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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E on
So you think he's doing his job?

Durden was doing more (e.g against Melbourne) and is playing twos.
With the utmost of respect Prof, it;s in our eyes that Durdin did more v Melb but as we all know, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Fantasia's and Fog's games were very similar last night I reckon, yet many laud Fog and smash Fantasia. He could have easily had 2 or 3 goals last night and is getting certain instructions to perform certain tasks which we dont know the intricacies of. He must be playing that role better than Durdin or he wouldn't be in the side. If Motlop displaces him, I'll be watching his output closely. Anyway, lets just take last nights win for what it is, a very solid team performance. Every one to a man contributed to my eye at least.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by BlackRooster -
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Work rate enormous and really wanted it, haven't seen that from this side for a long time.

Better ball users coming in to the side makes us look better.

Cripps' last quarter, showing that the Hornet only runs one way, and Walsh's work rate... unbelievable.  Great effort from role players like Kemp, Cinch et al.

Negatives.  Soldo, a straight out dog. Umpires, WTF !?! And Fantasia....my blind poodle would be more use. Don't get me started on the commentary.
Proff agree about the commentary, here are the Blues playing good football smashing the power and all the channel 7 team could talk about was JHF. What the F. Disgraceful
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by BlackRooster -
My brother kept coming to me during the game about too many easy marks in their forward line and how the flood gates were going to open against us. I pointed out that we just needed to clean up the use of our ball around the ground and going forward and then POW what a last qrt. He came back after the game and said see i told you the flood gates would open. :)  GO BLUE BAGGERS
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by WASurfer -
The usual suspects stood up again, but gotta love the contributions we're getting from the lesser names who are playing their role.....Kemp, Fogarty, Boyd, Cincotta, Elijah Hollands (close to his best game last night). Kemp makes the odd blunder but really looks to have a lot more confidence to take the game on now.

Elijah Hollands might prove to be a bit like the Acres trade for us.

Probably TDK's best game too...up there with the 3 goal burst against GWS. He doesn't seem to be as worried about the big ruckman opponents...just jumps over them. Then he's almost Kruezer like when the ball hits the ground in the centre square...very good below his knees.

We seemed to have the better of them for most of the night and thoroughly deserved that win. For the most part the new holding the ball interpretation worked okay, except when Port got tackled with it! Horne Francis is a great player but very good at ducking into tackles and winning kicks when I thought that was your prior?

As for Cripps...what else can be said that hasn't already? If he keeps this up, he'll be right there when the votes are being counted in the last round.

Assuming no injuries out of last night, it's possible we go into next week's game with an unchanged lineup again? If either of Motlop or Marchbank have solid games in the VFL this weekend, that's the only change I can see happening.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: BluePhantom on
I thought Fantasia did well last night, a couple of almost goals, that one he soccered would've been amazing, but quite a number of deft touches during play. Not gaining a possession but bettering the ball.
Putting himself in the right spot, playing his role.
Unless he plays like Walshy he will always get the negative comments.

To my eyes, he seems a "so close" player at the moment. You can see his brain working, you can see what he wants to do, but everything is just a fraction off. Certainly not the slack ar$e time waster that some are implying.