Banter Who will be better in 2025, Carlton or Collingwood? Part 3

[Cleansweep17]

Meanwhile at Richmond......Baker, Rioli, Graham and Bolton all jumping onto the trade request life raft.
Spoon threepeat incoming.

And we are gonna get such great picks.

What’s Pendles worth pick 97?

 

[Scritchyscroony]

And we are gonna get such great picks.

What’s Pendles worth pick 97?

I'm going to call it now. It will be a winless year for the Tigers in 2025. Can't see them winning a game.

 

[Worm4]

The question is will Sam Walsh ever score another goal?

Will Nick ever take a contested mark ?

 

[Worm4]

Am I right in saying two entire generations have never seen Carlton win a Premiership? This can't be right. Surely?

Different generations and their approximate birth years:

1. The Greatest Generation (GI Generation): Born 1901–1927
2. The Silent Generation: Born 1928–1945
3. Baby Boom Generation: Born 1946–1964
4. Generation X: Born 1965–1980
5. Millennial Generation or Generation Y: Born 1981–1996
6. Generation Z or iGen: Born 1997–2010
7. Generation Alpha: Born 2010-2024

Maybe , but 4 generations have seen more than the dirty birds.

 

[Worm4]

He's your best small forward.
Why no contract yet?
He better not be coming to Collingwood ffs!

Pies paid heavily for Schultz.
Owies would be worth 3 first rounders and 2 future first rounders going off what the dirties coughed up for shultz

 

[Worm4]

lets not forget Grundy Stephenson and Treloar and giving away salary cap and a number 2 draft pick to GWS, yet we won a flag.
how did we manage that? Absolute fluke obviously

Pies recruiters selected Freeman and Scharenberg in the same draft as Cripps. They knew exactly what their doing

 

[sherb]

Am I right in saying two entire generations have never seen Carlton win a Premiership? This can't be right. Surely?

Different generations and their approximate birth years:

1. The Greatest Generation (GI Generation): Born 1901–1927
2. The Silent Generation: Born 1928–1945
3. Baby Boom Generation: Born 1946–1964
4. Generation X: Born 1965–1980
5. Millennial Generation or Generation Y: Born 1981–1996
6. Generation Z or iGen: Born 1997–2010
7. Generation Alpha: Born 2010-2024

8 flags for me.

How many Pies flags have you experienced?

 

[Fadge]

Pies recruiters selected Freeman and Scharenberg in the same draft as Cripps. They knew exactly what their doing

And yet we still contended for four of the next ten premierships, compared to Carlton's none.

Just think what would have happened had we have picked Cripps instead?

Oh no.

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

And yet we still contended for four of the next ten premierships, compared to Carlton's none.

Just think what would have happened had we have picked Cripps instead?

Oh no.

“Contended for four of the next ten premierships”……..

Contended…….. hmmmmmm……

Where have I heard some debate, statements, made about what it takes to be considered a contender, Um, I just don’t recall……

 

[Fadge]

“Contended for four of the next ten premierships”……..

Contended…….. hmmmmmm……

Where have I heard some debate, statements, made about what it takes to be considered a contender, Um, I just don’t recall……

Nothing to debate.

A team is regarded as a premiership contender when they genuinely contend for a premiership.

It really is a simple concept.

 

[South of the Yarra]

8 flags for me.

How many Pies flags have you experienced?

It is not you I am worried about old friend. It is the 2 younger generations who have never seen a flag that concerns me. I worry for them.

 

[Fadge]

It is not you I am worried about old friend. It is the 2 younger generations who have never seen a flag that concerns me. I worry for them.

It is currently two generations.

With the realisation we are seeing yet another failed rebuild, it is extremely short odds of that number becoming three generations.

Will it then extend to four?

Five?

Six?

Oh boy.

 

[Cleansweep17]

I'm going to call it now. It will be a winless year for the Tigers in 2025. Can't see them winning a game.

Make a custom bet on sportsbet. Put all your savings on it then I’ll take you seriously.

 

[Pistol Night]

Will Nick ever take a contested mark ?

Hi inability to get forward off the ball hes just kicked and take a contested mark is a concern. Seriously, is that what were down to. Midfielders being criticized for not doing key forward acts. Until his hitouts to advantage stats starts mirroring Gawns id say hes a bust

 

[Pistol Night]

Make a custom bet on sportsbet. Put all your savings on it then I’ll take you seriously.

How are you going to know its his entire savings. Id request bank statements also to be sure hes not trying to fool you

 

[Pistol Night]

8 flags for me.

How many Pies flags have you experienced?

Ive experienced last year that much i can recite the last 5 minutes commentary word perfect nearly. I can tell the missus is impressed and the kids are only joking when the call me a loser.

 

[sherb]

It is not you I am worried about old friend. It is the 2 younger generations who have never seen a flag that concerns me. I worry for them.

They will be fine. We are just one of the latest clubs to experience an extended premiership drought. And before our successful period from 68 to 95 we had endured 21 years without a flag as well.

During my lifetime alone (either completely or overlapping into) there's been North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney/SM, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Footscray/WB, St Kilda, Adelaide and Melbourne. Even clubs who have won in the 2000s, such as Essendon, Brisbane and Port, are up to, or approaching (in the case of Port) 20+ years without a flag as well.

It's part of competitive sport. Fans need to suck it up, hang in there and enjoy the success even more when it finally arrives. As I am sure, for instance, Collingwood supporters did in 1990 - there would have been plenty of younger Pies supporters at that time who had never experienced a flag prior to then either - eg, ones of my vintage. All Collingwood had delivered them to that point was heartbreak.

 

[Worm4]

And yet we still contended for four of the next ten premierships, compared to Carlton's none.

Just think what would have happened had we have picked Cripps instead?

Oh no.

Exactly - would have won more flags but because of that esteemed decision , they only cashed in on 1.
You just merely confirmed how bad a decision that was. Nice acknowledgement

 

[Pistol Night]

Exactly - would have won more flags but because of that esteemed decision , they only cashed in on 1.
You just merely confirmed how bad a decision that was. Nice acknowledgement

Giving us shit for only winning 1 flag is a bold strategy

 

[Worm4]

Giving us shit for only winning 1 flag is a bold strategy

Pick up cripps, would have won 3. The bold strategy was selecting freeman and co

 

[Fadge]

Giving us shit for only winning 1 flag is a bold strategy

You would think they should know how hard flags are to win, given they haven't even contended for one in the last quarter of a century.

 

[Fadge]

Pick up cripps, would have won 3. The bold strategy was selecting freeman and co

Everyone's a hero in hindsight.

I'm sure there are clubs who are kicking themselves for allowing James Hird to last until pick 79, Dean Cox to the rookie draft, etc.

It really is a silly game to play.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

I've been wondering is it time to put Fadge on ignore? Then again reading this thread without his "expert" opinions is probably like going to the circus without seeing the elephants and tigers!

 

[Fadge]

I've been wondering is it time to put Fadge on ignore? Then again reading this thread without his "expert" opinions is probably like going to the circus without seeing the elephants and tigers!

Yeah, do it.

We all know the truth hurts.

Particularly when you're a Carlton supporter.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

Yeah, do it.

We all know the truth hurts.

Particularly when you're a Carlton supporter.

This Carlton team that you mock and deride still finished in front of you though. It'll be the same story next year as well buddy.