Re: AFL Rd 19 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Reply #65 –
I think that folk are judging Liam Reidy a little harshly.
He was called up after coming back from injury and just one game in the Magoos so he probably was a little underdone. He was playing his seventh AFL game and Darcy Cameron was playing his 137th game. Cameron is a premiership ruckman and Copeland trophy winner. On top of that, McKay's injury meant that Reidy was virtually playing a lone hand against Cameron and McStay.
While it's fair to say that Cameron gave Reidy a bath as far as hitouts go, Reidy wasn't disgraced and his tapwork and second efforts helped to give us an advantage in centre clearances and an almost break even with stoppage clearances.
Reidy's mobility and physicality is good but he needs to have more of an impact around the ground. He needs to take marks, particularly now that we're unlikely to have Harry for the rest of the season.
Like Flynn Riley, Reidy's a work in progress and getting thrown to the wolves as he was on Saturday (and as Riley was the week before) could help his development or shatter his confidence.