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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by LP -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Do you think Pendlebury would have played if he got stretchered off like weitering did that night? Not a chance.
I thought Weitering was OK against the Swans without being outstanding, but it wasn't a game KPPs were ultra-strong in with most of the critical scoring that really hurt us came from runners.

Of course Amartey and Curnow benefitted from the free running, but they weren't the real dominant drivers of the free scoring.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
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Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Gulden got leather poisoning and no one went near him. Heeney found space at easy. Warner broke away every time he got the ball. Grundy got on top of our rucks. That was essentially the ball game.
Gulden's 1/2-game effort as the best I've seen in a long time, I notice the coaches thought otherwise, but I suspect Gulden will get 3 Brownlow votes.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Couldnt help myself, watched the replay.
First two quarters we closed the centre corridor and pushed them wide. We tackled well and applied pressure to force errors.
After the 5 min mark of the 3rd and being 22 points up, Grundy, Gulden, Heeney, Warner Blakey and McInerny went absolutely nuts and tore us a new one. Thats 6 players who we kept quiet for 2 qtrs and 5 mins. McInerny appeared to playing on Kemp in the first half and was moved into the midfield and across HF kicking 3 important goals. Gulden got leather poisoning and no one went near him. Heeney found space at easy. Warner broke away every time he got the ball. Grundy got on top of our rucks.
That was essentially the ball game.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Thryleon -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Do you think Pendlebury would have played if he got stretchered off like weitering did that night? Not a chance.
what you mean like calf injury he sustained heading into the finals last year?

He strained it during the warm up, and instead of declaring it, tried to play through it and lasted 5 mins.

Sometimes you get the Lachie neale grand finalist sometimes you get Charlie curnow.

Ultimately if we were going better no one would care.  But we arent so everyone is pointing at any fault they can which is fair enough.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Yep. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater after one game.

I hope we stick to the very same game plan, only with a few inclusions. Specifically, Haynes for McGovern, Derken for Young (the kid has a footy IQ, Young hasn't), Boyd for the injured Saad and Byrne for Fogary... and use Byrne like the Fluffy Ducks used Papley and Rottingwood used Pendlebury... sparing impact although the reasons for Papley and Pendles having limited exposure for obvious reasons but the principle is the same... bring on an impact player, sparingly.

The two ruck thing also needs a look. Plus blokes like Cowan, Carroll and Flynn Young should also be in contention...
Papley and Pendlebury have the age fitness/age issue but its also about using up your rotations early and having none left later in the game when you need them. Swans worked it to perfection saving their rotations having 50 odd still in the bank to use in the 2nd half even though the temptation would have been to use them early when they were struggling.
We tired and they kept the pressure up with more rotations/fresher legs which Warner alluded to after the game...
At the game we noted the spurts they used Warner in early and he came to the fore in the second half.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
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i really dont understand this - he was really good last year, and seemed to have found his spot.  creative, good finisher.   i know ainsworth, Lij and Haywood have all come in, but surely we could still find room for him up forward.  guys who can kick goals dont grow on trees
Agree..Its the only place Williams can play imo and I would have thought the idea would be to use Ainsworth a bit more in the midfield given his good kicking skills and the fact we got slaughtered there after half time. We need goals out of Williams and Ainsworth touching the ball more than 15-16 times a game imho.
Im sure they'll find the right combination in the coming weeks.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
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And the move to put williams in defence after looking settled in the F50 is yet another brain fart from the coaching group

i really dont understand this - he was really good last year, and seemed to have found his spot.  creative, good finisher.   i know ainsworth, Lij and Haywood have all come in, but surely we could still find room for him up forward.  guys who can kick goals dont grow on trees
Agree..Its the only place Williams can play imo and I would have thought the idea would be to use Ainsworth a bit more in the midfield given his good kicking skills and the fact we got slaughtered there after half time. We need goals out of Williams and Ainsworth touching the ball more than 15-16 times a game imho.