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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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I'd bring in Ison for Kemp and think about Moir too...both have more talent than most on the list and both can kick straight.
Lord, Acres and Hewitt also as ins..
Thats a lot of changes EB, cant see that many being made. Fark it I'd do it thought, nothing to lose.
I'm going youth GTC and trying to get games in to talented players but you also need some mature support. Eg Acres isn't the future, has slowed up but is still a smart player and more capable vs better players.
Ison and Moir have talent and I'd be changing the forward line up to more of a medium and small ball lineup.
Keeping Byrne in the team too he has talent and rather go down by ten goals developing players than by five trotting out the same tried and failed every week.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
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Ison is half a foot taller than byrne. Hardly like for like.

Not sure Frankie goes around at his listed 6'0" either, but thats for another day
I'd bring in Ison for Kemp and think about Moir too...both have more talent than most on the list and both can kick straight.
Lord, Acres and Hewitt also as ins..

Given that Harry is out, it might be a good time to bring Ison in. Not as a direct replacement, but it'd allow others to shift one up. So Kemp could be Harry and Ison could be Kemp.

Same logic could be used on Moir who we'd likely get more of a return from.

We need to keep checking in with Moir often to see if he 'gets it' yet, because the moment he does, he'll turn games.
I'd be going hard on him in the off-season getting his running up a notch. I'd like to see him get to a stage where he could give a chop out in the middle/on a wing and rest forward. We could use his skills further up the ground.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Quote from: kruddler – on
Ison is half a foot taller than byrne. Hardly like for like.

Not sure Frankie goes around at his listed 6'0" either, but thats for another day
I'd bring in Ison for Kemp and think about Moir too...both have more talent than most on the list and both can kick straight.
Lord, Acres and Hewitt also as ins..
Thats a lot of changes EB, cant see that many being made. Fark it I'd do it thought, nothing to lose.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Ison is half a foot taller than byrne. Hardly like for like.

Not sure Frankie goes around at his listed 6'0" either, but thats for another day
I'd bring in Ison for Kemp and think about Moir too...both have more talent than most on the list and both can kick straight.
Lord, Acres and Hewitt also as ins..
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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 -
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