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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Macca37 -
What an utterly deflating win.  Once again in the second half we did our best to lose but Richmond failed to take their opportunity.

Once again our players showed their mental fragility under the slightest pressure and immediately trotted out all the mistakes that  we have seen season after season. Sadly, we will remain cellar dwellers for years to come.



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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Thought Chesser was very ordinary with his  disposal but Ollie Florent was even worse with nine turnovers and  I can see why Cox
had him in the twos. When your only job is to distribute the ball he has to do better than nearly a 40 % turnover rate especially with zero tackles.
FWIW I'd suggest Acres will replace Chesser for the next game..

Nine turnovers!  That's in the Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Nick Daicos, Jordan Dawson, Bailey Smith, Chad Warner, Max Holmes and Matt Kennedy realm.

But then, with all footy stats, the devil is in the detail.  Of those nine turnovers, four were giveaways or clangers where a skill error or mistake gave the opposition possession.  Two of those were free kicks; the Steely Green dive and the Maurice Rioli run down tackle.  The other five turnovers were takeaways where a kick down the line to a contest resulted in a Richmond ball, and in all of those instances, Florent had no other option.  Florent's disposal efficiency was 83.3%; that's 20 effective disposals out of 24 and our fifth best on the night. His kicking efficiency for the season is 70.6%, up from 62.9% last season.

On the positive side, Florent had 606 metres gained and our next best was Sam Walsh with 480 metres.  Ollie also had seven rebound 50s, three intercepts and two score involvements, so not a bad day at the office.

Chesser beat his opponent comfortably, even though he was the beneficiary of several Richmond chains of possession.  Acres is a different kettle of fish altogether though and, if fit, he has to get priority over Chesser.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Carltons list changes needed to chase flag 17
Last post by PaulP -
I think if we look back to our last great run, the 2nd half of 2023, there was no coaching change, nor was there a list manager change, nor list changes. What changed was more on the mental side - players committed to each other, committed to the club, and getting in the right head space. If we can replicate this experience, it will go a long way to getting back up the ladder, and faster than digging in the same hole over and over again, which has up till now achieved a mixed improvement.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Gointocarlton -
As I heard one of the Blue Abroad guys say, I think I have felt better after losses after witnessing that tripe.
Other than:
4 point
Jagga is a gun
There is SFA to gain out of that and so I will just move on but the negatives are glaring.
- Anyone who thinks we haven't got mental issues has mental issues themselves. If Fogarty kicks that first goal int he 3rd from the farken goal square, we go 5 goals up and its a different story. Instead, you could see the panic in their faces and capitulation coming. If not for Richmond's poor kicking for goal, we probably get a hiding. They spent 2 qtrs waiting to lose.
- Fog is finished. Play him in the reserves and thank him for his services.
- Ollie and Elijah (especially the latter) need a spell in the 2s, they were utterly horrible from where I was sitting.
- Not sure what H's role is but he is horribly down on confidence.
Dont quite understand the criticism of Young, Lynch kicked horribly but its because he had to kick them from tight angles that Youngy pushed him to. The two goals from the goal square were utter charity from the umps. The block free kick was attrocious, a defender is entitled to stand his ground, that was a howler by the ump. I actually felt like he and Weiters worked well together for the most part (Weiters was giving BOG by Whately in a tight win)
As Crippa said at the end a Blues Radio interview, its not going to be smooth sailing this year. Prepare yourselves for a roller coaster...again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Anyone watch half time on Kayo where Cripps had a segment showing them how he breaks tackles?

Great insight for his fans and future opponents.

Cripps has been in the system for a long time, and with team mates now at other clubs, endless analysis, stats, video footage from 10 different angles etc., I'd suggest the way he breaks tackles has been known for a while.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Lods -
The whole forward line still seems to be a dog's breakfast.

I'd like to see us bring Derksen in and play him at full forward.

Hudson and Reidy seem interchangable at the moment so just one of them plays.

Byrne at their feet would provide the  goal-kicking small forward.

Frankie will be in when fit and Flynn Young has been showing  bit in the VFL.

Williams back to the forward line.

We have options, whether they would be effective is the question.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by laj -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: RiverRat – on

Would have been if he could kick for goal - still woeful after all these years
If I hear one more person call for Cripps to spend more time fwd I'll spew up. He cant kick, he's never been able to kick and never will know how to kick. That's the difference between him and Bont.
Need another tall up forward, not Cripps as one of Harry strengths is marking around the ground and creating a link coming out of defence, often his 3 vote games, hence the best bet as forward-2nd ruck. Unfortunately, that that choice isn't as clear for us now with no Charlie.