Carlton might have snuck into finals on the expense of Fremantle however their run will seemingly not be going any additional after claiming an undesirable slice of historical past in a Gabba horror present towards Brisbane.
The Blues known as for reinforcements forward of their elimination remaining towards the Lions making six modifications together with the shock return of Sam Docherty.
However quite than present a lift it appeared to breakdown any semblance of cohesion because the Blues served up one of many worst halves of soccer ever performed.
The Lions kicked the primary 5 targets of the sport as Carlton grew to become the primary staff since 1974 to go scoreless within the opening quarter of a remaining.
Some might bear in mind the Blues kicked the primary 5 targets of the preliminary remaining towards the Lions final yr earlier than Brisbane got here roaring again in an exhilarating remaining.
However Carlton as an alternative began unhealthy after which simply grew to become horrible exemplified by Tom De Koning being tactically subbed in on the Eleventh-minute mark of the second time period for Matthew Kennedy.
The Blues had been threatening to grow to be the first-ever staff to be scoreless at halftime in a remaining earlier than captain Patrick Cripps managed to offer some aid.
He managed to simply sneak by way of a snap from the aim sq. which moved them above Geelong’s two behinds towards Fitzroy in 1903 for the lowest-ever half-time finals rating.
Orazio Fantasia then had a second for the Blues earlier than Harry McKay missed from 15m out to trial by 48-points at half time.
