AFL.com.au looks at Carlton's centre bounce stars so far in 2019, with a young quartet leading the charge. 

Men in the middle: Patrick Cripps (168 attendances), Zac Fisher (102), Paddy Dow (95), Sam Petrevski-Seton (83), Andrew Phillips (70), Matthew Lobbe (43), Matthew Kreuzer (39), Will Setterfield (35), Sam Walsh (25), Levi Casboult (24), David Cuningham (21), Marc Murphy (15), Harry McKay (10), Ed Curnow (7), Jack Silvagni (6), Michael Gibbons (5)

Go-to guys: Cripps is the League's best clearance player and starts almost every centre bounce, while the Blues like Fisher, Dow and Petrevski-Seton's evasiveness out of the centre and their breakaway speed from the contest. Phillips is the leading ruck out of necessity.

Most successful starting four: Lobbe, Cripps, Fisher, Dow Clearance differential*: 5 wins, 0 losses

Ruck and roll: Four combinations tie for Carlton's most effective duo with four hit-outs to advantage each: Phillips to Cripps, Phillips to Petrevski-Seton, Lobbe to Dow and Casboult to Cripps.

Average clearance differential: +1.7 Ranked: 4th

Average points from centre bounce differential: +0.9 Ranked: 10th

Analysis: Carlton quite likes the mix of young talent it has out of the centre, which is reflected by the Blues being the fourth best clearance team in the competition. Cripps is among the game's best clearance players, while exciting trio Fisher, Dow and Petrevski-Seton add class and explosiveness. The Blues perhaps need a few more bigger bodies through the midfield, but can be excited by the development of their young onball group. - Riley Beveridge