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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by Blue Moon -
I may have gone a bit early with my call to sack Josh Fraser, but I did call for Voss to be sacked the day he was appointed so it is always good to get ahead of theses things.
For the first quarter and a half it was back to the good old Carlton we have come to love in frustration, but I thought half way through the term we started to turn it around with regards to endeavor. I am not sure we were fully turned on at the start of the game and we seemed to be happy with our performance last week against Geelong and we seemed to play like we were thinking about the bye. Ainsworth, Hayward and Florent have all added to our leadership depth on the ground spreading the load. We had six young guys, in Wilson, Dean, Smith, Cowan, Ison and Byrne, and three others with little AFL experience in Evans, Young and Derksen, but the other 14 players should now all be hardened professionals and play like it. I am looking forward to when we have HOF playing with Dean and Weitering in defence along with Wilson and Cowan.
Finally, could some one please explain Walsh that when you are in front with about a minute to go in the match and you have the ball in your hand, then you hang onto the ball.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by Thryleon -
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I like his aggression but, instead of the late (unnecessary) bump that seems to surface from time to time, he needs to sell those actions as an attempt to smother or adversely effect the kick.

You almost wanna keep them in just to keep the opposition honest.

Its a bit like Robbo back in the day. You never know when he's going to bury someone. Sometimes it will give away a free, other times the perceived pressure results in a turnover.

Keep them guessing. Can't always be 'nice'.
Yep was going to say this.  You need a wild streak with controlled aggression.

Choir boys are no good, thugs earn a reputation.

Get the balance right and its perfect.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 11 2026 Carlton vs Drug Cheats away
Last post by crashlander -
I watched the replay last night: yes, I must have masochistic tendencies. :(
What I gathered:

[1] Moir as a defender:
It wasn't that he did a bad job, even though he did make a couple of horrendous turnovers, it was that he still couldn't get more involved in the game. Considering how our forward line functioned, I think he would be better back as a forward.

[2] Our dislocation between midfield and forwards:
I know the senior got a bad rap for being unable to hit targets, but the 2's made this an artform on Sunday. Not that our forwards move well: they don't, and they don't make space well. However, when you kick the ball directly to the Essendon defenders, it makes the forwards look hopeless.
Tyler Sellers, who North flicked after starring against us, was again huge. he had 14 or 15 intercepts with 12 marks, because we kicked it directly to him. It was embarrassing.
Young Liam Farrar was probably the most effective forward on the ground when it came to getting the ball: he was an example more of our players should follow. Unfortunately, his kicking radar was just so off. He could have 7 goals: he managed 1 goal 3 with 8 marks.
Essendon players kicked them from everywhere, while we couldn't hit the side of a barn from inside.

[3] Our 'better' players didn't make the contribitions they could have.
Williams was OK, but he could have been better. I would have been tempted to have in the middle for a while.
Moir wasn't that bad, but he should be damned good.
Saad: I'm not sure he saw out the game, but he didn't do much when he was on. He is really struggling.
Ben Campo on the wing didn't really work. He wasn't bad, but he didn't produce the drive he can in the middle.
Flynn Riley won most of the taps, but we didn't get that much from them. And poor Riley provided nothing around the ground.
Hudson O'Keefe rucked reasonably well, and kicked a couple of goals, but just isn't getting it enough. Not a danger to other teams.
Matt Duffy: he has regressed terribly in the last month. He has the athleticism to play anywhere, but his game awareness isn't good enough to play anywhere at the moment.


Our guys play a high possessions game with short kicks and handballs, and it didn't suit the conditions at all. A lot of our guys got inflated numbers for play that went nowhere.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by kruddler -
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after shocking start to the season, hayward was really starting to find his form,  kicking goals, and working as that last kick into 50.   but the previous couple of weeks (prob since caroll went down),  he seems to be playing more wing, and getting a lot of ball at half back.   he may be good at this role,  but he is exceptional in the forward half.   they need to get him back to where he is most dangerous - kicking goals or creating them
I like his aggression but, instead of the late (unnecessary) bump that seems to surface from time to time, he needs to sell those actions as an attempt to smother or adversely effect the kick.

You almost wanna keep them in just to keep the opposition honest.

Its a bit like Robbo back in the day. You never know when he's going to bury someone. Sometimes it will give away a free, other times the perceived pressure results in a turnover.

Keep them guessing. Can't always be 'nice'.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: VFLW 2026
Last post by crashlander -
The girls were slaughtered by Essendon: their 1st win of the season. :( :(

Carlton: 4 - 7 - 31
Drug Cheats: 10 - 3 - 63

Note again our inability to kick straight. It is a curse across 3 levels at the moment. The 2's lost, even though they had a lot more scores shots.

Teams weren't even available the morning of the game, which was disappointing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
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I like Heyward's mongrel but not the stupidity that yet again led to a dopey free kick for a late bump.

after shocking start to the season, hayward was really starting to find his form,  kicking goals, and working as that last kick into 50.   but the previous couple of weeks (prob since caroll went down),  he seems to be playing more wing, and getting a lot of ball at half back.   he may be good at this role,  but he is exceptional in the forward half.   they need to get him back to where he is most dangerous - kicking goals or creating them
I like his aggression but, instead of the late (unnecessary) bump that seems to surface from time to time, he needs to sell those actions as an attempt to smother or adversely effect the kick.