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21 minutes ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Apologies WCW, my intention of my post was not to infer that you or the numbers were wrong.
I was curious, so ran the calculations on the remainder and shared them. 

I have heard those figures thrown around before

All good, FB. I come from a diehard Carlton family and most of my friends are Carlton. I didn’t join in our WhatsApp chat last night as I usually do during Carlton matches but when I did after the match there was a bunch of questionable stuff flying around. Apparently they won the grand final last night, and the Ashes, and they found a cure for cancer. 😁

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    22 hours ago, BDA said:

    The better Carlton does in his absence the more likely this becomes an option. I don't know whether he is open to leaving but he would make a massive difference to us.

     

    Not sure how much correlation there is with Harry McKay being out and the Carlton foward line firing again. Jack Martin and David Cunningham both coming back from injury have injected unpredictability, extra aggression and pace for Carlton. Additionally, Jesse Motlop did a stint in the VFL and came back very much improved in terms of foward pressure and is starting to learn the art of being a proper small forward. 

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    38 minutes ago, No. 31 said:

    Not sure how much correlation there is with Harry McKay being out and the Carlton foward line firing again. 

    Mongrel Punt explained it perfectly 2 years ago. If McKay doesn’t kick goals he is a huge liability, and sometimes he’s a liability when he does kick goals.

    https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2022/2022/04/14/the-2021-version-of-harry-mckay-wont-kick-the-blues-to-the-finals/

     

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    I just wish our former number 2 can get his act together Just exactly what we need at the moment I think we need to give him some games maybe It is a mystery.

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    On 7/30/2023 at 9:29 AM, Watson11 said:

    Mongrel Punt explained it perfectly 2 years ago. If McKay doesn’t kick goals he is a huge liability, and sometimes he’s a liability when he does kick goals.

    https://themongrelpunt.com/afl-season-2022/2022/04/14/the-2021-version-of-harry-mckay-wont-kick-the-blues-to-the-finals/

     

    I would say that anslysis today is dated. Harry has been evolving as a footballer over the last few years. I watch all Carlton matches and Harry performs several roles for the Blues this season ... he sometimes pinch hits in the ruck, he is a defensive stopper on the wing and when he goes for a mark in that role he takes the mark 9 times out of 10. I think he has one of the highest contested mark counts in the AFL this season. His general field kicking is actually quite good and he is surprisingly quick for someone of his height. I don't think Carlton have any intention of off loading him. What do the Blues do if Charlie Curnow gets injured? If Geelong were able to make Cameron & Hawkins work last season I think Carlton can make Curnow & McKay work in the future too ...

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