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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2024 Elimination Final 1 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Yep
Reading around there are quite a few clubs interested.
Personally I'd rather keep him
But the club may be looking at his age compared to Motlop and Durdin and choose to move him on.
I think his value might not be in a swap for a pick ...but rather bundled with a pick for a player of need.

I think it’s likely to unfold that way.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Who wins 2024?
I dont know that I could tolerate my Hawthorn mates if they won. One mate in particular who said to me 10 -11 weeks ago (rnd 16 we'd just flogged Geel by 10 goals) and we were sitting in 2nd, they were 13th and he boldly claimed "we will salute before your mob does". I told him he was crazy and he asked why to which I replied, "look at the ladder mate, we are 2nd are you are 13th".
Those words will come back to haunt me I'm sure.

Agreed. This would be my worst nightmare.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2024 Elimination Final 1 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Heat maps show where players had disposals, not where they were running.

In fact, 90% of Motlop’s disposals were in defence, 40% of Fantasia’s were in defence and all four of Durdin’s disposals were in the forward line.  You’d have to look at the GPS data to see how much time they spent in attack and defence.

Putting that to one side, your point about them having different roles is correct.  Fantasia generally has the link up role that Cottrell does so well and he had a defensive role on Zorko for some time.  Motlop usually gets back in defence but Durdin rarely goes beyond the wing.

I don’t know if the distance covered stats are published anywhere but I suspect that they would show considerable variation.

Agree. You have to know exactly what a player’s role is in order to make criticism of how well he’s performing it. Skills execution is obvious on the other hand.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 24 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda
As optimistic as I usually am, that optimism has deserted me for tomorrow's game. In fact my concern is that they'll rag-doll us. I pray to all the gods that I am wrong. For us to win tomorrow we'll need an amazing and enormous spirit and ruthlessness to get on top of the Aints, then stay there. Not something we've seen a lot of against a strong defensive side in good form.

I am very nervous about this one too.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast
I couldn't care less how Martin, Marchbank, Cunningham et al get injured, I'd rather save the embarrassment and go in 1 man down or with an unproven newby than risk it with any of those. Pick any of them and it will be a disaster, Ive seen that movie a thousand times, I know how it ends.

Leave ‘em in the crystal cabinet. Go with the Pyrex.