Game Notes: Carlton v Hawthorn

Carlton 8.5 53 v Hawthorn 12.5 77

Ikon Park, February 21

The final margin flattered Carlton as Hawthorn were dominant & more polished in the first half, the margin midway through the game was over 6 goals.

Hawthorn appeared to be fully prepared for opposition, Carlton were a little scratchy unable to move the ball cleanly at times.

Article by @aflratingsPete

New Rules

6-6-6 Start Positions

As expected there were a high number of centre bounces in which players starting Inside 50 didn’t impact the initial contest, there were minimal secondary stoppages inside the centre square after the first bounce.

Players that have a high clearances rate will likely excel under this new rule.

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Kick-ins

It seemed as though Carlton were deliberately not using the new rule to full effect or were uncertain against real opposition, the Blues started to open up in the second half running out of the square but with limited behinds scored the sample size is small.

Hawthorn were as sharp as you would expect exploiting the run out of the goal square to the extreme, the destination of the ball landing was generally on the centre wing. Again a limited sample size, but the Hawks were definitely switched on with this rule.

Both clubs didn’t kick the ball through the corridor when kick-ins landed outside the 50m line, players taking kick-ins may be game situational with preferred players sometimes caught out of position.

Quick Numbers

Kick-in from Goal Square: Carlton 2, Hawthorn 1

Disposal from outside Goal Square: Carlton 1 kick + 1 Handball, Hawthorn 4 kicks

Fantasy Focus: New Rules Impacting Team Structure

Player Notes (Not all players covered)

Paddy Dow
Quite a few centre bounce attendances.

Sam Petrevski-Seton
Attended quite a few centre bounces, played on the wing as well, definitely impacted.

Kade Simpson
Usual role across Half-Back, was able to take 1 Kick-in.

Matthew Kennedy
Quite a few centre bounce attendances.

Sam Walsh
What an impression, found plenty of ball, was sharp with his hands & appears to have good vision, played across Half-Back & attended a few centre bounces.

Lachie Plowman
Managed 1 Kick-in

Jarrod Garlett
Would easily have had 5 turnovers with many resulting in Hawthorn Goals, played in defence.

Nic Newman
Managed 1 Kick-in, additionally he completed a Handball outside of the Goal Square to Kade Simpson on the boundary.

Charlie Curnow
If only the Blues could have been quicker and cleaner moving the ball to Curnow in the forward line, impacted well from limited chances.

Ed Curnow
Started Forward, allowed for others to attend centre bounces.

Dale Thomas
Played in Defence, managed 1 kick-in.

Will Setterfield
Played the 2^nd half only, looked composed on the wing, attended a few centre bounces.

Michael Gibbons
Started Forward, found his way into the game in the 2^nd half, found enough of the ball over this period, had quite a few centre bounce attendances throughout the game, put on a ripping tackle early in the game.

By The Numbers: 2018 Points Per Inside 50

Will Setterfield playing 2nd half only, centre bounce attendance pic.twitter.com/n3r42U0KGH
— Pete (@aflratingsPete) February 21, 2019

James Worpel
Had a high number of centre bounce attendances, definitely had an impact finding plenty of it.

James Sicily
Played in defence, pushed into attack to receive a handball for 2 shots on Goal from outside 50 with no opponent, had 2 kick-ins running well outside the goal square, it appears he is the preferred option for kick-ins.

Jaeger O’Meara
Played the 1st half only and was very impressive, his clearance work around stoppages and through traffic was a standout.

Isaac Smith
Attended the odd centre bounce, managed 1 kick-in.

Ben Stratton
Was matched up on Charlie Curnow at times, managed 1 kick-in.

Liam Shiels
Solid through the midfield, high number of centre bounce attendances.

Harrison Jones
Had an extremely high number of centre bounce attendances, could be part of the midfield mix this season, looked more than capable.

James Cousins
Plenty of centre bounce attendances, work harded.

AFL DFS: 2018 Hawthorn Volume Report