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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by kruddler -What happens if we need to replace a small at the last minute???
What happens if we need to replace a small at the last minute???
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by LP -1st game for 2026 and they have lost KPPs
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by DJC -Melbourne has six players who are 190cm or taller and we have ten. Melbourne has one player over 200cm and we have three.
Now, the old saying is that it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. Countering that is the maxim, a good big man will always beat a good small man and, all things being equal, that’s true. Dean vs Pickett should mean that Dean wins around seven out of ten contests, but Kosi’s three wins could result in three goals.
Then there’s the old adage about tall players not getting any shorter as the game goes on. While that’s true too, good ball delivery can negate a height advantage.
All that waffle boils down to us having a significant height advantage, but that advantage will only make a difference if we play to the best of our ability.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -Most of the robots are a bit on the light side....and seem susceptible to soft tissue injuries... as well as som more serious structural breakdowns
A bucket of salty water, or a splash of vinegar, might bring one or two million of them undone.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by LP -Derksen was a bit rough, did everything asked of him so far.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by crashlander -B: 2 Lachlan Cowan 23 Jacob Weitering 4 Oliver Hollands
HB: 15 Billy Wilson 35 Harry Dean 26 Nick Haynes
C: 13 Blake Acres 9 Patrick Cripps 5 Adam Cerra
HF: 12 Ben Ainsworth 11 Mitch McGovern 44 Francis Evans
F: 36 Cooper Lord 10 Harry McKay 39 Talor Byrne
R: 27 Marc Pittonet 18 Sam Walsh 7 Jagga Smith
Int: 14 Oliver Florent 29 George Hewett 33 Lewis Young 17 Brodie Kemp 46 Matthew Cottrell
Em: 47 Wade Derksen 30 Jack Ison 25 Liam Reidy
[1] Derksen a bit stiff, but, if we win, he'll probably get another chance. He's done everything he could.
[2] Interesting to see Reidy as an Emergency. Especially as Melbourne have named Heath as an emergency. What are they trying to tell us?
[3] Have we matched up? Melbourne are structurally different to us. Hopefully, our forwards can do the job.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by Sexybronco -No Hayward?
Derksen was a bit rough, did everything asked of him so far.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by BluePhantom -Derksen was a bit rough, did everything asked of him so far.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by PaulP -10
Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL First Wildcard Final 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Melbourne at the G
Last post by Baggers -I was sure that we already had a thread for this game but I can't find it.
One change for us; Nick Haynes comes in for Wade Derksen who has been demoted to emergency.
Wade is stiff to miss out but Melbourne relies on its small and medium forwards - as well as Gawn drifting forward.
Yep, understandable. Keeping Lewis Y in the side is also a good move.