Blues thrive under Mick's press

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse directs traffic at training at Visy Park. Picture: Mike Keating Source: Herald Sun

THEY wear traditional navy blue, but it is a black and white philosophy that will propel the new Carlton in tonight's NAB Cup grand final.

Triple premiership coach Mick Malthouse has taken the Blues back to the future - using Collingwood's 2010 style of play to spark a revival at Visy Park.

It was a blueprint that revolutionised the game and now it's back in blue.

Exclusive Champion Data stats reveal the once free-wheeling Carlton has turned defensive suffocator in the pre-season competition.

Collingwood's 2010 flag win was based on a determination to keep the ball in its forward half and the Pies' ability to create stoppages and force turnovers was the best the game had seen.

An examination of Malthouse's Blues show Carlton excelling at creating forward half turnovers and then scoring from those turnovers.

The Blues have forced 89 mistakes in their attacking half during the pre-season, 15 more than any other club.

Carlton has scored 155 points from this source, nine goals more than their rivals.

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Malthouse told a documentary crew over summer that he would order his new side to "dramatically change".

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"There's no right way or wrong way of coaching a football side if they win, but the way Carlton played was substantially different to the way I want the side to play," Malthouse said in the three-part series, Mick Malthouse: No Limits.

"So that's a heck of a lot of training and a lot of faith to say, 'We're going to drop that and do this'. But I always believe in smart people - please the fool, don't tease the fool.

"Coming into the organisation I feel the first thing (I noticed) was a lack of confidence, probably lack of surety, maybe a group of men that needed structure and needed leadership."

Carlton has spent an average 7 minutes 19 seconds more than its opponents per match in the forward half, ranked second behind Richmond.

After four NAB Cup games, the Blues boast five of the top 20 forward half pressure players in the league.

Utility Dennis Armfield, who twice ran down Adelaide speedster Patrick Dangerfield at AAMI Stadium last weekend, is in sixth spot.

Andrew Carrazzo (10th), Mitch Robinson (12th), Eddie Betts (17th) and Jeff Gartlett (20th) are the other forward half attack dogs.

"Carlton right now have got some ageing superstars, some mid-aged players who are very, very good and a couple of young blokes who are on the up," Malthouse said. "Every player on the list will be given a clean slate to move forward."

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