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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by Thryleon -
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

How do you prepare for a life beyond cripps if you dont start giving him some time out of the clinches?

How do you give cripps more longevity without banging him in centre clearances every week?

We are desperate for players to stand up, and by taking cripps out, its highlighting the issue.  Im ok with that, we arent winning much this season, lets nurse cripps through the year at least so he can come back refreshed next year.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by RiverRat -
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
Last post by RiverRat -
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
Last post by Lods -
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.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: Adelaideblue – on
On numerous times we had possession kicking out from the backline. No one leads, we do the big kick to a 50/50 situation and more often than not the Crows take control.  Newman one of the culprits.

Yes agree we lack structure and some the skills to play a fast open game.

Very shaky on the backline, particularly early in the game. Haynes the exception, pity he wasn't 5-10  years younger.

Under the Poncho as the rain came down!  Gave it away half way through the last.  ;)
I've being saying that for far too long. Other teams lead, we stand stock still and fill in the spaces so there is nowhere to lead into.
And when they have the ball, we guard grass. :(

Honestly, I could think up a better game plan than this and I've never been AFL standard. For example, playing variations of the huddle could work better than what we're doing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by Adelaideblue -
On numerous times we had possession kicking out from the backline. No one leads, we do the big kick to a 50/50 situation and more often than not the Crows take control.  Newman one of the culprits as always.

Yes agree we lack structure and some the skills to play a fast open game.

Very shaky on the backline, particularly early in the game. Haynes the exception, pity he wasn't 5-10  years younger.

Under the Poncho as the rain came down!  Gave it away half way through the last.  ;)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by crashlander -
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.