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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
Last post by LP -
Quote from: RiverRat – on
Riley looked okay but it was disappointing that the coach didn't trust him enough to start the final three quarters in the ruck.
I suspect out of everybody at the club, on this forum, in the football public and in the AFL media, that Josh Fraser knows a thing or two more about managing a young ruck through a first game than most!

And ignoring the ruck specific issues, how players are managed early in their career can set the tone for their whole career, not so much the loss of contest but the loss of confidence, the psychological damage. I do not want to see young Riley up to be some clown's career bitch! Riley did OK in horrendous conditions for a young lightweight marking ruckmen, and my thoughts are if Fraser thought that was enough exposure it was enough.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: Professer E – on
I wouldn't expect too much EB.  Our seconds has F all AFL-standard players as well.  Be tempted to play both the Campos for Hewitt and Hollands, but Lord is a consideration. Today's VFL game will be illuminating.
Jagga Smith might need a break as well, missing a lot of tackles/having them broken and that won't fly against the filth.
Cottrell or Acres to run with Daicos.

Prof, I wouldn't mind seeing Ben Campo get a run for Hewett .
Probably need a rotation on ND, Nth had Osullivan on him but the Pies beat up on NDs taggers and he was very sore going into the last quarter and couldn't keep up with him .Jagga wouldn't have played too many senior games in the real wet and needs a couple of more years in the gym to build up the body to stick and standup in tackles. Acres is a must have back in the team, it will probably be a grinding game and we need his size. A few of our blokes looked a bit flimsy and Cripps needs some help..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
Last post by Blue Moon -
Besides the fact it is time to replace the coach, Hawthorn was coming off a bad loss and were really on from the start, especially Ginnivan. They were too big and strong, better organised, had better skills, a better run with the umpires, and put us to the sword when they had the opportunity to do so. This result shows how much we need to improve, but I think it can be done by having Weitering and O'Farrell on the park and having more goal kicking options up forward, like Moir, though he needs to improve. I wouldn't mind running McKay as our main ruck and having O'Keeffe as the backup in the short term as Riley develops.
To the clown behind me last night, the continual abuse of Chol was borderline racist, if borderline.  And if you have nothing positive to say about your team, don't waste everybody's time by continually saying it.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
Last post by Baggers -
Quote from: PaulP – on
We weren't beating Hawthorn no matter who was coach.

I don't understand why Fraser’s participation in the interview process for next coach should be tethered to wins against Hawks and Collingwood. This seems like bizarre logic to me.

Such logic is predicated on the assumption that we've not actually been really challenged by a top side in good form, except, maybe the Pussycats game. So, not really a bizarre logic but rather understandable, whether reasonable or not regarding judging Frase. I was one of those suggesting this logic but did so in terms of learning more about Frase, our on-field leadership and the group as a whole.

Then the heavens opened and our opponent became the conditions, which we didn't handle as well as the Dawks. Not by a long shot. So judging Frase on this game, to address your reasonable point, would be a folly. A game to move on from very quickly and just take the important 'learnings' (a new, tiresome cliche) regarding wet weather footy. Good lesson for the kids and on-field leaders.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
Last post by shawny -
Horrible conditions horrible umpiring and they played the conditions so much better then us.

Losing George early hurt but our forwards being constantly behind in those conditions was dumb and the first cross against Fraser.

Still we were bound to drop a game and in those conditions against a top 4 team im not surprised- next week is a better game to see where we sit imo.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by Professer E -
I wouldn't expect too much EB.  Our seconds has F all AFL-standard players as well.  Be tempted to play both the Campos for Hewitt and Hollands, but Lord is a consideration. Today's VFL game will be illuminating.
Jagga Smith might need a break as well, missing a lot of tackles/having them broken and that won't fly against the filth.
Cottrell or Acres to run with Daicos.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
I'd expect to beat Collingwood who are struggling with injury and have Frampton suspended. Nick Daicos looked cooked after winning them the game vs Nth and if you look at their VFL team it hardly has any senior players. Cripps won't play two bad ones in a row and I'd be expecting a rebound from our blokes after this weekends debacle in the wet.
Blues by 25 points..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
Last post by Sexybronco -
Quote from: PaulP – on
We weren't beating Hawthorn no matter who was coach.

I don't understand why Fraser’s participation in the interview process for next coach should be tethered to wins against Hawks and Collingwood. This seems like bizarre logic to me.
Just media speculation, we’ve said it many times but given the level of media saturation everyone is scrambling for an angle for relevance. We can be cynical about the media but they play an important part in maintains income for the game.
As for Fraser, he has the perfect platform for his audition assuming he wants it as has been said many times before.