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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0R 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Brisbane v Carlton
Thank you Lods, had been looking for comments on how our second tier players performed in the AFL & VFL matches last week.. So good to hear that Carol & Hudson O'Keefe went okay. We might need O'Keefe rucking in the A team this year!

Any thoughts on how Harry Lemmey, Jaxon Binns, Lachlan Cowan and Ashton Moir performed in either game?

cheers Ab
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2023 Preliminary Final Carlton vs Brisbane Post Game Prognostications
To become a true premiership contender we will need to improve the structure/movement of our forwards and particularly how the ball is delivered into the forward 50 m area. Long high kicks into the area are a gift for backs to set up and defender against. 

No wonder Charlie C. had a bad finals series given the way we were delivering the ball.  
With a less cluttered up forward line, Charlie and co may even get some effective leads in!  :)  :)

We also would benefit from another mid size marking straight kicking forward, imo.  

cheers Ab 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
What about leaving Cripps as a permanent forward and taking him out of the middle and only rotate through there.

That would be my first go-to move. Crippa and Charlie could be a good combination

Not sure what to do with H

Yes good to move both Harry & Crippa in games when getting monstered  As said in an earlier post, Harry could be a sensation at Centre Half Back
Ab
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 AFL Rd 11 Carlton vs Sydney
As viewed from O'Reilly Stand on a cold Sydney night.
Competitive for much of the game, including periods when we ran in numbers with overlap & handball.  However, the usual poor delivery into 50 or fluffed shot at goal.   We certainly need another marking forward to take pressure off Charlie & Harry.   Late in game Sydney had player/s who could mark on the forward flanks and "kick the goal".

Team.      C

3 Cottrell
3 Walsh
3 Weitering
2 Charlie - he & Harry drew a crowd  when ever the ball went in there
2. Cerra
1 . Motlop - great first half, but Sydney pounced on him in the second.
1  Docherty

cheers 
Ab

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
I don't know how much Weitering's financial woes might be affecting him but, since the loss of Jones, he has been largely anchored on the last line and has devolved to mostly punching to spoil, which are often more effective than his kicks of late.

It would be an interesting swap for a quarter or to, Harry Mckay to CHB and Weitering to the forward line. The shake up might pull Weiters out of a form slump and certainly make the opposition think. Suspect that Harry could be sensational at CHB

Will be at game Syd. Fri night, so fingers crossed for gutsy performance our boys.
Ab


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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: The Ruck Division .... Is It Really Competent Enough ??
Aside from the West Coast game what we're doing just isn't working at the moment.
The forward line is dysfunctional and actually an asset to the opposition.
We need to do something different.
Maybe even something radical and unexpected
 e.g Swap Harry and Young,

Yes like the thought.  The one thing that seems to be missing from Voss's coaching (so far) is his willingness to take risk.  In game radical position changes can get the team back firing sometimes.   
Ab   
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
1. After sitting through the Adelaide Oval Crows debacle I mentioned the old football coaches cry "pick up your man!
When CFC kick out after point score, other teams man us up and put us straight under pressure.  We often allowed Brisbane to easily kick short to a player.  We did have the same number of players, didn't we?  

2. Witches hats when Brisbane had the ball and heading deep into their forward line. Yes our guys do the right and run down there, but then some (like Motlop) seem to be mesmerised, just stand there and don't man up.     

Plenty of effort at times , but not well directed.

AB