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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
I thought Harry McKay was good, arguably our best. Ainsworth, Florent, Pittonet, McGovern, Hewett not far behind. Hayward was all over the shop. Captain Cripps sprang to life in the second and really led the charge. Watching him get a clean break from a center clearance and hit our forwards lace out is one of my favorite sights in footy. I thought the young blokes were probably a little down tonight : Cowan, Ison, Byrne, Dean. I thought Nate Caddy was hampered more by poor delivery than by our defenders. Frankie Evans did some nice things. Derksen okay in small patches, but clearly a work in progress for now.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 In game Angst Carlton vs Essendon
Quote from: Macca37 – on

I have a theory.  During the week in one of his posts Kruddler set out in detail that if we did not finish in the bottom five then the new AFL drafting rules would compromise our draft picks.

Evidently our playing group read the post, were impressed by its content, and began putting it in to practice tonight

Jokes aside, for a club that has experienced so much failure in the last 25 years, treating victory as an inconvenience because we have embarked on Operation Get Cody, is beyond the pale.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Quote from: LP – on
Personally, I'm not against schemes that level the playing field, if the low income earners were being taxed more than it would be an injustice, but making billionaires pay their fair share is OK by me if it means we all have to pay.

I'd give my extra $5 if it means Gina, Bruce, Anthony and the rest pay their billion$!

The major parties are beholden, to varying degrees, to the billionaire class. Labor won't tax them in any meaningful way, the Libs won't tax them, and One Neuron, whose leader is Gina's best mate, most certainly won't tax them. The only party that specifically has tax policies directed at the ultra wealthy are The Greens, but of course, everybody hates them so they never get votes.

I agree with you. I'm part of middle Australia, and me and others like me have lived incredibly well, by pretty much any global standard. I have no issue paying extra if it helps the next generation, who will have plenty of problems to deal with.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Quote from: MickyO – on
Did anyone see better vision of Cripps’ goal? Was it close to
Missing or did it go straight thru the middle?

I'm not aware of any vision, but Hayward said after the game that he was worried because he thought it looked skinny. Also, if you notice the goal umpire runs quickly to his right as the ball sails through the goals, so i don't think it was right through the middle.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Quote from: Bluesers – on
Great Win.      I think this just reinforces though what I, and some others,  have been saying for a few months now.
1.    Voss can't coach
2.    Voss had lost a large portion of the playing group  -  they didn't want to play for him,  the effort just wasn't there.

3/3  since his departure says a lot about that,  GW and co are probably now regretting the decision to let him continue into this year.

This win over one of the flag fancies just shows what our group is capable of once their heart is back in it.

Stats king Daniel Hoyne :
Carlton has been building to this for several weeks

Every Carlton player interviewed since that Voss left, which includes but not limited to Smith, Cripps and Walsh :
Carlton has been building to this for several weeks

Interim coach Fraser : Carlton has been building to this for several weeks

Man on internet :  ::)