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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
I would say admirably rather than adequately.

When I write 'adequately' in reference to Young, it's actually a compliment, of sorts. To perform adequately in a very good defence, is doing your job. 'Impressively,' for moi, is another step. Weiters does his job impressively, as does Saad, McGovern and Newman (in our defence). Kemp and Boyd are also doing an adequate job, and we all want them to be better.

As with most of us, if Young was to recapture and even improve upon his form of 2022, I'd be rapt. And I hope he does. But we can only judge him on what he is producing right now and we can't help but compare now to his form of 2022... when he was impressive.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
I don't get any knocks on TDK... coming along nicely.

Still concerned with Hollands... yes, fantastic at 'pressure acts', first rate, but still seems to fumble with his offensive game. Yep, just a kid, too light and is learning, and maybe what he is doing at present is exactly what the coaches want from him, but I'd like to see him develop being dangerous with aggott in hand.

And I'm not in the pumping up Young group. Yep, doing a job, and doing it adequately. Does look better than last year but is that just feint praise? (Threw that in for you, Ye Rat O' the River  ;)  ;D  - sorry folks, its an 'in joke' between us). What One of the things that Young lacks is authority, which Weiters has in spades (yeah, yeah I know comparisons are unfair on Young... but the bottom line is that Weiters brings a great deal to our defense, and with him there, our defense is at its best which is what we want - our best).
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Once up a time it was us who were labelled 'brave' in defeat. How many times did we see headlines, after losing a close one, 'Brave Blues.'

Only very good sides play below their best, even well below, and still find a way to win. 'Above the shoulders'... we are coming along nicely.

2 zip after the first two games, if most of us are honest with ourselves, we probably figured on 1-1.

Individually, we had our fair share of blokes down, well down - Fantasia, Hollands, Cuningham. A large number of 'did their job' ...just. But then there were the blokes who really carried us and had exceptional moments - TDK, Saad, McKay, Kemp, Charles, Acres, Newman, Williams (that run down tackle late in the game to earn a free was just brilliant). Then, at the pinnacle, was Cripps and McGovern.

...and some pretty handy blokes to return in the coming weeks...
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
I always think Vossy is more of a coach/non -playing captain who is riding the bumps with the boys and responding in real time as to how the game is unfolding. Other coaching staff probably take note of and discuss the more strategic aspects with  him later.

Good pick-up Fluffy One. A real 'hands on' senior coach. Love it. And when you have the kind of respect -- factoring in his playing achievements -- from the players that Vossy obviously has, its a real play to your strengths coaching strategy.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
I felt Fantasia was much more involved than Owies.
Agree. Fantasia's smarts and disposal in tight were influential. Owies was probably our only 'not quite up to it' player.
Hollands, whose tireless work; defensive work, was terrific... however, he's got to become less fumbly and surer with his hands.
Crippa, Cera & Hewett were outstanding. Really well supported by Chugga and J Carroll - who looked like he belonged. Announced himself.
Good to see Cunners going in hard with his body at times when required.
Entire back-line deserves plaudits. (Pleasantly surprised by Young. Kempy tough and hard).
TDK's work was great. Hard at it. 2nd/3rd efforts, terrific.
H... silenced the glib and shallow critics in the best way possible.
Fogarty... tougher than a cat's head. Valuable. When he tackles someone, they remain tackled.
47pt turnaround speaks for itself about belief, persistence, endeavour, pressure and connection... when we bring our 'brand.'

Kinda feels like a 'bonus' 4pts considering where we played, conditions and an elite opposition. Go Blues!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Fagan decidedly unimpressive in the presser - a lot of stats…. I know they don’t give much to the journos, but all he did was read out stats, no feel for the what happened or why
Struck me similarly. No acknowledgement of us and how we played.
His use of stats was a red herring as they were amortized over the entire game and boosted enormously by their dominant first qtr and a half. Not a very classy presentation from Fagan.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
On reflection, the thing I noticed missing from both our preseason hitouts was hunting.

We will be hunted this year, with oppositions putting enormous time and effort into dismantling us.

Not a fan of the word 'hunger'... if you aint hungry at this level, you don't belong on an AFL list. Huge fan of a hunting mind set and focus - with a mongrel, ruthless persistence to hunt, you're a formidable opponent. It's very uncompromising. You can build a lot around being a relentless hunter.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
That was his best game for us and by some margin. But it is a one off at this stage.

Remember Nick Duigan being the finals hero against the tigers?
Next week against Sydney he was average.
He never played again.

So be careful about '1 good game'.

Go back and watch some of his efforts last year and there was a lot of under (a little bit of) pressure moments where he simply folded. There was a lot of similarities between him and LOB. The latter also had some positive moments, but they were the exception rather than the rule.

Best thing going for Boyd is that he is one of the only blokes on our list who can play on a small forward in a lockdown role. Other blokes like Saad, Docherty, Williams, even Newman are better off as attacking players rather than lock down players.

I'm happy for him to keep proving me wrong. I'm not changing my tune after 1 game and 1 pre-season game.

Now, K, old son, surely you're taking the mickey comparing Boyd to LOB? Boyd puts his body on the line (fearless), has some agro and if anything can be too zealous with his attack on opponent and aggott. I admit, I like his game and especially his attitude. Plus it must be remembered, regardless of his age, he's only played sixteen games as a senior player! A work in progress and definitely improving.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
Anyone else notice that H kicked through the aggott when shooting for goal against the Go Dees, regardless of distance from goal?

I recall quite vividly, and perhaps this is an obtuse correlation, during my martial arts training in the Navy (back in the 1800's  ;D ) having it explained by the instructor that as he was about to chop his fist through a bunch of roofing tiles, that he aimed and focussed his attention, intention and vision about six inches below the tiles. A lesson that has served me well in life. So I wonder if H perhaps focussed on something well beyond the goal posts and ignored the posts, then sought to kick the pill 60 metres, regardless (of distance from goal).

The fluffed shot, which went out on the full, I actually put down to the swirling wind effecting the ball drop, as also happened with a number of usually reliable shots on goal blokes from the Go Dees?