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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Post Game Parlay: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney
Quote from: Gointocarlton on
I thought Dow had one of his worst game for the Club last Sat v Syd. He seemed to miss targets, goals and was generally messy with some of his disposals. But to his credit, he worked his ass off. He is a jet though and is entitled to an off game every now and then.

He got off to a bad start with that shocking miss in the first few minutes and didn't really recover, his games against Richmond and Port were good.
He'll be a good player, possibly a very good player.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Post Game Parlay: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney
Quote from: PaulP on
Wasn't this mental weakness / lack of self belief also the case under Pagan, Ratten, Malthouse and now Bolton ? So sacking the coach should solve it ?

Under Pagan it was simply a lack of cattle, Ratten had a much better list and achieved some moderate success, Malthouse was a bad appointment from day one and it was a matter of time.
We still have holes in our list and are still well short of the top teams,  but we should be steadily improving with the talent we've added over the last three or four years.
That's all that supporters want to see, and that's why performances like yesterday are so disappointing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Post Game Parlay: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney
Quote from: PaulP on
He may well end up finished sooner than expected, but if so, I doubt his failure will have anything to do with toughness, or ruthlessness, or a lack thereof

I'm not talking about flogging blokes at training or tearing strips off them verbally, what we lacked yesterday was mental strength.
When the going got tough some of our players simply didn't handle it, they made poor decisions under pressure and made skill errors executing basic tasks which they could do with their eyes closed at training.
It's a lack of self belief as much as anything, which means that we become reactive and second guess ourselves.
Collectively we don't expect to win, and when it inevitably turns against us we can't find another way.
Call it what you will, but ultimately Bolton will have to take responsibility.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Post Game Parlay: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney
 I went yesterday and it was deja vu, nothing much has changed from last year except that now Cripps and Walsh fly the flag whereas last year it was only Cripps.
It's a big ask for a kid in game three.
If we don't start winning semi regularly Bolton is finished, he's a good bloke and probably a good coach but it's just not working at the moment, maybe we need someone a bit more hard nosed and ruthless to instil some real desire and confidence into the players.
Reload for next week, hopefully minus Polson and Gibbons, but 0 and 4 will make it very tough on Bolton.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: JLT Round 2 - Blues v Pies (11 March, Monday holiday)
I was very happy with the way we played, we're a few years behind Collingwood and it showed today but our application was first rate.
Dow Walsh and Setterfield all look like very good players but they came up against some class and experience today, Pendlebury, Treloar, Sidebottom and Beams are hardened and classy and our kids struggled a bit, in a couple of years it will be a different story.
We're right on track as far as I'm concerned.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2018 Rd 23: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: LP on
Yes, like O'brien we saw De Koning tonight against the Crows who are a big bodied team, our kids need time whether they are mids or talls!

I think they can both have a role, I just doubt SoJ will ever be fairly appraised!

Long term I see SoJ as a natural replacement for the Daisy type role!

Thomas gets lots more of the ball, is quicker and has better skills, even though he's past his best he's still a much better footballer than Jack.
I hope he makes it but it's his third year now and he's fully fit, it's not looking good.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Who of today’s 22 is playing their last game for the club.
Quote from: kruddler on
Whatever there is to like about Byrne, there is just as much to not like....

I wish we had another three or four as good as him.

Quote from: Lods on
That's the key isn't it.....
For a 21 game player he goes OK....but the fact that he's only played 21 games in four years counts against him.
Doubt he'd be discarded at the end of this year so hopefully he gets a bit of continuity next year.

First year he came over from Ireland never having played the game so counting that is a bit rough, last year was a knee reco.
When he's fit he plays seniors, the club has a very high opinion of him.