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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 9 2026 Carlton vs Coburg at Coburg
Last post by Thryleon -
Hmm, id be a bit wary with writing off Moir too soon.  We put him on ball on the weekend when we were struggling and his creativity out of the middle was good.

To be honest, our kids need more time and investment.  May as well cut from the top than the bottom, depends on what our draft hand looks like.

I think those requesting wholesale changes this season will be bitterly dissapointed, the timing is wrong for it.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 9 2026 Carlton vs Coburg at Coburg
Last post by LordLucifer -
Quote from: crashlander – on
We had Moir, but that was about it. When we don't dominate in the middle, our structural issues become more apparent. And Moir has to up his workrate. God knows he can make a difference when he gets the ball. But he doesn't get the ball enough. Simple as that. We had Warburton at CHF, which shows how devoid of options we were.

Moir will be put on the trade table at seasons end.

He has the ability but not the grey matter and clearly doesn't want to work hard enough.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by Thryleon -
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
All of a sudden our playing list looks fine, we have depth, players are hitting their targets with foot and hand, we are chasing, tackling and harrying, our decision making is positive and good, our defensive structures look strong, our forward line is functioning, our midfield has pace and can defend when we don't have the ball, we can transition the ball, and it is 2023 all over again. I am very confident against Geelong this week which is ridiculous.

It has nothing to do with the mood in the place lifting because the club strategy is now transparent and everyone knows that everything is going to change, as opposed to before where they were just a bit fearful of it.

You know, uncertainty has been replaced by certain uncertainty. 

:P

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Professer E – on
If the MRO were serious - and we all know they're a running joke about things like consistency - but people have been suspended for that kind of push.

Ben Camporeale copped four weeks!  Admittedly, two players were concussed by Ben’s push but Georgiades’ weak effort was potentially more dangerous.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
All of a sudden our playing list looks fine, we have depth, players are hitting their targets with foot and hand, we are chasing, tackling and harrying, our decision making is positive and good, our defensive structures look strong, our forward line is functioning, our midfield has pace and can defend when we don't have the ball, we can transition the ball, and it is 2023 all over again. I am very confident against Geelong this week which is ridiculous.
No pressure does that, free hits so to speak. Let see how they go when pressure comes against quality opposition and when games mean something.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Last post by crashlander -
AFL 2026 Rd 10:   Carlton vs Western Bulldogs
What a difference a week makes. The most tumultuous week imaginable, and we turn it into a win.

Trends:
[1]   There were 14 voters this round, which is a significant improvement over recent weeks.
 Please do voteplease do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!


[2]   The rating was a 9.00, which represents a B, is the best we've had for the year to this point.
Our rating of the Richmond game, our only previous win, was 7.69 which says far too much.

[3]   16 players managed a mention this week. A lot of guys were recognized for their efforts, because we managed something close to four quarters of football.

[4]   The average vote this week was 29, which is the best result of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.

[5]   4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like.

[6] It was very close at the top this week with 4 players polling really well. Patrick Cripps was BOG for the 2nd time this season with 296 votes, only just ahead of Ollie Florent (276) with Carroll (228) and Cowan (198) filling the remaining places.
This was the 2nd time that Florent has been in the top 4, and Cowan's 1st for the year.

[7]   Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Carroll. Florent missed by one, as did Cowan.

[8]   We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes.

[9]   Matt Carroll was our best youngster for the night, followed by Hollands and Jagga Smith.
This was the 2nd real Cripps-like game from Cripps and it was McKay's 2nd best so far.

Votes:
Cripps, Patrick   296
Florent, Oliver   276
Carroll, Matthew   228
Cowan, Lachlan   193
Hollands, Oliver   96
McKay, Harrison   80
Smith, Jagga   48
Hayward, Will   29
Walsh, Sam   26
Ison, Jack   23
Newman, Nicholas   13
William, Zac   10
Pittonet, Marc   10
Wilson, Billy   10
Cerra, Adam   8
Haynes, Nicholas   6


Progressive Voting:
Walsh, Sam   1742
Patrick Cripps  1272
Matthew Carroll   769
Florent, Oliver  727
Pittonet, Marc  706
Mitch McGovern  544
Smith, Jagga  513
Newman, Nic   493
Kemp, Brodie  480
Ainsworth, Ben  440
Hollands, Elijah  426
Ollie Hollands  413
Weitering, Jacob  366
Harry McKay  331
William, Zac  330
Will Hayward  323
Haynes, Nick 253
Cowan, Lachie  240
Lord, Cooper  152
Hewett, George  83
Young, Lewis   81
Dean, Harry  51
Byrne, Talor  34
Cerra, Adam  29
Liam Reidy   28
Boyd, Jordan   27
Evans, Francis  26
Ison, Jack   23
Adam Saad   15
Wilson, Billy   10

Elijah Hollands, who hasn't played since the Collingwood game, is still ahead of Jacob Weitering.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Blue Moon – on
All of a sudden our playing list looks fine, we have depth, players are hitting their targets with foot and hand, we are chasing, tackling and harrying, our decision making is positive and good, our defensive structures look strong, our forward line is functioning, our midfield has pace and can defend when we don't have the ball, we can transition the ball, and it is 2023 all over again. I am very confident against Geelong this week which is ridiculous.

After watching the diabolical performance by our VFL side yesterday, our lack of depth is a concern.  Ben Camporeale was the only player who really put his hand for senior selection.

We do trouble Geelong though, and another four quarter effort could get the job done.