Michael Voss will recall bodily massive man Marc Pittonet to steer Carlton’s ruck division alongside Tom De Koning in Friday night time’s AFL elimination last in opposition to Sydney.
There was intrigue across the Blues’ most popular use of their tall weapons after Pittonet was ignored of their most up-to-date outing, a loss to GWS in spherical 24.
Key ahead Harry McKay served as a back-up for De Koning within the ruck because the Giants ended Carlton’s nine-match successful streak.
However Voss confirmed he’ll pivot again to the Pittonet-De Koning partnership to tackle Swans ruck pair Tom Hickey and Hayden McLean on the MCG.
“We really feel like that is been an actual power of ours all through this yr,” Voss instructed reporters on Thursday.
“They bounce off one another very well and so they’re clearly fairly good at their very own particular person roles, however we really feel like we lean into our strengths there.
“Which means Harry will get to spend a bit bit extra time ahead partnering up with Charlie (Curnow).”
Pittonet was concerned in a scuffle with teammate Matt Kennedy at coaching final weekend in an incident Voss noticed as a constructive signal forward of the finals.
“Our coaching atmosphere has actually ready our gamers nicely and so they exit fairly onerous, the boys,” Voss stated.
“We have some massive boppers like that, get out of their approach.”
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps and Sam Docherty will return after per week off for the elimination last, whereas wingman Blake Acres is on the market to play regardless of hurting a shoulder in spherical 24.
“He is executed his health check and handed with flying colors,” Voss stated of Acres.
“Everybody’s raring to go, which makes it a tricky choice dialogue.”
An enormous crowd of about 90,000 followers is anticipated on the elimination last, with Voss declaring the occasion partly a celebration for the Blues and their long-suffering supporters.
It is going to be the previous energy membership’s first finals look in a decade.
“We would like all that noise, we wish that actual constructive vitality and we wish to put smiles on faces,” Voss stated.
“To do this, we have to get out and get our jobs executed.”
