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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
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Kemp is a good utility player being asked to perform a role he has performed for approximately less than 15 games at AFL level and is currently doing a pretty good job of it, with some warts on his game.

Give him some time to sort those out.  He is a reliable enough kick, its possibly the first time in his career he has a monkey on his back.  The fans jumping on him for lack of finishing wont help him, there is no reason he cant be our Jack Gunston.

Agreed.

Plenty of time for him to turn things around.

That doesn't mean he needs to play 1's every week until he does.
This kind of form is exactly why you drop players to the 2's to regain some confidence.
Problem is, we don't have anyone to bring in. Closest you could argue is Ison, and we already dropped him for similar reasons.

Kemp is a good player to have in your 23. Traditional utility player.
We just can't plan for him to be our FF for the next 7 years.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by laj -
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Never would have believed it at the time but Holman has made it 153 games.

Most of those games with a weak GC outfit though
153 is getting to be alot of games. No matter how weak the side is you're playing that many games unless you are doing something right. In weak outfit they keeping turning over ordinary players to get better. He played most games last year to when they were a good side.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by blueray -
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Out of those mentioned players, you could argue that Durdin is the only player that has performed better after leaving Carlton. Holman is a stretch but the rest have not.
No need keeping players longer than necessary that won't improve the team.
All subjective of course but hey, it's an opinion.
Never would have believed it at the time but Holman has made it 153 games.

Most of those games with a weak GC outfit though
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by laj -
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Sadly, we keep 'giving away' players because we think they won't work in our team, and they become solid contributors for other sides.....

M.Kennedy
J.Martin
Durdin
Stocker
Holman

I am therefore very loathe to consign Brodie Kemp to the scrap heap.

He has now played 67 games, only 25 or so of those as a forward.  He has regularly been the lone marking target in the F50 during that time with big absences from Curnow and McKay last year, so he has often drawn the best defender.  Tough way to learn the craft as a mid-sized forward.

Once he finally gets his shot as the third banana (which is about where his size demands he should play), I think you might find he will become very dangerous.   Of course, we need to recruit another first or second banana at the end of the season......

Personally, I think he should play a little further up the ground so that we don't have a half-forward line of midgets every week.  He could be very useful as the lead-up half-forward.  He's got good hands and is actually a pretty good field kick - it's the sticks that paralyse him right now.

If we sacked every player who developed the yips in front of goal, we wouldn't have many left.  Even our superstar captain hasn't got that bit right.


Out of those mentioned players, you could argue that Durdin is the only player that has performed better after leaving Carlton. Holman is a stretch but the rest have not.
No need keeping players longer than necessary that won't improve the team.
All subjective of course but hey, it's an opinion.
Never would have believed it at the time but Holman has made it 153 games.