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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2024 Rd 10 Carlton vs Preston at Preston
If they have a decent 3rd quarter with the wind then its over, you wouldnt be promoting anyone to the seniors based on todays efforts so far. Lewis has been ok down back, Ramshaw gives some effort but a lot of our AFL listed players have been non events and lacked intensity at the contest.
Reckon Orazio would be sleeping well and thinking his position is safe....Motlop hasnt got near it all day and Durdin while getting a few kicks hasnt done a lot with them and should be doing much better given the opposition.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2024 Rd 10 Carlton vs Preston at Preston
Quote from: Thryleon on
as much as this might be true, a lack of continuity and injury issue in the ones has the flow on effect in the twos.  It's also a 4 goal southerly blowing according to the commentary team which favoured the ballasts first quarter.   We'll see how the second goes I reckon which might give us an indicator.

Maybe they should merge....  🤣
Back in the old days we would have been at risk of relegation to Div 2.....imagine the mighty Carlton playing the likes of Sunshine, Camberwell, Yarraville etc...
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Essendon are actually fairly tall up forward, I think Langford will pose a similar threat to Georgiades did last game, leads well and is a long accurate kick and will probably get Kemp for company given the Essendon player is 6'4.
Newman would be my man to take Stringer, might get under his skin and given he is a high possession winner can also make Stringer work hard to defend him on the rebound.
That leaves Jones for McGovern....bit of a size difference but our man has a lot more experience and might be more comfortable doing his rebound stuff on an inexperienced player.
Weitering will have to take Wright and then Goldstein when he rests forward, you could probably mount a case for Young this week given we are outsized down back, hopefully Charlie and Harry are on and can use their size advantage down the other end...
Id be putting time into Martin and Ridley too....the latter cant be allowed to mark dump kicks uncontested and the former has been getting ridiculous high stats playing half back and being allowed to run free and use the footy which he does well.
Bit of a tactical challenge this week for Voss vs B Scott this week and selection and onball matchups will be key....Cincotta to Merrett is a no brainer imo.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Doing a "role" is the latest catch phrase excuse for a player who can't get a kick.
Fantasia spent half a season in the SANFL playing ok football but was bypassed by Hinkley and crew even when they had nothing of note ie McEntee taking his place, he was playing a role too.
I like Orazio for his smarts and skills but he isn't getting it done and should have only got a one year deal initially imo and we now have the situation where the coach is having to defend recruiting him and trying to justify his position in the team. He is getting a game for two reasons imo and they are lack of fit in form alternatives and the coach not willing to admit he is out of form and delivering what he thought he would.
This week will test him along with Williams and Fogarty given Essendon have some very attacking small defenders who are starring at the moment and Orazio in particular will need to provide defensive pressure if he ends up on Martin, McGrath etc especially if he isn't kicking goals or doing much to create them..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Quote from: Professer E on
Looked like he went in low (good) but was second in and a little bit indiscriminate (bad) for mind, kind of like Dangerflog.  It's the pattern of behaviour I don't like....a lot of "oops sorry clumsiness" but that doesn't hold water when people get hurt.

I thought McG got a lot of treatment last night...marginally late physicality and was constantly held.  I wonder if they considered him a bit "fragile" - there was an awful lot of feeling in his goal celebration (it was a stunner to be said).
I thought McGovern had a bit of a shocker and Georgiades played very well on him, he did cop a block from Soldo which was a free but not paid by the umpires, he seemed to be trailing behind the Port kid all the time and that goal he kicked was about his best piece of play for the evening. The umpires let a lot of stuff go and paid some real rubbish imo....Soldo continually pushed TDK well before the ball arrived in several ruck contests and got away with it as well as being conveniently clumsy and connecting with our players heads on occasions.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Williams has lifted his output as a forward and the responsibility of not having a man and being allowed freedom has helped his game and he is doing more than Durdin and Fantasia in getting to the fall of the ball or where kicks are dropping short.
Agree with Tonyo on Fogarty, a no name player whose role is as vital as most in what he brings and when he doesn't play we lose our structure and balance down forward.
I think the coach likes Fantasia and I expect he will hold his spot for the bombers clash unless Motlop has a blinder in the VFL.Motlop might replace Carroll...
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Quote from: DJC on
I was really worried that Port’s huge thug, Ollie Wines, was going to hurt Harry in a ruck contest but, fortunately, Harry got through unscathed 🤣
Strange move from Hinkley imo and I thought Wines contributed well early when not in the ruck but tired when he went in the ruck and that move helped us both in the ruck contests and around the clearances.