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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane
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Our line-up:

B:   35 Harry Dean   23 Jacob Weitering   26 Nick Haynes
HB:   2 Lachlan Cowan   14 Oliver Florent   42 Adam Saad
C:   4 Oliver Hollands   9 Patrick Cripps   32 Matthew Carroll
HF:   12 Ben Ainsworth   11 Mitch McGovern   44 Francis Evans
F:   7 Jagga Smith   10 Harry McKay   17 Brodie Kemp
R:   27 Marc Pittonet   29 George Hewett   18 Sam Walsh
Int:   15 Billy Wilson   24 Nic Newman   5 Adam Cerra   6 Zac Williams   19 Will Hayward
EM:   46 Matthew Cottrell   30 Jack Ison   47 Wade Derksen

[1] I don't like having 1 ruck, when the opposition have 2, but Reidy struggled to make an impact last week. I hope H and Crippa can fill in the gap, although I do see this as a weakness. Pitto has struggled late in the games this year.
However, we don't have a jumping ruck. At least HOK is starting to take a few marks again, but he isn't there yet.
[2] Lord ... I would probably have played him over Cerra, who has struggled this year. Our MC appear to think that Cerra is the future, but he has really lacked a spark this year.
[3] I'm not disappointed that Cottrell was dropped: he hasn't hit form yet. He does seem to take a long time to get his form back, which is disappointing, as his disposal is really good.
I think Wilson had to come in. He's been so hot lately. We usually wait until guys lose their form before we promote them: I hope we haven't done that again.
[4] Nice to see Ison close. His possessions number seems to be increasing most weeks, as his kicking is a weapon.
[5] I will be interested to see how our midfield lines up. Certainly, we struggled there for most of this year. It will depend on how Pitto goes.