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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Northern Blues vs. Williamstown Sunday 6th April at Visy
You wouldn't want to have a bad game if you were Bell or Robbo

Bell subbed off round 1

Starting sub this week.

Writing is on the wall.

Krudds and I claimed him early. Back off!


How early is early?

I've been on the case of both Bell and Robbo since early last year. ;)

Yep both must go
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Chris Yarran has gone backwards.
I didn't think his game was as good as many on here are claiming.

Maybe cause I focus on the amount of times he stops a second before possible contact and that sh1ts me so much that I don't notice what he does when he has the ball.

He stopped instead on running straight at the ball in the contest when hocking elbowed him. Happened just before the incident.

If we are serious about becoming a real team either he shows more courage or IMO he's trade bait.

His skills are not good enough to be that soft and get away with it.

Spot on
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Baby Blues vs. Werribee at Visy on Sunday 18th Aug
Sorry but no to O'Keefe!

Sure he had the worst run with injury but why does he get a game on the back of one good game?

I acknowledge that Bootsma had a shocker but to drop him would be the easy choice. He comes across as a bit of an introvert, so hopefully MM goes to him and says you had a crap game but I believe in what you've got so we are going to back you in. Get out there and prove me right.

Play him on the HB flank against a non body player.

I agree. Mick played him on jack for development reasons. Why would he then drop bootsma? Bootsma stays.

Glad to hear about ROK's performance though. He will be kept for next year.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 20: Carlton V Bulldogs (Pre-Game)
McInnes should be in our starting 22 each week.  Can't understand why Graham wasn't named... season is over, why not reward a kid for decent form when others have packed up for the year.

I'm thinking it's a fitness issues for both of them. Mick said after the nth game that they'd asked a lot of mciness, coming back in after hid knee op. Based on that, they probably want him to have 2-3 gamed back in the 2's before bringing him in. He's definitely in micks plans I'd say.

With graham they probably just want him to keep playing well in the 2's and not rush him into the seniors for fear of breaking down again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rd 18 Pre game ponderings: Holiday on the Gold Coast or Disaster at Carrarra?

Laidler or Duigan may be a better option if we were playing a team with more mature bodies.

No problems putting faith in Bootsma as we need to put game time in to the kids but it makes you wonder what Laidler or Duigs need to do to get a game in the seniors again.

We'll certainly need to be on our toes this week, young bodies or not!

My take is Mick sees bootsma and mciness as the future in the backline, and get precedence. Duigan and laidler are very much last resort back ups
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Development and Recruiting
I just had an idea, its a bit bold, and many wont like it, but Im going to float it anyway.

In the event that we do trade away Hampson and Warnock, would anyone else think that Koschitzke would be of any value to us?

Would come for nothing at least.

Even if he did cost us nothing, my answer would still be NO.

Any reason why?

From where I sit, he comes to us and becomes our 3rd best key forward and the only key forward on our list to have played in a grand final.  Think about how Geelong used Brad Ottens in his last couple of years at the cattery.

Overrated, under achieving player, coming from a club with a dubious culture. Never really grabbed a finals match by the scruff of the neck and stamped his authority on it. Too many head knocks. Near the end of his career etc...........

Many on here have been bagging him since he got drafted (not saying you're one of them btw).

No way.

I heard him on the radio before the game last saturday.  From what he was saying, he's hoping just to eek out another couple of games!