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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by blueray -
Quote from: tonyo – on
Sadly, we keep 'giving away' players because we think they won't work in our team, and they become solid contributors for other sides.....

M.Kennedy
J.Martin
Durdin
Stocker
Holman

I am therefore very loathe to consign Brodie Kemp to the scrap heap.

He has now played 67 games, only 25 or so of those as a forward.  He has regularly been the lone marking target in the F50 during that time with big absences from Curnow and McKay last year, so he has often drawn the best defender.  Tough way to learn the craft as a mid-sized forward.

Once he finally gets his shot as the third banana (which is about where his size demands he should play), I think you might find he will become very dangerous.   Of course, we need to recruit another first or second banana at the end of the season......

Personally, I think he should play a little further up the ground so that we don't have a half-forward line of midgets every week.  He could be very useful as the lead-up half-forward.  He's got good hands and is actually a pretty good field kick - it's the sticks that paralyse him right now.

If we sacked every player who developed the yips in front of goal, we wouldn't have many left.  Even our superstar captain hasn't got that bit right.


Out of those mentioned players, you could argue that Durdin is the only player that has performed better after leaving Carlton. Holman is a stretch but the rest have not.
No need keeping players longer than necessary that won't improve the team.
All subjective of course but hey, it's an opinion.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by tonyo -
Sadly, we keep 'giving away' players because we think they won't work in our team, and they become solid contributors for other sides.....

M.Kennedy
J.Martin
Durdin
Stocker
Holman

I am therefore very loathe to consign Brodie Kemp to the scrap heap.

He has now played 67 games, only 25 or so of those as a forward.  He has regularly been the lone marking target in the F50 during that time with big absences from Curnow and McKay last year, so he has often drawn the best defender.  Tough way to learn the craft as a mid-sized forward.

Once he finally gets his shot as the third banana (which is about where his size demands he should play), I think you might find he will become very dangerous.   Of course, we need to recruit another first or second banana at the end of the season......

Personally, I think he should play a little further up the ground so that we don't have a half-forward line of midgets every week.  He could be very useful as the lead-up half-forward.  He's got good hands and is actually a pretty good field kick - it's the sticks that paralyse him right now.

If we sacked every player who developed the yips in front of goal, we wouldn't have many left.  Even our superstar captain hasn't got that bit right.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by madbluboy -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Kemp is a good utility player being asked to perform a role he has performed for approximately less than 15 games at AFL level and is currently doing a pretty good job of it, with some warts on his game.

Give him some time to sort those out.  He is a reliable enough kick, its possibly the first time in his career he has a monkey on his back.  The fans jumping on him for lack of finishing wont help him, there is no reason he cant be our Jack Gunston.

Agreed.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Writing on the wall.  Labor stood no chance next election with Jacinta in charge.  As much a vote against her as for someone else.
I disagree, I think she would have been re-elected. No logic, just my gut feel. For all the huff and puff about labour and the problems in this state, voters wont drop them and change. I dont think Wilson has made up anywhere near the grounds she needed.