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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: Professer E on
We need to keep a close eye on Myers.  I'd run Cottrell on him and make him accountable.  Maybe put Acres on Cameron and make Cameron gut run up and down all day.
No Saad is going to make it difficult with Stengle too, maybe Boyd gets the job although I'd like Boyd for Myers.
Where ever you look they have dangerous forwards , a couple that go under the radar are Close and Henry.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2024 Rd 5 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -

Our line-up:
B: Lachie Young  Sam Durdin  Harry Lemmey
HB: Billy Wilson  Dom Akuei  Michael Lewis
C: Alex Cincotta Jaxon Binns  Tom Phillips
HF: Ned Cahill  Bob Monahan  Ahton Moir
F: Liam McMahon  Luke Nelson  Alex Mirkov
R:  Hudson O'Keefe  Heath Ramshaw  Zavier Maher
Int:  L. Prout  W. White  B. Kuipers  A. Stevens  B. Lambert

Em: D. Hogg  K. Ferranato  J. Gedi  H. Gill  C, Verrell  T. Sruk  F. Riley  J. Brereton

Disappointed to see Jess Gedi out; he was good last week.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Jim Park Voting 2024 AFL Rd 7 Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by crashlander -
Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2024 Post Game Review Carlton vs GWS
Last post by madbluboy -
ANATOMY OF A FORWARDLINE IN FLOW
It was the six-pack in just over six minutes that won Carlton the game in a seesawing clash with GWS, and a perfect reflection of how the Blues forwardline works when at its best.

While missing Sam Taylor, the Giants had the tall timber to at least keep the Blues in check, with Jack Buckley, Harry Himmelberg and Leek Aleer all in defence.
The six-goal burst – all kicked by the big three Carlton talls – that won the match in the third quarter last week came thanks to separation.

Curnow kicked the first goal, with small Corey Durdin putting in just enough of a lead – a “duel-threat pattern” – to not allow Himmelberg to come over the top, creating room for Curnow to mark over Buckley.
About a minute later, Blues Matt Cottrell and Blake Acres pulled away from the dangerous room in front of McKay, allowing him to lead into open space and a chest mark, while Curnow kept well clear in the goalsquare.

The next goal came after McKay forced a turnover on the wing, with Curnow the deepest forward and with acres of space to use and mark in the goalsquare.

By now, De Koning had moved from the ruck to the forwardline and the Blues had their preferred centre bounce combination of Sam Walsh, Patrick Cripps, Marc Pittonet and George Hewett in the guts.

That quartet won 12 centre bounces and lost just one last weekend, leading to nine inside-50s and five scores.

Walsh ran clear from the bounce and De Koning kept his opponent away for just long enough for McKay to earn a free kick in a one-on-one contest with Himmelberg.
Goal No.5 saw McKay and Curnow again keeping their distance, standing 20m apart inside 50, and Orazio Fantasia could clearly see Curnow in a one-on-one with Buckley.

The kick was a scrubber but Curnow was good enough to pick it up and snap truly on the left as a frustrated Buckley threw his mouthguard to the turf.

Curnow became the highest tall forward for the final goal, leaving McKay and De Koning deep and isolated, with De Koning marking on his chest after a quick rebound from defence.

In six minutes of gametime, the Blues erased a 20-point deficit and now led by 17 thanks to three Curnow goals, two to McKay and one to De Koning.