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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 17 2026 Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by crashlander -Team: C
We won. We should have won by more. It will have to do.
Votes:
[2.5] George Hewett
[2.5] Jagga Smith
[2.5] Nick Haynes
[1.5] Wade Derksen
[1] Patrick Cripps
[1] Nic Newman
[1] Ollie Florent
[1] Sam Walsh
[0.5] Adam Cerra
[0.5] Francis Evans
[0.5] Mitch McGovern
[0.5] Billy Wilson
Explanations:
[2.5] George Hewett: A great game from George, with 26 possessions, 9 tackles and 4 clearances.
[2.5] Jagga Smith: A great effort considering we lost the ruck so badly. 29 possessions, 5 tackles and 4 clearances.
[2.5] Nick Haynes: A great game from Nick. He was excellent in the air and on the ground.
[1.5] Wade Derksen: His best game so far, with intercept marks and good spoils.
[1] Patrick Cripps: Crippa was horrible early, but he really lifted. Had he kicked straight, he would have been so much better.
[1] Nic Newman: Another great game in defence.
[1] Ollie Florent: Made his 200th game one to remember.
[1] Sam Walsh: Down from recent weeks, but still important.
[0.5] Adam Cerra: One of his better games for the year.
[0.5] Francis Evans: Frankie got a lot of ball and was dangerous.
[0.5] Mitch McGovern: Good at both ends.
[0.5] Billy Wilson: Not as good as he has been, but his run and kicking were crucial.
Honourable Mentions:
Ben Ainsworth: Had an ‘almost’ night.
Brodie Kemp: Very good early, but barely touched after half time.
Harry McKay: Not bad, just not as influential as he has been.
Lachie Cowan: Not as good as he has been, but still important.
Talor Byrne: Not a lot of ball, but his tackling and chasing were important, as was his pass from the pocket.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by crashlander -Having seen this result, the question becomes, how can we improve for next weekend?
We had a few guys down this week who have been significant for us:
[1] Harry McKay: the weather didn't help, nor did the fact that we struggled to get centre breaks, but H really had an ordinary night. he made little impression in the ruck - his first two contests were great, but that was about it. 9 possessions, 3 taps and 4 marks.
To be honest, I think the weather was more of a factor than usual, as we lost some of the precision in our kicking. But we were slow moving the ball, so H had to deal with packs.
[2] Brodie Kemp: his 1st half was excellent, but he struggled after half time. As with H, our slow ball movement and poor kicking didn't help him. But also we had McGovern, was was doing well, in defence, which left us terribly undermanned in the forward line.
[3] Matt Cottrell: Cottrell didn't have a night to remember. He just struggled to get into the game.
[4] Ollie Hollands: Ollie really struggled last night. He fumbled a lot and his kicking was woeful. Also, we didn't see his run and carry either.
Will we bring Acres in? Or do we assume Ollie will be better for the run? To be honest, I don't expect Ollie to be that ordinary two weeks in a row, but I think Acres is important to us.
[5] Jack Ison: Jack is off the boil at the moment. He is fumbling and his kicks are not hitting the target like they did earlier. He did a couple of great things, but is just lacking that confidence he had. Do we give him a rest? It wouldn't hurt him, but who di we bring in? Moir is an option, as he is playing a bit better.
[6] Talor Byrne: Like Ison, Talor is off his best, but he did some crucial things. I would be keeping him in, if just for his tackling and smarts. His pass to the centre from the picket was brilliant.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by crashlander -A win is a win and seven on the trot is some achievement!
Richmond had the yips in front of goal but some of our set shots were atrocious. We had 17 marks inside 50 but could only manage ten goals! Misses from 30 metres and virtually straight in front are inexcusable.
Haynes definitely took the ball over the behind line before he was pinged and that is exactly the kind of howler that the ARC should be used to eliminate.
Then there's the AFL's announcement that umpires will reverse free kicks against players who deliberately ruffle or pat an opponent's head. Rather than Alger having a shot on the siren at the end of the first quarter, Walsh should have been roosting the ball down the line. Still, it was a brainfade on Walsh's part to give away that free.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 17 2026 Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by RiverRat -5 Hewitt
3 Smith
3 Haynes
2 Florent
1 Evans
1 Newman
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by DJC -Richmond had the yips in front of goal but some of our set shots were atrocious. We had 17 marks inside 50 but could only manage ten goals! Misses from 30 metres and virtually straight in front are inexcusable.
Haynes definitely took the ball over the behind line before he was pinged and that is exactly the kind of howler that the ARC should be used to eliminate.
Then there's the AFL's announcement that umpires will reverse free kicks against players who deliberately ruffle or pat an opponent's head. Rather than Alger having a shot on the siren at the end of the first quarter, Walsh should have been roosting the ball down the line. Still, it was a brainfade on Walsh's part to give away that free.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by LP -
There were pre-match suggestions that Cripps was sore and might not have played so I am wondering if he was rotated out of the centre square more than usual as a form of protection.
I was thinking the very same thing, like we were trying to limit further damage or something, because normally there is no way in hell when we are being smashed in clearances that we'd be moving Cripps out!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by RiverRat -And speaking of commentators - I am sick and tired of hearing them repeatedly telling us what they would do, instead of describing what tactics and match-ups are being employed.How silly of you, to actually think the commentator would be calling the game!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by LP -And speaking of commentators - I am sick and tired of hearing them repeatedly telling us what they would do, instead of describing what tactics and match-ups are being employed.
