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Official Club Stuff The President & the Board - Sayers to continue as Pres until end of 2025
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Dear ODN
To be honest it was a hollow feeling waking up this morning, heading into the week knowing our AFL season is over.
There is no point starting this email by telling you we weren’t good enough, we all know that, so it is important to take ownership of the standard we set at the start of the year.
Back in March, we were very clear on what our expectation was for 2024 – to be a consistent home and away team, striving to finish in the top four.
Clearly, we fell short of that. In our performances and in our durability.
A season we wanted to be measured by consistency, was ultimately defined by inconsistency.
Eyes may glaze over when you see the word ‘consistency’ – people may find it dull, boring, cliché.
But it matters. Consistency matters.
And for far too long this club has not paid it the respect it deserves.
That is why, when you walk into our training field at IKON Park, you will see 16 flags hanging from the rafters – yet only one of them, just one, has an AFL logo on it.
What more motivation do we need than that?
We either embrace a consistent commitment to elite behaviour, across all levels of this football club, or we will get left behind.
I cannot spell it out any clearer than that.
We know when at our best, we are good enough, and I believe our best was absolutely good enough this year.
But we need to perform at the level we are capable of over a long period of time, not in patches.
Over the coming weeks and months we will address the areas that we’ve fallen short in and be relentless in making sure these areas will meet the standards of excellence that this football club now expects.
True unity is being able to look one another in the eye, being honest in our performance, ensuring that we move forward, with clarity.
Further evidence of our inconsistency was our inability to field a regular team on the park, for the entire year.
Only once in 24 rounds (Round 12 v Port Adelaide) were we able to name an unchanged line-up. In Round 24 against the Saints, we went into our most crucial game of the year with over 40 per cent of our playing list on our injury list.
That isn’t sustainable for success. We need to be better.
This game does not give up its rewards easily.
Reality is that if you want to succeed, competing in the biggest games of the year, there is a very real possibility that pain and hurt comes with the territory.
But we know it is worth enduring together, as one club, in order to give ourselves a shot at the ultimate reward we are all craving in the coming years.
Much will be said and written over the coming days about our football club.
Our narrative though will not be dictated to us by external noise
While this is not the way we wanted 2024 to end, we get to decide what it means for us in 2025 and beyond.
Before I finish, I sincerely want to thank you ODN: you have been incredible in your impact and support.
106,345 members, the most in the history of this football club.
An average home game attendance of 58,311– ranked No.1 in the AFL.
11 of out 23 games sold out.
It is going to take time for our collective disappointment to dissipate, however out of this we will emerge with a fierce determination.
One that will see our entire army, the biggest this football club has ever had, charging as one into 2025.
For the coming months our support centres around our AFLW side, who are chasing back-to-back wins when we host the Cats in our home opener at IKON Park this Saturday at 2.35pm.
The group has put in a mountain of work over an extended pre-season, and we wish Senior Coach Mathew Buck, captain Kerryn Peterson and all our players and staff the very best for what is to come for the remainder of the season.
So please take care and look out for one another, ‘Baggers.
For most of us, we were born into this, as Carlton people.
That means sharing in the elation as well as the heartbreak.
But no matter what, I am proud to share it with all of you.
Stronger Together, no matter what.
Go Blues,
To be honest it was a hollow feeling waking up this morning, heading into the week knowing our AFL season is over.
There is no point starting this email by telling you we weren’t good enough, we all know that, so it is important to take ownership of the standard we set at the start of the year.
Back in March, we were very clear on what our expectation was for 2024 – to be a consistent home and away team, striving to finish in the top four.
Clearly, we fell short of that. In our performances and in our durability.
A season we wanted to be measured by consistency, was ultimately defined by inconsistency.
Eyes may glaze over when you see the word ‘consistency’ – people may find it dull, boring, cliché.
But it matters. Consistency matters.
And for far too long this club has not paid it the respect it deserves.
That is why, when you walk into our training field at IKON Park, you will see 16 flags hanging from the rafters – yet only one of them, just one, has an AFL logo on it.
What more motivation do we need than that?
We either embrace a consistent commitment to elite behaviour, across all levels of this football club, or we will get left behind.
I cannot spell it out any clearer than that.
We know when at our best, we are good enough, and I believe our best was absolutely good enough this year.
But we need to perform at the level we are capable of over a long period of time, not in patches.
Over the coming weeks and months we will address the areas that we’ve fallen short in and be relentless in making sure these areas will meet the standards of excellence that this football club now expects.
True unity is being able to look one another in the eye, being honest in our performance, ensuring that we move forward, with clarity.
Further evidence of our inconsistency was our inability to field a regular team on the park, for the entire year.
