Banter Carlton is better in 2024. Who will be better in 2025? Carlton or Collingwood? Part 3

[Worm4]

It's not a 'Bradbury', because Carlton haven't won anything...

Can you let the Dopemaster know please . Thats the narrative that was being run by that poster

 

[CarmenSandiego]

So what was it then, a "half-Bradbury"? Blues, in horrendous form, absolutely fell into the 8

Our form the last 2 weeks has been ok. Ironically it's with essentially an entire new playing squad - I can only hope the 'senior' ins replicate the playing style of the misfits from the past fortnight.

Not the sexiest way to make the 8, but not our fault the ladder is judged over the course of a year, rather than the final 9 rounds.

Looking fwd to watching our team play finals. It's better than not being there at all.

 

[Robertio]

It's not a 'Bradbury', because Carlton haven't won anything...

Try reading all the posts mate, the conversation has been about making finals not about anything else.

 

[Fadge]

Try reading all the posts mate, the conversation has been about making finals not about anything else.

So what?

I realise qualifying for finals is the holy grail for Carlton, but Bradbury WON a Gold Medal (I.e. first place).

So as I said there are no parallels.

 

[Robertio]

So what?

I realise qualifying for finals is the holy grail for Carlton, but Bradbury WON a Gold Medal (I.e. first place).

So as I said there are no parallels.

Every side wants to make finals, only the good ones did this season.

 

[Scritchyscroony]

So what?

I realise qualifying for finals is the holy grail for Carlton, but Bradbury WON a Gold Medal (I.e. first place).

So as I said there are no parallels.

Good point Fadge.
Carlton's equivalency would be If Bradbury had his moment of great fortune in the qualifier rather than the final. If that had happened nobody would remember it or care about it. Kinda like Carlton being in finals this year.
Oh well...

 

[Arr0w]

Change the title already? Soft

 

[Fadge]

Oh, look who's come out from under their rock...

 

[Arr0w]

Oh, look who's come out from under their rock...

Nah, was in mexico drinking all the tequila and left a tonne of salt for pie supporters

I guess this threads done?

 

[smit_is]

The Blues posters going nuts because they defaulted into the finals. This won't backfire at all!

We won more games than the 10 teams below us on the ladder, including Collingwood, which ultimately earned us a spot in the finals. There is no default entry.

 

[Fadge]

We won more games than the 10 teams below us on the ladder, including Collingwood, which ultimately earned us a spot in the finals. There is no default entry.

Courtesy of playing Richmond and North Melbourne twice, not to mention dissentgate v. Fremantle (reverse that result alone and you swap spots with Freo).

Massive asterisk.

 

[Arr0w]

Pie supporters still doubling down, injuries, draws, etc

Facts are, 2024 has a result

2025 becomes juicy

 

[smit_is]

Courtesy of playing Richmond and North Melbourne twice, not to mention dissentgate v. Fremantle (reverse that result alone and you swap spots with Freo).

Massive asterisk.

Is North Melbourne supposed to be an easy beat?

 

[Fadge]

Is North Melbourne supposed to be an easy beat?

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We gave them a 54 point head start and still won.

North and Richmond won as many games between them as the 16th placed team.

All things analysed, Carlton are the 13th ranked team in 2024, which aligns very nicely with my pre-season prediction.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

We gave them a 54 point head start and still won.

North and Richmond won as many games between them as the 16th placed team.

All things analysed, Carlton are the 13th ranked team in 2024, which aligns very nicely with my pre-season prediction.

We gave you guys a 2 game head start to make the 8, but we still got in.

Maybe if you'd thrashed them, as I'm sure you were expecting, you might have had the percentage to get in the 8...
Maybe if you'd beaten Hawks by more, back when they weren't good and on a neutral ground...
Maybe if you hadn't drawn with Dons or Freo...
Maybe if you didn't treat games as dead rubbers...
Maybe the thread title would still say 2024...

 

[Fadge]

We gave you guys a 2 game head start to make the 8, but we still got in.

How did Carlton give Collingwood a two game head start?

 

[smit_is]

We gave them a 54 point head start and still won.

North and Richmond won as many games between them as the 16th placed team.

All things analysed, Carlton are the 13th ranked team in 2024, which aligns very nicely with my pre-season prediction.

I certainly hope your profession doesn't involve analytics… Or do you just conveniently ignore anything that doesn't fit your narrative there as well?

 

[Scritchyscroony]

How did Carlton give Collingwood a two game head start?

I think he's referencing the fact that Carlton lost twice to Collingwood.

The thread title says "who will be better" not " who will make the 8" so it's another own goal.

 

[Scritchyscroony]

I certainly hope your profession doesn't involve analytics… Or do you just conveniently ignore anything that doesn't fit your narrative there as well?

Fadge is an actuarial. Works in the sports betting field.

 

[smit_is]

Fadge is an actuarial. Works in the sports betting field.

Is that why the odds for the Wobbles to win the flag this year were so low? Making much more sense now.

 

[Fadge]

I certainly hope your profession doesn't involve analytics… Or do you just conveniently ignore anything that doesn't fit your narrative there as well?

Yep.

I'm the CFO for Carlton.

 

[Robertio]

We gave them a 54 point head start and still won.

North and Richmond won as many games between them as the 16th placed team.

All things analysed, Carlton are the 13th ranked team in 2024, which aligns very nicely with my pre-season prediction.

Have you got a ladder sowing us 13th at the end of round 24?

 

[Robertio]

I think he's referencing the fact that Carlton lost twice to Collingwood.

The thread title says "who will be better" not " who will make the 8" so it's another own goal.

Essendon should be 9th then by your idiotic post.

 

[Scritchyscroony]

Essendon should be 9th then by your idiotic post.

Essendon didn't beat us twice and just like Carlton, they lost more games than us.
Did you mention idiotic posts?

 

[Robertio]

Essendon didn't beat us twice and just like Carlton, they lost more games than us.
Did you mention idiotic posts?

Who's playing in the finals then?