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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -
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Yet he is still the best option for that roll that we have.......which is a blight on our list management.

We should've had players to do this roll drafted years ago, but constant neglect has left us here.

Very true,  which is why several of these duds get games every week.   If there's even a remote chance that Blakey wants to leave, then we should make him our trade priority this year.

As good of a player that he is, I don't think we could sell it courtesy of our Carlton Respects campaign.

It would hurt the club and everything its trying to do.
Unless we could somehow manage to get him to be a poster boy of righting wrongs etc etc
Propaganda machine would need to be in orverdrive for that to happen.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Bluesers -
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He had an absolute shocker. His papers were stamped before last nights horror game

Yet he is still the best option for that roll that we have.......which is a blight on our list management.

We should've had players to do this roll drafted years ago, but constant neglect has left us here.

Very true,  which is why several of these duds get games every week.   If there's even a remote chance that Blakey wants to leave, then we should make him our trade priority this year.  
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -
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Lewis Young was the culprit.

Had 3 kicks to 3/4 time, none of them effective.
His most effective kick was the one to Deans head....but that didn't make it on the stat sheet!  ::)

He had an absolute shocker. His papers were stamped before last nights horror game

Yet he is still the best option for that roll that we have.......which is a blight on our list management.

We should've had players to do this roll drafted years ago, but constant neglect has left us here.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Bluesers -
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I think the players deserve to be judged on a full season. I would struggle to name one clear winner last night. Maybe a couple of break evens, and that's about it IMO. Most of our guys played average to poor. I wouldn't be kicking McGovern, Acres etc to the kerb based solely on last night's game. McGovern has absolutely earned his extension, looking at his full 2026.

It's not just based on last nights game,   several in our team are just stocking stuffers with generally average skills and questionable decision making  -  and are in the team because at the moment there are no obvious or fit replacements.   Until drafting and/or recruiting find better replacements then these type of players will continue to make up the numbers unfortunately.   If you think these guys are good enough, then youre allowed to have a different opinion to mine.    The bottom 5-6 in our regular side are a lead weight dragging us down, and will get a lift in the occasional good game when our better half of players all have a very good game,   But are found wanting when our team gets over run or the conditions don't suit our game style.  They are slow, tired looking,  and have poor decision making and multiple skill errors.   These issues won't improve because of their ages,  so we are stuck with some of them until we get better recruits.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by shawny -
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Dean did not look right coming back on after his face knock. Was accidentally kicked by one of our own players I think.

Lewis Young was the culprit.

Had 3 kicks to 3/4 time, none of them effective.
His most effective kick was the one to Deans head....but that didn't make it on the stat sheet!  ::)

He had an absolute shocker. His papers were stamped before last nights horror game