King's Birthday Weekend Weather: 130km/h winds and large swells hit NZ
This long King's Birthday weekend, a strong west to southwest flow is set to hit the country with severe 130km/h winds and 6m waves.
Warnings and watches for severe gales are in place for several areas, with large swells expected to build along most coastlines, especially along the western South
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The Advertiser
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- The Advertiser
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Asked who are underdogs for the game, McGovern replied: "great question - ask the bookies." Standing next to Essendon key forward Peter Wright at an MCG media call on Monday, McGovern said the Blues must be more selfless as they try to solve their connection issues going into attack. Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay are obvious forward targets, but Carlton must be more selective. "We're doing a lot right. We're defending really well ... we just need to finish, our players are getting opportunities," McGovern said. "The competition is too even to not have a consistent four-quarter effort, which we've shown over the last six weeks, where we've let teams back into it. "It's a hard one, like having Peter up in the forward line for Essendon. When you have a tall target like Charlie and Harry, it's hard to not kick to them when you know how good they are and what they can produce. "It's more for us being selfless teammates and bringing other people into the game more, how to score better as a collective rather than individuals." Equally, the Blues know they must not throw the baby out with the bath water, as their defence and contest work is giving them opportunities. "We can't just focus in on what's not working, we have to focus in on what we're good at," he said. Carlton have taken a collective deep breath in their mid-season AFL break as their straightforward problem proves diabolically hard to fix. "For us it's pretty simple - it's just our connection, we think," says defender Mitch McGovern. "We've been doing a lot of work - and it started over the pre-season. "Unfortunately it hasn't come to fruition out on the oval, but we've been working our arses off trying to get that right." That inability to make the most of their defence and contested-ball work as they head into attack has been a big reason Carlton's season is on the precipice with a 4-7 record. 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