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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 In Game Angst Carlton vs Geelong
I watched the Cats forward burying knees into the backs of the Carlton defenders, then when the opportunity arrives at the other end it's a relatively gentle contact. We need some mongrel in our side, we are too easy to play against, we play fair, and get taken out.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
The chance of significant rain before 10pm is only slight, the chance of a tiny amount before 10pm is high. It'll be just enough to make it greasy but it should not be enough to affect field kicking or disposal. It's going to be windy, the G dries and soaks up moisture like a sponge.

Given we are perceived to be slower than Geelong a little rain slowing their disposal might actually assist us in applying pressure. The trick will be to remain clean with the footy.

The bigger problem for us is the wind, if it gets gusty the possession game is naturally harder to maintain.

Expect Dangerflog to be in Hyper Uber Accident Mode, just greasy enough for him to claim "I Slipped"!

How many Stops Up style marking attempts will be allowed against us this weekend, we suffered a barrage of them in recent weeks without a single free kick that I can recall? Can you imagine the furore if someone like Harry did that to Stewart?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
I find solace in the fact Derksen's marking has been substantially more reliable in D50 than F50.

Last week we had the fumbles, but we genuinely outplayed the Dees, the fumbles kept the Dees in it due to their efficiency scoring from entries / turnovers.

Our fumbling was mostly coming from our Forwards and Mids, our D50 was pretty reliable when given opportunity to get to the pill. If we fail to slow the opposition our D50 can do very little about it.

Surely we do not see Gov, Evans, Byrne, Kemp and Harry drop so many marks two weeks in a row, surely Smith, Walsh, Hewett and Cripps are cleaner this week!

I hope that result was the cure we need across the park to be more assured in the contest from any position on the ground!

After 1/2-time we were better everywhere.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
Quote from: DJC – on

I would try Derksen on Stewart.  He's agile and good enough in the air to keep Stewart too busy to zone off.
Yes, that's a strategy worth trying, sometimes in finals it's the unexpected that gets a result, like The Hyphen to CHB.

I suspect they've brought the extra running numbers in because they want us to be run off our feet like the 1st-1/2 of the season, hopefully we can bring our A-Game momentum control and maximise F50 entries while not turning it over too much. They have a few players who are 50/50 injury wise, when we get the pill at the appropriate moment we need to go berserk and have them running off their feet to chase us.

Between Weiters, Dersksen and Young having Cameron get the pill well outside range will be a win if we can create that scenario.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
Quote from: DJC – on
Most of our players had the fumbles early on and, if you care to watch the replay, you’ll see that Byrner had more than one tackle and a couple of heavy bumps.
I don't get how the such highly paid services get that sort of thing wrong when it's so obviously visible in the replay, have they started using AI for stats?

I think the problem they have is the definitions, what is the statistical definition of a tackle? It might no be what we assume.

Sometimes, I think they get stats wrong because the callers get names wrong, there was a distinct example of that earlier this season. If I can find it I'll post the moment, but I've also noticed stats changing a day or two after the game, I think that's fair enough.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Don't change your story. We all know MCC has walk up seats.
There are no more tickets on sale.
I'm not changing any story, I've been telling you the same thing all along, you've assumed the GA Public, AFL and Clubs means "everybody"!

btw., The MCC Unreserved and Standing Room aren't necessarily walk up seats, if they don't sellout they are, MCC Full and Restricted Members can reserve them as well as guest passes online today from 9am, then collect them at the gates before entering the MCC Reserve. If a member changes mind they can unreserve them for sale at the gate on the day, they do not even have to be paid for until collected.

It's a long standing point of contention between the MCC and it's Members, and the primary cause of "Sellouts" having heaps of vacant seats everywhere in the MCC reserve. Members reserve seats, never collect or never release them, and just don't turn up leaving them unsold.

Regardless of what the AFL, Media and ticket vendors tell you, it won't be a sellout until they are all gone, that's just a hard fact. The resellers have run out of seats, not the MCG!

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: RIP Tony Mundine
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
My old man was a huge fan of the old TV RIngside days. He absolutely loved Tony Mundine the boxer. He went on to be an even better person who fought the good fight for his people.
Same here, my father had a bit to do with Tony Mundine on the issues of indigenous housing and domestic violence, this would have been back in the 70s or 80s, had nothing but praise for him. Dad said he was quite quietly spoken, almost a bit shy, but when he spoke people listened and that could get things done.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL 2026 EF #1 Carlton vs Geelong Pre Game Prognostications
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Full and Restricted members, and Annual Guest Card holders, who have not reserved a seat will still be able to access unreserved seating and standing room in the MCC Members’ Reserve by scanning their membership card at Gate 2, subject to capacity.
The MCC unreserved seating and standing room tickets can be purchased online today from 9am today by Full or Restricted MCC Members.

These are the seats in the bays behind the benches that you see people queuing up at the gate to get their preferred seat, they are always unreserved because they are not undercover and a couple of rows suffer the drip line from the stands above. It's been the same procedure for nearly 20 years. When they go it is officially a sellout, not when the AFL or Public seating sells out.