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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by LP -
At the moment Young is rucking and floating forward, and it's Pitto doing the D50 end, it helped let Harry and Kemp off the hook. Young doesn't have to be as accountable in F50, he can move to space and make himself an option and teams aren't standing a close defender on him, but that won't persist. On top of this, right at the moment at least, he has the perfect coach to get the most out of him by using him in his best role.

In D50 Young gets caught out in no man's land ball watching, he's not needed there at the moment because we have Derksen and Dean doing a job. In this regard he is miles off Weitering, Dean or Derksen, they do no hesitate they just back themselves in to influence the contest.

As I watched last night I was thinking the Lions were making the same mistake with Hipwood that we made with Young, just because someone has the size and shape doesn't mean they will make it as a defender.

As much as I like the two rucks, I suspect when Weitering is back Young might be the out, with Derksen filling the F50 role, Derksen is now probably our 3rd best contested mark and getting better just behind Weitering and Harry. I think Derksen could easily fill the role left vacant by Charlie, and float to wherever he is needed. In my opinion he's a great get, who recruited him?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane at Marvel
Last post by laj -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: laj – on
As far as Weitering goes I would like to try him forward. Played some decent games there for a while as a skinnier kid until it become a struggle, as happens bring a Carlton forward back then. As a mature player he might be alot better again.
Too slow
Those types forward don't have to be that fast, just read it well, and, of course, have the ability to play forward. Read it well and it makes up quite a bit for pace.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL 2026 Rd 19 Carlton vs Brisbane at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -
CARLTON RESERVES        5.0     8.1     13.3     19.6 (120)
BRISBANE VFL                  2.1     5.3     8.6       9.6 (60)

GOALS
Carlton: O’Keeffe 5, Farrar 3, Corrigan 2, Davey 2, B.Camporeale, Fogarty, Ison, Prout, Sammartino, Warburton, Young

BESTS
Carlton: Saad, O’Keeffe, Warburton, L.Camporeale, Fogarty, Charleson
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Last post by crashlander -
AFL 2026 Rd 19:   Carlton vs Collingwood
Our 2nd loss under Fraser.  :(  We do not take our chances.

Trends:
[1]   There were 6 voters this round, which is the lowest I can recall. And there were only five until I voted, weeks late. :( 
please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!

[2]   The rating was a 8.00, which represents a C. We could have won it, but we never looked likely.

[3]   13 players managed a mention again this week.

[4]   The average vote this week was 26, which is a score we have won with this year. Scores are around 30 are more usual when we win, so read into that what you will.

[5]   Again 3 players managed 100 votes or more, which is down from recent weeks. If we get fewer than 4, we usually struggle.

[6] It was very close at the top between Cripps (267), Walsh (253) and Smith (227). It was Cripps' 5th BOG this season.

[7]  Three player managed votes from everyone again this week; Cripps, Walsh and Smith.

[8]   Our midfield guns dominated the voting this week, not that it helped much. Our defenders were also significant.

[9] Smith, Dean and Byrne were the youngsters to feature this week.


Votes:
Cripps, Patrick   267
Walsh, Sam   253
Smith, Jagga   227
Newman, Nicholas   80
McGovern, Mitchell   60
Byrne, Talor   60
Dean, Harry   53
Haynes, Nicholas  53
Hewett, George  40
Florent, Oliver  40
Ainsworth, Ben  33
Wilson, Billy  27
Cowan, Lachlan   7


Progressive Voting:
Walsh, Sam   3476
Patrick Cripps  2974
Smith, Jagga  1728  
Hewett, George  1212 
Newman, Nic   943
Florent, Oliver  921
Will Hayward  801
Harry McKay  784
Ainsworth, Ben  776
Matthew Carroll   769
Pittonet, Marc  747
Mitch McGovern 710
Haynes, Nick   607
Dean, Harry  537
Cowan, Lachie  528
Kemp, Brodie  485
Weitering, Jacob  466
Hollands, Elijah  426 
Ollie Hollands  413
Cerra, Adam  348
William, Zac  330
Evans, Francis  260
Blake Acres  223
Byrne, Talor  192
Lord, Cooper  152
Wilson, Billy   140
Young, Lewis   81
Wade Derksen   74
Ison, Jack   43
Liam Reidy   28
Boyd, Jordan   27
Cottrell, Matthew 15
Adam Saad   15
Flynn Young   8
Flynn Riley   6
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: laj – on
Quote from: crashlander – on
We may have played some of the best football of the year, but we still have major structural issues which we must address. The lack of key position players, the lack of a premiership ruck, adding more leg speed ... They didn't just go away. But some guys have taken their names out of the 'delist or trade' list and have moved in the 'questionable', while some 'questionables' have moved up to being retained.
Lewis Young is a prime example. Last year we couldn't give him away, but he has played some of his best football this year. He's never going to be a Jacob Weitering, but he has stood up.
George Hewett couldn't get a game early in the year, and his last 7 or 8 weeks have been brilliant.
Nick Haynes must go around again after this season.
Frankie Evans may not be producing the same heroics he managed at the end of last year, but his hardness, his attack on the ball and his football smarts have made him a favourite.
Billy Wilson was at the crossroads, now he is set.

I could go on.
We will be improved by Cody Walker, but I will be very interested to see who else we pick up.
As far as Weitering goes I would like to try him forward. Played some decent games there for a while as a skinnier kid until it become a struggle, as happens bring a Carlton forward back then. As a mature player he might be alot better again.
Too slow
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 19 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood
Last post by crashlander -
AFL Rd 19 2026   Carlton vs Collingwood
I’m sorry, I missed this one. Luckily, I’m the one doing the analysis.
As for us, we were again dominated in the middle, although our mids battled manfully. Our forwards again failed to fire, and we couldn’t take our chances. Bad kicking is bad football, and it cost us again.
Team:      C
I hate losing to this mob, but they’ve owned us recently.

