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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by kruddler -Did we play better against brisbane or essendon?
Very clever attempt at spin. Not successful but at least you tried.is it?
Spin? Really? I stated some facts your opinion of them seems to vary based on the W/L result.
The calibre of opponent played under Fraser vs voss is being ignored way too easily.Very clever attempt at spin. Not successful but at least you tried.
We got the dogs on a good week, and have beaten geelong whom voss has had a good run against. The other 2 wins against Port and essendon are unremarkable.
I've also heard that Davies is pretty hands on (and omnipresent), and the players are a bit wary (terrified, some might say) of his presence.![]()
He does have a bit of that aura about him.![]()
The calibre of opponent played under Fraser vs voss is being ignored way too easily.
We got the dogs on a good week, and have beaten geelong whom voss has had a good run against. The other 2 wins against Port and essendon are unremarkable.
A lot of assumptions as to when the new gameplan started - I like a lot of others have seen a massive change with the new coach - as to who trained that no one on here knows but the one thing no one can argue against is we were 1 -8 and then the bandaid was ripped off and we have not lost since. That's one very big coincidence as to when the wheel turned don't you think?
EB, I want a thorough process to elect the next coach. If after that process Fraser is selected then im fine with that but we need that process. This is the step i believe we keep getting wrong so i want no stone unturned this time around
Regarding the list I believe its not as bad as it appeared under Voss in his last few years and the instant result changes with the interim coach confirms my thinking. I rank it mid tier without major injuries and once you add Walker to Jagga Walsh and Cripps mix, get more games into the kids and if we can snare a few free agents that fill a few of the weaker areas we will be hard to beat. No list is ever perfect so we need smart additions again in the off season but as i said we are not as far away as many think.
Mainly as i don't think the players we lost in last years trade has been as bad as many imagined as a matter of fact i would take the mobile hard working Haywood over lazy Charlie, Jack is a handy player but the improvement of Cowan negates his loss, it's TDK that hurt us mobile goalkicking rucks don't exactly grow on trees. I'm much more bullish than i was 12 months ago in fact i believe we are better placed now then we were this time last year comparing the list at both times.
Then again I could be delusional! Time will tell.
What you are missing is the changes that the game stats show… that the changes to the gameplan were there to be seen but they wernt being executed for long enough whilst Voss was coach.
The main difference between Voss and Fraser is the players are following the gameplan for longer and getting the 4 points.
Certainly Cripps is playing better, I’m personally not sure if Walsh is but all our mids are getting more time to dish off imho.