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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
Yeah I didnt expect to be near the top
But i dod expect us to be able to account for richmond Melbourne and North!

CC was crap last year. Yes hes missed because he got the best defender. We miss TDKs hard work and athleticism, but what could we do there, thanks to SOS targetting him and giving him millions.

But we have Got talent and imo hayward was a liability yday and frankly played like hes a dickhead, florent seemed so slow but did work hard -
Maybe he shouldve been
Moved forward? I do recall Hayes was terrible in his first game so hopefully Florent will improve.

Newman and Elijah ran out of puff unfortunately and Weiters’ off injured, crap umpiring all going their way etc etc

Now the anger has dissipated I agree re Voss.  BUT changes need to be made when the game changes!  Even if it doesnt work its become a fail so to correct a fail you need to do something else.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
I was too furious to pay proper attention in the last - if we were trying to run the clock down as it seemed, did we throw mcg or harry down back or change anything at all? Or was it a ‘stick to the plan’; which id thats the case and it continually fails them, no wonder the players panic.

Change has to happen - coach, or game play/tactics, or match ups need to be moved around.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
North players said after the game they knew theyd win because we would fold.

Its now an AFL fact AND SOMETHING has got to change.
For thise bashing Cripps
The guy had his jumper pulled on every stoppage and i think he got one free for the game. He was trying to bust thru because most of the others refuse to throw themselves into it.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
The thing is, its now happened so many times that surely nothing is now ‘kneejerk’.

I am Team Voss but something has got to change immediately-
You cant say we are crap because we are not getting smacked (yet!), we are winning every game… until the noise turns up and pressure intensifies and panic sets in.

I agree with Baggers, way too much nice. Need to be a bit ruthless and get some energy back into these guys for the whole game.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
I thought Ainsworth showed something, some grit and strength.  Elijah back to great form. Jagga tries to do too much because he doesnt trust his teammates. Ollie is everywhere but his short kicking is awful. Cowan was excellent I thought . Weiters was crap when he was on but after he went off I realised how important he is even when he is crap. Harry needs some grunt and some real mongrel . Pitto was good. Cerra has good skills but has no grit. Florent way too slow thinking. Hayward stupid stupid stupid. Derks tough first game. Walsh great in flashes and tried til the end. Frankie and Byrne always working hard. Hewitt didnt do much. And he and Cripps made dumb errors in the last. Young was ok and absolutely rolled for that 50 against him. Boyd was okay. Newman was great then ran out of puff. And voss looked like he might have a stroke on the boundary.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne
The fourth quarter happened because we tried to run the clock down because some of our better players were spent - elijah had a blinder, cowan was excellent  - then Weiters went off, Cripps held at every stoppage (jumper clearly being pulled each time)… umpiring was the worst I have seen, and one sided.

But regardless, this is North. After 3/4 time we shouldve gone on with it.

Listening to Garry and Gerard salivating over our predicament hurts as much.  We were even third lead story on ch9, talking Voss.

Hayward pissed me right off and we just didnt get reward for our tackling ever. Feel
Sorry for the boys, theyre trying, its just not happening.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 In game Angst Carlton vs North Melbourne
The good passages of play and the skilled thinking and play by Cowan, Newman, Cerra, Elijah, Jagga and Walsh makes me believe… then unfortunately Florent seems to think and do too slowly, Harry just getting towelled up and not being in the contest anymore, Ollie kicking into the oppo… then that takes you back to more reality.

I like the fight of Byrne, Derks has had a tough initiation, Weiters seems well off to me?


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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
So is anyone benefitting from Trump being in, besides corporations and billionaires? Genuine question. Are there any folks whose lives Are better under this administration (besides those aforementioned?)

Because we know how your algorithms are and mine are left leaning. I am absolutely conscious that what comes up on my feeds is set to feed my bias of how things are so i want to know which Americans are better off under him? Because there has to be a lot for them not to be rioting against him.