AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #90 – Today at 09:22:46 pm

Quote from: laj – on Today at 02:57:19 pm

ACL sadly for Matt Carroll.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2032089/?fbclid=Iwb21leAR_ZCxjbGNrBH9kIWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHtRSWrrRkwyDWO_cABbzXKwrn5i5ZFG3NReM2ckiG3WjSvTA4XzBUijLkead_aem__kVp3hQJRtRJ5aVXEK6YQg

That’s dreadful news!

Matt was really growing into his new role and we’ll miss him.

The saving grace is that we’re pretty good at ACL rehabilitation.

Re: AFL Rd 11 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #91 – Today at 10:06:17 pm

Quote from: Professer E – on Today at 05:24:59 pm

What has changed since Voss had the reins?

1. Playing Harry as second ruck/forward. Coincidentally his best two games this year have been the last two.
2. More on ball time for Smith.
3. Clear directive to hold the ball until better options emerge. Less hack kicks forward.
4. Selection of kids over veterans. No Saad, Acres, Young. Big roles given to kids like Dean. Clearly some have had their cards marked.
5. Selection of Ison who looks like a very accomplished player.
6. Selection of kids like Billy who kick hard, flat and through the corridor.
7. Timely return to form of senior players and Hewitt back in seniors.
8. Playing struggling sides who we really should be beating regardless of who is coaching.

1. Harry has been playing as second ruck for several seasons.
2. The midfield rotations haven’t changed.
3. It’s more a case of the hack kicks coming off.
4. We’ve been playing the kids all season - one of the reasons why we’ve lost games we should have won.
5. Ison has been building to senior selection … and is now preferred over another youngster in Moir.
6. Billy has earned his spot but Newman’s return is the key to our transition from defence.
7. As above. Hewett’s role, since Vossy recalled him, seems to be more about supporting our primary midfielders rather than being the main man.
8. I would argue that we should have beaten most of the teams we’ve played this season. Port and the Doggies were both favoured to win and that may have worked in our favour.

I think that the real change since Vossy’s departure is self-belief, and that germinated in the second half of the Brisbane game.