Carlton should be in contention right now with the age and profile of their list. Inclusive of the last two Coleman medalists and the reigning Brownlow medallist.
The fact they aren't speaks volumes about their list strategy, the general development of their players they draft, and their continuous turnover of coaches over the past 10 years. Personally, I think Voss is a potato, but Carlton can't afford to get rid of him. Not for financial reasons, but because they really need the stability. Their hands are tied.
I'm obviously bias, but Freo has clearly rebuilt much better and more methodically than Carlton ever did. We won a final last year and have one of the youngest lists in the competition. Our rebuild commenced in 2016, and we've had reasonable setbacks with some key players leaving, but we've largely drafted and traded very well with the capital we've had available to us.
On the other hand, Carlton have nothing to show for their rebuilding efforts over a longer period of time. Carlton jumped the gun and brought in high value trade targets (spuds) way too early in their rebuild and are paying the price for it now. Their salary cap is maxed out and their list is on the precipice of atleast another mini rebuild. It's not a great time to be a Carlton fan, that's for sure.
The fact they aren't speaks volumes about their list strategy, the general development of their players they draft, and their continuous turnover of coaches over the past 10 years. Personally, I think Voss is a potato, but Carlton can't afford to get rid of him. Not for financial reasons, but because they really need the stability. Their hands are tied.
I'm obviously bias, but Freo has clearly rebuilt much better and more methodically than Carlton ever did. We won a final last year and have one of the youngest lists in the competition. Our rebuild commenced in 2016, and we've had reasonable setbacks with some key players leaving, but we've largely drafted and traded very well with the capital we've had available to us.
On the other hand, Carlton have nothing to show for their rebuilding efforts over a longer period of time. Carlton jumped the gun and brought in high value trade targets (spuds) way too early in their rebuild and are paying the price for it now. Their salary cap is maxed out and their list is on the precipice of atleast another mini rebuild. It's not a great time to be a Carlton fan, that's for sure.
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