It’s Us v Adelaide for Saturday afternoon football at the MCG. After a gutsy effort in Sydney, can we stone the Crows at the home of football?
Round 5
Carlton v Adelaide
Saturday 6 June
MCG, 1.40pm AEST
Head-to-head:
Played 33
Carlton 18
Adelaide 15
Draws 0
Last time the sides met:
Round 10, 2014, MCG
Carlton 12.9 (81) d Adelaide 10.16 (76)
Carlton Ring of Honour Inductee – Wayne ‘The Dominator’ Johnston
Carlton’s four-time premiership player Wayne ‘The Dominator’ Johnston will deliver the match ball to umpires before being inducted to the Carlton Ring of Honour on Saturday afternoon.
The Carlton Legend and Hall of Famer played 209 games for the Blues between 1979 and 1990. The hard-running midfielder was twice Carlton’s best and fairest winner, an All Australian in 1987 and was named in the Team of the Century. They didn’t call him ‘The Dominator’ for nothing!
Forecast for Melbourne on Saturday:
Partly cloudy with a high chance of showers. A top of 17 degrees.
What’s on:
11.00am - Carlton Central outside Gate 3: membership and merchandise
stands open
1.15pm - On field: Captain Carlton performance with his hovercraft
1.26pm - On-field: Help us welcome Carlton great Wayne ‘The Dominator’
Johnston who will deliver the match ball to umpires before being inducted to the Carlton Ring of Honour
1.40pm - Game!
5.00pm - Post match Carlton Post-Match Social Club event
Post-Match Social Club Event
Carlton members can head to Pullman on the Park (formally known as the Hilton) for our post-match social club function. The entire playing list and coaching staff will be in attendance.
Doors open at 5pm, function concludes 8pm.
Simply show your membership card at the door for FREE entry, non-member guests will be priced at $10*.
*subject to capacity, guest access not guaranteed
Carlton Central:
Carlton Central is our Navy Blue zone at the MCG. Head to the concourse between Gates 3 and 4 where you will find a host of pre-match activities.
Community Partner – The Jodi Lee Foundation
For the third consecutive year Carlton is proud to have The Jodi Lee Foundation as today’s Community Partner. Help the Foundation raise bowel cancer awareness by using #iknowsome1 on Twitter and Instagram. Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest cancer killer and early detection is the best prevention.
Merchandise:
Want to wear what the team wears? The Carlton Shop is your one-stop-shop for all the latest Nike Carlton merchandise including track jackets, rain jackets, hoodies and polos. Head to the Carlton Shop outside Gate 3; they will be open from 11.00am until the start of the match.
Membership:
Have you taken out Carlton membership for 2015? Help the Blues reach 50,000 members this year. Call 1300 CARLTON or visit membership.carltonfc.com.au.
Ticketing:
Tickets will be available for purchase at the ground or call Ticketek on 132 849 or head online at www.ticketek.com.au
Car park opening:
Due to ground conditions at Yarra Park, parking has been reduced by half with only Gate 3 being open to the public.
Gate 3: 9:30am
Gate 5: CLOSED
Gate 6: CLOSED
Gate 7: 8:00am (pass holders only)
Gate Opening:
Public/AFL members: 12pm
MCC members: 12pm
General admission areas*:
Great Southern Stand
M1- M5
Q1-Q15
Ponsford Stand
M31-M36
Q1-Q15
Olympic Stand
Q49-Q57
*Subject to change
Cheersquad allocation:
Bay M3 (Rows A-V)
Public transport:
You can take a train, tram or bus to the MCG.
Trams No.75 (City-Vermont South), No.48 (City-North Balwyn) and No.70 (City-Wattle Park) stop within walking distance of the ground.
The Jolimont and Richmond train stations are within walking distance of the MCG. To get to Jolimont station take Hurstbridge or Epping line trains. To get to Richmond station from the city, take any train on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein, Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston or Sandringham lines.
The Bus route 246 is run by National Bus Company, which links La Trobe University with Elsternwick Station. The 246 stops on Punt Road.
For more information visit the PTV website.
Broadcast:
Metro TV Melbourne: Fox Footy (LIVE)
Metro TV Adelaide: Channel 7 (LIVE), Fox Footy (LIVE)
Metro TV Sydney, Perth & Brisbane: Fox Footy (LIVE)
Melbourne Radio: 3AW, 774 ABC, Triple M, SEN, Grandstand Digital
Regional Radio: 3BO Bendigo, SUNFM Mildura, 95 3SR Shepp, ABC Vic
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