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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 10 2026 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: Professer E – on
Ben C is exactly where he needs to be - doing an apprentice in the seconds and working on his game until the opportunity arises.
Walker coming in wont help him and Ben is purely an extractor so he probably needs a player like Hewett to be traded out as I cant see how he will be any higher in the pecking order next season. Im happy to persist with him as I like father/sons in the team but I dont know if the Campo clan are prepared to wait for him to get opportunities, ditto his brother.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 10 2026 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
Quote from: DJC – on
Cooper Lord kicked three goals so not a bad effort all round from him, even if his opponent got a bit of the ball.

I only watched the last half of the last quarter so I can't really comment on player performances but, on the stats alone, Coops and Ben Camporeale are putting their hands up.
I thought Lord did well and is unlucky to be out of the seniors imo, Ben Campos problem is his use of the footy and the depth in the seniors with regards his position. Not sure who is tutoring Ben but he needs someone like Greg Williams to put a bit of polish into his game and have the confidence to take his time a bit more, always looks rushed when taking his kicks and sprays them.
Interesting seeing Bowes and Worpel in the twos for Geelong, thought the former was very good and surprised he isnt in the seniors, didnt see much of Worpel... re: Riley.....I was happy with his game vs Stanley and he only needs opportunities to learn the game more quickly at the higher level.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Professer E -
Love the attitude and effort Taylor brings but felt he was lucky to hold his spot after the Port game because he is bit of an "almost" player at this early stage in his career.  I don't know if it's his speed over a couple of yards that allows him to "almost" make the tackle, the kind of tackle a player with less intent wouldnt get anywhere near.  The bottom line is that his effort translates to pressure on the defenders and hopefully as he develops he can add a bit of scoreboard pressure as well.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 10 2026 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by DJC -
Cooper Lord kicked three goals so not a bad effort all round from him, even if his opponent got a bit of the ball.

I only watched the last half of the last quarter so I can't really comment on player performances but, on the stats alone, Coops and Ben Camporeale are putting their hands up.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 10 2026 Carlton vs Geelong at Carlton
Last post by crashlander -
Ugly.
Carlton: 12 - 9 - 81
Geelong: 20 - 11 - 131

Not that bad, except for the 3rd quarter, which was awful. Our structural issues are very obvious at this level: nobody to be the big target down forward, and dependent on centre clearances. Since we didn't dominate in the ruck, it was hard yakka. :(

Ben Camporeale: 30 possessions, 7 clearances, 2 tackles: Our best statistically.
Cooper Lord: 25 possessions, 6 tackles, 6 marks, and 5 clearances: the only question I have is was he playing on George Stevens? If so, it was a disaster, as Stevens had 40 possessions.
Matthew Cottrell: 26 possessions, 1 clearance, 8 marks and 3 tackles: not yet into form, but better than he has been. Just not sure he is an inside mid.
Darcy Hogg: 26 possessions, 5 clearances, 2 tackles: not bad.

Fairly even in the ruck, but Riley wasn't bad, but his taps were not as effective as Stanley's were. They got much better clearances than we did.
Not much time in the ruck for Hudson O'Keefe, and not a lot of impact. He is really struggling.