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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   35 Harry Dean   23 Jacob Weitering   2 Lachlan Cowan
HB:   26 Nick Haynes   11 Mitch McGovern   24 Nic Newman
C:   14 Oliver Florent   9 Patrick Cripps   32 Matthew Carroll
HF:   12 Ben Ainsworth   7 Jagga Smith   44 Francis Evans
F:   6 Zac Williams   19 Will Hayward   17 Brodie Kemp
R:   25 Liam Reidy   36 Cooper Lord   18 Sam Walsh
Int:   5 Adam Cerra   33 Lewis Young   4  Oliver Hollands   39 Talor Byrne   43 Ashton Moir
Em:   45 Flynn Young   46 Matthew Cottrell   40 Hudson O'Keeffe

[1] How Flynn Young isn't getting a game, I don't know. He is obviously doing something amiss, although I have no idea what it might be.
[2] Who is going to do a negative role on guys like Bolton?
[3] For that matter, is Young going to be our 2nd ruck again?
Our MC does some things I'll never understand.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by Adelaideblue -
George Hewett - why isn't he getting selected?   Were his earlier three AFL games all that bad? His stats may not have been  match winning, but they look okay to me.
Could be that some of the coaches not selecting George, last year voted him the club best and fairest!  hmm..............!

(not sure how these stats will transmit)
cheers AB

Match       Disposals   Marks   Tackles   Goals   Clr.   Comments
Round 0
Sydney       19           2            6            0.        2   
Round 1
Richmond 23            5         4               1         5   
Round 2
Bye                  
Round 3
Melbourne   18        5          4         0.2.      5   
Round 4
Nth Melb.   22        6          7         0         3   

Round 4 VFL
Collingwood   30       6         8         0.2      8   

E & OE
                  
Further comment 24/4 7-45am

Hope there isn't some similar approach by CFC coaches towards George Hewett,  to the way that Mat Kennedy was treated! 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: rocky – on
Quote from: kruddler – on

He needs to go through a draft and get selected by us.
Next draft is the mid-season draft.
This is only open to teams that have a list spot open - usually through a Long Term Injury eg Motlop.
I cannot recall right now if we have a list spot available, but i believe we can get one as i'm not certain we put motlop on the LTI list.

If we don't free up a spot and select him at the MSD, then we'd have to wait until the end of the season and the regular National Draft - the 'normal' one where we select all the kids.
That is then followed by the Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft, which is a bit out of date nowadays, but its essentially an extension of the National Draft.

If we, or someone else still hasn't selected him, then you can add him in the off-season (if you have room) as a Supplemental Selection Period player....which is when you can trial out some players and add them as you see fit - like we did with Elijah this year...and Derkson.

However, we have no 'rights' to drafting Riley. Anyone can take him at any of those times. Just because a player plays for your VFL team, if he is not your afl list already, he is fair game for anyone.
Thanks for that explanation Krudd, but how is he getting a game? Can anyone just rock up and have a kick?

He's on our VFL list not our AFL list.
We have quite a few players in that position in the VFL.

I think Riley is at the very least the equal of Reidy and HOK.
But if they both go back to play VFL it's Riley who gets forced out.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: rocky – on
Quote from: kruddler – on

He needs to go through a draft and get selected by us.
Next draft is the mid-season draft.
This is only open to teams that have a list spot open - usually through a Long Term Injury eg Motlop.
I cannot recall right now if we have a list spot available, but i believe we can get one as i'm not certain we put motlop on the LTI list.

If we don't free up a spot and select him at the MSD, then we'd have to wait until the end of the season and the regular National Draft - the 'normal' one where we select all the kids.
That is then followed by the Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft, which is a bit out of date nowadays, but its essentially an extension of the National Draft.

If we, or someone else still hasn't selected him, then you can add him in the off-season (if you have room) as a Supplemental Selection Period player....which is when you can trial out some players and add them as you see fit - like we did with Elijah this year...and Derkson.

However, we have no 'rights' to drafting Riley. Anyone can take him at any of those times. Just because a player plays for your VFL team, if he is not your afl list already, he is fair game for anyone.
Thanks for that explanation Krudd, but how is he getting a game? Can anyone just rock up and have a kick?

How the VFL gets its list together is a bit of a mystery. There are no drafts. There are no trades.
Players can more easily go where they want and yes, you probably could walk in off the street.
There is an actual VFL list, so you need to be on it....but the adding to it is a LOT more 'old school' compared to the AFL
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth
Last post by rocky -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: rocky – on
So explain to me how he gets a game?
He needs to go through a draft and get selected by us.
Next draft is the mid-season draft.
This is only open to teams that have a list spot open - usually through a Long Term Injury eg Motlop.
I cannot recall right now if we have a list spot available, but i believe we can get one as i'm not certain we put motlop on the LTI list.

If we don't free up a spot and select him at the MSD, then we'd have to wait until the end of the season and the regular National Draft - the 'normal' one where we select all the kids.
That is then followed by the Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft, which is a bit out of date nowadays, but its essentially an extension of the National Draft.

If we, or someone else still hasn't selected him, then you can add him in the off-season (if you have room) as a Supplemental Selection Period player....which is when you can trial out some players and add them as you see fit - like we did with Elijah this year...and Derkson.

However, we have no 'rights' to drafting Riley. Anyone can take him at any of those times. Just because a player plays for your VFL team, if he is not your afl list already, he is fair game for anyone.
Thanks for that explanation Krudd, but how is he getting a game? Can anyone just rock up and have a kick?