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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane
Last post by crashlander -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.