Only once in 24 rounds (Round 12 v Port Adelaide) were we able to name an unchanged line-up. In Round 24 against the Saints, we went into our most crucial game of the year with over 40 per cent of our playing list on our injury list.
That isn’t sustainable for success. We need to be better.
This game does not give up its rewards easily.
Reality is that if you want to succeed, competing in the biggest games of the year, there is a very real possibility that pain and hurt comes with the territory.
But we know it is worth enduring together, as one club, in order to give ourselves a shot at the ultimate reward we are all craving in the coming years.
Much will be said and written over the coming days about our football club.
Our narrative though will not be dictated to us by external noise
While this is not the way we wanted 2024 to end, we get to decide what it means for us in 2025 and beyond.
Before I finish, I sincerely want to thank you ODN: you have been incredible in your impact and support.
106,345 members, the most in the history of this football club.
An average home game attendance of 58,311– ranked No.1 in the AFL.
11 of out 23 games sold out.
It is going to take time for our collective disappointment to dissipate, however out of this we will emerge with a fierce determination.
One that will see our entire army, the biggest this football club has ever had, charging as one into 2025.
For the coming months our support centres around our AFLW side, who are chasing back-to-back wins when we host the Cats in our home opener at IKON Park this Saturday at 2.35pm.
The group has put in a mountain of work over an extended pre-season, and we wish Senior Coach Mathew Buck, captain Kerryn Peterson and all our players and staff the very best for what is to come for the remainder of the season.
So please take care and look out for one another, ‘Baggers.
For most of us, we were born into this, as Carlton people.
That means sharing in the elation as well as the heartbreak.
But no matter what, I am proud to share it with all of you.
Stronger Together, no matter what.
Go Blues,
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Thought this was the most interesting part
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Did you guys get the same email 3 times as well??
Yes, I did
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Yeh lol
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I'm a little bit concerned about the weighting being put on the injuries. While it was important, we know we didn't perform at times when we had most of our players on the park.
Not listening to external noise. It's all being dealt with in-house. I hope they take on board some concerns here and there and at least decide if they are valid.
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Yes, but I pay for 3 memberships.
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I thought the same thing but it is obviously a very important thing to fix for cohesion more than anything. However, I hope the part about being "relentless" in fixing areas we fell short in extends passed injuries
ITCHY EYEBALLS
I see you watching me watching you
He left out the bit about selection integrity and match day coaching….
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He's not going to take a dig at the coach in an email to the members come on... lol
ITCHY EYEBALLS
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Sarcasm mate
I did until this morning.
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Same. I sent an email Saturday night and got a call from the club today.
I got it six times because Little Dirty uses my email address!!!!!
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Sayers is not going to throw the coach and coaching assistants publicly under the bus, and nor is he going to throw list management under a bus.
He’s had his public scapegoat in Russell.
For now, it’s going to be a matter of looking out for smoke signals from the club that they get the problems with the gameplan and the list demographics.
Things to watch out for will include who gets delisted, who gets traded out, who gets traded in, who gets drafted, and whether we stick with the same coaching setup. Then it will be up to Soapy V and co to report back from training on whether they are seeing different onball setups and lowering of the eyes into the forward line.And of course, the intensity at which preseason training is conducted.
I will be waiting with interest on all of these topics.
He’s had his public scapegoat in Russell.
For now, it’s going to be a matter of looking out for smoke signals from the club that they get the problems with the gameplan and the list demographics.
Things to watch out for will include who gets delisted, who gets traded out, who gets traded in, who gets drafted, and whether we stick with the same coaching setup. Then it will be up to Soapy V and co to report back from training on whether they are seeing different onball setups and lowering of the eyes into the forward line.And of course, the intensity at which preseason training is conducted.
I will be waiting with interest on all of these topics.
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I really hope little Dirty is your child.
guessing that is supposed to be humour or a dig at me? no idea who or what adairs is.I think if we offer some Adairs vouchers with every membership renewal we’ll be fine.
Same here ODN...I am coming up to 30 years as a member & will always be a member, but cancelled my auto renewal option.....it's only a minor thing, but I feel a bit taken for granted.
The President's email also felt like the same/same as we always get.....maybe I am becoming or have become a grumpy old man, who is sick of of reading the same old rhetoric.
Yes but your warped mind is very confusing to a simple country boy like meself
"Only once in 24 rounds (Round 12 v Port Adelaide) were we able to name an unchanged line-up"
This part, very disingenuous.
Coveneintly glossed over questionable match selection, where some weeks they chose to change the line up and brought in half injured players.... versus sticking to continuity.
You reap what you sow.
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This part, very disingenuous.
Coveneintly glossed over questionable match selection, where some weeks they chose to change the line up and brought in half injured players.... versus sticking to continuity.
You reap what you sow.
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