HAHA that's all well and good. Have your members and contend for top 4... but the oh so wonderful memory of that siren going in September after finishing 9th, it keeps me going.
Carlton will be back and we'll be doing all thing again... however in the mean time, if your second rounder is all you will offer with Lennon, then I'll learn to accept it if I have to
On behalf of Richmond fans everywhere, I apologize for us assuming that Carlton would just accept our offer of a 2nd round pick without anything else being offered, such as Lennon.
See, the reason this is happening, is because Richmond is superior to Carlton in every single way, both on-field and off-field. We don't respect a minnow wooden spooner, because minnow wooden spooners don't deserve to be respected.
Every club goes through it. In 2004, we lost Ottens to Geelong for peanuts (in relation to his true value anyway, which was probably a Top 5 pick + a Top 10 pick), and he became a 3 time premiership player for them. Geelong didn't respect us, they poached what they needed, and they trampled us like a ruthless juggernaut.
Just like we're going to trample you, and take what we want, when we want it, without you being able to do a damn thing to stop us. Because we're better than you, pure and simple!
Carlton is like a lazy jobless man who used to be successful, and Richmond is like a successful business man with a career who used to be jobless but got his act together.
If the "Richmond" man sees the "Carlton" man begging for money on the street corner, and gives him a $10 note, he doesn't expect the "Carlton" man to kick up a stink and complain that it isn't enough, he merely expects the Carlton man to accept his kind generosity, to know his role in the world, shut his mouth, and take what is given to him. Because that's what happens when you hit rock bottom.
Because the man who represents Carlton is a meek creature that doesn't deserve respect. He will take what is given to him, or he will get nothing. He has no control over his life, because he pissed that away well before this situation by treating his star player like garbage instead of trying to work with him constructively.
The Carlton man had his chance, and he blew it. He has no bargaining power, respect, or authority, and he will be pillaged and plundered to the AFL world's content.
I don't blame the fans for fighting against this fate, I'd be fighting with you if I was a Carlton fan, but luckily the world wasn't THAT cruel to me.
And hey look, when you come up against teams who are actual threats to Richmond, such as Fremantle, Sydney, or Hawthorn, I'll be barracking hard for you guys to get the scraps from the King's table and sneak a win here and there.
But sadly, it is Carlton's destiny to be a minnow for the rest of its' existence.
Whenever a Richmond supporter (or any non-Carlton supporter for that matter, new franchises included) sees somebody with a Carlton guernsey on, this is generally our reaction:
We're all laughing at you Carlton.
Now, if you Carlton boys want something to do in your spare time over the off-season, instead of bitching about the 2nd round draft pick that you're going to be taking for Yarran, I suggest you go and carve out some Carlton-themed trophies in preparation for 2016.
Here's a tutorial to get you all started (edit: you'll need to click on the link and go to Youtube's webpage to watch. But it's worth it guys, this guy KNOWS how to make a good wooden spoon!
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