2014 Pre-Season

Without a formal Pre-Season Cup this year, the Blues embarked on a 2 game NAB Challenge series when the League played 18 games in 18 days. (They then finished with a practice match)...

NAB Challenge, Round 1 (Game 4)

Carlton 0.3.3 21 0.9.3 57 1.12.5 86 1.14.7 100 North Melbourne 0.2.3 15 0.5.6 36 0.9.9 63 0.14.9 93
Venue:	Eureka Stadium, Ballarat
Date:	Saturday February 15, 2014
Result:	Won by 7 points
Crowd:	7,823
Goalkickers:	A. Everitt 0.3.0, T. Menzel 0.2.0, D. Ellard 0.2.0, T. Bell 0.2.0, Z. Tuohy 1.0.1, J. Cachia 0.1.0, M. Robinson 0.1.0, B. McLean 0.1.0, C. Wood 0.1.0, L. Casboult 0.1.1., J. Waite 0.0.1, A.Walker 0.1.1, Rushed 0.0.3.
Reports:	Nil
Umpires:	Jason Armstrong, Robert Findlay, Robert O’Gorman, Shaun Gleeson
Injuries:	Nil

Game Review

Zach Tuohy continued his impressive long kicking form by kicking his second 9 pointer in consecutive games, the previous being one in last years losing Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions. Tuohey kicked his long quarter during the third quarter.

Best for the Blues were; McLean, Everitt, Bell, Walker, Buckley, Tuohey, Robinson.

Team

B:	7 Dylan Buckley	10 Matthew Watson	26 Andrew McInnes
HB:	1 Andrew Walker	17 Sam Rowe	42 Zach Tuohey
C:	33 Andrejs Everitt	37 Jaryd Cachia	35 Ed Curnow
HF:	46 David Ellard	30 Jarrad Waite	4 Bryce Gibbs
F:	2 Troy Menzel	41 Levi Casboult	13 Chris Yarran
Ruck:	11 Rob Warnock	28 Tom Bell	3 Mark Murphy (c)
Interchange:	9 Kane Lucas	12 Mitch Robinson	14 Brock McLean
Interchange:	16 Patrick Cripps	21 Josh Bootsma	36 Cameron Wood
Substitutes:	32 Andrew Graham	27 Dennis Armfield
Coach:	Mick Malthouse

Milestones

First Game: Patrick Cripps
First time for the Blues: Andrejs Everitt and Cameron Wood

NAB Challenge, Round 2 (Game 13)

Carlton 0.2.4 16 0.5.5 35 0.8.6 54 0.9.6 61 Adelaide 0.1.2 8 0.4.3 27 0.8.5 53 1.13.12 99
Venue:	Etihad Stadium
Date:	Monday February 24, 2014 (Night)
Result:	Lost by 38 points
Crowd:	7,617
Goalkickers:	D.Ellard 0.3.1, Everitt 0.1.0, Curnow 0.1.0, Scotland 0.1.0, Garlett 0.1.0, Menzel 0.1.0, Casboult 0.1.0, T. Bell 0.0.1, D. Buckley 0.0.1, B. McLean 0.0.1, M. Murphy 0.0.1, C. Wood 0.0.1. Rushed 0.0.1.
Reports:	Nil
Umpires:	B. Hosking, C. Kamolins, S. McPhee, J. Orr
Injuries:	TBA

Game Review

Best for the Blues were; Murphy, Ellard, Gibbs, Thomas, Bell and Everitt.

Team

B:	13 Chris Yarran	40 Michael Jamison (dvc)	6 Kade Simpson (vc)
HB:	7 Dylan Buckley	26 Andrew McInnes	10 Matthew Watson
C:	33 Andrejs Everitt	4 Bryce Gibbs	35 Ed Curnow
HF:	14 Brock McLean	8 Matthew Kreuzer	2 Troy Menzel
F:	39 Dale Thomas	30 Jarrad Waite	3 Mark Murphy (c)
Ruck:	36 Cameron Wood	28 Tom Bell	37 Jaryd Cachia
Interchange:	12 Mitch Robinson	17 Sam Rowe	21 Josh Bootsma
Interchange:	38 Jeff Garlett	41 Levi Casboult	46 David Ellard
Substitutes:	16 Patrick Cripps	29 Heath Scotland
Coach:	Mick Malthouse

Milestones

First time for the Blues: Dale Thomas