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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Agreed Mav....their small/medium forwards could tear us apart if we're as loose defensively as we've been. Schultz is a dynamic player and goes really hard at it. Him, Fredericks and Walters as you mentioned but Switkowski is also very dangerous. It wouldn't surprise me to see Plowman come back in this week and even Stocker too even though his VFL game last week was quiet from all accounts? I think Parks might go out as he's playing more that third tall which we might not need as much this week.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Spot on EB. Logue was a top 10 draft pick albeit somewhat of a surprise as he was thought of more as an athlete rather than an elite footy player as a junior...but yes, a good size and would be someone that would likely go against Silvagni when he's forward. But you're right, Young is elite by foot and Chapman has been excellent in the first 5 weeks also so it'll take a bit of their clean kicking skills out which helps us....which means I wouldn't be surprised if Nathan Wilson comes back in to replace one of them and Logue to replace the other.

Pearce and Cox will get the jobs on McKay/Curnow.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
EB....their backline is probably one area where they have multiple options to cover a few players out. Joel Hamling hasn't been able to get a game and Griffen Logue was dropped for last week despite getting votes in the AFLCA Award the week before. They've also still got Ethan Hughes and Nathan Wilson who were previously regulars in their back half. Logue will probably come back in this week.

Pearce and Cox down back will be much harder for McKay and Curnow compared to what they had to deal with last week. But it all comes down to the work in the middle. When we've been firing in first/second quarters, it's been out of the middle quickly and into the tall forwards....it's where the 6/6/6 rule works IMO.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2022 Post Game Carlton vs Port Adelaide
All the talk pre-season was about our defensive issues.....lack of defensive pressure, letting teams move the ball easily into their forward line and the inability to stop teams when they got on a roll. I'll take the 4-1 for sure but it seems like we've gone into a full on attacking/high energy game, which we don't appear to be able to sustain for 4 quarters...but completely forgotten about the defensive weaknesses that ultimately cost Teague his job.

Even in the first half when we were dominating, Port still seemed to be able to get the ball and move it too easily around the ground and into their forward half. They just didn't have the tall forward options to capitalise on it.

Young is in his early days but looks lost when the ball hits the ground and just panics when he gets it. He'll get better for sure but we really do need to get McGovern and/or McDonald back in there and down back IMO to offer a bit more experience to help Weitering.

I was worried when we brought Cottrell, Newnes and Parks into the side all at the same time. None of them are all that good with disposal but Cottrell probably did enough to hold his spot.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
As much as Silvagni gives his all, not sure we can ask him to go up against Lobb. TDK probably needs to play this week, irrespective of his VFL form on the weekend.

One thing we need is a bit of pace....watching that Freo game, they were very quick on the outside and it's not an area we're overly blessed with. IMO, I'd have Dow in the team this week and play him off a wing even if Cripps comes back in. Setterfield needs to be dropped...forget the stats, he's not contributing at all and lost count of the number of panic handballs he made to a team mate under more pressure.

I'm not sold on Parks at this stage. Young was good in his first game for us but has looked very shaky in recent weeks. He's good for the spoil in a contest but that's about it when the ball hits the ground...too many panic decisions.

Maybe Fisher and Dow on the wings? I thought Sunday was probably Fish's best game this year and he used the ball really well.

Cottrell lacks nothing in endeavour but his disposal lets him down but I thought he was pretty good in the latter stages. Newnes....hmm...not sold on him either. I think we can do better and he's not the future.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2022 Post Game Permutations Carlton vs Gold Coast
Townsend....maybe we all got a bit carried away with the 3-0 start. Glass half empty and it could've been 0-4. Had to come from nearly 4 goals back to beat Richmond, withstood a second half onslaught from the Dogs after leading comfortably and nearly lost it against the Hawks after playing, arguably, our best quarter of footy in many years. 3-1 is way better than most of us had thought possible...most of us thought 4-0 in the lead up to last week.....but with a stroke of (bad) luck, we'd be staring down the barrel of 0-4 and Voss would've been really feeling the heat.

As others have commented, best way to deal with it is beat a struggling Port this week....simple as that. Drop this one and questions will be asked for sure.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2022 Post Game Permutations Carlton vs Gold Coast
Agree DJC....I'm still not sure on what Boyd's role is if he comes into the team? We have a few running/offensive half back types like Saad, Williams, Docherty....and to a lesser extent Newman. Can Boyd play that lock down role on a small forward? If not, then it's hard to see him forcing his way into the side ahead of someone like Stocker.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Hard to see Fogarty holding his spot either.....that might save Fisher?

But tend to agree with others on Jack Martin. If Pittonet is good to go, Silvagni stays forward and Martin might be surplus? His game last week was pretty much his career in a nutshell....came out and looked good for the first quarter or so and then just faded away again. He's done that too many times in his career at Carlton.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2022 Post Game Permutations Carlton vs Gold Coast
EB, I made the point on another thread....most of our best players were defenders....but who was on Rosas? Playing about his 6th game, kicked 3 goals and made us look stupid. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Plowman on him.....he was too busy watching Lukosius waltz away from him. It might've been Newman....who, IMO, is having a very ordinary season and wouldn't surprise me to see him dropped this week and replaced with Stocker down back. We'll need someone to man up on Robbie Gray.