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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by shawny -
Re sign our captain now.

What a leader.

Impossible to get another captain who would help the kids develop just by his inspirational acts and overall professionalism that you get from this bloke.

Our kids are showing so much talent so early  in their career and no one better to learn from but this inspirational captain.

He wont play games like he has in the last month all the time and whether he is there or not when we truely challenge next doesnt matter - this great man has done everything he can for us has given us the best highlights in what has been a generally unsuccessful period but he must play out his days with us.

Honour this bloke for what he has done for us show with an extension - must finish his amazing career with us.

Amazing what happens when its not all left to him and he is surrounded by hard tackling fleet footed young players that are providing raw energy and sped - the bloke brownlow odds are coming in each week.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by LP -
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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.
Yeah, just left of centre, but the banana kicks can be deceptive if they curl a lot, technically they should go through towards the curl side of center which means the error is all inside the goal opening. For the same reason golfers play with a fade or draw, to eliminate the error to one side or the other. If banana from in front curls and goes through the middle you've probably started it outside the goal face and if it didn't curl you'd miss.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Relentless. Never dropped our heads. Tackling pressure - magnificent. Kids through to leaders - bravo. To C Scott and his whining - get st*ffed.

Scott knows how to play the media and that wanker Ralph who thinks he knows something about the game. I didn't mind Scotts interview after the game, he carried on not really saying much or anything apart from the non goal ad nauseum. He protects his players and the opposition players as if they exist in another universe.
I'd have him in  heartbeat.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by PaulP -
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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
Last post by blueboys_1 -
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There was one bloke who wasn't feeling it like the rest of us. :D  :D

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1509359814221775
I listened to MMM just before half time.
BT and Montagna both basically saying Geelong was cruising - in fact at half time BT said gee not a great game for Cats, Blues are being stubborn.  We had just kicked 4 to 2 i believe. Then they said youd expect Geelong to go on with it here 🤪 like commentate without bias. Sick of listening to such poor commentating

That's why I always listen to the ABC. Tired of  the BS that the other stations go on about. And best of all no ads.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by LP -
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Ruck contests went about 2/3rds pitto 1/3 harry.
Taps to advantage was 10 to 1 though.
Harry did some work on the ground and i highlighted as much in game. But pure ruckwork he is a long way behind.

Swap put pitto for reidy and we lose that game.
Don't care about the stats, Harry had a real 2nd effort presence and was putting himself in useful positions, stopping Geelong from too easily spreading which interferes with the opposition's ability to stand tight to our other Mids. Even when the Handbaggers won the footy they were forced sideways and backwards more often than not, trying to go around Harry or Pitto, and by not releasing that pressure / delay it means we don't suffer the horrible momentum swing against us. If fans just look at the stats, they'll come to the complete wrong conclusion. We kept hearing from the commentary how the Handbaggers would go through the middle, and when they tried it they failed.

FWIW, Harry and for that matter any other AFL KPPs are always going to struggle to be a marking influence against a team of Scott's Tunnel Kings, they are the best at it in the league as Kemp found out. Take the front position and the gently nudge you under the footy with a subtle raise of the knee into your hip, butt or back, take the back position and a team-mate will block your run at the footy. You basically need to do what Cripps did in the dying moments and fly in from the side or back of the pack, make the Cats take the front spot and break down the systematic interference that they like to initiate.

I thought too that despite not featuring in votes or stats the likes of Byrne, Young, Ainsworth, Wilson, Ison, Evans and the like had a genuine influence on the ground which stopped Geelong carrying the footy away after a good tunnel. It was probably the best small / medium sized game we've seen from them as a group, and it must surely show them what can happen when they do the team thing first instead of playing the selfish gene.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Bluesers -
Quote from: Lods – on
There is a fair bit of wailing and gnashing of teeth over the "goal that wasn't" amongst Geelong folk and some media commentators.
"Cost them the game"
There was deflection, on the part of Scott, who "didn't want to dwell on it" all through the parts of his press conference that I saw.

If that had occurred in the last minute of the game that might have had some validity, even then Cripps probably would have bobbed up and kicked two instead of one :D  :D

But occurring when it did, it opened up "multiple universes" where a whole range of results became possible.

If Geelong couldn't beat a bottom 4 side without relying on a 'missed' goal then they didn't deserve the win  -  but it was a handball so doesn;t count anyway,  but nobody mentions that.