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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Geelong at MCG
Last post by rocky -
Acres had been getting plenty of the ball in the 2's recently other than last week when they held him over, so I guess that was forward planning for this game. Agree Ben C could possibly get a run against a lesser  team rather than be subjected to the massacre which will ensue tomorrow night.
If Weiters comes in I guess it has to be at Derksen's expense although he needs to be putting in a better effort than he has been of late.
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Robert Heatley Stand / VFL Rd 10 2026 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -
Another Saturday game, this time at 12:05 at home.
Just hope we show more than last week. We'll have to, as Geelong are on top.

Selected sides not yet available, :( :(
With some luck, we might have Williams, Saad and Lord back.
Interesting to see how we use our 3 available rucks. Riley has to play, now he is listed.

Also interesting to see who we've picked up to replace Riley on the VFL list, as well as a certain unnamed defender who St. Kilda burnt.

Would also like to see more from Cottrell and Duffy. Duffy didn't look bad a few weeks ago, but his last couple of weeks have been not so hot.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 12 2026 Carlton vs Geelong
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 / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Geelong at MCG
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   15 Billy Wilson   23 Jacob Weitering   26 Nick Haynes
HB:   14 Oliver Florent   35 Harry Dean   2 Lachlan Cowan
C:   5 Adam Cerra   18 Sam Walsh   13 Blake Acres
HF:   12 Ben Ainsworth   11 Mitch McGovern   19 Will Hayward
F:   39 Talor Byrne   10 Harry McKay   45 Flynn Young
R:   27 Marc Pittonet   7 Jagga Smith   9 Patrick Cripps
Int:   24 Nic Newman   29 George Hewett   17 Brodie Kemp   44 Francis Evans   30 Jack Ison
Em:   47 Wade Derksen   6 Zac Williams   40 Hudson O'Keeffe

[1] I guess it was obvious that Acres was coming in for Carroll. At least we know he is (finally) in some reasonable form.
Guys like Moir didn't do enough last week to deserve a game. Probably the only one who did was Ben Camporeale, who is just waiting for a spot.

[2] Weitering for Derksen was probably also obvious. I just hope Weitering is fit, as he has not been at his best this year.

[3] Backing in the one-ruck idea. In recent years we have slaughtered Geelong in the ruck, as they were de Koning's bunnies. Not sure it works so well with Pitto as the man.
Geelong played 3 guys in the ruck last week to wear Grundy down, 3 guys who can leap. Not sure Pitto can handle that.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by LP -
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The things she hears primary school kids talking about these days is horrifying. It's not easy to protect lives, prevent crimes  and enforce laws these days  because the crims (mainly young ones) simply dont give a fark about anything.
That issue with younger ones you have the chance to sort out, but only if you stop releasing the teens.

I know some Vicpol people who can predict the crimes coming over the next week or two by who was bailed this week, it's a merry-go-round.

They arrest these kids so often, they now know who it was just from the description of the event, they do not even need a description of the perpetrator, it's just rinse and repeat.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 11 2026 Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: LP – on
Team B

5 Cripps
4 Walsh
3 Hewett
2 Smith
1 Hayward

@crashlander‍ I hope I didn't put some off voting, the Jim Park tally sort of acts like a lie detector, shows what people thought back when versus what they say now!
To be honest, I can't see why so few people have voted so far. This was our largest win for the year. But ...
I still hope to attract a few late comers. :)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Geelong at MCG
Last post by laj -
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I must watch different games Kurds, in both our Adelaide Oval games I thought Haynes played well.  Yes can have some rough patches early, in games, but as progressed I thought Haynes became our saving sweeper down back. Yes Derksen promising performance last week. Sometimes feel he is a risk with his lay it off kicks out to the flank, as not always pin point. Could come undone against a team like Geelong.

Sorry mate, you jumped into the middle of an ongoing discussion and missed the tone/history of it all.
I actually agree with you.

My point was that all the sack voss crew are pumping up frasers tyres, which is fine, but theor logic for it is wrong.

One of the 'big positives' attributed to fraser was that he is playing the kids more.
This is false.
This was my sarcastic comment highlighting as much.
Alot of the kids are in the side already. Not many more left to bring in. More about leaving them in, which he did. As I said. Could've picked Williams but we left the like of Byrne in. Did well to resist it given the opposition this week.