Votes:
[2]   Patrick Cripps
[2]   Sam Walsh
[2]   Jagga Smith
[2]   Harry Dean
[1]   Nick Haynes
[1]   George Hewett
[1]   Ollie Florent
[1]   Billy Wilson
[1]   Nic Newman
[0.5]   Lachie Cowan
[0.5]   Ben Ainsworth
[0.5]   Talor Byrne
[0.5]   Mitch McGovern

Explanations:
[2]   Patrick Cripps:      Not dominant, but Cripps had 30 possessions, 2 goals, 6 tackles and 6 clearances. He is an inspiration.
[2]   Sam Walsh:      Sam continued his good form, getting 25 possessions, 6 tackles and 6 clearances.
[2]   Jagga Smith:      29 possessions and 8 clearances tells how good Jagga was.
[2]   Harry Dean:      Our most effective defender, Harry controlled his opponents well.
[1]   Nick Haynes:      Another solid game from Nick.
[1]   George Hewett:   25 possessions and 7 clearances.
[1]   Ollie Florent:      A really good job in defence, His run and carry and his deft disposal was excellent.
[1]   Billy Wilson:      Like Florent, Wilson really had a good game.
[1]   Nic Newman:      Another solid game from Newman.
[0.5]   Lachie Cowan:   A very good game in defence
[0.5]   Ben Ainsworth:   Not his best, but solid.
[0.5]   Talor Byrne:      Always a danger.
[0.5]   Mitch McGovern:   One of the few who could kick straight.

Honourable Mentions:
Liam Reidy:         A big effort, but was beaten.
Brodie Kemp:         Another nearly game, where his kicking really hurt us.
Blake Acres:         Good.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane at Marvel
Last post by laj -
Quote from: crashlander – on
Quote from: bratblue – on


I also have a question...............Will that change your lists?
We may have played some of the best football of the year, but we still have major structural issues which we must address. The lack of key position players, the lack of a premiership ruck, adding more leg speed ... They didn't just go away. But some guys have taken their names out of the 'delist or trade' list and have moved in the 'questionable', while some 'questionables' have moved up to being retained.
Lewis Young is a prime example. Last year we couldn't give him away, but he has played some of his best football this year. He's never going to be a Jacob Weitering, but he has stood up.
George Hewett couldn't get a game early in the year, and his last 7 or 8 weeks have been brilliant.
Nick Haynes must go around again after this season.
Frankie Evans may not be producing the same heroics he managed at the end of last year, but his hardness, his attack on the ball and his football smarts have made him a favourite.
Billy Wilson was at the crossroads, now he is set.

I could go on.
We will be improved by Cody Walker, but I will be very interested to see who else we pick up.
As far as Weitering goes I would like to try him forward. Played some decent games there for a while as a skinnier kid until it become a struggle, as happens bring a Carlton forward back then. As a mature player he might be alot better again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Brisbane at Marvel
Last post by laj -
Quote from: kruddler – on
It's never as good as it seems.
It's never as bad as it seems.

We had a good win. But lets not engrave our names on the cup just yet.
Lose to the saints next week and its unlikely we will play finals.
Yes, no matter great win is, it's still one win and you have to come up the next week still.

Win next week and we go 2 games clear of the Saints.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Last post by crashlander -
AFL 2026 Rd 187:   Carlton vs Hawthorn
shocking conditions, shocking performance, shocking umpiring, shocking outcome: it was a horrible night.

Trends:
[1]   There were 10 voters this round, which is one better than for the same round last year.
please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!

[2]   The rating was a 5.70, which represents a E-. I guess we had to have a downer after some better efforts.

[3]   13 players managed a mention this week.

[4]   The average vote this week was 19, our equal worst of the year, which says it all!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.

[5]   Again 2 players managed 100 votes or more, which is down from recent weeks. If we get fewer than 4, we usually struggle.

[6] Sam Walsh was BOG for the 8th time this year. That is a huge personal result. Adam Cerra managed 2nd, his first top 5 performance of the year.

[7]  Only one player managed votes from everyone again this week; Sam Walsh. Cerra missed from one. Newman missed from 2.

[8]   Our midfield guns dominated the voting this week, not that it helped much. Our forwards really struggled.

[9] Smith, Dean and Byrne were the youngsters to feature this week.


Votes:
Walsh, Sam   257
Cerra, Adam   211
Newman, Nicholas   91
Smith, Jagga   68
McGovern, Mitchell   68
Evans, Francis   66
Dean, Harry   34
Byrne, Talor   26
Cripps, Patrick   11
Derksen, Wade   9
Ainsworth, Ben   6
Riley, Flynn   6
Haynes, Nicholas   3


Progressive Voting:
Walsh, Sam   3223
Patrick Cripps 2707
Smith, Jagga  1502  
Hewett, George  1172 
Florent, Oliver  881
Newman, Nic   863
Will Hayward  801
Harry McKay  784
Matthew Carroll   769
Pittonet, Marc  747
Ainsworth, Ben  742
Mitch McGovern 650
Haynes, Nick 554
Cowan, Lachie  522
Kemp, Brodie  485
Dean, Harry  484
Weitering, Jacob  466
Hollands, Elijah  426 
Ollie Hollands  413
Cerra, Adam  348
William, Zac  330
Evans, Francis  260
Blake Acres  223
Lord, Cooper  152
Byrne, Talor  132
Wilson, Billy   114
Young, Lewis   81
Wade Derksen   74
Ison, Jack   43
Liam Reidy   28
Boyd, Jordan   27
Cottrell, Matthew 15
Adam Saad   15
Flynn Young   8
Flynn Riley   6