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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton
Last post by kruddler -
Just finished watching this, fathers day duties called.

Happy to get a big win, kicking 10 goals without both Sophie and Darcy in the side.

One of only 3 teams undefeated......and we play the other 2 in the next 2 weeks. Kangas, then Dees.
Kangas haven't been beaten in what.......2.5 years??
Lets see how well we go there, will very much determine our hopes for the year.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton
Last post by DJC -
I wonder if the club has thought of getting Poppy Scholz to work with Brodie Kemp on his kicking for goal.  She has a relaxed, no nonsense routine and kicks through the ball really well.

In fact, the field and goal kicking in the AFLW seems to have gone up a notch this season, particularly with the distance the girls are now kicking.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -


Who was those fans that were complaining it was top heavy?

As best as i can recall, there was only 1 person who suggested as much and it was based purely on heights rather than ability to play the positions, and that was DJC.

Don't recall anyone else saying that.

I think your recall may be faulty, Kruddler.  I'd prefer a top heavy team over a vertically-challenged team, provided that the big lads can play footy.

Was it not you who was saying we didn't need anymore talls because the number on our list was the same as the number on other lists??
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by DJC -

It's not lost on me, that only a short while ago when we had Lemmey and a couple of others, a lot of fans complained the list was top heavy. At the time fans were content with Harry and Charlie with Pitto on hand and TDK coming into contention, and most were busy screaming for more midfield depth.

Now we have a midfield bonanza, at least at the moment, TDK and Charlie have buggered off, and all of a sudden it's list mismanagement!

Some navigate list management like Captain Jack Sparrow's crazy compass, always pointing to what you desire without showing you a direction!

Who was those fans that were complaining it was top heavy?

As best as i can recall, there was only 1 person who suggested as much and it was based purely on heights rather than ability to play the positions, and that was DJC.

Don't recall anyone else saying that.

I think your recall may be faulty, Kruddler.  I'd prefer a top heavy team over a vertically-challenged team, provided that the big lads can play footy.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -
CARLTON                1.2     4.4     9.6     10.8 (68)
COLLINGWOOD     1.1     2.3      3.4      4.5 (29)

GOALS
Carlton: Keck 3, Scholz 2, Fitzpatrick 2, Bohanna, Morris-Dalton, Goss
Collingwood: Schleicher 3, Carbone

BEST
Carlton: Hill, Whitfort, Cordner, Fitzpatrick, Good, Morris-Dalton
Collingwood: Bonnici, Allen, Schleicher, Runnalls

INJURIES
Carlton: Nil
Collingwood: Nil

LATE CHANGES
Carlton: Sophie McKay (ankle) replaced in selected side by Aisling Reidy
Collingwood: Ash Centra, Jemma Rigoni (both shin awareness) replaced in selected side by Georgia Knight, Zara Neuwirth

We weren't bad in the first half, but we fumbled and dropped marks that I would prefer we didn't. After the break, well, that was more like it.
Next week we play North at Arden St. :(
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -

No, because as we know, our list management is determined by committee with the coach, head of football and CEO all involved and sharing responsibility for direction and decisions.  Another couple of KPPs would be nice, but not if they're like Harry Lemmey or Josh Schache.
It's not lost on me, that only a short while ago when we had Lemmey and a couple of others, a lot of fans complained the list was top heavy. At the time fans were content with Harry and Charlie with Pitto on hand and TDK coming into contention, and most were busy screaming for more midfield depth.

Now we have a midfield bonanza, at least at the moment, TDK and Charlie have buggered off, and all of a sudden it's list mismanagement!

Some navigate list management like Captain Jack Sparrow's crazy compass, always pointing to what you desire without showing you a direction!

Who was those fans that were complaining it was top heavy?

As best as i can recall, there was only 1 person who suggested as much and it was based purely on heights rather than ability to play the positions, and that was DJC.

Don't recall anyone else saying that.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -
Was Austins greatest failing that he couldn't find a couple of understudy KPF's and the reason why he was shown the door?

No, because as we know, our list management is determined by committee with the coach, head of football and CEO all involved and sharing responsibility for direction and decisions.  Another couple of KPPs would be nice, but not if they're like Harry Lemmey or Josh Schache.

Someone has the final say. Committee or not, there is a boss.

Same with Voss. By your logic, since we sacked Voss, we should've sacked the rest of the committee as well!

Can't have it both ways.

FYI, the coach, the head of football and the ceo have all changed in the past 12 months. So why should Austin be spared?
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton
Last post by DJC -
Good win by the girls and the six goal margin probably reflects the state of both teams.

Yasmin Duursma is really starting to realise her potential and did some nice things.  I'm glad that we persevered with her.

The commentators mentioned that was our ninth consecutive win at Princes Park so we may be building a decent home ground advantage.  I guess that means the AFL will shift the finals to another venue  ::)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Lods -
We had a pretty balanced list....probably just needed a bit of run.
Then a Key forward, an athletic ruck/ forward and a key defender gave us the old 'finger' and walked out the door.
They left.
They turned their back on us.
We can debate who or what was responsible for that... ::)
It wouldn't have been close to being all on Austin.

Austin's draft/trade strategy through much of 2025 would not have been geared to replacing Curnow and Silvagni.
He probably would have accepted he couldn't match the DeKoning offer.
He was thrown a curve with the departures, but handled it quite well.
It took a bit of time, and it wasn't until towards the second half of the season we saw the fruits of some of those labours.

Few lists are complete.
We're a work in progress, with some good youth coming through.
Obviously though, there were some shortcomings identified in Austin's work, and it will be interesting to see the focus during this years trade and draft period.
That may give us an indication of where Austin fell short of expectations.