Carlton aims to kickstart the Josh Fraser era with an upset of the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night. Live updates below!
The Blues (1-8, 79.3%) have lost seven consecutive games, leading to Michael Voss’ departure on Tuesday, with Saturday representing interim coach Fraser’s first match in charge as the Dogs (5-4, 92.4%) loom.
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But history suggests Fraser’s Blues have a fighting chance, with clubs in the AFL era boasting a 41 per cent win rate in their first game with a caretaker coach in charge. The win rate in the game before appointing a caretaker coach is 15 per cent.
Match details: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs from 7:35pm AEST at Marvel Stadium.
Watch it live: On Fox Footy (channel 504), and streaming on Kayo, from 7:15pm AEST.
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