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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Petracca was on and I dont think anyone was going to stop him if he got enough supply and it was one on one stuff where he excels like Dusty did at his peak.
We needed to put more pressure on the delivery and get another player across to help out when we could..
In a way it was better we got on top of him early and forced him to play forward.
Sure, he dominated forward......but the ball had to get there for that to happen.
Had he stayed midfield and started to dominate there, the dees would've had even more inside 50's, probably gone past the tipping point of what we could control.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2024 Rd 7 Carlton vs Casey at Carlton
Hope Cunners has a good workout.
Needs to learn to get more possessions and be more involved because he seems to be one of the better players at kicking to the advantage of our tall forwards in the AFL team.
Either that or change his name to Fantasia. Possessions and being involved doesn't matter for him.
I thought cunners was stiff to be dropped, and think he should be first recalled.
Hopefully he gets through without incident.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
[4] Free Kicks: My God, we were crucified. I don't want to go through all of them, but there were so many after half time! Without them, Melbourne wouldn't have got close.It was about 10 minutes into the last quarter and I checked the free kick count.
But that big tackle on Petracca near siren time: absolute Gold!
For the second half up to that point it was 9-1 in their favour. I th I bk we then got about 4 in a row pretty quickly, plus that dodgy dangerous tackle one on Kemp that saved us a goal.
Overall I didn't think the umps were that bad, but there was definitely a bad patch which coincided with them coming back.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Take the win and the long break
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
We'd have 200,000 members if they stopped killing us all with heart attacks.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
Knowing us, we'll somehow manage to make this a close game and give us all yet another heart scare. It's what we do.
I hate that I know this club so well.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
And Gawn, as expected has had a good game ruck wise, probably a bit quiet around the ground
There was a stat early that showed hitouts.
Dees had twice as many as us (roughly) but we had more hitouts to advantage. Reckon pitto has held his own in that department.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
He is being a real pest. Got inside gawns head early. Tackling well and getting the dees players to lose focus on the ball and we are benefiting from it.
Of course his goal and general ruck play has been good too.
It's been a long time since we've had a ruck with some genuine aggression, enjoys the hard stuff and loves the verbal.
Reckons he might have a broken finger too.
Hopefully he can keep gawn quiet for 1 more quarter.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
We've got over half the dees usual score against, in just a quarter....in the wet.
About as good as we could've asked for.
Funny how things work when you kick it through the big ones.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Melbourne
Pittonet and Jack Martin both kicking goals early.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Well, at the risk of seeming like a smarty pants, I suspected Hewett or Cerra. Balance. Plus Hewett was a little slow last week and would be a good replacement for a tired (or injured) mid when some of the early heat has gone out of the game.
Going back to what I was saying the other day...if someone is tired or injured, rest them.
Keep cunners in the side.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Hewett it is.
Of course it is, because its makes no sense. Its not like we need a defensive minded mid to play on superstar mids that the opposition has.....
oh wait.
*facepalm*
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/other/gay-afl-player-s-secret-relationship-raises-sad-question/ar-BB1m10Io?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=ASTS&cvid=6cb0cc9f6f02486888a155ffbc8ebd1c&ei=16
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Funny this...
Ian Roberts came out nearly 30 years ago in Rugby League.
Women AFL+Soccer players seem to have no trouble with it.
Colin Hughes the gay footballer on Ted Lasso declared himself...teammates seemed more concerned he didn't trust them with the info.
I guess the question is...
Is it anybody's business?
Do we really need to know?
Is it important that we know"
Would it be a positive for young gay footballers, or would the atmosphere in a teenage team be a little less tolerant than a professional organistation
There's been a few players who have been 'outed' over the journey.
Most notably when Jacko outed someone on Live tv during a legends game.
There's the comedian Josh Lawson (?) who said he has had a relationship with a former brownlow medalist.
Plenty of people have been speculated about and plenty know it to be true, but nobody has 'admitted it'.
I think its time.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Points for:
Carlton: 3rd
Melbourne: 10th
Points against:
Carlton: 15th
Melbourne: 1st
How are we 'horribly out of form' while they are in good form ??