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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Hawthorn at MCG
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Battle may or may not get up after appendix removal surgery.
Blues by  7 points
Doubt they'd risk it, the risk far far outweighs the reward.

I'm sure they would think they can win without such a desperate measure, and whether you are up against the best of the best or the competition spuds, an accidental collision, a pointy knee or elbow, could be devastating, lifelong devastating!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
America is now kyboshed from the World Cup, the MAGA nutters are out in force slamming RedTrump for organising that "illegal alien's" red card pardon.

According to the nutters, Folarin Balogun(despite being born in Brooklyn), or "Birthright Belogun" as some call him, should not even be playing for the Good Old US of A!

The irony being if there is a Ex.Pat Russian representing the USA winning at Wimbledon they'll claim her/him without hesitation!
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The Sports Desk / Re: World Cup 2026
MAGA, Make America Grifters Again, if you can't win fair and square, ................... then cheat, lie, con and steal!

The best thing about beating America, is when they change the rules trying to cheat and you still beat them, Winged Keel, Super Swim and Sprint Suit, etc., etc., etc.!

Waaambulance to the Whitehouse
Waaambulance to the Whitehouse!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
@Shakin77‍ Hoyne reported positive shifts in many of the metrics started 2 or 3 weeks before Voss finished, take the opinions offered by the media with a grain of salt.

I can't see a major change in our game plan other than the fact we now stick to it for 4-Qtrs, and that would be a 33% uptick.

Except over the last two weeks I've noticed us starting to slide back a little bit in a couple of metrics. Someone mentioned it here, we seem to be better against the better sides, and we've just played two craps teams in the last 3 rounds.

Which makes any Fox Footy report weird, they must be 2 weeks behind in the stats, or maybe the rest of the competition is on the slide and we are holding stable as I don't look at every club.

Quote from: Shakin77 – on
Fraser has put Hewett back into the middle and Cerra (53% CBA's) on the Wing (0 CBA's).  Credit too him I didn't think that Cerra could play Wing.  Jagga is up 15% CBA's.  McKay into the middle has turned his season around and Fraser has used Ainsworth in the middle to pinch hit up to 15%.
And be careful repeating this rubbish, Hewett was back in the midfield the week before Voss left, McKay had been relief rucking at times most of the season but barely got a tap before his week off, and Cerra was in the Midfield because Hewett was in the maggos, leaving Lord and Smith to share the wing in the Mid rotation.

The commentators happily rewrite history, but they watch our games far less than we do! ;)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Quote from: tonyo – on
Have to learn to take the chances that are offered and bury teams, and do so from the first bounce.
Absolutely, until we see this mentality we have no real hope of success.

We have to hate surrendering even a point!

I thought the other thing that hurt us last weekend was Young getting injured, he was doing OK on the sniper, and Gov was a mobile focus in F50, then it all got turned over and things headed south.

I suppose Young is a compulsory out this week, so hopefully Weiters is an in.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Hawthorn at MCG
The game has changed a lot under the current rules, the need for system and the allowable margin of error is much tighter.

All this frantic forward disposal needs blokes tuned into playing with each other 24x7, fill ins become a fish out of water because a millisecond of hesitation makes them look like bystanders.

If you are thinking about what to do next, it's already too late!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Quote from: kruddler – on
I would've had both in the team and dropped Ison personally.
I thought the same, I think Ison is overdue a break, he did a couple of important things at opportune moments, but at this time he's just not getting enough footy to hold that high half forward role.

Having said that, who does it short term? There is no doubt Ison has what is needed long term. I had hoped one of the Campos, but if the OH disposal makes fans fume then the Campos at the moment would send them insane!

My mate said yesterday, if Weiters returns do we rotate Derksen forward and put Kemp into that high half forward role? If nothing else, Derksen should be taking some confidence into F50 from his last few weeks.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2026 Rd 15: Carlton vs Richmond at Carlton
We have to get fair dinkum about the KPP / Ruck types, I think this continual attempt to convert rucks to be KPFs is a dead end. HOK and Riley are clearly rucks, the ruck role comes natural to them, I thought HOK was better at the follow up efforts than Riley. I was impressed by Riley's contested marking yesterday, that is what you want to see, blokes his size dropping into space and filling gaps and actually clunking marks.

The difference between Harry and other converted KPFs, is that even when the disposal and decision making turns crap up the field Harry is still effective at drawing the focus, the part timers only become useful and effective when they are directed into the right spaces by the kicker.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
OH just gets whipped by fans for pushing hard and getting to the contest, then under fatigue much like Acres disposal can be variable, but they are running themselves into the ground to get to the contest.

You don't see this disposal variability from other players, because they didn't push hard to get there in the first place, and the opposition had a free uncontested possession. Acres, OH, Cottrell, when they are on automatic they close the gaps.

Of course many fans ball watch, so they don't ever see the lead up effort.

FWIW. My criticism of Acres last week wasn't about his effort, he always works hard to get to the contest. My criticism was he was a bit variable on contesting, to me there should be no choice, no hesitation, contesting should be automatic and instantaneous. Especially a player of Acres size and shape, he's no lightweight frame. Maybe he is still not 100%, as I think was Cripps last night.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Quote from: RiverRat – on

There were pre-match suggestions that Cripps was sore and might not have played so I am wondering if he was rotated out of the centre square more than usual as a form of protection.
@RiverRat
I was thinking the very same thing, like we were trying to limit further damage or something, because normally there is no way in hell when we are being smashed in clearances that we'd be moving Cripps out!