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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
I'm thinking with Amartey coming in Harry McKay will play the role Young was doing.

I said similar when i was pushing for us to get King in to be the #1 target.
Harry as the 2nd ruck does wonders for our team balance and lessens the need for someone like Young.
But you need to have the #1 target to allow Harry to do that.
Whether Amartey is that player or not.....we'll see.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Lods – on
I was scrolling through and happened across this thread.
It was only a bit over a month ago...but it all went pear shaped for Lewis.

What happened?
Was it the pressure of finals?
Was it how he was used in recent times...not really settling or having a fixed role.

Or was what we were seeing back then 'just a flash' in the pan and not sustainable.

The common denominator seemed to have been "confidence".
He had periods where he didn't seem to believe in himself or his own ability....and that led to the hesitation.

At the end of the day his delisting wasn't as surprising as it would have been a month ago... and there's probably not a lot of argument over the decision to cut him loose.

It will be interesting to see who we replace him with, and whether he gets another opportunity elsewhere.


To me Young's demise commenced in his second year with us. I thought in his first year he was a ripper and was a significant upgrade on Jones. Then the wheels fell off, dunno what happened. Was he struggling with personal issues off field? There were rumours of a rift between he and Weiters? I dont know what happened by his confidence fell off a cliff and that was the beginning of the end for him. Shame, nice fella with all the physical attributes needed to play the game where he did.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by DJC -
Lewis Young is not an instinctive or quick thinking footballer and his usual hesitation before disposing of the footy slowed down our transition and gave the opposition time to take away options.  On top of that, his short kicks tended to hang in the air for too long.  The less said about his kicking for goal the better.

As I said in another thread, you don’t get to play 90 AFL games without some talent and the right attitude.  Lewis is a good mark and generally kills the ball when he spoils.  What’s not so good is his tendency to be wrong-footed, fumble and get out-bodied.  He reminds me of Sam Rowe in that my heart is in my mouth when the footy is heading in his direction but I’m often pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

I don’t think that confidence, or the presence of Weiters, is a factor.  Lewis can play, but he isn’t best suited to our game style.

The return of O’Farrell, Dean living up to expectations, Derksen exceeding expectations (it was EB who suggested Wade) and Haynes turning back the clock all mean limited opportunities for Lewis in defence.  As a KPF, he is clearly a defender and, although his ruckwork has improved, it’s still break glass standard.

Basically, Lewis has been squeezed out by younger, better options and the way our footy has evolved.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Lods – on

It will be interesting to see who we replace him with, and whether he gets another opportunity elsewhere.
HoF is still growing, recovering, building strength, like many talls he'll be a late developer, he's been forgotten by fans. With a bit of luck he'll be our tall swingman in 2027, and unlike players who get "converted", HoF has played both F50 and D50 throughout his whole junior career.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by Lods -
I was scrolling through and happened across this thread.
It was only a bit over a month ago...but it all went pear shaped for Lewis.

What happened?
Was it the pressure of finals?
Was it how he was used in recent times...not really settling or having a fixed role.

Or was what we were seeing back then 'just a flash' in the pan and not sustainable.

The common denominator seemed to have been "confidence".
He had periods where he didn't seem to believe in himself or his own ability....and that led to the hesitation.

At the end of the day his delisting wasn't as surprising as it would have been a month ago... and there's probably not a lot of argument over the decision to cut him loose.

It will be interesting to see who we replace him with, and whether he gets another opportunity elsewhere.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 6 2026 - Carlton vs Melbourne @ Casey
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   21 Harriet Cordner   49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:   14 Siofra O'Connell   36 Ciara Fitzgerald    1 Amelia Velardo
C:   11 Yasmin Duursma   4 Claudia Whitfort   17 Dayna Finn
HF:   20 Lily Goss   7 Poppy Scholz   23 Lila Keck
F:   2 Lauren Bella   55 Sophie McKay  
R:   12  Jessica Good   19 Erone Fitzpatrick   5 Abbie McKay
Int:   24 Brooke Vickers   10 Mimi Hill   35 Nell Morris-Dalton   42 Tara Bohanna   25 Keeley Sherar
Em:   8 Lily Baxter   13 Aisling Reidy   30 Kiara Bischa

[1] Nice to see Sophie McKay and Keeley Sherar back. And I am looking forward to see how our rucks and forward line work with Lauren Bella out there.