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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Northern Blues vs. Casey at Casey Fields
Why did the club keep Cachia and McInnes on the list for them to just play 2's footy all year?

That's another 2 list places taken up right there... no wonder we struggled to win 6 games this year, we have barely had more than 26-28 to pick from all year.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 19: Carlton vs Freo: Post Match Pain Again
Mil,  Dawson has been holding forwards by both arms since the day dot... but the umps are blind too it.  It has been a blight on the game for years.  I've been to games and heard him referred to as the "backpack" (it goes around both arms and over the shoulders...).
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 19: Carlton vs Freo: Post Match Pain Again
Had to follow it on radio and from the way they were going on, Freo was crucified by the umps so I guess umpiring it is all a point of relative perspective.

MacLean as sub was plain stupid, but we don't have a lot of options at the moment.

Our talls were much less effective this week against real defenders.

Pleased that we gave an honest effort but lack of composure in the last 10 minutes was telling - plus they simply have more class.  Yet again poor kicking for goal when it counted.  We should have been well up at half and three quarter time as it was IMO.

The turning point was Touhy's stupid 50 - up until that point he had played well, and yes Ballantyne is a pest, but you just don't do stuff like that.  We lost control completely  when Docherty kicked OOB - I doubt we got a meaningful possession after that...  instead of a goal or trapped in our F50 it went forward until chance inevitably hurts you.  All this represents a lack of composure, which is probably an experience and in part skill thing.

I said after the game versus this mob last year that Veale was a gun and I stand by that.  Has quietly become a very solid player.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Northern Blues vs. Werribee at Visy
Funny how we looked a different side without Walker, MacLean and Walker.   Their replacements all played important roles... won't happen every week but you gotta wonder.

A non-contributing ruckman is a massive boat anchor.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 18 : Blues Stun Kangaroos (Final Siren Shock)
It was a bizarre game in many ways... the way we held the ball and went sideways to keep possession, then patiently waited for a chain of short options  before hitting up a forward...  and the fact that we hit targets and took marks...we looked the most systematic and organised CFC side I'd seen for a long time.  A lot of blokes played well and our better players played well.

We even held tackles.  Yea, amazing stuff.

I thought we had a very, very, good run with officialdom and got the rub of the green, and yes we ain't a top 4 side but they all did their jobs and were fair dinkum for much of the game.  I'm happy with that.

What really staggered me was how awful norf were... they weren't switched on early, they wouldn't run defensively, their ball carriers were awful (particularly with ball in hand), their backs slow and sloppy, they let the likes of Murphy have space - every liability about them was horribly exposed... it was a really sloppy night from Scott and the players I thought. 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 18 : Blues Stun Kangaroos (Final Siren Shock)
Casboult -ran out of petrol towards the end but scares the opposition.   Didn't do a lot but other talls did the job.

Hendo - was incensed by his wastefulness but turned it around.  Did the basics well - Hansen was poor on him, very poor.

Waite - as good a game as we've seen from SOV... crunching tackles, mobility, kicked well, outstanding marking.  The mark in D50 then the long run forward and goal was superb.

Graham - overall I was impressed, better than some of the VFL games I have seen.  Won't be allowed to run around with space that often and must get prepared for harder football in the clinches.  Still too many dinky kicks under pressure but when allowed to run loose showed he can drill the ball properly. Needs work on left foot, core strength work and must keep his feet.

Yazz - concur... did the basics well and carried the ball superbly at times without unnecessary razzle dazzle.  Open game suited him.

BOS(brother of Spida) - knew the injury was serious when I saw it, looked nasty.

Judd - his last quarter was good and a solid contributor but I thought the other mids did a lot of the heavy lifting.  Looked sharp and had a bit of zip about him... doesn't look like a player fading out to me..

Gibbs- massive, massive game I thought, especially second quarter.  Swept up a lot of loose but contested ball at the back of the square and delivered clean.

Murph - shown no respect and cut norf apart with precise disposal.  One wasted F50 but it that is regarded as an "average" game then he is up there with the best.

Wood - proper ruckman's game.  Big marks, created space, negated Goldstein yet won some crucial clearances.  Honest effort.

Curnow - hard to follow on the TV... did he run with Boomer?  Competed hard but seemed to get the slip at times.   Still integral to side IMO as better in that role than others.

Ellard - poor, but not from lack of effort.  Put in and drew frees - seemed to play higher up the ground than normal but delivered ball poorly, got caught and didn't capitalise in opportunities. Will struggle to retain place in side and spot on list.

Robbo - superb hit on Adams and valuable as third man in and general grunt around the place... others have gotten off at the MRP for way worse but he'll go. Agreed needs to get smarter but we play better when he is around.

Simmo - very good off half back I thought, though his kicking seems to have lost a bit of penetration.  Ran hard to create that wide loose option off half back and distributed well... essentially what beat norf.

Rowe - towelled Petrie.  Seems slow to give off by hand in broken play which creates problems but remember, he has played about 15 games in defence.  It will come.

White - does some very tough things but makes some critical, really dumb errors.  Seems to be either a touch slow or a touch short for the roles they want him to play but better than the other options in the 2's. 

Jamo - If he stood Black and Brown then he was very good... but there was a bit of heart-in-mouth disposal stuff.

Doc - good game disposal-wise but was disappointed to see him beaten in the air when he had the sit.

Touhy - best game for a while IMO.  Kicked and used the ball well and looked better under pressure.

Thomas - was a passenger... got knocked over and lost footing very easily and looks down on strength.

Menzel - awesome tackles and astute flanker's role, running hard and dropping back to defence at times to offer option/support so not in positions to hit scoreboard.   Praying that his knee is alright.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 18 : Blues Stun Kangaroos (Final Siren Shock)
BigNic, I'm over the love for Ziebell from Bwuce and his mates.  I just don't see it.  Yeshe goes in hard but a bit too indiscriminantly for my liking and his ball use leaves a lot to be desired IMO.

We've got our own version in Robbo and I'm not sure if Robbo is guaranteed of being in our best 22 all the time... his good is, but there is a fair bit of bad.  Funnily enough I thought his games prior to his last suspension were his best for some time.