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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood
Last post by BluePhantom -
I don't get the favorites tag as we have SOOOO many injuries, they get a couple and it's panic stations.
We are still a work in progress, being the reigning Premiers with a couple of injuries should still make them the favorites.
Hopeful for a win but more to the point NO MORE injuries!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood
Last post by WASurfer -
They have some firepower up forward with small/medium forwards when they move the ball quickly.....Hill, Schultz, Elliot, McCreary and Hoskin-Elliot etc. We should win it in the middle but need to rely more than just bombing it into Harry and Charlie and hoping they can mark it.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood
Last post by shawny -
Media are making this one sound like we will win comfortably. Degoey is a big loss no doubt but we still have troops out in the back half and need to pay very careful
attention to Elliott Hill and co. They still have majority of their flag team in and imo this is a 50/50 game and Voss talking tough in the presser and at selection wont count for anything once the ball is bounced.

Reckon they will be loving the underdog tag in this.

Has all the hall marks of a upset and we cannot afford a slow start against this mob.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Commonwealth Games.
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: LP on
I doubt the politicians make any money out of it, but the bean counters might collect a tasty fee or two!

Not if the politicians listen to the very capable, impartial, expert bean counters already employed in the public service.

Andrews needed a “That would be a very courageous decision Mr Premier,” rather than the unqualified agreement of sycophantic political advisors.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Commonwealth Games.
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Lods on
Nice for the athletes, good for us spectators because medals come thick and fast, but in the scheme of things with Olympics and world championships every two years as well as the lucrative circuits, like the Diamond League in athletics, the event has lost a great deal of its prestige.
My understanding one of the next major targets for the Arabs will be athletics / Olympics, they are planning to disrupt a swath of the games in much the same way they have disrupted golf.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Commonwealth Games.
Last post by Lods -
It used to be a really good event.
Everything the Olympics should be, rather than the 'phony war', political rubbish that the Olympics have become.

But the Commonwealth games have become a bit of an irrelevancy.
Nice for the athletes, good for us spectators because medals come thick and fast, but in the scheme of things with Olympics and world championships every two years as well as the lucrative circuits, like the Diamond League in athletics, the event has lost a great deal of its prestige.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 6 2024 Carlton vs Werribee at Werribee
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: pinot on
Like to see Kempy groomed in a Jack Martin role.

Yep.
If he does play VFL this weekend I'd like to see him tried as a forward.

He's running a bit hot and cold at the moment but I think he has the traits necessary to be a good 'swing' player.
The more strings to his bow the more likely he can cement a senior spot.
If we don't try it for a few games we'll never know.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 6 2024 Carlton vs Werribee at Werribee
Last post by pinot -
Agree on Mirkov - he probably knows it too.

VFL lads will get some troops back.

Sam Durdin, Jaxon Binns, Ollie Hollands, Brodie Kemp - will get a couple more next week.

Like to see Ollie dominate a game or two before a recall.

Like to see Kempy groomed in a Jack Martin role.