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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Cripps off the ground MAY actually be an issue, however its not for the reason being highlighted.
IMO, Cripps off the ground is as much about missing his leadership/direction as it is his actual skills.
He would help with telling people where to be, when to go, when to stay. If he's not there, that might not be getting done as required, hence a run on. Potentially a system breakdown by a group that is still learning each other and the game plan due to high changeover.
If there was a tactical decision to give Cripps more bench time, it was bloody stupid to omit Hewitt - especially under the prevailing weather conditions.
Everything looks stupid when you're losing. You know if you take away that abhorrent 5 goals in a row which we allowed to occur at the start of the 2nd, and we make it an arm wrestle trading blows with Adelaide, we win a close one by 2 points. Big IF but along with poor kicking, allowing those goal runs to occur is killing us (and the coach).
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Cripps off the ground MAY actually be an issue, however its not for the reason being highlighted.
IMO, Cripps off the ground is as much about missing his leadership/direction as it is his actual skills.
He would help with telling people where to be, when to go, when to stay. If he's not there, that might not be getting done as required, hence a run on. Potentially a system breakdown by a group that is still learning each other and the game plan due to high changeover.
If there was a tactical decision to give Cripps more bench time, it was bloody stupid to omit Hewitt - especially under the prevailing weather conditions.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by LP -
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Others being asked to develop their leadership skills? Weaning off Crippa?
Agreed, and possibly an opportunity to send a message.

The media will claim it was sending a message to Cripps on the bench, because there hides the controversy and the clicks.

But for me it was more than likely a message from the coach to the blokes in the centre square, and perhaps in conjunction Hewett's absence is more about a lack of fault rather than disciplining or punishment.

The coach showed them what it's like when you haven't got someone sacrificing for your benefit! So I'd be having a close look at the replay to see who was the middle in their absence! Was there a Judas?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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I'm assuming that everyone wants lasting peace, EB, how is this attainable without killing a stack of people and perpetuating the cycle of violence?
Unfortunately Prof, there are some who just want to keep fighting to the last man on both sides and with the weaponry available now the bodies will just keep piling up and this tit for tat revenge attitude the theme with no winners.
It's spreading to other countries too and that's the danger..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by Baggers -
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We do have to get the bench rotations right though, at one stage we had Pitto, Harry and Gov on the bench, created turnovers on our HBF but had nobody to distribute towards.

I'm gobsmacked some of the media is still going on about Cripps bench time, they must think about as deeply as a sheet of paper, I bet this week Sam McClure or his ilk will try to make an issue of it. We have a team that has been overrun 4 out of 5 games, finding some way to make the likes of Cripps and Walsh more competitive over 4-Qtrs is going to be down to player management and a big part of that will be appropriate bench time. Even possibly bench time against their will. Now someone will carry on about "appropriate", as for them the best solution would be an inhumane never!

2 things...

1. I suspect all the talls on the bench was a deliberate strategy, potentially used to make sure we had more runners on the ground to potentially stop a run. More smalls = more running = more chasing = more tackling.
So i don't hate that idea. Of course we went in with an extra tall compared to last week and dropped a starting mid, so perhaps didn't need to be that way with better MC selections.

2. Cripps off the ground MAY actually be an issue, however its not for the reason being highlighted.
IMO, Cripps off the ground is as much about missing his leadership/direction as it is his actual skills.
He would help with telling people where to be, when to go, when to stay. If he's not there, that might not be getting done as required, hence a run on. Potentially a system breakdown by a group that is still learning eachother and the game plan due to high changeover.

Others being asked to develop their leadership skills? Weaning off Crippa?