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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by DJC -
Lewis Young is not an instinctive or quick thinking footballer and his usual hesitation before disposing of the footy slowed down our transition and gave the opposition time to take away options.  On top of that, his short kicks tended to hang in the air for too long.  The less said about his kicking for goal the better.

As I said in another thread, you don’t get to play 90 AFL games without some talent and the right attitude.  Lewis is a good mark and generally kills the ball when he spoils.  What’s not so good is his tendency to be wrong-footed, fumble and get out-bodied.  He reminds me of Sam Rowe in that my heart is in my mouth when the footy is heading in his direction but I’m often pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

I don’t think that confidence, or the presence of Weiters, is a factor.  Lewis can play, but he isn’t best suited to our game style.

The return of O’Farrell, Dean living up to expectations, Derksen exceeding expectations (it was EB who suggested Wade) and Haynes turning back the clock all mean limited opportunities for Lewis in defence.  As a KPF, he is clearly a defender and, although his ruckwork has improved, it’s still break glass standard.

Basically, Lewis has been squeezed out by younger, better options and the way our footy has evolved.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Lods – on

It will be interesting to see who we replace him with, and whether he gets another opportunity elsewhere.
HoF is still growing, recovering, building strength, like many talls he'll be a late developer, he's been forgotten by fans. With a bit of luck he'll be our tall swingman in 2027, and unlike players who get "converted", HoF has played both F50 and D50 throughout his whole junior career.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?
Last post by Lods -
I was scrolling through and happened across this thread.
It was only a bit over a month ago...but it all went pear shaped for Lewis.

What happened?
Was it the pressure of finals?
Was it how he was used in recent times...not really settling or having a fixed role.

Or was what we were seeing back then 'just a flash' in the pan and not sustainable.

The common denominator seemed to have been "confidence".
He had periods where he didn't seem to believe in himself or his own ability....and that led to the hesitation.

At the end of the day his delisting wasn't as surprising as it would have been a month ago... and there's probably not a lot of argument over the decision to cut him loose.

It will be interesting to see who we replace him with, and whether he gets another opportunity elsewhere.

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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 6 2026 - Carlton vs Melbourne @ Casey
Last post by crashlander -
Our line-up:

B:   21 Harriet Cordner   49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:   14 Siofra O'Connell   36 Ciara Fitzgerald    1 Amelia Velardo
C:   11 Yasmin Duursma   4 Claudia Whitfort   17 Dayna Finn
HF:   20 Lily Goss   7 Poppy Scholz   23 Lila Keck
F:   2 Lauren Bella   55 Sophie McKay  
R:   12  Jessica Good   19 Erone Fitzpatrick   5 Abbie McKay
Int:   24 Brooke Vickers   10 Mimi Hill   35 Nell Morris-Dalton   42 Tara Bohanna   25 Keeley Sherar
Em:   8 Lily Baxter   13 Aisling Reidy   30 Kiara Bischa

[1] Nice to see Sophie McKay and Keeley Sherar back. And I am looking forward to see how our rucks and forward line work with Lauren Bella out there.
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Ladies Lounge / AFLW Rd 6 2026 - Carlton vs Melbourne @ Casey
Last post by kruddler -
Game is on Sat 19/9, 1:05pm - Casey Fields

Good news on the team front...
In
Lauren Bella (debut), Sophie McKay, Keeley Sherar
Out
Gabriella Pound (Injured), Aisling Reidy (Omitted), Brooke Boileau (Injured)

Will be a big test against the undefeated dees.
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The Sports Desk / Re: NFL Crapfest
Last post by Milhanna13 -
I shook Frasers' hand, level 1, outside the (re-purposed) Members Dining Room.   He was drinking a can of Carlton and was wearing a sweatshirt (no hood),  looked really relaxed.   I said "thanks for what you have done for our club", shook his hand, and quickly moved on.  He was very gracious!
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The Sports Desk / Re: Enhanced Sports.
Last post by LP -
Not really an "Enhancement", but is crapt!ng yourself now an accepted competition tactic to get the better your opponents?

Out for a curry before the GF?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: The EV thread
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: shawny – on
Quote from: kruddler – on


Come drive some roads in the Northern suburbs where you play pot hole roulette and tell me how the end navigate that.
There will be a long line of cars pulled over on the side of the road with flats and no drivers to change them.

Just heard on the news a man just died after his motorbike hit a pothole on the western hwy. 

I could say more but you have all heard it before.....
The roads are fine, just ask the Premier.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW Rd 5 2026 Carlton vs North Melbourne @ North
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: kruddler – on


Watch the game. You'll get your answer. Its got nothing to do with the coach

Yes, it was poor and inconsistent umpiring that I'm sure both teams found frustrating.

There seemed to be little communication between the umpires ... except when they had a pow wow to determine a lasso free.  Something as inconsequential as an out of bounds seems to be more important than whether a player gets taken out of a marking contest or ducks into a tackle  ::)

...and that pow wow they got wrong too.