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Robert Heatley Stand / Dean could elevate Weitering's play
Last post by RiverRat -
Weitering played his best game for the season against Geelong and it could have had something to do with the confidence in and support coming from Harry Dean.

I think Weitering played his best football when he was paired with Liam Jones because Jones had the height, reach and speed (especially closing speed) that gave Weitering the confidence to readily switch opponents.  This meant that Weitering didn't have to match up on faster leading opponents and that he wasn't always anchored on the last line of defence - as has often been the case since Jones departed.

The loss of Jones led Weitering to becoming a more defensive player and deprived the Blues of the drive that he used to be able to provide from the half-back line.  Further, gaining more possessions on the last line of defence (instead of further up the ground) seemed to result in more rushed (sometimes panicked) defensive kicks and turnovers.

In his short time with the club, Dean has shown himself to have similar traits to Jones (albeit with better kicking skills), with closing speed, leap and decisive defensive skills.

Hopefully Dean's rapid acclimation and Weitering's growing confidence in him will see Weitering return to being a more offensive defender who is less easily bypassed by opponents.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Last post by crashlander -
AFL 2026 Rd 11:   Carlton vs Port Adelaide
A good win over an improving team away. We had a few hard markers this week! Still, it is nice to be in the position to be picky!

Trends:
[1]   There were 12 voters this round, which is a little disappointing considering the circumstances. Still, I'm not complaining, I appreciate the time our voters spend.
please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!


[2]   The rating was a 9.47, which represents a B+, is the best we've had for the year to this point.
Our rating of the Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which says far too much.

[3]   16 players managed a mention again this week. That is what we get when we play more consistently.

[4]   The average vote this week was 31, the first time we've passed 30 for the year!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.

[5]   4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like.

[6] Patrick Cripps was our best for the 3rd week in a row. His reemergence has been one of the reasons we've improved. He managed a Cripps-like 367 votes, a really dominant game! Jagga Smith was 2nd, with 241 votes, his 2nd highest. Then came Walsh (154) and Hayward (150). Walsh has not been outside the top 10 year this season.

[7]   Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Smith. Hayward missed by two.

[8]   We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes.

[9]   Jagga Smith was our best youngster for the night, followed byCowan, Wilson and Ison.
This was the 2nd real Cripps-like game from Cripps.

Votes:
Cripps, Patrick   367
Smith, Jagga   241
Walsh, Sam   154
Hayward, Will   150
Hewett, George   87
Florent, Oliver   67
Dean, Harry   63
Cowan, Lachlan   59
McKay, Harrison   59
Haynes, Nicholas   51
Evans, Francis   47
Ison, Jack   20
Wilson, Billy   20
McGovern, Mitchell   16
Derksen, Wade   16
Newman, Nicholas   4


Progressive Voting:
Walsh, Sam   1900
Patrick Cripps  1639
Florent, Oliver  794
Matthew Carroll   769
Smith, Jagga  754
Pittonet, Marc  706
Mitch McGovern  560
Newman, Nic   497
Kemp, Brodie  480
Will Hayward  473
Ainsworth, Ben  440
Hollands, Elijah  426
Ollie Hollands  413
Harry McKay  390
Weitering, Jacob  366
William, Zac  330
Haynes, Nick 304
Cowan, Lachie  299
Hewett, George  166
Lord, Cooper  152
Dean, Harry  114
Young, Lewis   81
Evans, Francis  74
Ison, Jack   43
Byrne, Talor  34
Wilson, Billy   30
Cerra, Adam  29
Liam Reidy   28
Boyd, Jordan   27
Wade Derksen   16
Adam Saad   15
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 12 2026 Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by rocky -
Team A

3  Will Hayward - Think his best game for us in the navy blue
2  Patrick Cripps - 2nd Half was enormous. That's why you don't start the bloke off the bench or up forward in the 3rd
2  Sam Walsh - If he hadn't have missed 3 gettable goals would've have been BOG. That's why you don't start the bloke off the bench or up forward in the 3rd
1  Jacob Weitering - Still not playing on key forwards (clearly by design) but found some good form
1  Jagga Smith - Got his 2nd wind after a couple of down games. Reminds me a lot of NDaicos. We've got a winner in this one
1  Harry Dean - Super impressed with how he's started his year. Another winner
1  Nic Newman - Still not usig the ball as effectively as he could but solid game again for the veteran
1  Ben Ainsworth - Tough workhorse
1  Cowan - Given the toughest job of the night and deserves some credit for keeping the man that usually murders us to 4 goals (2-3 of those were from turnovers on our part)
1  Adam Cerra - Yep, let's keep him on the wing. Seems to be working. Most MG for us.
1  Blake Acres - Deserved a plug. Ran pretty hard and DID NOT kick OOF

HM : Everyone else
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: laj – on
Quote from: Baggers – on


Unfortunately, not all the kids in the Magoos and some recruits actually aren't coming along as well as we might have hoped... nor delivering consistent strong efforts - Moir, Ben Campo, Reidy, Chesser, Irish boys...
Like to see Ben C get a run later on if it is possible. He's consistently doing a good job in the twos. Disposal is ok as long as he handballs...lol. His only issue, with the type of player he is, is that is has so many ahead of him. So might not be possible. The boys are polar opposite types from their old man in playing style.
Agree Scott is what we need and Ben is what we have plenty of, Lucas looked good in his first game but since hasnt fired a shot or has been injured and wingman are a dime a dozen in any draft or trade week.
I have a soft spot for father/sons so I dont want them delisted but if their surname wasnt Camporeale you would be moving them on more than likely...
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by laj -
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Quote from: 31Tommys_barber – on
I thought all of our kids are showing good signs in either firsts or reserves. Made me wonder why Austin and Agresta got the flick?

Unfortunately, not all the kids in the Magoos and some recruits actually aren't coming along as well as we might have hoped... nor delivering consistent strong efforts - Moir, Ben Campo, Reidy, Chesser, Irish boys...
Like to see Ben C get a run later on if it is possible. He's consistently doing a good job in the twos. Disposal is ok as long as he handballs...lol. His only issue, with the type of player he is, is that is has so many ahead of him. So might not be possible. The boys are polar opposite types from their old man in playing style.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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Id like to think this is a win for us but there is always:
1. "Dead" coach bounce.
2. Carlton doing Carlton things.
Might even be no changes this week. Its must win.
We will win by 10 goals plus imo....the cries for Hird the savior will only get louder. Welsh and his mates will be cheering us on...