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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
Despite the drained Reflecting Pool showing no signs of a cut in the liner, Taco has doubled down and is now claiming that there is a 300 yard cut and that "the floor of the pool was cut and then pulled upward, with great force, by these thugs."  Of course, there's no evidence of that happening.

While it could be coincidence, marks on the liner do seem to exactly follow the path Taco's motorcade took when it drove over the newly applied liner.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by DJC -
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If Im not mistaken, Reidy played a blinder in the 2s so he is being rewarded I guess.

Having watched the match, I would say you are mistaken.

You're a hard marker RR  :)

I thought that Reidy was very good and his stats - 15 disposals, 22 hitouts, seven clearances, and two goals - tend to support that.

Truslove thought he was good too:

"Reidy had an outstanding first game back after a long injury break. He gave us first use particularly at centre bounce and his follow-up around stoppages was aggressive. He played big and he led the way with his voice and leadership."

Being aggressive, playing "big" and leadership is still some way off for Riley.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by RiverRat -
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Perhaps the thinking that Reidy offers more than Riley at this stage, around ground and up forward.
If Im not mistaken, Reidy played a blinder in the 2s so he is being rewarded I guess.

Having watched the match, I would say you are mistaken.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Collingwood at MCG
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   H. Dean, N. Haynes, W. Derksen
HB:   B. Wilson, O. Florent, L. Cowan
C:   A. Cerra, P. Cripps – C, B. Acres
HF:   W. Hayward, F. Evans, T. Byrne
F:   B. Kemp, H. McKay, M. McGovern
R:   L. Reidy, S. Walsh, J. Smith
Int:   N. Newman, G. Hewett, M. Cottrell, B. Ainsworth, C. Lord
Em:   J. Boyd, F. Riley, F. Young

[1] I might have been tempted to play 2 rucks with Collingwood's defence. I know that Collingwood only really has Cameron, who hasn't been in great form, but he usually plays well against us. I like having options when there is a good reason. Last week, for example, was a point source error, something we simply didn't have the structure to change.
Reidy did play well last week.

[2] Lord is probably insurance for Hewett, who must remain doubtful. Who would come in would be an interesting conundrum. Young was in good goalkicking form. Boyd probably deserves a shot to show if he is worth keeping. I find it unlikely that he would succeed, but you never know.

[3] The only problem with Ison going out this week is that the 2's have a bye. He has no chance to impress. So, he will probably miss next week as well.

[4] The weather: it is not supposed to be that wet, maybe showers early in the day. The less of them, the more I prefer it.

[5] I still don't know who we would play on Nick Daicos. We really need someone to sit on him: no Daicos, no Collingwood. We only lost last time because Steene got on top and Daicos went berserk. But who? That is one of our real structural issue which our next coach MUST address.

[6] Who is going to kick our goals? Our forwards were ordinary last week. Not one of them is kicking all that well. But Collingwood's defence looks vulnerable, if we're good enough to do something about it.