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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Lods -
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No worries. ;)

Wasn't Geelong 4th when we beat them.

Its not when we played them. Its where they are now.

The longer the season, the more accurate the ladder.

Geelong were 4th up until this round of matches.
Tell me you haven't picked the week they slipped out of the top 4 to post that list. ::)
They're still one game away from 4th.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Lods – on
No worries. ;)

Wasn't Geelong 4th when we beat them.

Its not when we played them. Its where they are now.

The longer the season, the more accurate the ladder.

TBH, when i started the exercise i didn't expect it to be so clear cut, but hey, can't argue with something so definitive.

We beat sides who are crap.
We lose to the best sides.
The sides in the middle we are 50-50 against.

Keep that up and we might sneak into finals.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 18 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Hawthorn at MCG
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We're only 6pts behind the Hawks if we beat them.

Been a long winning streak and at some point we will lose. Damn hard to keep those going. Like to win the next 3 to equal our 10 straight in 2023. Probably asking alot. Hawks tough, Pies middle of the road these days, not that bad but not that good either, and GC.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by laj -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
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No worries. ;)

Wasn't Geelong 4th when we beat them.

Weren't StKilda and North higher ehen they beat us?
Doesn't matter.
The real stuff starts now. All that matters are wins, no excuses.
Yes. They were.

We won't win them all, I'd be thinking PF at least if, in the highly unlikely event, we did, but we need to win the real vital games against fellow top 10 contenders. We have Collingwood, St.Kilda, Bulldogs and GC as fellow top 10 contenders that we are playing. I did a ladder predictor last week and worked out 4 wins may well squeeze us into 10th, which is now 3 after last night. A win over one of the Hawks, Dockers or Lions would really help. Beat the Hawks this week and we are just 6pts behind them.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Sexybronco -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Quote from: Lods – on
No worries. ;)

Wasn't Geelong 4th when we beat them.

Weren't StKilda and North higher ehen they beat us?
Doesn't matter.
The real stuff starts now. All that matters are wins, no excuses.
Yep, Hawthorn and Collingwood have beaten us more times than I care to remember in recent times. A win against one or both will begin the balancing of the ledger.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 17 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by laj -
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Just marginally better last night - we had to overcome a few things this time had no weitering lost dean late and then Young during the game. umps handled them a few goals very late. Round 1 we only won because Lynch kicked 2-7.

‘All the easy teams are gone’. im assuming you are referring to Ess and Rich only as GWS away Port Away, Geelong and Bulldogs are not easy for a mid teir team.

Ladder and record speaks for itself.

Our record in 2026 vs....

Top 6 teams
0-5

Bottom 4 teams
5-0

Middle 7 teams
3-3

Overall 8-8.

Tell me again about how its all about the coach.

Edited. Fixed error in formula
Geelong were 3rd and literally flying when we played them. Very pleased to have gone from 1-8 to 8-8. Can't believe going from as bad as we were going that we have leveled up the ledger and sit 10th. Haven't lost to a side competing against us for a wildcard in the last 7 weeks. 3 others plus Geelong. Prior to that we lost to all of them, which happens when you have lost nearly every game.