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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E – on
I thought Kemp played ok deeper up the ground and is still creating opportunities but his confidence in kicking for goal is completely shot. His mobility is impressive but I wonder if he needs to concentrate on doing the basics better and less of the flashy low percentage stuff.

I thought we still have some passengers - usual suspects like Cerra was noticeably a step off everything again and contributed nothing.
Kemp was the ultimate passenger I thought. On a day where youre playing under a roof and the team scores 100+ pts and one of your key fwds returns 0.1, thats a very very bad day in my book.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 21 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Brisbane at Marvel
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Williams was very ordinary against GC.  Id be playing Charleson as my first option from the VFL to replace Newman.

I hardly noticed Williams yesterday. I was surprised to see he had it 22 times.
Charleson was clearly the better player.

The risk is....
We know what Williams brings at a senior level.
We'd just be looking for a bit of the same.
We also know we could throw him forward to mix it up a bit.

For Charleson it's uncharted territory.
I've been pushing for him to get a chance based on very consistent VFL form.
But we're basically in 'season on the line' territory.
We don't really know how he would go 'under fire'.

Williams was listed as an emergency for the seniors against Gold Coast.
That's often an indication, and a bit of a message, that they're not too far off selection.

It could be an interesting choice.
Charleson is the riskier move, especially given the opposition, but good luck to them if they roll the dice.
If it goes the Charleson way it may make a decision on his future a bit easier.
(As long as it's not a straight in, straight out situation.)
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by DJC -
The most disappointing thing today was Newey pinging his hammy at the start of the game.  That’s not how his 150th game should have panned out.

We really should have smashed Gold Coast but our aggressive ball movement and unerring ability to pinpoint their players by foot kept them in the game.

We had over 100 more disposals and the only stats we lost were hitouts and clangers (we had fewer).

Lewis Young played with a confidence I haven’t really seen before and his ability to play forward, back and in the ruck was invaluable.

It’s probably unfair to single out a couple of players but Billy Wilson has shown that he is just what we needed as a running defender, Byrner and Frankie are enabling us to lock the ball inside 50 and hit the scoreboard, and Harry Dean has met the high expectations that were placed on him.

I’m not sure what to think about Gold Coast.  On paper, they are much stronger than how they’re playing; a bit like us earlier this season 🤔
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by Professer E -
I thought Kemp played ok deeper up the ground and is still creating opportunities but his confidence in kicking for goal is completely shot. His mobility is impressive but I wonder if he needs to concentrate on doing the basics better and less of the flashy low percentage stuff.

I thought we still have some passengers - usual suspects like Cerra was noticeably a step off everything again and contributed nothing.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: shawny – on

Surely kemp doesnt get another game off that display. Hes confidence is shot and has become a momentum and moral killer.


He has talent but is an unreliable marking target against a good defender.  I would try him on a wing; I think he has the ball skills and mobility and would be much harder to defend with room to move.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 20 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Gold Coast at Marvel
Last post by RiverRat -
Quote from: LP – on
Derksen and Young greatly improved, they now offer genuine KPP support,

Derksen is improving with each game but I would still like to see what he has to offer as a forward.

Possibly the least tentative game I have seen from Young.  He is very limited as a ruckman but he seems to offer a better forward marking target and a more competitive option as a defender, due to his height, than either McGovern or Kemp.