Carlton faces arguably the toughest road trip in footy when it returns to the Gabba to face the Lions in a blockbuster Friday night preliminary final rematch to open their seasons.
Brisbane goes into 2024 full of confidence after a strong pre-season and is perhaps as well placed as ever under Chris Fagan for a flag tilt following a heartbreaking grand final loss to Collingwood.
The Blues are meanwhile out of for prelim revenge over the Lions in a game that ended their season, however they’ll be without several big guns to start the season due to injury including Jacob Weitering and Sam Walsh.
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There were no late changes for either side, with Kai Lohmann (Brisbane) and Jack Carroll (Carlton) named the starting subs.
This match gets underway at 7.40pm AEDT from the Gabba.
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