lachlan Murphy's ...

"That's built off the back of having some strong stability and some good territory on the night, and then it was about the finish. Murphy had surgery on a bulging disc in his neck in December and the Crows opted to take a cautious approach after his head hit the turf in the tackle. Cripps' strong third-quarter tackle on Murphy left the Adelaide forward nursing a sore neck and he was substituted out of the contest.

The Blues sit a game clear in the top four following wins over North Melbourne and Adelaide, with key forwards Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow dominating. Lyon ...

The ability to say if the game is in this situation (contested ball), we’ve got you. We haven’t said that about Carlton in who knows how long.” “They are so well served all over the ground. “Zac Fisher has found his niche there, you’ve got Corey Durdin, you’ve got Matt Owies, you’ve got some guys there and the second-gamer Jack Carroll, they’ve got some young high forwards there that are starting to do real damage getting up the field to help defend because that is a primary role of those positions. “Even if Carlton doesn’t have all the tools available at the moment, it would be a brave man to say that they couldn’t compete at contest with Melbourne right now and Melbourne is clearly number one,” King said on SEN’s Whateley. “I cannot wait for Carlton to play Melbourne because then I think the Melbourne defence, particularly the key pillars, will get their sternest test,” he told SEN Breakfast.