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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Williams slotted in like he hasnt missed a beat - gave us ran out of back 50 and uses it well even when in traffic. Has very good vision and does'nt panic
Still cant warm to Fantasia. I trust Voss and will hopefully later in the season will see why we got him in.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Biggest comeback since round 3 2007. 48 points down against the bombers. Fev kicked 8
While the 2007 comeback was greater by 2 points it was between 2 bottom tier teams - last nights was a comeback against last years finalist on their home patch. Was an amazing effort
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Hoping doc is not a serious injury but this game proves beyond any doubt we are a serious threat to add to silverware this year.
Im enjoying my scotch tonight.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0R 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Brisbane v Carlton
Midfield need to get it together - they are doing okay just not connecting with backline.
Need a general in the backline to orchestrate things - maybe Doc needs to fill a leadership hole there until Weits returns
Agree. Doc has to lead the defence until Weiters returns.
Cant have the likes of Kemp Young Boyd and co playing in as a group in such a pressure position without a general providing on field guidance.
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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.
Omg he has played 9-10 games. You wrote him off after he made some turnovers in his first game and its like you wont dare admit you may have gone a tad early.
You were adamant your opinion on Young being useless was all confirmed in the first practice match yet in Boyds case lets not read much into it cause its just a practice match.
Am i missing something.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
Gawn v Carlton
Boyd, Cunningham, Cincotta, Young, Pittonet, Fantasia
Look like they are deadwood to me unfortunately.
Happy to give them a full season but on that game they were woeful. Can cut Fantasia some slack but not the rest.
Did you watch all of the game? I was very impressed by Boyd and can now see clearly why Voss rates this kid so highly.
Can roost it 60 metres to a target lowered his eyes and spotted a leading forward 2-3 times and snagged a nice goal from a tight angle.
Has'nt even played 10 matches and some on here wrote him off after 2 games!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
This group knows exactly what its capable of and these nothing games are not where you put the hammer down as pushing to the limit is when you increase the chance of a soft tissue injury. You build into the season not go flat stick in a game that is meaningless.
We won alot of games in the second half of the season off pure guts, second efforts and wanting it more then out opposition. Drop the intensity even by 10% and we drop to a mid tier team at best.
The intensity will be back up once there is 4 points on the line and we will again be a hard team to beat.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
Only a practice match but that part is a bit of a worry.
Doc needs to play back until weiters returns.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
Gawn playing by himself
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2024 Practice Match Carlton vs Melbourne
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