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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2025 Pre Game Carlton v Adelaide in Adelaide
Last post by Gointocarlton -
CARLTON

In: L.Young, L.Cowan, S.Docherty
Out: J.Silvagni (hand), Z.Williams (calf), M.Cottrell (ankle)
Still a solid side. Many who didn't think SOS wasn't in our best 22 and Doc was late last year early this year (ie PS) would have taken that side as selected this week. Same could be said for Cottrell (many didn't rate him as best 22).
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by DJC -
At the 20 minute mark of the last quarter both Weiters and McGov were waving their arms and yelling out to Charlie to come back, even the crowd around me, level one Carltonians Bay joined in calling out for Charlie, he duly came back. So Charlie doesn't decide, he's called back by Weiters, we were there we saw it

 Charlie may get a call to go into defence but Vossy has stated that Charlie can and does decide if and when he should go into defence.

The coaches didn’t want Charlie in defence in the last quarter and sent him back to the forward line.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by hanwell -
At the 20 minute mark of the last quarter both Weiters and McGov were waving their arms and yelling out to Charlie to come back, even the crowd around me, level one Carltonians Bay joined in calling out for Charlie, he duly came back. So Charlie doesn't decide, he's called back by Weiters, we were there we saw it
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2025 Pre Game Carlton v Adelaide in Adelaide
Last post by DJC -
CARLTON

In: L.Young, L.Cowan, S.Docherty
Out: J.Silvagni (hand), Z.Williams (calf), M.Cottrell (ankle)

Don’t mind the ins but at least one of our defenders will have to play a different role. Perhaps Carroll will be the sub 🤔

I don’t really want see Ollie Hollands back on the wing.  I’m sure that he’d do well but he has become an important part of our defensive group.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by DJC -
Was behind the goals on level 2 city end of the ground.

Weitering late in the second was jumping up and down waiving his hands in the air to bring Charlie back into defense for the remaining few mins.

Besides that, happy with what they are doing to change things up.  I think a few mins of swinging Charlie back is warranted at times, if nothing else to keep the opposition guessing.  Do they hold the line?

Do they push a number forward (the second they do, we can tell Charlie to run off, creating a situation where they might have been happier having a loose man behind the ball).

Its good stuff, and im neither here nor there.  A goal resets everything due to the 6.6.6 rules.

As I understand it, Charlie is free to help out in defence whenever he likes.  Even if he's not taking intercept marks, his presence in the defensive 50 will make the opposition unsure of their delivery inside 50; do they kick it to Cameron if Charlie has the sit on him?

While "Charlie to the backline" is a spontaneous move, the seven defenders all in the backline together must be a practised scenario.   As you say, one of them has to make up one of the other sixes if there's a goal, and that has to be planned, not random.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Thryleon -
An interesting observation from the bench cam footage.

Charlie had moved himself into defence late in the last quarter.  Carroll was on the bench and Greaves instructed him to go back on, tell Charlie to go back to the forward line, and ensure that all seven defenders were in defence. 

While Charlie’s ability to go back and pluck a mark in defence has been game saving, our priority was to have the seven defenders working together as a unit and as they have been drilled.

It’s interesting that Aaron Greaves is the bench coach now.

Another side of that same story.

There was on the ground footage of weitering and charlie chatting on the ground (may have been after the siren?)
As best as i can tell from the footage, it looked like Weitering was telling charlie to get out of there and push up the ground. Charlie was giving him a shrug of the shoulders look as in "but i'm just trying to help".

I noted that at the time, without any of the above, which basically confirms what i picked up from the gesticulating on TV.
Was behind the goals on level 2 city end of the ground.

Weitering late in the second was jumping up and down waiving his hands in the air to bring Charlie back into defense for the remaining few mins.

Besides that, happy with what they are doing to change things up.  I think a few mins of swinging Charlie back is warranted at times, if nothing else to keep the opposition guessing.  Do they hold the line?

Do they push a number forward (the second they do, we can tell Charlie to run off, creating a situation where they might have been happier having a loose man behind the ball).

Its good stuff, and im neither here nor there.  A goal resets everything due to the 6.6.6 rules.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by kruddler -
An interesting observation from the bench cam footage.

Charlie had moved himself into defence late in the last quarter.  Carroll was on the bench and Greaves instructed him to go back on, tell Charlie to go back to the forward line, and ensure that all seven defenders were in defence. 

While Charlie’s ability to go back and pluck a mark in defence has been game saving, our priority was to have the seven defenders working together as a unit and as they have been drilled.

It’s interesting that Aaron Greaves is the bench coach now.

Another side of that same story.

There was on the ground footage of weitering and charlie chatting on the ground (may have been after the siren?)
As best as i can tell from the footage, it looked like Weitering was telling charlie to get out of there and push up the ground. Charlie was giving him a shrug of the shoulders look as in "but i'm just trying to help".

I noted that at the time, without any of the above, which basically confirms what i picked up from the gesticulating on TV.