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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Lods – on
I've been wanting to see Derksen forward since he joined us, and I also noticed that he had a run up there at the end of the Collingwood game.

It needs to be an extended run though if we're really to see if it has merit.
The absence of Weitering complicates things a bit though, and we may not have the luxury,

I think we trialled Derkson forward at some stage, may have been in a practice match? Might've only been briefly. It didn't seem to go well from what i can recall.

That being said, his time down back early on didn't go well either. Maybe now will be different?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Chinese car sales in Australia for 2026 (H1)
For the first time ever, China has overtaken Japan to become the most popular country of origin for new vehicles sold in Australia. More than 195,000 new Chinese-built cars were sold in Australia in the first half of 2026, representing more than 1 in every 4 new cars on the road (31%). Japanese-built car sales fell to 144,430 units (-22.8%), leaving Thailand in third (113,538, -11.4%), which is the source of most of the utes sold Down Under.

It’s no surprise, then, that the fastest-growing brands in Australia in the first half of 2026 were all Chinese, with big-volume players such as BYD, GWM and Chery now entrenched among the top 10. MG slipped to 11th in the first half with only single-digit year-on-year growth, while other emerging contenders are moving up the rankings at a rapid pace: Geely, Zeekr, Jaecoo, to name just three.

BYD’s Denza brand is also aiming at BMW and Mercedes-Benz for luxury car market leadership.

2026 Top 5 Chinese brands in Australia (H1):
1: BYD – 52,335 (+124.1%)
2: GWM – 30,359 (+20.5%)
3: Chery – 24,964 (+76.8%)
4: MG – 23,146 (+6.8%)
5: Geely – 10,970 (+494.6%)
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Best-selling medium SUVs in Australia for 2026 (H1)
Medium SUVs hold firm as the most sought-after new vehicles in Australia with more than 185,000 of them sold in the first half of 2026. Toyota RAV4’s changeover to the new sixth generation restricted its volume, at a time when demand is rampant for popular EVs in this class, most notably the Tesla Model Y and BYD Sealion 7.

2026 Top 5 medium SUVs in Australia (H1):
Tesla Model Y – 20,396 (+95.5%)
Toyota RAV4 – 15,551 (-35.3%)
BYD Sealion 7 – 12,516 (+233.2%)
Hyundai Tucson – 11,236 (+9.4%)
Mitsubishi Outlander – 10,907 (-4.3%)
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Top-selling large SUVs in Australia for 2026 (H1)
Sales of large SUVs in Australia fell 12 per cent in the first half of 2026, notably impacting diesel models as fuel prices spiked and buyers reconsidered their plans. The Ford Everest and Toyota Prado remain the two most popular models in class, albeit with softer demand, while a new on-road-oriented entrant, the BYD Sealion 8 PHEV, has muscled in.

2026 Top 5 large SUVs in Australia (H1):
Ford Everest – 11,133 (-9.4%)
Toyota LandCruiser Prado – 9102 (-41.6%)
Isuzu MU-X – 7564 (-3.2%)
BYD Sealion 8 – 5380 (new model)
Hyundai Santa Fe – 3089 (-3.8%)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
In hindsight I would have played and rucked Lewis Young to help Reidy...its not about what Reidy and Young are doing its about stopping Cameron dominating which he always does and that helps enable Nick Daicos.
It gets frustrating as a supporter game after game vs the Pies being a rinse and repeat of previous games and we change nothing....we cant ignore the ruck position anymore and need a better quality ruckman with the new rules.
The moneyball types dont work in this new era and its time to pay up and recruit one who can prevent the better rucks from taking over the game and giving their star mids an armchair ride...
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by Professer E -
They all fall to bits, especially "bits are missin' "...chassis cracks were common in patrol utes too.  Seems that the old land tanks, I mean cruisers, last longest.
The Merc Geolanders look ok but I don't have any experience with those.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
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Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Didnt think about WD fwd, good finking. I was thinking the Crippa fwd option might be a way to give Ben Campo a run.

Fraser threw Derksen forward on Saturday night but it was a bit late and left us more undersized in defence.

I would like to see Crippa spend around 20% of his game time forward ... provided he puts the left foot around the corner shot for goal away  ::)

He has cleaned up his set shot drop punt routine and I think that it is paying dividends.

Ben Campo should definitely get a run!
I havent watched a second of the Coll game.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E – on
GVM is an issue with these utes, plus the new land cruisers and Fords have smaller displacement motors. Ford have gone to a single turbo unit which doesn't move mass like the old one, and Toyota stopped bring in cruiser utes.  Something to do with emission standards.That's why a lot of sites shifted to Hiluxes and Rangers. Kal is full of them now.  Plus, people had had enough of the'cruiser surcharge on them.
Still got three cruisers in a lockup in Kal for bush work and won't be shifting them on for the foreseeable future.
A large Australian mining company switched from Hilux to Ranger and then back to Hilux as the Rangers shook themselves to bits. I know this because one mate is an Engineer for Toyota who looks after this client, my other mate is an Engineer at Ford who has been working on the Ranger project for years. These two are uni buddies, our quarterly re-union dinners are fun with those two providing much of the entertainment.