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Messages - ratlice

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2023 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Essendon
Abuse of players at the ground by supporters is just not on. Unacceptable. I know it's a loud minority but they should pull their heads in. Players shouldn't have to put up with this and be subjected to such abuse. I bet no-one is hurting more than the players, coaches, staff and so on.
Maybe they should all wear head phones like Mackay!!!
Wait a minute are we talking about grown men here or school kids?
They should all grow a set!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2023 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Essendon
At the 9min mark of the 2nd, Charlie had 0.4, Martin 1.2, Owies had 0.1. They were all gettable, regulation shots for fwds. Convert a few of those and we go into half time with an ok lead. Not Saying the 7 to 2 goal 3rd qtr wouldnt have happened but it may have looked totally different. Those misses absolutely deflate us every time.
Also gives the opposition another attacking opportunity. 16 for the game!!!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2023 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Sydney
We'll see what Curly's boy is made of at seasons end but surely we bin these for a start:
Edward Curnow
Lochie O'Brien
Lachie Fogarty
David Cuningham
Sam Philp
Josh Honey
Lachlan Plowman
Jack Martin
Caleb Marchbank

Trade wise, apart from a hand full (and I mean a hand full) of obvious untouchables, everyone else is on the trade table AFAIC. We can't keep turning out the same blokes year after year who can't advance us into the 8.
You can add Williams to that list!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Need more than one player on Nick, his running is off the charts. Cottrell has struggled keeping up with Josh in the past and you need a few players to work them over. I like the idea of someone who can punish Nick for not defending  and force Collingwood to change their plans.
It's the pace and ball movement of Collingwood that kills you, they always have that overlap runner and I think that's why the Crows were able to almost match them because they are young and have leg speed to keep up.
We could do with a wet day to make it more contested and slow the game up.
Me thinks we have bigger issues to worry about than opposition players, like 1 goal from 29 entries!!!

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs
I don't think Newey gave up the chase on Cameron, I think he gave up in disgust at how easy it got to Cameron and how little support there was for him and how little pressure up the field there was to create the Cameron opportunity in the first place.
The mindset of giving up starts well before the contest. A desperate player would have made more of an effort to not concede a goal. The result may have been the same but his team mates would have appreciated an effort.