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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
Confidence and competence in a game plan makes a difference measured in fractions of a second, a reduction barely noticeable except in the outcome, that reduction in hesitation is all it takes to get away an effective disposal.

Oddly, not panicking, being a little calmer, buys you a few moments of clarity. See Pendles as a reference.

A great example of the opposite was Newman touching that kick that was heading out of bounds, if he'd been a little bit patient, if he'd been a fraction clearer in his mind, he would have left it to cross the line and delivered him a lasso.

Cripps getting a fast break and trying ineffectively and unsuccessfully to get away a pressured disposal, he can just ride the bump or tackle, spin 180 if he has to, and offload to any of his passing team-mates would be 1000x better than a bodged rushed kick under pressure. Late in the game he reverted to the basics, and it made him appear much much better, he was able to create some time and space because he knew what to do.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey
Quote from: Baggers – on
One of the beauties of such a dominant performance is that it places huge pressure on a number of senior players.
Yes, finally we seem to have a crew showing some interest in winning VFL matches.

It's a foundation for developing a winning culture, perhaps we are washing our hands of the "Wolf of Wall Street" style elitist mindset that saw us largely ignore the lower levels for many years.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane
I thought in the second half we were more willing to ride the initial tackle, which allowed us to dispose with better efficiency and choosing better options.

The only problem I see long term is the inconsistency of umpiring, the determination on how long you can ride the tackle before disposal is arbitrary.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 In game Angst Carlton vs St. Kilda
Quote from: kruddler – on
It was the perfect time to run through a bloke legally.
The contrast to H then with how Evans was treated.

Unfortunately you can't teach this stuff, you either have it or you don't.

I'd recruit May in the MSD, if for no other reason to put a cat amongst the pigeons and force out the flutterbys. We need someone who'll not put up with the sh1t from either opposition or team-mates.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 In game Angst Carlton vs St. Kilda
H's biggest problem is opponents drop in front of him without fear, he takes no toll on those doing it, but he is not alone in our side in that regard.

He is a 200cm x 100kg fast leading forward who has almost no physical intimidation factor.

We can probably say the same about Weiters.