PAFC 2026

[bertiebeatle1]

Sweet seemed unlucky to not play, first couple of rounds have seen similar ruckmen go forward and kick goals (Pittonet and Reeves)

At this stage of our evolution* and with the ruck rule changes I'm going with Visentini ahead of Sweet although I think we may need to play both at some stage.

I was thinking both with one of the other two (Lord or Whitlock) not playing

Whitlock needs to play every game

[Booney]

Sweet seemed unlucky to not play, first couple of rounds have seen similar ruckmen go forward and kick goals (Pittonet and Reeves)

At this stage of our evolution* and with the ruck rule changes I'm going with Visentini ahead of Sweet although I think we may need to play both at some stage.

I was thinking both with one of the other two (Lord or Whitlock) not playing

Whitlock needs to play every game

Agreed.

[amber_fluid]

Who is your forwards coach?

Reeves.

Did he kick many goals in his career!

[carey]

Who is your forwards coach?

Reeves.

Did he kick many goals in his career!

Did Norm Smith?

[amber_fluid]

Who is your forwards coach?

Reeves.

Did he kick many goals in his career!

Did Norm Smith?

I don’t remember him being a forward coach
It’s all good to stand up in front of a classroom with your spectacles on and draw on a whiteboard and teach the youngster the theories of being a forward but surely you still need someone who knows about the actual role of being a forward
Tredrea would be perfect if not for his ‘other’ stuff he has going on

[Booney]

Biggest furphy in the game, you don't have to have kicked 1000 goals to know how to coach forwards.

[carey]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

[amber_fluid]

Biggest furphy in the game, you don't have to have kicked 1000 goals to know how to coach forwards.

You don’t need running shoes to run either but it helps……..

You don’t need to have kicked 1000 goals but 500 would be good

[Lightning McQueen]

Can't put brains in a statue.

[amber_fluid]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

As a head coach and mentor he’s been great but he was in the system for a long time prior

The roles of coaches has changed so much that I think the line coaches are so important these days and they’re the ones who should of played the game

[Lightning McQueen]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

263 in the strong TFL there mate.

I can't believe he spent 18 years in assistant roles before getting a head job.

[Booney]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

As a head coach and mentor he’s been great but he was in the system for a long time prior

The roles of coaches has changed so much that I think the line coaches are so important these days and they’re the ones who should of played the game

Then there's no excuse if your coach is a 3 time premiership player, Brownlow Medalist, 5 time All Australian and 5 time Best and Fairest winner.

See.

[Brodlach]

Can't put brains in a statue.

Calling Amber a statue?

[amber_fluid]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

As a head coach and mentor he’s been great but he was in the system for a long time prior

The roles of coaches has changed so much that I think the line coaches are so important these days and they’re the ones who should of played the game

Then there's no excuse if your coach is a 3 time premiership player, Brownlow Medalist, 5 time All Australian and 5 time Best and Fairest winner.

See.

I get your point to a degree but I think at Carlton we have the right people in the right places now and have given the players the best opportunities to thrive under good coaches.
Simple matter is we are not good enough with the players we have

I don’t think making Reeves the forward coach who has never coached in the AFL under a first time AFL coach is setting yourself up for success

[Booney]

I don’t think making Reeves the forward coach who has never coached in the AFL under a first time AFL coach is setting yourself up for success

He'd never coached at SANFL level...

[amber_fluid]

I don’t think making Reeves the forward coach who has never coached in the AFL under a first time AFL coach is setting yourself up for success

He'd never coached at SANFL level...

You and I could have coached the Bays to those premierships

[amber_fluid]

Chris Fagan never played a game.

I think he's done Ok.

263 in the strong TFL there mate.

I can't believe he spent 18 years in assistant roles before getting a head job.

Long time to wait for a head job

[Lightning McQueen]

Can't put brains in a statue.

Calling Amber a statue?

Yeah, why not.

[Lightning McQueen]

Long time to wait for a head job

Kinda like marriage in a way.

[dedja]

Long time to wait for a head job

Kinda like marriage in a way.

33 years later, still waiting