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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by shawny -
Quote from: MickyO – on
My Heart rate was not healthy in that last 5 mins 🙄

Im the opposite - i have no fear no expectation anymore.

I know where we sit and any win this season will be hard earnt and apart from the bottom 3 sides of WC, North and Rich we wont be troubling any of the teams above and will be some big hidings as well in this season.

We are coached poorly, mentally weak, have very few clean ball users, no leg speed through the middle, no spread away from contest and that's just the start.

Time to call it was it is and stop pretending its all going to improve without major change as its not.  
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Thryleon -
Quote from: BluePhantom – on
https://youtu.be/1Xcy0dQjxxk?si=UXGyD6mdowPHrDOm

Older game but this guy pin points our problem.

I don't mind the analysis, but I think he is over simplifying what we see vs dont see.

Sure, we are utilising forward handball, and being proactive.  I dont think we are stopping this strategy, I think it stops working the same, because our opponents are doing something to one stop the run and then two, keep us in the contest, or clear from being able to run.

Richmond players last night were preventing our tackled players from getting up and contributing to the next chain of handballs which stops the run. Its like we just get held down, and thats it, hes out of the next chain, and after doing that, they get up and run off as soon as posession flips, and we are getting cut up outside corridor.  Inside its fine, but teams just arent using the corridor, and setting up for long kicks.

When the game was hot last night, we were kicking long to contests, and I noted a couple of opportunities where we probably should have looked to open up the fat side of the ground, but our team was staying compact.  A deliberate tactic probably to prevent the opposition from opening us up, but when we have the ball in hand, sometimes after playing one mode for a bit, you need to change up and switch to more open play.  the opposition wont expect it, but it requires a bit of nous and comms. 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Lods -
Pretty uninspiring.

The only saving aspect was that it was a win....and the fact that we have so many players that are playing well below what they're capable of...the Hollands brothers are a good example.

Some of our backs are much better value as forwards.

Take the win, take the break, make some changes and move on.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by cookie2 -
Quote from: shawny – on
Quote from: RiverRat – on

Would have been if he could kick for goal - still woeful after all these years
Crippa seems to be struggling for pace too at the moment although he was never super quick.

love crippa but like his teammates kicking skills are subpar.  reckon your being generous if you can name 5 players on our list that you would say are consistent good users by foot. So hard to watch.