Brett Munro, opposition coach for the Gold Coast SUNS, previews Saturday’s game against Carlton at Etihad Stadium.
Etihad Stadium 2014 Form Guide
Gold Coast : 2 Wins (vs. North Melbourne & St.Kilda), 0 Losses
Carlton : 5 Wins (W.Bulldogs, West Coast, St.Kilda rd8 & rd16, North Melbourne), 2 Losses (Port Adelaide & Geelong)
The Key Numbers @ Etihad Stadium
Clearances : difference Vs. Opposition
Gold Coast -2.0
Carlton +1.5
Contested Poss : diff.
Gold Coast +0.5
Carlton +4.0
Tackles : diff.
Gold Coast -1.0
Carlton +3.7
Disposals For :ave.
Gold Coast 382
Carlton 351
Inside 50’s For :ave.
Gold Coast 57.0
Carlton 51.4
Goals For :ave.
Gold Coast 18.5
Carlton 16.3
The Key Players
3 Marc Murphy
The Carlton Captain averages 25 disposals (45% contested) 5 clearance & 4 Inside 50’s. In 9 of his 17 games he has exceeded 25 disp with his most dominant performance coming in the Rd6 Win vs. West Coast , where he finished with 32 disp, 9 clear, 11 tackles, 5 I50’s & 1 goal. Murphy is an elite decision maker & user of the footy if allowed time and space, he is tagged most weeks to limit his impact.
30 Jarrad Waite
Waite returned to the team in Rd18 vs. North Melbourne and dominated, finishing with 10 marks (6 contested) & 4 goals – he backed this up with a strong performance vs. Fremantle 7 marks & 3 goals. He is a class forward who presents on the lead and is very strong overhead.
Carlton Round 20 AFL Premiership Team
B: C.Yarran, M.Jamison, S.Rowe
HB: Z.Tuohy, S.White, S.Docherty
C: K.Simpson, C.Judd, E.Curnow
HF: B.McLean, L.Casboult, C.Sheehan
F: D.Thomas, J.Waite, T.Menzel
Foll: C.Wood, M.Murphy, B.Gibbs
Int: T.Bell, A.Carrazzo, N.Graham, D.Ellard
Em: D.Armfield, B.Johnson, M.Watson
