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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: cookie2 – on
Says it all.

In a way, yes. I was pleased to see equal representation - 3 players each from Freo and Carlton. That hasn't always been the case this season. Shai Bolton is obviously a few years older than in the Richmond premiership years, but is still a threat and can tear it up when he wants to. And Jackson is coming into his own.

Walshy has polled in pretty much every game from memory.

And on a side note, I see Charlie Curnow scored a perfect 10. Lucky us.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by Blue Moon -
Not being able to hit targets, especially by hand, ball handling errors, decision making, not getting all the umpiring decisions, missing tackles, especially in the centre square, consistently dumping long kicks where we are out numbered and out sized, and missing too many gettable goals was the reason we lost.
I think Cripps' hands are too slow and too often too many players think too long about what they are going to do which allows our opponents to shut down the space and increase the pressure on us. Our players also don't give off the hand ball every time ,there was one instance when Reidy was running out of the centre square and Cripps was running next to him and calling for the ball but Reidy kicked it instead, we finished up with a goal but too often this isn't the case. We don't look wide when going into the forward fifty, and we don't go short often enough, which allows the opposition defenders to mass in the middle around the top of the goal square because they know that's where the ball is going.
We were outclassed most of the night but the players kept at it and the reason we got goals late was because Fremantle couldn't keep the pace up.
I thought Moir kept Pearce quiet for three quarters, who is their best defender, and was able to kick a couple when McGovern took him in the last  quarter. He has got good skills. I think Carroll has improved out of sight but needs to improve his kicking into the forward fifty. Dean probably needs a rest, as does Byrne, while Cowan isn't getting near the ball at the moment,  and I still don't know what the point of Cerra is.
It was probably our most consistent effort so far this year.