Well, two weeks of heart-breaking finishes has resulted in the end of Carlton's season. It was a promising and frankly unbelievable start of 8-2. But the wheels thereafter fell off to finish the season with 12-10 and losing the last 4 games.
There were demonstrative improvements on field between this year and last year. Finishing 14th last year and ending the 2022 season in 9th with 12 wins. Charlie returns and wins the Coleman. We finally beat Richmond in the opening round and there were a handful of games where we hung onto the win in circumstances where the opposition was coming hard at us.
Yes, we had injuries and they hurt us. But 21 weeks sitting in the top 8, and to end the season with a 1 point loss that knocks us out of the 8.
Despite the inroads made this year, I would regard this season as a failure. We had every chance to make the finals after such a long stint out and, frankly, we blew the bundle.
The way this season has ended will either make them or break them, and I really REALLY hope it will galvanise the group and push them into a strong and strict pre-season of drilling the basics and maintaining composure under pressure.
This will be yet another tough 6 months.
There were demonstrative improvements on field between this year and last year. Finishing 14th last year and ending the 2022 season in 9th with 12 wins. Charlie returns and wins the Coleman. We finally beat Richmond in the opening round and there were a handful of games where we hung onto the win in circumstances where the opposition was coming hard at us.
Yes, we had injuries and they hurt us. But 21 weeks sitting in the top 8, and to end the season with a 1 point loss that knocks us out of the 8.
Despite the inroads made this year, I would regard this season as a failure. We had every chance to make the finals after such a long stint out and, frankly, we blew the bundle.
The way this season has ended will either make them or break them, and I really REALLY hope it will galvanise the group and push them into a strong and strict pre-season of drilling the basics and maintaining composure under pressure.
This will be yet another tough 6 months.