Carlton Blues v St Kilda: AFL preview, news and how to watch live

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Blues v Saints preview

Carlton proved their top four potential against Fremantle last Saturday defeating the fellow contender by 31 points at Friday night’s venue.

On a very congested ladder, the victory kept them fifth, but equal second on points with three other teams (Geelong, Brisbane and Fremantle), one win behind the Demons. And the navy blues are welcome back Adam Cerra from a hamstring to join the hard running super star Sam Walsh in the Carlton line up.

On the flip side, St Kilda are hovering between contender and failure yet again. The Saints have publicly backed out of contract coach Brett Ratten, but at 8-6 for the season – and the shadow of an Alistair Clarkson recruitment looming over several clubs – every match is important for the Saints and their coach.

Especially following last week’s SCG embarrassment at the hands of the Sydney Swans by 51 points. After a reported physical altercation involving Paddy Ryder and Brad Hill, denied by St Kilda, both men return on Friday night.

Friday night’s match is also a special one for Carlton being their seventh annual Carlton Respects game promoting the importance of gender equality and prevention of violence against women.

What time is Blues v Saints?

The game starts at 7.50pm (AEST), 7.20pm (ACST) and 5.50pm (AWST) on Friday 1 July.

Where is it being played?

Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

How do I watch the game?

The game will be broadcast live on Kayo as part of its AFL coverage. Not only can you catch the LIVE fixture and also the replay, but if you miss the action, you can catch up with Kayo Minis and Kayo Bites.

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What AFL news do I need to know before Friday night?

CODESports has the latest news and analysis from around the AFL including the Saints fire up over violent claims, WILL SCHOFIELD’s feature on the schoolkid who won a flag before his exams and Carlton’s three tall signings they hope to lock away before 2023.

PLUS the day a sheep farmer kicked 12 goals for the Blues and, ahead of Friday’s Carlton Respects game, why worthy initiatives are undermined by poor behaviour in the AFL writes DANIEL CHERNY.

History between Blues and Saints

The last two meetings between the sides have been at Marvel Stadium with the honours being shared. Prior to that, St Kilda had won five of the past seven – all in succession – between round 12 in 2016 and round 10, 2019.

Carlton prevailed by 31 points last year at Marvel.

Team Lists

All the ins and outs for Friday night:

Carlton

B: Kemp, Young, Saad

HB: Newman, Plowman, Docherty

C: Fisher, Cripps, Newnes

HF: Silvagni, C.Curnow, Walsh

F: Motlop, McKay, Honey

FOLL: De Koning, Cerra, Hewett

I/C: Cottrell, Kennedy, O’Brien, C.Durdin

EMG: Hayes, Stocker, Setterfield, Dow

IN: Cerra

OUT: Boyd (injured), Setterfield (sub)

St Kilda

B: Wilkie, Battle, Webster

HB: Sinclair, Howard, Clark

C: Billings, Ross, Hill

HF: Membrey, Windhager, Wood

F: Butler, King, Marshall

FOLL: Ryder, Steele, Gresham

I/C: Jones, Wanganeen-Milera, Crouch, Higgins

EMG: Highmore, Long, Byrnes, Joyce

IN: Hill, Wood, Ryder, Higgins

OUT: Sharman, Long, Joyce, Paton, Byrnes (all omitted)

Live score updates

Keep up to date with the score for when you’re on the move here.

Where can I watch more round 16 AFL matches?

Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs

Essendon v Sydney Swans

Adelaide Crows v Melbourne

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne

Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood

Richmond v West Coast Eagles

GWS Giants v Hawthorn

Fremantle v Port Adelaide

Where can I read more AFL?

See the AFL section on CodeSports, or visit the AFL section on your main state news website – Herald Sun / Adelaide Advertiser / Daily Telegraph / Courier Mail