“I think that would’ve stung them and will make them a top-eight team in 2023.” “Carlton have promised so much for a long time and really last year should have been finalists and tasted some September action if not for a couple of blunders late in games in the late rounds,” he told Fox Footy. But their shock finals drop off is likely to leave some lingering doubts – the question is how deep do they run? Nineteen of 25 Fox Footy experts have tipped Carlton to play finals, while Freo great Matthew Pavlich believes the Blues can overcome the mental game. Coach Michael Voss had proved to be one of the hires of the season as he lifted an injury-depleted defence into finals contention.

And I’m not sure they’re capable of that anymore,” he said On The Couch.īlues’ burning question: How deep does Carlton’s mental scars run?Ĭarlton spent all but the dying seconds of the 2022 season inside the top eight before their famous slide out of finals only by percentage.

“There are quite a few veterans – stars of the team, those A-graders – that for Richmond still to be successful, they still need to be playing at A-grade level. But will the new-look Richmond engine room find their spark early in 2023? Fox Footy’s Jonathan Brown is concerned the Tigers are taking an ageing list into the new season. The move is set to free up the likes of three-time Norm Smith Medallist Dustin Martin, Shai Bolton and Trent Cotchin to spend more time forward, bolstering the already dynamite duo of Tom Lynch and Jack Riewoldt. It’s no secret experts on jumping on the Tigers train in 2023 off the back of their remarkable trade period that saw Giants duo Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto sign at the club. Tigers’ burning question: Will the Taranto-Hopper deals live up to the hype? How to watch on Fox Footy: Channel 504 from 6pm, hosted by Sarah Jones with Jason Dunstall, David King, Leigh Montagna, Garry Lyon, Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley, Jordan Lewis, Kath Loughnan and Jon Ralph.

Aaron rutten