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The Sports Desk / Re: Track and Field
Last post by DJC -
Some great efforts by the sprinters but it’s very poor that Jess Hull doesn’t get to defend her title.

There should be a process to address the unfair elimination of top performing athletes.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
He's the exact same. Great at the ruck contest then terrible after.

Well if there is only 8 people 'better' than him and he's the exact same, then plenty owe him an apology.

I suspect that his work up forward has been the difference between this year and others.

He set himself a pre-season goal to kick 20 goals for the year...he's on track so far.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by LP -
In fairness to Pitto I think he could have done even better, he got into the right spot inside F50 a couple of times only to be spoiled marking by his own team-mates.

It's actually a bad habit we have as a team, we've not yet learned to create space rather than take it from each other, part of being a bunch of F50 newbies.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: kruddler – on
One thing i heard during the broadcast on Kayo, and i had to rewind to confirm i heard it properly was that....

1. Pittonet is ranked the 3rd best ruck in the game thus far - Behind Gawn and Grundy
2. Pittonet is ranked the 9th best player in the league thus far.  :o

Now they didn't dive any deeper than that, but that is super surprising to even me, and i've been a fan of his work for a while.

In what has been a terrible year for most of our players, Pittonet has been a shining light in what could've been a huge issue (losing TDK) and its turning into a strength.
Agree, he has been good and stepped up his game and dare I say it but shown some leadership too..
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by kruddler -
One thing i heard during the broadcast on Kayo, and i had to rewind to confirm i heard it properly was that....

1. Pittonet is ranked the 3rd best ruck in the game thus far - Behind Gawn and Grundy
2. Pittonet is ranked the 9th best player in the league thus far.  :o

Now they didn't dive any deeper than that, but that is super surprising to even me, and i've been a fan of his work for a while.

In what has been a terrible year for most of our players, Pittonet has been a shining light in what could've been a huge issue (losing TDK) and its turning into a strength.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
The umpires slaughtered us, we made too many errors with ball in hand, no one took the initiative at the start of the second quarter and under pressure our players go long to the top of the square. On the upside we fought it out. On a personnel level, I am not sure what the point of Cerra is.
I hare Adelaide, but, fair dinkum, the Umps loved them! That first quarter we were crucified.
The free against Haynes for insufficient attempt was appalling. The not paid mark to Derksen sticks out in my mind. Not paying any frees to H for armed chopped and holding and ... God, it was frustrating!
And our kicking for goal ...
Walsh played one of the best quarters that have ever been played. 15 possessions and 9 score involvements. Wish we could see that for 4 quarters!
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The Sports Desk / Re: Track and Field
Last post by Lods -
Gout has just run a phenomenal legal sub 20sec 200 at the nationals 19.67...and Channel 7 has gone to the "House of illness" before the corrected time has been announced and the interview.

They've realised their mistake and are back now. ::)

 Aidan Murphy in second place has run 19.88 which was also under the old national record.