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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by Lods -
Nice summaries Crash...On the second quarter post.
 ;)
1) Wilson has pace and is a penetrating kick. I'm a fan but I think he's played better than last night, and may still be a few weeks off. There were times when the ball lived in our half so our defenders weren't asked to do much at those times.
He and Boyd share the ball a bit coming out of defence and that tends to inflate their stats.

3) Acres running end to end was really impressive.

4) Cottrell wasn't a standout but there was a bit of class about him. Give him another week or two and he may be ready.

5) We have to give young FlynnYoung a shot...couple of lovely passes too. The question will be, can he do it at AFL level for an extended period.

6) Lucas may have convinced the medical folk he was right to go...there will be questions asked no doubt.

3rd Quarter....
3) Given the number of AFL listed players last night it was probably not unexpected those mental lapses happened down there too.

5) I wrote earlier that Moir doesn't do a lot, but what he does do he does brilliantly. It is pretty frustrating.


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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by crashlander -
3rd Quarter:
Carlton: 10 - 13 - 73
Collingwood: 5 - 7 - 37

[1] Not a great quarter. Not only did Collingwood kick goals, we couldn't buy one.
[2] We really don't have any forward system. The way we bombed the ball in with a minimum of marking targets was terrible.
Last year we looked better because we had a key forward who leaded and offered a real target. We really lack that at the moment (and he can't get a game at Essendon, but that is another tale).
[3] Even in the VFL we allow teams to get a run-in against us.
[4] Fog played his best game for quite a while. He, at least, made some space and was a target. Pity he can barely kick 40 m!
[5] We really need to get Moir into the game, because he makes things happen. 2 goals from Moir.
[6] Ison's vision and disposal are a weapon.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by crashlander -
2nd Quarter:
We really got on top, getting the ball out of the middle and moving the ball with purpose and accuracy.
Carlton: 7 - 8 - 50
Collingwood: 0 - 6 - 6

[1] Billy Wilson impressed. His first half was really good.
[2] Our disposal is still a work in progress. But we did have some really nice patches this quarter. We also dominated the tackles.
[3] They really disrespected Acres, whose run was back. Honestly, this was the best he's looked in a long time. Confident, good in the air and all over the park.
[4] Cottrell was pretty quiet in the first half. But what he did was pretty good.
[5] Flynn Young must be in the team next week. His set shots are excellent.
[6] Lucas C was really brave in the incident where he was injured. I can understand why he may not have been picked up for his injury: the docs don't have a test for that and probably don't think of it. Kidney issues are often identified when there is blood in the urine. Hope he is better soon.
[7] Collingwood only had 3 inside-50's for the entire term!
[8] Logan didn't much time on ground, but he did stand out.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by Lods -
https://x.com/cleary_mitch/status/2045355934168551427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2045359122997248272%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=

Here we go.... ::)  ::)

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Kane Cornes

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"He returned to the field in the second half before he was taken to hospital last night.  Scans revealed a lacerated kidney. He’s expected to stay in hospital for multiple days." Busy week of investigations at the Blues.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by laj -
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He did lods.  I spotted him 4th quarter.  There wasn't much in it.

He vomited before he came off.
Then he left the field bent at around 45 degrees sideways holding his side.
Now we learn he had a lacerated kidney.

Now without being on the sidelines we're not really in a position to judge the medical assessment and the approval for him to return to the field.
But I suspect it's going to be portrayed as a second 'faliure' of the club in 24 hours to deal with a medical incident.


https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1998286/injury-update-lucas-camporeale
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by laj -
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Yep over Cerra, too much jogging behind the play but not in it, zero impact

Time to try George or Ben C or Coops.

Really worried for Smith...don't see why we gave up two firsts for a very small accumulating midfielder .

Agree with Cerra and giving campo boys a decent block of games but think young Jagga is already being thrown out to the wolves and expected to be the man. He has played 5 games.

Did anyone see the vision of Cerra last week when he had no idea where to be at a ball up - it happened several times - if he an experienced player is confused God help young Smith to know what to do in the heat of battle. 

He needs time and hopefully with the new coach he is developed properly as he will be a star i think
Lucas got a lacerated, so he's earned himself a few days in hospital. Ben is in concussion protocols.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by crashlander -
Looking at the replay, trying to get a better sense of what happened.
1st Quarter:
Carlton 1 - 6 - 12
Collingwood 0 - 4 - 4

Not an impressive quarter from either team. Lots of turnovers, lots of simple errors, lots of less than perfect decisions. Remind you of anything?
[1] Lucas C may not have had a great night, especially with how it turned out, but he does have a very nice pair of hands. He took a couple of nice marks. Still needs to work on his pace and his disposal.
[2] We should have got more goals. Our lack of key forwards and our inability to find forwards was still obvious. But we did seem to lead more than we do in the seniors.
[3] Harry Charleson had a great term: 10 disposals and 3 intercept marks. I still think he might make it, if he is given the chance.
[4] Jack Ison's disposal: it really stood out in a rather messy quarter. I want to see more.
[5] Duffy did a pretty good job in defence. Collingwood had a tall forward line, but we controlled their forwards quite well. Duffy was the most obvious tall defender, ad he only turned it over once.
[6] Monahan appears to be growing into the game. He had maybe 7 or 8 possessions and really ran hard to attack and defend. His disposal was ordinary early, which was disappointing. In the pre-season it was pretty good.
[7] Bryn Teakel was emergency for the VFL in the state game last week and Flynn Riley beat both him and Smit pretty well. Using his leap as well as his height, which impressed me.
[8] Ben C knows how to get it, but he needs to work on his pace and his kicking. He got run down again in the 1st quarter.