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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting AFL Rd 13 2026 Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by crashlander -
AFL Rd 13 2026   Carlton vs Essendon
Team:      B
Our worst win under Fraser, we were totally outplayed for much of the night. Essendon did their homework and limited our strengths for much of the game. But it was our mistakes that really stood out. Never mind, we made it over the line, even with our poos kicking at goal.

Votes:
[2.5]   George Hewett
[2.5]   Harry Dean
[1.5]   Harry McKay
[1.5]   Billy Wilson
[1]   Sam Walsh
[1]   Jagga Smith
[1]   Nic Newman
[1]   Blake Acres
[0.5]   Ben Ainsworth
[0.5]   Patrick Cripps
[0.5]   Adam Cerra
[0.5]   Lachie Cowan
[0.5]   Wade Derksen
[0.5]   Will Hayward

Explanations:
[2.5]   George Hewett:   This was George’s best game of the year. When he was moved onto Durham, who was cutting us up, he kept him to 9 possessions while providing heaps for us. 27 possessions, 4 clearances, 4 tackles and an important goal says a lot.
[2.5]   Harry Dean:      Took Caddy to the cleaners. Had 8 interceptions and kept Caddy to 6 possessions.
[1.5]   Harry McKay:      Kick 3 goals, got 5 clearances, H was important. A great effort.
[1.5]   Billy Wilson:      Billy continues to grow in defence. His run and carry and his disposal were really important.
[1]   Sam Walsh:      Not Sam’s best game, but he was really important in our comeback.
[1]   Jagga Smith:      Again, not as obvious as he can be, but Jagga did important things at important times.
[1]   Nic Newman:      Dominated his position and provided a lot of drive.
[1]   Blake Acres:      Not quite back yet, but getting closer. Acres did some really good things.
[0.5]   Ben Ainsworth:   A very solid contributor whose goal was important in the last.
[0.5]   Patrick Cripps:      An almost game from the Captain. He ended up getting 23 possessions but was relatively well held by Setterfield. He was more significant in the air this week, taking a couple but not quite taking a few very big marks.
[0.5]   Adam Cerra:      Solid on the wing.
[0.5]   Lachie Cowan:   Started brilliantly and did his job well, but for one burst of about 2 minutes.
[0.5]   Wade Derksen:   I was ready to call for Derksen’s head after the way he was towelled up by Ben McKay until I saw the stats. Derksen had 10 intercepts and 15 possessions, while McKay had 9. Looking closely, I had to revise my opinion.
That said, the way he was beaten in the air bodes poorly. I’m not sure he can improve that much in this area. Lewis Young?
[0.5]   Will Hayward:      Not a huge night, but his goal was crucial.

Honourable Mentions:
Flynn Young:      Young was very handy and provided goals for others.
Nick Haynes:      Nick Haynes was pretty ordinary early, dropping his marks a lot in the first half. However, he kept at it and started holding them. His improvement was crucial.
Talor Byrne:      Took his chances today.
Brodie Kemp:      Not a huge game and weas outmarked far too often, but when it came time to kick important goals, he delivered.
Frankie Evans:   Again, not Frankie’s most prolific game, but he did a lot of work and made goals for others.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by PaulP -
I thought Harry McKay was good, arguably our best. Ainsworth, Florent, Pittonet, McGovern, Hewett not far behind. Hayward was all over the shop. Captain Cripps sprang to life in the second and really led the charge. Watching him get a clean break from a center clearance and hit our forwards lace out is one of my favorite sights in footy. I thought the young blokes were probably a little down tonight : Cowan, Ison, Byrne, Dean. I thought Nate Caddy was hampered more by poor delivery than by our defenders. Frankie Evans did some nice things. Derksen okay in small patches, but clearly a work in progress for now.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by crashlander -
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
Quote from: crashlander – on
I regularly complain about the umpiring, but I can't help it: they are not paying frees that are there and guessing about some that are not. Very ordinary. I do hope we take a package of their stupidity to the powers that be and ask for an explanation.

SEN this morning an Essendon supporters was almost in tears complaining that the umpiring cost them the game!! Gee it does depend on the colours you are wearing!
Let them cry into their beer! Just look at the numbers, for a start. They had 5 more frees in total. They had at least 3 frees in the ruck that were incredibly dubious. Patrick Cripps did not get a single free, although he was grabbed before the bounce, yet his opponents got 3. Pittonet's mark stands out in the first quarter, and it wasn't alone. The number of times our players were interfered with in marking duels and got nothing beggars belief!
I could go on, but why bother. The AFL are not going to do anything about it. And yet we triumphed after dealing with such rubbish!
Let the cretins cry, they have no idea. If they can't see through their single cyclops eyes, then perhaps they need what Odysseus gave Polyphemus! That way they can have an excuse for having no idea what happened.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E – on
I hope that F-tard Andrew from Niddrie didn't ring up....why they give that bloke air time beggars belief.  Denial isn't a river in Egypt champ.
Pretty sure he did, if its the caller Im thinking of he called for Welsh to protest to the AFL for the deplorable umpiring. Doing the best to remove my navy goggles but I personally think we coped the rough end of the stick last night. Some of the HTB paid to them and not us was insane. The goal review where the the female umpire ran in from 500m away was dubious at best. The goal ump was about to signal a goal and she runs in asking if he was sure forcing him not only call for a review but also making him change his mind and call a behind. Then they reviewed the Zapruder film where they said they could "clearly" see the ball was touched. Pigs farken ass you could see it was clearly touched. They need to bin the ARC and score review system until they can find something that actually works 99% of the time.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Vale Professor Richard Scolyer
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Brave man, one of our best friends has her stepdaughter aged 21 with the same condition and was on one of the same trial drug programs. Dr Scolyer is a great loss to the community but his work and the ongoing work of his colleagues will improve the lives of others RIP.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Vale Professor Richard Scolyer
Last post by Baggers -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Farewell to a truly amazing and inspirational Australian who made a difference on the world stage through his work in pathology and oncology. A remarkable human being who at 59 years of age had so much more to give to science and cancer treatment.
RIP Professor Scolyer, your work is done but that of your colleagues is not.

Well said, GTC. Spot on.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Vale Professor Richard Scolyer
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Farewell to a truly amazing and inspirational Australian who made a difference on the world stage through his work in pathology and oncology. A remarkable human being who at 59 years of age had so much more to give to science and cancer treatment.
RIP Professor Scolyer, your work is done but that of your colleagues is not.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon
Last post by laj -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Win's a win but that was hard to watch given how we have played the previous 3 weeks.
Hence why I said in the pre-game to you that I was a bit edgy about this game. No-one does mental letdown like Carlton does. Even when we got 3 goals up late, rather than go on and win by 4 or 5, we took the foot off the gas again.