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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 13 2026 Carlton vs GWS in Sydney
Surely there is something there with Riley-  ok taps aren’t worth everything, but jeez that’s a lot of them,  if we can teach him to use the better, surely he could be a weapon.  A decent amount of touches as well.  There must be something there

Probably the only potential positive from that dreadful disappointment of a game. Yes, Moir got a lot of the aggot roaming around down back but a lot were easy possessions. Seems to want to be a mark and kick kinda guy, without wanting to put his body on the line? Undoubted skills, but endeavour still has a ?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 15 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS
Maybe give him one more week, but it's probably time for Ison to have a week or two back in the VFL.
Just as a developmental thing.
He's struggled a bit the last few weeks.
Let him go back and get a bit of confidence and a few possessions.
Weiters in, Ison out?

The Derk doesn't deserve to be dropped... Perhaps Weiters in, Ison back to the Magoos and The Derk up forward to replace Ison?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Please bombers were screwed over. We would be filthy the other way around which is often usually the case.

Do you need directions to Windy Hill? ;)

Please! If there was any 'screwing over' we did it to ourselves. Flatter than a witch's tit in the first half, missed shots on goal and the Bummers didn't capitalize. We even screwed ourselves over in the final few minutes, relaxing and letting them back in. Should have won by 3-5 gls.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 11 2026 Carlton vs Drug Cheats away


Really think jack ison is going to be what Moir should have been.  Same skill level, but just harder and wants it more.  Doing the little things well, which Moir hasn’t done
Moir doesnt appreciate the natural talent he has, the skills are easy for him but there is more to the game than just having great skills and having to concentrate for 4 quarters and not be carefree seems too hard for him.

Yep. In season 2026 and considering his talent, he's probably our biggest disappointment. Just seems to lack endeavour... unless he's trying to take a speccy. Too selfish?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Win's a win but that was hard to watch given how we have played the previous 3 weeks.

Spot on, GTC. That first half from us was pretty ordinary with a few leaders among the culprits. They came after our one wood and succeeded. Our midfield was very ordinary in the first half allowing far too much easy ball into their fifty - allowing too much pressure on our young defence. Plus our ordinary shots on goal sure didn't help.

On the positive side, apart from getting the four points, liking Cerra to the wing. Deano is a fckng ripper. H enjoying and doing well getting around the ground with his second ruck duties. With ball in hand, Frankie never wastes a disposal. Hewey showed his value and Ainsworth was probably the best our newbies from other clubs.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
It's a game we should win comfortably but for some reason I feel edgy. Think i'm just mentally scarred after all these years.

I too are not comfortable at all about tonight's game, complacency may bring us undone. 


Another uneasy one here. Reason? Expectation. We've really had nothing to lose over the past three weeks, now we're favourites... expected to win (and win well). Anything could happen. We'll learn more about the 'above the shoulders' tonight.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
If you have to, it's a good time to do a mid-season restoration.

But I'm a bit worried about Weiters, since Voss departed he's looked a little indifferent, and the rumours never quite go away!
Disagree LP. I thought he was really solid last week, even smiled broadly after the win.
Seems engaged to me.

Yep. Let's not start jumping at shadows... could be something really mundane like Weiters bit worried about carrying an injury!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Watching the replay McGovern was almost playing the decoy lead-up game, he made lead after lead that was ignored or the opportunity was missed through hesitation. At least twice he was inside F50 tens of metres clear of his opponent and we held the footy too long to hit him up as an open target,

Now fans who ball watch will say he didn't touch it all night, but in reality he was doing a lot of hard work that was either sacrificial or not being honoured.

The other thing I noticed, between Gov and Hayward they seemed to be waxing about who would draw the opponents, several of Haywards marks are one on one contests because Gov drew the opponents out of the F50 and Hayward benefits.

I don't think that Gov was a decoy.  He took five marks and, of our forwards, only Hayward took more.  His kicking for goal has been excellent this season but he had an off night.  He also wasn't as effective as he has been when the ball hit the ground and didn't get the handball receives.  An average performance in comparison to his other games but he was still a threat and demanded defensive attention.  His running patterns, and his scoring potential, made it difficult for his opponents to drop off and provide help defence ... and you could probably say the same for all of our forwards.

I'm a bit late to comment on the game - everything has been covered in depth - but there's one thing that I don't think has been raised previously; Jack Ison's two goal assist handpasses to Young and Hayward were like lightning.  Quick thinking, great decisions and elite execution!



Yep. The strong footy IQ of Jack Ison didn't escape Jason Dunstall's eyes, he made a point of highlighting those, and other, lightning choices and disposal -- hand and foot -- by the young fella. I think we've got a ripper there.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
I'd rather not underestimate CheatsFC, they are most likely playing possum just to stick it to us.

My personal preference is that if I see them playing dead on the road is to line them up on the right front and accelerate! ;)

Our older heads should be using this game to put the CheatsFC kids into a submissive and subservient mindset for the next decade, like so many teams have done to us before. Hurt them so much, they can't see any hope against us!
Whoever (teams) hasn't realised you have to play 4 qtrs at high level week after week, will get beaten by anyone. The penny seems to have dropped with our blokes, they have a taste of winning and it seems they like it. Flirt with form and odds at your peril.

Yep. In a funny way this game on Sunday is another test - winning a game we're expected to win, and win it well. How often have we made hard work or even fallen over against a lesser opposition over the years!