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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 21 Post Game Prattle: Carlton vs Freo in Perth
Watching on a tiny screen is always hard work.

Usual mix of good bits here and there, with a lot of the usual. Good to see a few improved signs from SPS, he is getting involved and winning contests.

Our lack of possessions down back is one of the big problems. Our defenders are not able to share the ball, so the midfilders are too deep, resulting in shallow entries and the ball coming out fast. Too much left to too few as always

Oh well, only a couple of games left from a wretched season.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 20: Post Game Calm & Civilized Discussion: Carlton vs GWS
The club admin should make sure all the players are sacked, then sack themselves and then, and then, the board should go as well.  And then, with what's left, they should hire some new people and then sack them and... :-X

Pleasing to see measured responses on the board.  We have been hammered by injury and have a list that is bottoming out.  GWS meanwhile have depth and have played in prelims the past two years and should make the GF.  They are peaking and the pounding we got is the sign of a team on a mission.  If they get to a GF against Richmond, it will be a great clash of contrasting styles.  I would back GWS - precision kicking trumps mad pressure.

Good to see McKay, SPS, Dow play well.  They are the future, and lots to look forward to.  Curnow and McKay could be the dominant forward duo in a couple of years - akin to Franklin-Roughhead at their peak.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 18: Post Game Partying: Carlton vs Gold Coast
Great win on the road, and a big pressure release for the club.

GC were awful and missed swallow a lot, but we have had plenty of injuries in games: it shows how much effect they have.

Felt we won off the back of getting numbers to the contest, placing pressure on GC midfield. We spread a little better than usual also, allowing us cleaner ball movement forward which translates into more entries and score.

Hope weitering pulls up OK. He played a fine game, and we looked more organised down back with some dash thanks to Byrne.

Go blues!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 15: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs Brisbane
Watching the match took me back to the thumping in Brisbane that ended the Pagan years. 

I just don't know what to think about the club anymore.  The 'hope' they have sold us members for the past 3 years is getting thinner every week. 

I get we are rock bottom.  We have a bunch of inexperienced draftees, some shop worn retreads and a sprinkling of veterans that are only OK at best.  Two genuine A graders are the only bright spots.  But to get belted by the 17th place team by 10 goals is finding rock bottom and digging further.

The biggest disappointment to me are the experienced players.  The likes of Murphy, Ed Curnow, Thomas, Wright, Kruezer and Rowe, however hard they may be trying seem incapable of organising their team mates, i.e. leading.  These are 10 year league level players.  We were cut up time and time again because we were utterly disorganised, allowing Beams, Zorko and Hodge open space.  We can blame the coaching all we like, but I cannot believe that it is a coaching issue.  It is a lack of discipline and leadership on the field that allows a team to play so poorly as a team. 

Just can't see myself bothering to attend any more games this year. 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Post Game-Carlton v Collingwood
Concur with many of the posts. We are still undersized and lost the flow of the game often as players are out of position. Gartlett looked clueless, running in ever small circles, (did a nice tap through for a behind though) while oshae and mullet are part of the brigade that just make up the numbers.

Was the first game all season where we showed the type of ball movement we are aiming for. It has appears a few times, but it was implemented several times. Really encouraging and allows zones to be overcome.

Bad for plowman. Hopefully just a jarred knee without any longterm damage.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 9: Post Game Calm: Carlton vs Melbourne
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Hope he can bring those insights to us and is strong enough to make a positive difference in our environment then.

The coach too. He, if we forget, has been very successful and cone out of the best coaching school we have ever seen at league level.

The press conference was good from Bolton. There was none of the forget about it and move on stuff. He said the players must dwell on this loss and learn from it. Its the essence if team sport turn around. Stand fast board. Bolton is the coach we need and have.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 9: Post Game Calm: Carlton vs Melbourne
Little to get too obsessed about other than we stynk it up everywhere. Bar Cripps, the players with the most touches generally don't and didn't use it well in a midfield of headless chooks, a back line that can't kick and a forward line that...didn't see much action

Boy its getting hard to keep the youngster keen on Carlton. Attended open training yesterday, but even that was pretty underwhelming, with only a few players sticking around to sign stuff.

Bad signs of lethargy and giving up are there and its not even halfway through a very grim season. Brisbane currently leading...
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 8: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs Essendon
Well done blues. So annoyed I couldn't get to the game.

Seeing the effects of getting games into players. Like the look of two key forwards with 50 plus games each.  Bit of luck with injury and curnow and Mackay will play together for the rest of the season, and that is a forward line to build around