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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2026 Rd 20 Carlton vs St. Kilda at wherever ...
Last post by Baggers -
Quote from: Lods – on
I wonder how many of us had this on our Bingo card...

"Weitering won't play towards the end of the year because of injury, but don't worry we'll beat the premiers by around 70 points and Weitering can come back through the VFL."

Another sign of a better run club. Bloke has been out for a good while... come back gradually, initially, on limited minutes in the Magoos before returning to the seniors... form permitting.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 22 2026 Carlton vs St. Kilda
Last post by crashlander -
Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.
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Robert Heatley Stand / AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by crashlander -
All ready for tomorrow night.

I am not a fan of Sunday night games, not when I have to work the next day, but the AFL have been ignoring me for years. I lived in Charlton for 7 years and Bendigo for 17 and know all too well that Sunday night and weeknights just don't work well. I could never get to such games and can't get to Thursday nights as a rule. But the AFL ignore people like me: TV pays the bills.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 21 2026 Carlton vs Brisbane
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: deepbluesee – on
I feel often people rate our team too highly. Lots of Bs (and As) for a decent win against a good side.
For me, An A (or A+) should be for a V good win against a V good team - what this game was.

This was very close to the perfect game. Only minor disappointment was Cripps not getting that goal at the end. To break the record of most goal kickers in one game (and for Cripps to get a goal he deserved) would have been the lovely icing on a lovely cake.
Having a multitude of opinions and ratings is one of the strengths if our system. We have some very harsh judges, especially when we lose, while others see positives and wish to reward them. It all averages out in the end and makes our statistics more reliable.

It is also the reason we don't insist on a 5-4-3-2-1 voting system, as it does allow some voters, like me, to reward guys who make a decent contribution without getting Judd-like numbers.

And our stats do hold up: our top 10 and the John Nicholls Medal top 10 rarely contain different people. We don't always get the order identical, but, like the club people who vote, we're not always insistent on a guy getting 25+ possessions to get noticed as being a significant contributor.

The more voters we have, the better. I always appreciate it when people vote; I understand our system. But I know that sometimes, especially after a particularly poor loss, or after a game that few people can see, it is not always possible for people to vote reasonably.

I like to vote after watching the replay of the game: it allows me to vote more objectively, not to get caught up in the moment. I know I can be very involved when the game is going on.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: LP – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on

Der Fred. The Pommy F1 Mafia have no bounds or morals.
I think the media stance was a given, but to assert it's actual team policy is a different matter altogether, this in light of Zac Brown being a yank!

Piastri should get out of there as quickly as possible, no matter how good you are, you can't defeat a system.
Zac knows where his bread is buttered from. He has lived in England for many years, he is as unAmerican  as an American can get. The Poms (media and teams) are disgraceful in their bias. Agree Oscar needs to get out, Daddy Norris's money and connections talk.