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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
I wonder how much David King was being paid to pump up McKay's game for how competitive he was last night.  He certainly made an effort to compete in the air but isn't that what he is being paid to do - I reckon he would be more deserving of praise if he managed to hold some contested marks in the forward line and/or to kick goals when he was awarded a mark or a free kick.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Quote from: crashlander – on
We probably lost the game by depending of Lewis Young as a 2nd ruck. I thought he wasn't bad, for the most part, but he was slaughtered in the ruck. It was the difference between winning and losing.

I know Pitto works like a Trojan every week, but other rucks can lift in the last quarter and change the game. Pitto can't. When Steene got on top for those first 8 minutes, Collingwood got the ball out of middle quickly and we couldn't stop them.

I thought Lewis Young's efforts were better than we have had from any other back-up ruckman this season and I thought he was competitive in most of his ruck contests - certainly more so than when Steene jumped all over Pitto at the start of the last term - after he had had a break.  I doubt that Pitto can claim to have been fatigued at that stage because Young seemed to give him a reasonable amount of time on the bench during the match - so much so that the commentators (probably David King) repeatedly complained about the amount of time he spent on the bench.

The failure in those critical 8 minutes has to rest with the coaching staff for failing (yet again) to do anything to combat the momentum.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: kruddler – on
Cripps off the ground MAY actually be an issue, however its not for the reason being highlighted.
IMO, Cripps off the ground is as much about missing his leadership/direction as it is his actual skills.
He would help with telling people where to be, when to go, when to stay. If he's not there, that might not be getting done as required, hence a run on. Potentially a system breakdown by a group that is still learning each other and the game plan due to high changeover.
If there was a tactical decision to give Cripps more bench time, it was bloody stupid to omit Hewitt - especially under the prevailing weather conditions.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: Lods – on
Quote from: RiverRat – on
Also, they should not pay a lasso free-kick when a player deliberately handballs the ball into an opponent's foot or lower leg - that is utter BS that has already become a trend.  Those free-kicks should be restricted to disposals after the player has actually taken possession or there is a deliberate effort to kick or bat the ball off the ground.

They shouldn't review it either.
That should be an umpires call in much the same way as a push in the back or a high tackle.
It's not a 'score' that changes  the result.

If the decision was based on whether (or not) the ball was deliberately kicked or batted, there would rarely be a need to review it - there should not be a free kick if the ball is merely 'touched' by a lower leg in a tangle of legs.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: crashlander – on
What I didn't like:

[1] Brodie Kemp: 9 possessions and not a single score. I know he is coming back from serious injury and the night was wet, but that simply isn't good enough.

[2] Talor Byrne: 9 possessions, 0 tackles. I know the lad is young, but he didn't have a good one. I still think he has a future, if we gave him some sort of chance.

[3] Hudson O'Keefe: 7 possessions and 0 marks. 1 tackle. Not enough. Didn't provide a target. Really struggling. I'd prefer Reidy, and I know Reidy is not the answer.

[4] Harry McKay: 7 possessions, but at least H kicked a goal, took a couple of marks and laid a tackle. He is down on form and confidence, and the way we deliver it to him is dreadful, but I was looking for him to stand up. H isn't that bad.
Hard to be too critical of any of the forwards considering the way the ball was delivered to the forward line and, in O'Keeffe's case, the amount of time he spent on the bench.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: shawny – on
Cripps and walsh had 27 touches together in the first quarter.

So what does our coach do….

Starts cripps on the bench and pushes Walsh forward and by the time it was adjusted we were 4 goals down.

cant defend that

Can't defend anything much.

The big difference was that the Cows can kick to advantage whilst we mainly kick to a contest or to disadvantage.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Quote from: MickyO – on

The ch7 commentary team is putrid and the camera work was like a 2yo grabbed their parent’s mobile phone! Shocking.

Not sure whether it was Ch 7 or Foxtel who was responsible for the camera work but the so-called director showed far too many overhead-distance shots, which made it damn difficult to see what was happening before the ball was put into play - it was as though the camera was on the Artemis II spacecraft and/or the camera direction was being controlled by a work-experience kid - absolute rubbish.

Also, they should not pay a lasso free-kick when a player deliberately handballs the ball into an opponent's foot or lower leg - that is utter BS that has already become a trend.  Those free-kicks should be restricted to disposals after the player has actually taken possession or there is a deliberate effort to kick or bat the ball off the ground.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
McKay is a shadow of his former self:
He struggles to take an overhead mark without juggling the ball at least once.
He fails to get separation from a defender on the lead.
Even when he does get some decent foot passes to his advantage, he seems to be unable to use his considerable body size and reach to prevent an opponent from spoiling from behind.
He remains an unreliable kick for goal.

Might as well use him as a back up ruckman to allow him to try and regain some one-grab overhead marking.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 3 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne at Arden St.
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
I would think Hayward would be on thin ice.
Hayward gifted 2 goals to Norp due to stupidity so he can have a week off as far as I am concerned.

Flynn Young was a shining light for the Blues - clean ball handler and has excellent disposal skills.

I don't think any others showed enough to demand promotion.

Reidy looks a likely type and has decent skills for a big bloke but he was far from competitive in centre ruck contests.