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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Lods – on
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Anyone think that holding Moir back might have benefited him rather than gift him games when his performance and effort didn't warrant it?

His talent has never been the question.    Hopefully the penny has dropped.

He is a player that our forward line desperately needs.

I do.
An early taste.
Back to the VFL.
Give him some midfield time to get him more involved while he's back there.
Promote him and stick with him for a couple of games.
Shows us what we've all believed he was capable of....
I think he's been handled very well. ;)

I was starting to think that Moir wouldn't realise his potential, but dropping him in at the deep end seems to have paid off.  By that, I mean that he has been tasked to play as a key forward, third tall and midfield against serious opposition and without much support.

I don't think that he is ever going to be a high possession ball magnet but I believe that he will become an important cog in our forward line and midfield.



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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: Shakin77 – on
Anyone think that holding Moir back might have benefited him rather than gift him games when his performance and effort didn't warrant it?

His talent has never been the question.    Hopefully the penny has dropped.

He is a player that our forward line desperately needs.

I do.
An early taste.
Back to the VFL.
Give him some midfield time to get him more involved while he's back there.
Promote him and stick with him for a couple of games.
Shows us what we've all believed he was capable of....
I think he's been handled very well. ;)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2025 Rd 17 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Fields
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: Baggers – on
Gulf between mature bodies and kids was almost criminally obvious. Gotta feel for Luke and the boys having to go into the game so under manned.

Luke Power shouldn't be held responsible for any bad loss at the moment.
He has one of the most difficult roles at the club.
His team is picked apart by the seniors on a regular basis.
He has to manage a development role with a game style that makes the players ready for the AFL team.
He's one we should be keeping.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Shakin77 – on
Anyone think that holding Moir back might have benefited him rather than gift him games when his performance and effort didn't warrant it?

His talent has never been the question.    Hopefully the penny has dropped.

He is a player that our forward line desperately needs.

Perhaps.

Anyone think that giving him a game early on was a bit of a reality check to point out where he actually is in the scheme of things and give him something to work towards?

I think it was Vossy who said that he's always been very talented, but he needed to know how to work within a system.
I think the earlier game was a good lesson to learn that talent will only take you so far. Playing as/within a team will give you more success.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2025 Rd 17 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Fields
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: Baggers – on
Gulf between mature bodies and kids was almost criminally obvious. Gotta feel for Luke and the boys having to go into the game so under manned.
That's one reason why the MC has been (rightly) reluctant to select players like Binns in past seasons - too many lightweights who struggle to cope with the physicality of the VFL - let alone the AFL.