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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Lods -
I'm going a bit more radical.... :D

McKay to CHB
Derksen CHF
Moir to the midfield.

Jagga, Byrne and Dean to the VFL to get the winning feeling.
Lord can join them for bonding as a young group.

Hewett back for Cerra
F Young for Evans
Wilson, Charleson in for Cowan, Cottrell (I told you he needed another week or two)

Chesser in for Carroll (This boy needs to be kept away from the rest of the side for his own sake and development. :D )

And I'm only half joking with some of these. ;)  :D

BTW I suspect we might see the record for most booed in a single game go next week.
If not on the field, when they flash to a shot of SOS in the crowd.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by shawny -
Just thinking who from Saints is in need of a form lift....

Hmm Milera has been quiet. He will get 30 and kick 3 as an unchecked half back flanker

TDK is another one. We will make look like he is being paid unders.

Or will it be one of their small forwards who gets off the chain and kicks 5.

Nah rest assure Voss will have a plan this week how to curtail the matchwinners of the opposition 

I need to stop.  :-X
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Professer E -
Agree with all that. Cottrell is important but not fit enough for his role ATM.
Look at swapping out Florent for Ollie...much of a muchness but need to send a message re standards and making mistakes.
Smith needs a break too.
Williams needs a rocket, been invisible.
And badly need to come up with some alternative centre square set ups because it's getting very predictable and stale.
Not sure what to do with Moir- teases with glimpses but being invisible for 98% of games (no tackles) doesn't work.  At least Frank applies some pressure. How long do we persist here?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by shawny -
Gone are the days when we would play a mixture of decent games then a sh1te one and lose to a bottom side then come out beat a top 4 team out of nowhere. No one saw those wins coming we were dangerous at times. We had some exciting fun out of nowhere wins even in the darker days. Not anymore - we are consistent now.

Consistent losers.

Every year the season is over earlier. Its R7 and we are cooked. Another year where we talk up the PS as being mid table or even better yet we sit with a lucky single win after 7 rounds. Another year where teams that are supposed to be weaker are stronger then us. Port, North, Melb are 2-4 wins gap on us and we have a tough run ahead.  FFS WC is ahead of us and we are equal with Essendon!

Who will burn past us next year - there not many below is so at least the options are fewer!

Major changes on all levels needed folks. It's beyond filling a few holes a few tweaks.

Change the coach, the LM and make big calls on players on the list that have currency. If we are going to sit at the bottom for a few years at least use the time to stock pile the right players and try it again.

The rebuild is dead - accept it and make the bold calls needed and enough of the excuses. 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 8 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs St. Kilda at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Some changes are needed
- If Pittonet is out with an extended injury (again), I think we need to consider both O'Keeffe and Reidy in the team (especially against TDK and Marshall. They wouldnt carry their bags but they are both a must structurally IMO.
- Byrne needs a rest and F Young needs to come in
- Ison probably needs a go at the expense of?
- George needs to come back in and Cerra needs to play in the VFL (both slow but George is a far better footballer).
- I assume McKay will come back in.
Out Cerra Byrne L Young Cottrell Evans
in Hewett F Young O'Keefe McKay Ison
Wont happen, probably will be
Out L Young Byrne
In McKay F young
 
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by shawny -
Quote from: Professer E – on
Daicos
Bolton
Pickett

All quick  to break from contests, all goal kickers and all have killed us this year

I literally come on to say exactly that! Before the game i said to my son in law you watch us make Bolton look like a Ferrari.

So predicable. Nothing changes another season in the bin.

Start the rebuild now FFS.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by Lods -
We're off to Perth after the week from hell.
Bashed from multiple sides.
We won't have McKay, Pittonet and it's probably best we leave Ollie out too.
We're third last
We're going to play the second placed side on their home ground.
We'll suffer the usual five to ten minute lapse when they'll pile on some goals.
What's the margin???

We were always held comfortably at bay, but what didn't happen was the feared blowout.
In fact it hasn't happened all year, except perhaps the Swans game.
The team are going 'missing in action' for periods, but are never really being thrashed by a big margin.

I understand for some that's not good enough.
And long term it will have ramifications for coach, list manager and some players.
But while we can keep the margins manageable it gives us some hope things can turn around.
A win or two would be nice.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle
Last post by Gointocarlton -
I have to watch it again but it seemed like they got into space in very easily all over the ground. There seems to be a common theme every week, the other mob does it easily (scoring) and we have to toil, hack and grind away for every goal. By that I mean:
- kicks to packs in the fwd line just about every entry.
- players having to outmark 2 opponents out on a wing when trying to transition.
- hand balling to a player under more pressure than the ball carrier.
I am also seeing very poor decision making from senior players. Newman and Weitering were particularly bad last night, the former with his positioning in defence and Newman with his kicks DTL to either an outnumber (in their favour) or where Jackson was.
Weitering I thought was particularly bad with this body language towards his fellow defenders, the commentators were calling it poor handover. Sorry, on many occasions it was his man who out pointed him far too easily.

I haven't look at a stat but the following were largely unsighted for very long periods or I just didnt notice them:
Cowan
Florent
Byrne
Cottrell
Smith
Hayward
Ainsworth
Moir (until his two late goals)
We had every chance to stick out noses in front and win it when we got to within 4 points. Yet another 4th qtr start of letting a star run rampant. As I mentioned, every week we get exposed by players of the type we dont have, for all his flaws, Bolton is exactly that. Speed, poise in front of goal and class.