THE CARLTON Reserves produced a dominant four-quarter performance at IKON Park, running away with a 60-point victory over Brisbane to record its fourth consecutive win.<\/p>\n
The Blues controlled the contest from the opening bounce, displaying impressive pressure, clean ball movement and strong connection across all areas of the ground.<\/p>\n
Despite Brisbane rallying either side of half time, the Blues weren\u2019t to be denied in a comprehensive victory, prevailing 19.6 (120) to 9.6 (60).<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s ability to win possession and move the ball effectively proved a key factor throughout the afternoon, with the Blues finishing the game with commanding advantages of +147 disposals, +15 inside 50s and +47 marks.<\/p>\n
Ben Camporeale opened the scoring with a long-range goal before Lachie Fogarty found Flynn Young in the corridor for Carlton\u2019s second major.<\/p>\n
The Blues continued their strong start as Hudson O\u2019Keeffe converted from a flowing passage of play before adding another after taking a strong contested mark, while Liam Farrar also hit the scoreboard after Carlton created another opportunity through the middle of the ground.<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s defensive pressure was a feature of the opening term, with Sam Paea standing tall late in the quarter with several important intercepts to deny Brisbane attacking opportunities.<\/p>\n
The second quarter began with both sides struggling to find clean possession, before Jack Ison showcased his class with a pinpoint pass to O\u2019Keeffe, who kicked his third goal of the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Blues continued to drive the ball well from half-back, using their run and carry to create opportunities forward. Alwyn Davey and Logan Prout – via a goal of the year contender – both converted chances to help Carlton maintain control of the contest, before Brisbane fought back late in the second term to close the gap.<\/p>\n
The Lions again started the third quarter strongly to close the margin to 10 points, but the Blues responded again through O\u2019Keeffe, who kicked his fourth goal after a brilliant end-to-end passage of play.<\/p>\n
Debutant Ryder Corrigan announced himself in Navy Blue shortly after, calmly finishing a chance created by Jordan Boyd to register his first goal at VFL level.<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s ability to respond was a defining feature of the afternoon. Fogarty and Ison both added goals before O\u2019Keeffe capped off an outstanding individual performance with his fifth major after taking a strong contested mark.<\/p>\n
The Blues entered the final term with momentum and continued to pile on the pressure, with Liam Farrar adding another goal before Corrigan produced a brilliant snap over his head from congestion to kick his second goal on debut.<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s transition from defence continued to cause headaches for Brisbane, with the excellent Adam Saad and Zac Williams providing plenty of run and creativity across half-back.<\/p>\n
Ollie Warburton capped off an impressive showing with a goal after a clever tap from Farrar, as the Blues finished the afternoon strongly to continuing their winning run of form.<\/p>\n
It was a team performance from the Blues, with 11 individual goalkickers and 10 players producing 20 disposals or more.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s five goals led the way up forward with five goals, while Farrar finished with three. Debutant Ryder Corrigan impressed with two goals, while Alwyn Davey also contributed two.<\/p>\n
Lucas Camporeale was outstanding on the wing, collecting 32 disposals and 14 marks, while Warburton produced a strong midfield performance with 32 disposals and a goal.<\/p>\n
Saad was one of the Blues\u2019 best with 27 disposals and 11 intercepts, while he was well-supported by Zac Williams\u2019 31-disposal performance.<\/p>\n
CARLTON RESERVES\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5.0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19.6 (120)
BRISBANE VFL\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2.1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8.6\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09.6 (60)<\/p>\n
GOALS
Carlton: O\u2019Keeffe 5, Farrar 3, Corrigan 2, Davey 2, B.Camporeale, Fogarty, Ison, Prout, Sammartino, Warburton, Young<\/p>\n
BESTS
Carlton: Saad, O\u2019Keeffe, Warburton, L.Camporeale, Fogarty, Charleson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE CARLTON Reserves produced a dominant four-quarter performance at IKON Park, running away with a 60-point victory over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":837238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-837237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}