I guess you have never been immature and called Carlton 'carltank' or something just as wittyAre you serious?
Its it possible to be more immature?
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I guess you have never been immature and called Carlton 'carltank' or something just as wittyAre you serious?
Its it possible to be more immature?
I guess you have never been immature and called Carlton 'carltank' or something just as witty
Just like our key position players who have been drafted over the last 3 years, who if can stay injury free should make an impact next year.
Amongst the highlights of Nick Maxwell's Curriculum Vitae:We recruited a mature age key forward last year who unfortunately was diagnosed with cancer during the year. The year before we recruited Nick Duigan, you may remember him, he tore your captain a new one in rd 15.
I am more concerned how Nick Maxwell finished 5th in your best and fairest when most people think he is lucky to even get a game.
You can't play a forward with that kind of inaccuracy, unless they're taking as much shots as Buddy. Where is this fused back rubbish coming from?
finally you rubbish the recruitment of Morton, yet he kicked two goals that proved matchwinning in a GF and addressed a need.
MonkeyKing - Not sure why I'm bothering:
- Casboult is 22 and is still a terrible kick. Considering he only just started playing senior football, how long will it take him to improve? Buddy and Cloke have never improved their kicking substantially, but more than make up for it. Unless you think he can be that good?
-You incorrectly labelled Gumby a battler, citing his 28 games in 6 years - knowing full well this is due to injury. With no pre-season he still averaged twice as many goals as the great Levi.
-You said "Who did Sydney recruit last year to take them from behind Carlton to pass six other teams and become premiers? Mitch Morton? LOL." - Considering you laughed at his recruitment, I'll take it you're ridiculing him. Longmire said he was recruited to kick goals in an attack that previously struggled, and he delivered in spades.
If you managed to look at the 8th, 9th and 10th you would see that they were all 24 or under.
Carlton didn't lose to Gold Coast because of bad injuries. They lost because they were severely let down by the younger players who lacked the ability and desire to play football at the elite level.
The sooner the Blues stop clinging to such excuses the sooner they will move forward from being a mid tier football club.A bit of honesty is really needed down there before they become an anachronism of the modern game.
See this is where there is a difference of opinion. Carlton supporters think they are still at the early-middle stage of their cycle. Most reasonable impartial supporters believe this Carlton side don't have much more to offer in terms of improvement. My op sought to address this using the best and fairest results as an example. Something is missing down at the Blues. Whether it be recruiting or development, your high draft picks just haven't made it. Guys like Gibbs, Kreuzer and Walker have been around long enough to be classified as failures imo. The reason you had such a poor year isn't on the back of those senior players I mentioned in the OP. It's on the failure of the younger high draft picks to have any impact when the club needed them the most. Something down at Carlton is rotten and until it's found I can't see any see them having any kind of success.
It doesnt worry meThat list is a huge concern, and they've got little value from first rounders in recent years.
Oh please, stop making it sound so terminal. Most of our season was derailed by injury. Some games we were just plain inconsistent and that is what cost Ratten his job. In the Gold Coast game especially, we just had a Barry Crocker. We had far more of the ball, far more inside 50s, we just butchered it and fumbled over and over and over. Let's not let one game determine whether someone has the ability and desire to play football at the elite level.
On the night, our desire and execution may have been lacking. During the year, it ebbed and flowed.
It is still one game and you are still equating it to something bigger. Carlton got flogged by Sydney and St Kilda in 1995 and they were the only games we lost all year. A crap game, embarassing or otherwise, does not have to equate to more than it is.Pretty sure any side in the 8 who has a barry crocker against the Gold Coast still wins by 50 points. That performance was just embarrassing and showed a lack of character. Something that is definitely related to their modest performance in finals in recent years.
What is your fascination are you a little concerned, i repeat this team you are obsessed with smashed your side twice last year.At the very least younger players got game time last year a major plus, i see more upside than your mob but again thanks for your concern.Pretty sure any side in the 8 who has a barry crocker against the Gold Coast still wins by 50 points. That performance was just embarrassing and showed a lack of character. Something that is definitely related to their modest performance in finals in recent years.
Pretty sure any side in the 8 who has a barry crocker against the Gold Coast still wins by 50 points. That performance was just embarrassing and showed a lack of character. Something that is definitely related to their modest performance in finals in recent years.
I do not post on the main board too often, but Forward Flanker you have forced my hand so well done on your trolling which I thought was for the bay!Still no action from the Blues this trade period. Can't see them cooking up anything decent next year with all their competitors improving.
At their peak, they are a 5th to 8th side.
WCE / Wellingham (LeCras), Essendon / Goddard, Geelong / McIntosh, Caddy and Rivers, Fremantle / Pearce and co would be in this group going into the year. Carlton have fallen behind all 4 in this trade period.
bombermick
Casboult was drafted as a rookie straight out of the stingrays where he kicked 41 goals in 20 games.
He also spent most of the last two years battling injuries (acl, pcl, and soft tissue injuries) and weight issues.
Considering where his come from I'm pretty happy with his progress.
Amongst the highlights of Nick Maxwell's Curriculum Vitae:
- Has captained Collingwood for four years, each of those years his team has finished in the Top 4;
- All-Australian;
- Best Finals Player in Collingwood's Premiership year;
- Premiership Captain.
Apart from Judd, I'm not sure I can think of a more credentialled player at Carlton.
Not bad for a bloke who is lucky to get a game. If you honestly believe this, I suggest you go back and watch the last quarter of the 2010 drawn Grand Final. You probably missed that as you may not be aware that the football season continues beyond the first week of September.
I think you misunderstood his pointI certainly can, his name is Marc Murphy
-No. 1 Draft Pick
-All Australian
-Club Best & Fairest
-AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year
-Australian International Rules Representative
-Rising Star Nominee
I certainly can, his name is Marc Murphy
-No. 1 Draft Pick
-All Australian
-Club Best & Fairest
-AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year
-Australian International Rules Representative
-Rising Star Nominee