Opinion The 'Carlton related stuff that doesn't need it's own thread' thread Part 3

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Planet14 said:
The sponsor’s colour scheme should never take precedence over the club’s. I hated the Mayne red and Career One green on the guernsey.
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You reckon that's bad, I support Newcastle in the NRL. They're sponsored by NIB. Which is great, until they insist on putting this giant green box on our red and blue jersey. It's bloody hideous and for some reason keeps getting bigger every year.

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MrsEddieBetts said:
That is FUG
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It's a point of contention every year sadly.

Logo's should be integrated with the clubs colours. Hell, even a white box would've been better than slamming a big green one on a red and blue jersey...
 
It's not even December yet, but I'm feeling... excited about next year.

Last year, this patch of time was more... stressful and euphoric. We'd come close to making history and had made a little ourselves, but the fact that we lost to Brisbane and weren't there to beat Collingwood - and I'm fairly confident that, had we made it in 2023, we'd have beaten Collingwood; this year, no, but that year absolutely - muted the feeling of satisfaction at having finally done something of merit; not enough, but something. I was apprehensive about how we hadn't really added anything sans Elijah Hollands, and that our competitors had added plenty; you need to add pieces and improve in unlikely and unforeseen ways to go from top 8 to top 4, and we hadn't. Was very surprised when we looked the goods halfway through the year; very unhappy but not at all surprised when we reverted to trend.

This year, though, there's a number of different factors at play. Jagga Smith is a huge in. Charlie returning fit, Doc and Jack returning fit. Saad with some time to recover confidence in his legs, get some speed back. More time into Boyd. We didn't see anything worthwhile from Mots or Durdin last year. Injuries cruelled us every time we turned around; cruelled the depth, ruined the run of key players. Walsh never really got into third gear; Cerra wasn't a patch on what he could be; TDK, Pittonett were both shafted through injury.

Apparently the surface at Icon is getting redone after the AFLW grand final.

It feels like it's starting to turn. There's pebble that's a little loose at the top of the mountain, feeling the potential of an avalanche to come.
 
Gethelred said:
It's not even December yet, but I'm feeling... excited about next year.

Last year, this patch of time was more... stressful and euphoric. We'd come close to making history and had made a little ourselves, but the fact that we lost to Brisbane and weren't there to beat Collingwood - and I'm fairly confident that, had we made it in 2023, we'd have beaten Collingwood; this year, no, but that year absolutely - muted the feeling of satisfaction at having finally done something of merit; not enough, but something. I was apprehensive about how we hadn't really added anything sans Elijah Hollands, and that our competitors had added plenty; you need to add pieces and improve in unlikely and unforeseen ways to go from top 8 to top 4, and we hadn't. Was very surprised when we looked the goods halfway through the year; very unhappy but not at all surprised when we reverted to trend.

This year, though, there's a number of different factors at play. Jagga Smith is a huge in. Charlie returning fit, Doc and Jack returning fit. Saad with some time to recover confidence in his legs, get some speed back. More time into Boyd. We didn't see anything worthwhile from Mots or Durdin last year. Injuries cruelled us every time we turned around; cruelled the depth, ruined the run of key players. Walsh never really got into third gear; Cerra wasn't a patch on what he could be; TDK, Pittonett were both shafted through injury.

Apparently the surface at Icon is getting redone after the AFLW grand final.

It feels like it's starting to turn. There's pebble that's a little loose at the top of the mountain, feeling the potential of an avalanche to come.
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Bring on the avalanche 😉
 
Gethelred said:
It's not even December yet, but I'm feeling... excited about next year.

Last year, this patch of time was more... stressful and euphoric. We'd come close to making history and had made a little ourselves, but the fact that we lost to Brisbane and weren't there to beat Collingwood - and I'm fairly confident that, had we made it in 2023, we'd have beaten Collingwood; this year, no, but that year absolutely - muted the feeling of satisfaction at having finally done something of merit; not enough, but something. I was apprehensive about how we hadn't really added anything sans Elijah Hollands, and that our competitors had added plenty; you need to add pieces and improve in unlikely and unforeseen ways to go from top 8 to top 4, and we hadn't. Was very surprised when we looked the goods halfway through the year; very unhappy but not at all surprised when we reverted to trend.

This year, though, there's a number of different factors at play. Jagga Smith is a huge in. Charlie returning fit, Doc and Jack returning fit. Saad with some time to recover confidence in his legs, get some speed back. More time into Boyd. We didn't see anything worthwhile from Mots or Durdin last year. Injuries cruelled us every time we turned around; cruelled the depth, ruined the run of key players. Walsh never really got into third gear; Cerra wasn't a patch on what he could be; TDK, Pittonett were both shafted through injury.

Apparently the surface at Icon is getting redone after the AFLW grand final.

It feels like it's starting to turn. There's pebble that's a little loose at the top of the mountain, feeling the potential of an avalanche to come.
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We've got a chicken little thread, maybe we should have a reasons for optimism thread too.

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CrippaTheGoat9 said:
The club has released the 2025 puma gear including the polo. There’s a new sponsor on the sleeve, a green QB logo does anyone know who the sponsor is?

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Geez I get sick of the merch dept prostituting themselves out to sponsors. That stuff belongs on game day Guernseys - not social wear. The Polo looks quite good except for the big green dots on the sleeves, which totally ruin the aesthetics.
 
With Vossy watching Tottenham Hotspur from the stands overnight, I wonder if Ange has invited him to a training session.
Edit: Noticed this is discussed in the Vossy chat.
 
Magruder said:
If their bodies had held up….

It’d be 2e, a good player but now retired and 2 x R3

For

Talented CHB and a versatile pacy exciting small forward, both in their prime right now.
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Taking Pickett was always going to be a 50/50 coin toss after his LisFranc dislocation. How good would it have been if he had come back from it and got back to his best.
 
Aphrodite said:
$199 a bottle:-

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The Cripps - Shiraz

A Limited Edition collector’s item hand-signed by me - Patrick Cripps. Carefully cultivated with sustainable growing practices by an award winning, family owned vineyard, I’m proud to present The Cripps Shiraz. This ruby red wine is rich in dark fruit flavours and spices with a subtle oak...
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199 for a bottle of 3 year old Shiraz. You’d want to cellar it for between 3 and 5 years for it to really sparkle.
 
Congrats Eddie my hero........ Sporting Icon of the Year



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Sporting Icon of the Year, Eddie Betts​



Spending his nearly-two decades-long career playing forward for Carlton and the Adelaide Crows, and even playing the role of development coach for Geelong Cats in their premiership year of 2022, Eddie Betts has well and truly ascended to sporting icon status. Today, the AFL legend is not only a host on Fox Footy, he also heads the Eddie Betts Foundation, an organisation that strives to create culturally safe spaces, as well as making opportunities in both education and sport, for Aboriginal youth.
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