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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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They are coached by Ross Lyon who has had an interesting week. I think we are a chance and dont rate the Saints at all. Law of averages says we have to win a game soon and this looks like our best chance IMHO as the Saints are a flaky team coached by a weirdo.
Tip.. Harry will kick a bag on Dougall Howard who is a spud of the highest quality.
Pittonet to lay the smackdown on TDK, Cripps to have a big game too with no Steele to haunt him.
Blues by 17 points....and the Lyon presser to be sarcastic comedy gold.
They will pants us EB.
Surely not GTC, they are not very good despite all their player spending.
I see this as one of our more winnable games..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs Tasmania in Hobart
Last post by crashlander -
Just finished watching the replay. Not a lot to mention that I haven't already. But:

[1] I like Jack Sammartino. No nonsense, hard at it, plays above his height. One of the better pickups at this level.

[2] Flynn Riley: I've mentioned elsewhere that I think he is at least as good as Reidy. He dominated the ruck, but he really has his limitations. For a guy that big he isn't that strong. He struggled with Dixon, because Dixon uses his body well. Still, he is not a bad player at all. He can take a mark.

[3] We really lack marking targets. We had huge numbers of uncontested marks, but in a pack? Forget it. Even the mid sized Devils took some.

[4] Derkson: he has no idea how to ruck. The Devils kicked 4 in a row when he was rucking. As a forward, on the other hand, he did some nice things. He looked much better in attack than in defence.

[5] Blake Acres: he worries me, to be honest. He had 21 disposals, but he wasn't really that noticeable. And he isn't taking the big marks he used to.
Still, he didn't kick any on the full this week.

[6] Duffy: he was pretty good this week and didn't have many kicked on him, but for one real brain fade in the last quarter. I don't know if he is going to make it, but he is a much better player these days.

[7] Logan Prout: missed all last year with a knee, he has fit in nicely. Like Sammartino, he isn't spectacular, but he does a good job.

[8] Darcy Hogg: Probably not going to make it in the big league: he's just a bit small, a bit light. But he does put his body in. There is a lot to like about the way he does things.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 8 2026 Carlton vs St. Kilda
Last post by crashlander -
Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

I've kept the last one, open, but I'll close it tomorrow. Nobody votes after the next game has been played.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Ex-Carlton slugs aside, they are quick. I fear an almighty rogering.
They are coached by Ross Lyon who has had an interesting week. I think we are a chance and dont rate the Saints at all. Law of averages says we have to win a game soon and this looks like our best chance IMHO as the Saints are a flaky team coached by a weirdo.
Tip.. Harry will kick a bag on Dougall Howard who is a spud of the highest quality.
Pittonet to lay the smackdown on TDK, Cripps to have a big game too with no Steele to haunt him.
Blues by 17 points....and the Lyon presser to be sarcastic comedy gold.
They will pants us EB.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 6 2026: Carlton vs St Kilda at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -
Finally!

B:  41 Matt Duffy   33 Lewis Young   47 Wade Derksen
HB:   28 Harry Charleson   37 Jordan Boyd   15 Billy Wilson
C:   31 Campbell Chesser   36 Cooper Lord   13 Blake Acres
HF:   8 Lachie Fogarty   43 Ashton Moir   45 Flynn Young
F:   39 Talor Byrne   40 Hudson O'Keeffe   30 Jack Ison
R:   56 Flynn Riley   29 George Hewett   16 Ben Camporeale
Int:   61 Dane Harvey   70 Darcy Hogg   58 Jack Sammartino  76 Cody Walker   74 Logan Prout   64 Archie Stevens   59 Cooper Vickery   62 Oliver Warburton   51 Jaiden Magor   67 Tom Evans   72 Charlie Cotter   75 Liam Farrar

Em:   77 Will Cookson

Our team doesn't look as unbalanced as it was last week, but one Emergency will definitely not play, maybe all three won't. If Flynn Young doesn't play at all again, he will go off the boil.

[1] Note that Flynn Riley is named as #1 ruck, not Hudson O'Keefe. That tells you how ordinary HOK has been lately.
Riley has his issues, but he is at least as good as Reidy. I don't know if we can afford to put him on the list with our present ruck stocks, but I'm sure someone will pick him up come MSD. Good rucks are not easy to come by.
What we will do if someone does pick up Riley in the MSD, I have no idea, as we don't have any other VFL listed rucks. Tom Stapleton? I can't say I've even seen him play yet.

[2] Cooper Lord was a little unlucky to get dropped. His stats last week were at least as good as Cerra's. On the other hand, he will be back sooner rather than later.
George Hewett: I reckon George is playing better than Cerra is at the moment, but the match committee is sticking with Cerra. He is younger and he has a longer contract; George has only one year left on his. Can this be the reason?  Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

[3] It will be interesting to see Cody Walker in action against men. The lad looked good during the pre-season. Just as long as some St. Kilda thug doesn't try to take him out.

[4] Derkson is defence. I'm a little surprised after last week, but is it because of the matchups? I hope to see him forward again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Baggers -
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Cooper Lord last week against Fremantle , 18 disposals and 6 tackles. time on ground 65%.  Only second game back after illness.
Unlucky to be dropped.

Perplexing isn't it... Cotters' stats were far from impressive yet keeps his place? Saad has been okay but far from impressive in the Magoos, yet gets a gig. I could go on  :(