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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by pertz -
Quote from: Lods – on
Quote from: kruddler – on
The only way any of this males sense is if we are trying to do a dodgy and not trigger some players contract bonuses and/or extensions.
Eg if player x plays xx amount of games he gets this amount of money as a bonus or he gets an extra year added to his current contract.

That would be really 'dodgy', pretty obvious,  and get other players concerned about their own 'triggers'.

I get the feeling a lot of decisions have already been made.
Boyd, Cinncotta, Lemmey, Acres may not attract a lot in terms of trade, very low


picks...but they are 'tradeable'.
Each possess some skills that might see other clubs finding a role for them or believing they can use those attributes and

get a bit more out of them...overlooking any deficiencies or inconsistencies.
No need to expose them further.



Many of the other fringe players who are getting a game might just be being picked as a final "look-see".


Winning is no longer a priority,
Sportsbet have finally conceded we can't win
it and removed us from the premiership betting  :( , but teams may be being picked to
 minimise any losses...no huge blow-outs

But honestly, it's all just guesses.

Agree Lods.
It's a complete mystery what's going on at selection, we're only guessing.
I think Melbourne will tear us a new one tomorrow night.
We have an average team in who are not playing well.
Gawn, Petracca and co will be licking their lips, time for some payback.



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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: kruddler – on
The only way any of this males sense is if we are trying to do a dodgy and not trigger some players contract bonuses and/or extensions.
Eg if player x plays xx amount of games he gets this amount of money as a bonus or he gets an extra year added to his current contract.

That would be really 'dodgy', pretty obvious,  and get other players concerned about their own 'triggers'.

I get the feeling a lot of decisions have already been made.
Boyd, Cinncotta, Lemmey, Acres may not attract a lot in terms of trade, very low picks...but they are 'tradeable'.
Each possess some skills that might see other clubs finding a role for them or believing they can use those attributes and get a bit more out of them...overlooking any deficiencies or inconsistencies.
No need to expose them further.

Many of the other fringe players who are getting a game might just be being picked as a final "look-see".

Winning is no longer a priority,
Sportsbet have finally conceded we can't win it and removed us from the premiership betting  :( , but teams may be being picked to minimise any losses...no huge blow-outs.

But honestly, it's all just guesses.


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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by kruddler -
Are we trying to break our own world record of seeing how many small forwards we can squeeze into 1 side?

Motlop
Williams
Fogarty
Durdin
White
F.Young
Evans
Moir

Thank f*** fantasia got himself injured otherwise we'd find a spot for him as well.

The only way any of this males sense is if we are trying to do a dodgy and not trigger some players contract bonuses and/or extensions.
Eg if player x plays xx amount of games he gets this amount of money as a bonus or he gets an extra year added to his current contract.

They realise that tanking doesnt really benefit us when the hawks have our 1st round pick, yeah?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by cookie2 -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: Micky0 – on
Acres seemed so lacklustre in the VFL game, there was not much spirit from him at all.
He's always seemed to me to be a square peg in a round hole. Seems to march to the beat of his own drum, e.g doesnt warm up on ground with his team mates pregame. Something NQR to me.
I would agree. He seems to have lost interest.