Opinion The 'Carlton related stuff that doesn't need it's own thread' thread Part 2

[My Hat]

Get this. Think it was a Betfair ad on GuesSEN that said "We want you to win".

It's true. They really do want you to win.*





* Just enough to keep you hooked.

 

[myblueroan]

At Aph's place Chaddie this morning.
I guess I am in a kind of blue finals bubble.
Couldn't understand why everyone was walking around, seemingly unaware that we had just won a huge game and progressing to semis!

Not one piece of Carlton gear in sight. No player hero conversations heard around me.
Like a love struck teenager, I steered every conversation with the Shetland back to my beloved team.
He was very patient with me.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

I see Ben’s been editing Harry’s Wiki

 

[Bletch]

Happy Birthday to this legend.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Happy Birthday to this legend.

Still got the man crush on Doully.

 

[Arr0w]

Walked into his news agency a few times, conversation was similar to driving with Sam Peng

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

I was way too young to have truly appreciated The Flying Doormat, but from what an long time Carlton supporting mate Al has told me and reading up on and watching his marvellous finals performances, I have long believed he is the best player in our club's storied history.

Absolute travesty he is not a legend in the Hall of Fame yet.

 

[Bletch]

Walked into his news agency a few times, conversation was similar to driving with Sam Peng

Still amazes me that he ran a retail outlet!

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Walked into his news agency a few times, conversation was similar to driving with Sam Peng

Waterdale Rd?

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Still amazes me that he ran a retail outlet!

Never underestimate Mrs Doull.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Bruce’s shyness is legendary. I have two stories. One I know is true. The other may be urban myth.

Bruce was a Jacana boy. I grew up in Glenroy. So he was close by. Bruce knew the older brother of a friend of mine so this one is true. My mate is at home and he hears a knock at the door. He answers and standing at his front door is Bruce. The legendary Bruce is standing in front of him. Premiership player, champion player in his favourite white fur cap. My mate was a footy nuff and impressed at the sight. Bruce enquires about his older brother and gets told he’s not far away. Come in and wait. Bruce politely declines the offer and sits on his front porch until his brother gets home.

The second one involves his great mate. The late John O’Connell. I reckon it may have been an after season trip and the two of them sitting at the bar saying very little except for “Your shout”.

 

[Bletch]

Bruce’s shyness is legendary. I have two stories. One I know is true. The other may be urban myth.

Bruce was a Jacana boy. I grew up in Glenroy. So he was close by. Bruce knew the older brother of a friend of mine so this one is true. My mate is at home and he hears a knock at the door. He answers and standing at his front door is Bruce. The legendary Bruce is standing in front of him. Premiership player, champion player in his favourite white fur cap. My mate was a footy nuff and impressed at the sight. Bruce enquires about his older brother and gets told he’s not far away. Come in and wait. Bruce politely declines the offer and sits on his front porch until his brother gets home.

The second one involves his great mate. The late John O’Connell. I reckon it may have been an after season trip and the two of them sitting at the bar saying very little except for “Your shout”.

Also may be apocryphal, but have heard several times that Bruce's teammates heard more from him on the field than off. As much as he was shy, and non-communicative off field, that went away on the footy field, where he would be directing traffic and calling out to teammates as much as anyone. Love him to bits.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

Walked into his news agency a few times, conversation was similar to driving with Sam Peng

Did the same I would have been about 10 and was both star struck and scared as hell at the same time

 

[myblueroan]

Not sure this is correct thread Moddies, but I reckon BT needs to broaden his vocab range.
Describing us as 'hysterical' at the end of the game was lacking at best, and loaded at worst.
I would have thought there are plenty of better fitting words than hysterical which has a fair few connotations.
Why not pure elation?
Ecstatic joy?
Euphoric rapture?

Hysterical ....you might even think it's vaguely offensive with stereo-typical racist undertones?
But then you get that sort of snickering about 'carlton fans' being a passionate bunch...not how it's said by Cookie or Crippa, but more with the 'hysterical' undertone by some in the media.
I might be wrong but it seems a bit throw-backish to earlier days when Greek/ Italian/ Middle Eastern heritage was referred to in that 'oh it's just 'them' 'they' are an excitable lot.
OTOH
It's a long week, and I may be overthinking it.

 

[SpiritOfCarlton]

 

[Stamos]

So it's going to be a bloodbath?

 

[BlueGum]

Not sure this is correct thread Moddies, but I reckin BT needs to broaden his vocab range.
Describing us as 'hysterical' at the end of the game was lacking at best, and loaded at worst.
I would have thought there are plenty of better fitting words than hysterical which has a fair few connotations.
Why not pure elation?
Ecstatic joy?
Hysterical ....you might even think it's vaguely offensive with stereo-typical racist undertones?
But then you get that sort of snickering about 'carlton fans' being a passionate bunch...not how it's said by Cookie or Crippa, but more with the 'hysterical' undertone by some in the media.
I might be wrong but it seems a bit throw backish to earlier days when Greek/ Italian/ Middle Eastern heritage was referred to in that derogatory way.
OTOH
It's a long week, and I may be overthinking it.

Or he should just shut up

 

[Robbo's my hero]

David Parkin’s 81st birthday today. One of the best CVs in the game and he’s 50% ours.

We joined the queue to see the players and coach after the 99 Grand Final. A supporters day had been arranged on the Sunday. It took awhile to get to the front and I watched the players wander off but not Parko. He sat there for hours greeting people and smiling in lots of photos with supporters. We got a lovely shot of my daughter and Parko.

Happy birthday you legend.

 

[Aphrodite]

Happy 81st Birthday Legend

 

[thylacine60]

Still got the man crush on Doully.

Back of the queue.....

 

[Aphrodite]

Back of the queue.....

No you

 

[BigFrizz36]

I've summoned the troops.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Story in the age about Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

. Because he has yo yo'd between carlton & the dogs when they were at their poorest he is about to overtake Patrick Cripps

9

Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

for games played without playing a final.

 

[The Blue Weirdo]

At Aph's place Chaddie this morning.
I guess I am in a kind of blue finals bubble.
Couldn't understand why everyone was walking around, seemingly unaware that we had just won a huge game and progressing to semis!

Not one piece of Carlton gear in sight. No player hero conversations heard around me.
Like a love struck teenager, I steered every conversation with the Shetland back to my beloved team.
He was very patient with me.

Was in Tassie, August 2022, Carlton grimly fighting for a finals opportunity.
I was very surprised at the level of Blues paraphernalia confronting me at many shops and small businesses.
They're AFL crazy down there.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Yep, they are an AFL state and when their team comes in With a shiny new state of the art stadium it will be packed to the rafters every single week and it will be loud as **** with the roof closed.

Don’t just go down for the footy either, make it a week at least and do a bit of sightseeing. Cracking driving holiday destination


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