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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 23 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Bulldogs at Marvel
Last post by Lods -
https://www.afl.com.au/video/1580875/vfl-showreel-r20-jacob-weitering-highlights?videoId=1580875&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1786257871001&references=AFL_MATCH:8534

I wouldn't be too critical of his VFL game
He was playing his first game back after injury.
His outing was designed to just get him  some game minutes.
And the wind was such that players were misjudging the ball all over the ground.
With the wind the ball was carrying further than expected and against it...holding up.

Should he play this week?
If he's to be part of the rest of the campaign he needs to be back in.

Young and Weitering.

Yes, it's also obvious, and has been for some years, that Young often performs better without Weitering there.
That could partly be because he takes more responsibility when Weitering has been absent.
Young is very much a confidence player and it may be Weitering has put some extra pressure on him at times over the years.

As for the trade...
Firstly Weitering needs to agree to it.
He's shown no indication that he's anything other than fully committed.
But if he was OK with it...
For the first time in a decade Weitering being absent isn't the issue it has been in the past...and it would no doubt get us some good picks and/or players.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 22 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: laj – on
We have won 12 qtrs in a row. Our all time record is 13.
I feel like I'm in no mans land at the minute. All these wins, number of qtrs won, wild card position etc, I dont know whether to accept it, believe it, doubt it, this is all newish to me. Being so very well conditioned to losses, misses, turnovers, slipped tackles, fumbles, silly 50s, etc, I really dont what to think. Enjoy it for however long it lasts I guess. I dont want it end though.

As far as Im concerned, the season started 12 games ago and we are right up there with the form teams in the comp.

Anything can happen and probably will.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 23 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Bulldogs at Marvel
Last post by Thryleon -
IMHO, weitering was hardly as dominant as made out.


He had two very poor efforts too which resulted in goals to the saints on Sunday.

1.  He assumed a ball was going to carry over for a throw in, just to have a saints player shark it from behind him.

2.  Another one where he turned it over in defense. 

There was another one where he went the short option to ollie hollands who got caught holding the ball and it was more ollie being indecisive on the next kick than anything else.

Even so, i didnt think he played particularly well against a saints team that wasn't flushed with tall talent.



The Doggies arent overly tall, and our balance is as good as ever.  Not sure we need weiters back this week, and would rather play charleson than weiters.