Media Carlton in the Media (articles, podcasts etc) - Part IV

[SurreyBlue]

Same crap different era. If we are able to keep our players, it will be we are over our cap.
We are definitely no Geelong who can afford whoever they want and pay unders, etc..

 

[Healer]

Do you believe there's a chance that Doc might get 'the tap on the shoulder' at season's end?

I can see it going like this... your shout Doc, or pass the sausage rolls Doc

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

The uproar about our cap is built on the premise that our filler players are the same quality as someone like Geelong or Brisbane, unfortunately this isn't the case and thus outside of our 22 we really wouldn't be paying too many players much at all.

 

[ferrisb]

I believe we have already seen the best of Doc, but still expect him to be around for a couple of years.

Was very close to AA last year...

 

[ferrisb]

Congrats Mitch and Kirsten

Typical McGovern.

Already spending time in hospital...

But seriously, congrats Mitch.

 

[Stamos]

Fremantle and Carlton have admirers and sceptics. Nathan Buckley nurses doubts about the Blues, due to their reliance on a plan A that can be undone. Fremantle do not yet have the age profile of a premier and still have scoring issues. That said, no team has a more potent fab five than the Blues in 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

, Sam Walsh

18

Sam Walsh

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

, Charlie Curnow

30

Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

, Harry McKay

10

Harry Mckay

Age

27

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

and Jacob Weitering

23

Jacob Weitering

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.7

3star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

189.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

0.8

3star

MG

263.4

4star

; if they can gain more from Adam Cerra and the oft-injured Jack Martin

19

Jack Martin

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.7

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.6

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

and Mitch McGovern

11

Mitch Mcgovern

Age

30

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

189.8

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.1

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

179.6

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

218.0

4star

, if Tom De Koning

12

Tom De Koning

Age

25

Ht

201cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

0.5

2star

HO

1.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

1.5

5star

arrives and they find a small forward with bite (Jesse Motlop?); above all, if they improve their defensive/transition method, the Blues can make the great leap forward.

I think they’ll play finals and frighten everyone.

Open season: Why half the AFL clubs can win the flag

Probably for the first time, half of the AFL clubs can legitimately aspire to winning the premiership. Here’s a rundown on the teams that might contend and why.

www.theage.com.au

 

[thylacine60]

"I think they’ll play finals and frighten everyone".

 

[Aphrodite]

Open season: Why half the AFL clubs can win the flag

Probably for the first time, half of the AFL clubs can legitimately aspire to winning the premiership. Here’s a rundown on the teams that might contend and why.

www.theage.com.au

Changed his tune since Friday

‘I reckon they’ll miss’: Buckley can’t shake his doubts over Carlton

Former Collingwood coach and champion Nathan Buckley has expressed doubt about Carlton’s credentials in 2023, predicting the Blues would miss finals.

www.theage.com.au

Former Collingwood coach and champion Nathan Buckley has expressed doubt about Carlton’s credentials in 2023, predicting the Blues would miss finals.

Buckley acknowledged Carlton was a dangerous team with high capabilities, but still felt they would miss finals - in what would make a full decade without finals.
“I reckon they’ll miss (finals),” Buckley told The Age, speaking at the Fox Footy season launch.

 

[Aphrodite]

Open season: Why half the AFL clubs can win the flag

Probably for the first time, half of the AFL clubs can legitimately aspire to winning the premiership. Here’s a rundown on the teams that might contend and why.

www.theage.com.au

Damn Paywall.

 

[Stamos]

Changed his tune since Friday

‘I reckon they’ll miss’: Buckley can’t shake his doubts over Carlton

Former Collingwood coach and champion Nathan Buckley has expressed doubt about Carlton’s credentials in 2023, predicting the Blues would miss finals.

www.theage.com.au

The article is by Jake Niall, not Buckley

 

[Stamos]

https://archive.md/hmwcA

 

[Aphrodite]

The article is by Jake Niall, not Buckley

Misread your quoted post.

My bad.

 

[Arr0w]

Think Harry is going to have a monster year

 

[RPCB]

"I think they’ll play finals and frighten everyone".

Nathan Buckley said that?

I am afraid to pull down my pants from fear of frightening myself.

 

[Stamos]

Nathan Buckley said that?

No

 

[thylacine60]

Nathan Buckley said that?

I am afraid to pull down my pants from fear of frightening myself.

that's not gonna change........

 

[Juice030103]

Reality is when it’s finals time your stars are the ones who win u games


No one wants to play the fab five in finals


NO ONE

 

[thylacine60]

Reality is when it’s finals time your stars are the ones who win u games


No one wants to play the fab five in finals


NO ONE

problem is * will have already won the flag in may..........

 

[The Blue Weirdo]

Was very close to AA last year...

Are you sure?
I can't see his name mentioned in the 40 man squad, before it was reduced to All Australian.

 

[JustaBattler]

I think people are under-estimating the difficulty of making finals for 'the next 15 teams' after Melbourne Brisbane and Geelong.

Carlton can't make finals just off the work of Cripps/Weitering/Charlie and Harry and the theoretical best team is already never going to happen because of Williams' ACL and a list of pre-season injuries and unavailability signs to potentially important players: Martin/Cuningham/Durdin/Marchbank.

In order for Carlton to beat teams it will require significant territorial wins and dominant inside 50 entry statistics - so that Harry and Charlie get enough chances to kick a score in the absence of any meaningful contribution from the other four forwards on the field ( 4-6 goals a game on average).

Maybe TDK/Pittonet can develop into an at least break -even ruck duo. Maybe Fisher/Motlop/SOJ can start clicking 4-6 goals a game between them week in week out. These are my two big IFs that have to be accomplished and if they are, Carlton will play finals for sure and if they aren't - it is struggle street with fingers crossed again - all that assuming no more catastrophic injuries to key players who cant be replaced for quality.

 

[thylacine60]

We gain a lead, then look down like a clown on a rope.

 

[agro]

I think people are under-estimating the difficulty of making finals for 'the next 15 teams' after Melbourne Brisbane and Geelong.

Carlton can't make finals just off the work of Cripps/Weitering/Charlie and Harry and the theoretical best team is already never going to happen because of Williams' ACL and a list of pre-season injuries and unavailability signs to potentially important players: Martin/Cuningham/Durdin/Marchbank.

In order for Carlton to beat teams it will require significant territorial wins and dominant inside 50 entry statistics - so that Harry and Charlie get enough chances to kick a score in the absence of any meaningful contribution from the other four forwards on the field ( 4-6 goals a game on average).

Unless there is additional evidence of transitional movement of the ball from our defensive half which wasn’t really evident in the Sydney practice match then it will be a struggle.

 

[JustaBattler]

Unless there is additional evidence of transitional movement of the ball from our defensive half which wasn’t really evident in the Sydney practice match then it will be a struggle.

and that underlines exactly where the weaknesses in the list are- flanks ( meaning wing and HFF) and rucks...

between the arcs instead of TDK /Pittonet taking field marks we have the kick it to Cripps or Kennedy caper- onballers expected to run 100meters in 10seconds otherwise they are "too slow" but also do all the heavy tackling/win ball and make precise inside 50 entries to two targets always double teamed because the other four forwards are no threat to anyone.

the stars are good enough to win games against most lower middling sides but you need 22 players to win the big ones.

 

[manang magoos]

The article is by Jake Niall, not Buckley

Buckley stated same that we would miss on guesSEN this morning with that other flog Cornes

 

[thylacine60]

Funny how journos are flogs till they have something positive to say about Carlton. Which Cornes does regularly.