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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Thryleon -
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Not until we recruit or develop better options.

Young earned his place in the team after spending much of the season in the VFL
Young had reached his ceiling and found wanting at AFL.
Best to give someone else a go. Even a MSD pick might be OK

Why do we persist with players that won’t be part of a premiership team?

With that logic none of our players should be persisted with.

Its the worst way to manage a list.  You never go forwards because you cast off players who might have a bigger say than others at that point in their careers.  Some of the guys we are going to cut are in the prime of their career and have max 2 years of their best footy in them.

Some of the guys we are going to keep are a week to week proposition.

Some of them have 10 years of footy in front of them.

Which ones isnt about whos in our next flag, its whos going to play for us next season.  Guys like newman and haynes are unlikely to feature in our next flag, but come round 1 2027, they're in line for selection because they're good enough.

Thats how you breed competition for spots, and hunger to win a flag.  Not by rewarding kids because they might be good enough one day, or by flinging loose 27 year olds because they arent Wayne Carey.   Thats cutting players for the sake of it.

Who goes should solely be about what comes in to replace them and what else can realistically be rexruited to replace them.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by tex -
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Young has to go,  as does McGovern, Acres,  plus 1 or 2 others who are not up to it.  


Not until we recruit or develop better options.

Young earned his place in the team after spending much of the season in the VFL
Young had reached his ceiling and found wanting at AFL.
Best to give someone else a go. Even a MSD pick might be OK

Why do we persist with players that won’t be part of a premiership team?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: RIP Tony Mundine
Last post by laj -
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One of my mates used to get free tickets to TV Ringside (my second date with Ms DJC was an evening at TV Ringside - she was definitely a keeper!).  Bouts between Tony Mundine and Kahu Mahunga were classic contests; Mundine was a clever boxer with a KO punch.  Mahunga could absorb punishment and, if he hit you, you stayed hit.

I met Tony at a NAIDOC ball (I met Lynda Stoner that same night) and what I remember most is how soft his handshake was.  Well, that’s not entirely true; I remember how humble he was and how willing he was to share his story with a white fella that he didn’t know from a bar of soap.

Sadly, Tony’s achievements in the boxing ring, and as an advocate for his people, are overshadowed by some of the foolish comments by his son, Anthony.

RIP Tony, a great boxer and a great Australian.
Mundine Snr was a great in all ways in and out of the ring. With 4 belts going round these days he would've likely been a world champion. As would Benny Briscoe, boy could he bang, and Rodrigo Valdes. In those days though they  all had to get through Carlos Monzon. He was rare air that division with Sugar Ray Robinson before him, and Marvin Hagler after him.

One thing his son could do was sell a fight. Made himself and Danny Green multi-millionaires by simply using his mouth. Mates who pretended to hate each other, which sure drew a gate when they fought. Fev gave the game away one day when he said they were mates. Danny certainly spoke to Fev about that....lol.  If you can use your mouth well and can back it up very well with talent, it's surefire way of getting rich in that sport, as Ali showed. Usually worked it out with your opponent in the lead up.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL EF#1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by laj -
Wonder in hindsight if we should've rested a heap of players in that last round against Freo. First year of the wildcard and we didn't know the effects although the VFL having it for a few years now might've been a giveaway.

I'm sure sides will be doing that next year now if the opportunity arises to do so.
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Notice Board (Visitors Enter Here) / Re: Where's EB1?
Last post by Thryleon -
Let's not catastrophise yet shawny.  Hopefully hes won lotto or something and just hasn't logged in. 

Fingers crossed he returns.  Level headed poster.

Hopefully we see him soon.  We've lost a few over the years, makes me wonder if we should contact people outside of the place to check in.
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Notice Board (Visitors Enter Here) / Re: Where's EB1?
Last post by shawny -
i wasnt going to mention it but Mark had a heart issue in 2022 which came out of the blue. Cant help but think this is a similar issue as any other situation he would have replied to our messages.

Im must say im quite affected by his absence and what it means. I never met the man in person but i really liked him nevertheless - was never personal regardless what came his way smart thinker and empathetic whenever  there was a personal issue.

A massive loss to the site.