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Today's presser and Sunday's game could very well signal the end of the career (if not more) of one of Carlton's most courageous and skillful premiership heroes.
Rather than the "good, bad and indifferent" thread, I'd like to put together a thread solely for the appreciation of Brett. Please only post genuinely positive comments of him here. Please keep anything sinister out of the thread - there are other threads that are geared towards that purpose.
I'll begin.
I was born in 1980 and though I supported the Blues from before the time I could walk the first Carlton teams that I genuinely remember with an understanding of what successful football was all about were the early-to-mid 1990s Carlton teams, chiefly the 1995 premiership team. Carlton had a team of extremely skillful footballers including a few superstars, some genuine hard nuts and some players who while not as talented as their more regarded teammates filled out the depth very nicely. However, there was only one Brett Ratten.
Ratten was the type of player whom I will remember most fondly for always being at the bottom of the pack. To win a club best and fairest in a premiership year is one of those rare achievements in football - it only happens once a year and always happens in a very even team. In my opinion the one award that holds more value than the coaches player award, the player's MVP award and the Brownlow medal is bestowed upon the best and fairest winner of the premiership team. That was Brett Ratten in 1995. Always at the bottom of the pack, always fighting until the bitter end. He fought long and hard as a player and even in defeat as a coach it was a trademark that remained Brett's until the end.
I hope that Brett can find it in him to remain faithful to the Carlton Football Club. I hope that fans can remember him for all that he brought to the club. Premiership hero, three time Robert Reynolds Trophy winner, Carlton Hall of Famer, three time All-Australian, State of Origin representative, the first coach to lead us to the finals after the dark days. Through it all Ratten brought the club respectability.
For all that Brett provided the club I'd like to sincerely say, thank you.
Rather than the "good, bad and indifferent" thread, I'd like to put together a thread solely for the appreciation of Brett. Please only post genuinely positive comments of him here. Please keep anything sinister out of the thread - there are other threads that are geared towards that purpose.
I'll begin.
I was born in 1980 and though I supported the Blues from before the time I could walk the first Carlton teams that I genuinely remember with an understanding of what successful football was all about were the early-to-mid 1990s Carlton teams, chiefly the 1995 premiership team. Carlton had a team of extremely skillful footballers including a few superstars, some genuine hard nuts and some players who while not as talented as their more regarded teammates filled out the depth very nicely. However, there was only one Brett Ratten.
Ratten was the type of player whom I will remember most fondly for always being at the bottom of the pack. To win a club best and fairest in a premiership year is one of those rare achievements in football - it only happens once a year and always happens in a very even team. In my opinion the one award that holds more value than the coaches player award, the player's MVP award and the Brownlow medal is bestowed upon the best and fairest winner of the premiership team. That was Brett Ratten in 1995. Always at the bottom of the pack, always fighting until the bitter end. He fought long and hard as a player and even in defeat as a coach it was a trademark that remained Brett's until the end.
I hope that Brett can find it in him to remain faithful to the Carlton Football Club. I hope that fans can remember him for all that he brought to the club. Premiership hero, three time Robert Reynolds Trophy winner, Carlton Hall of Famer, three time All-Australian, State of Origin representative, the first coach to lead us to the finals after the dark days. Through it all Ratten brought the club respectability.
For all that Brett provided the club I'd like to sincerely say, thank you.