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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.