Wooden Spoon 2017

[ep2018]

Carlton would have to be the best spooner since West coast in 2010 if they win the spoon this year. They have played some unbelievable footy at times.

 

[Kram]

Carlton would have to be the best spooner since West coast in 2010 if they win the spoon this year. They have played some unbelievable footy at times.

Put the cue in the rack to move up the draft order.

 

[Jeremias]

We're every chance now with injuries and fatigue clearly taking a toll.

Having said that my money is still on Brisbane.

 

[Animus]

Pick one is something to cheer about.

Yeah except when all your good players keep leaving

 

[Anja_Nees]

Yeah except when all your good players keep leaving

They seem to be turning the corner on that front. They play with some spirit now too. Have a bit of a soft spot for them so hope they turn it around.

 

[blueiris]

Wooden spoon or Kelly/Martin cup?????????

Can't see Brisbane being interested in either player

 

[evo]

They wont win the spoon, but GC look to me the worst side in the AFL at the moment.

Ill be staggered if Eade stays.

 

[JRyan23]

They wont win the spoon, but GC look to me the worst side in the AFL at the moment.

Ill be staggered if Eade stays.

What do you expect, youngest side in comp right now, and have 9 of best 22 out. Any side would struggle with an injury list like that. Many of these players are the Suns leaders. Day, May, Thompson, Leslie (all KPD), Ablett, Lyons and Barlow (the starting midfield in some cases), Koladjasnij (3rd tall), Matera (best small forward). Still not the best side but with most of these blokes playing they have been able to win games against quality opponent (Geelong, West Coast, Hawks twice). No way the worst team in the comp


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[Blues90]

Is it of concern you can't kick 15 goals in a game? Is it some type of Paul Roos defensive plan or is it missing forwards or fear of questioning the little guy without a contract?

It it what it is really casbooult will go and our forward line will extremely young

 

[Checkered]

Can't see Brisbane being interested in either player

Lol I think you've got that the wrong way around.

Can't see either player being intersted in Brisbane

 

[demondavey]

If Carlton lose this week they are every chance of grabbing it

I think they'll win

 

[doppleganger]

Carlton are the St Kilda of the 21st century, they exist to 'win' spoons.

4 and soon to be 5 in 21st century.

The Blues cooking continues to stink up the AFL.

 

[demondavey]

We built the defensive side of our game then expanded to attacking ball movement

Correct. Paul Roos inherited a list that couldn't defend, could only run one way, and didn't have accountability.

I have no issue being a side that couldn't kick over 100 points if it instilled, which it did, a defensive structure and style that we could build from. Every decent side I've ever seen has had a very sound defence.

It's much easier to be attacking and look great going forward, it's much harder being defensive. Carlton supporters will be thrilled in a few years when they've turned a corner, which they will under Bolton.

 

[demondavey]

Carlton are the St Kilda of the 21st century, they exist to 'win' spoons.

4 and soon to be 5 in 21st century.

The Blues cooking continues to stink up the AFL.

Whilst Collingwood continues to wallow mid-low table and not really go anywhere since the 2012 finals?

 

[demondavey]

Lol I think you've got that the wrong way around.

Can't see either player being intersted in Brisbane

Not necessarily, I think you're understating the potential on your list.

 

[doppleganger]

Whilst Collingwood continues to wallow mid-low table and not really go anywhere since the 2012 finals?

What does Collingwood have to do with the 2017 spoon?

Spoons in the 21st century are the domain of Carlton, they have four...no other club has more than two.

They will soon make that five.

 

[demondavey]

What does Collingwood have to do with the 2017 spoon?

Spoons in the 21st century are the domain of Carlton, they have four...no other club has more than two.

They will soon make that five.

They won't finish bottom

 

[Checkered]

Not necessarily, I think you're understating the potential on your list.

No I'm fully aware of our potential.

Moving to QLD and to the worst resourced club to bank on potential that may or may not be realised in no shorter than 3-4 years time. Just can't see that being an overly tantalising prospect at the minute.

 

[demondavey]

No I'm fully aware of our potential.

Moving to QLD and to the worst resourced club to bank on potential that may or may not be realised in no shorter than 3-4 years time. Just can't see that being an overly tantalising prospect at the minute.

The issue you have is that you have to improve quickly in order to be a popular destination.

 

[Carlos Danger]

Carlton have actually had a surprisingly tough fixture for a bad team. As a bottom 6 team, we were 'entitled' to play 3x bottom 6 teams twice, 1 x middle 6 and 1 x top 6.

As it has panned out, we've played:
- Twice against Essendon, a 'bottom 6' from last year who are a top 8 team this year
- Twice against Richmond, a 'bottom 6' from last year who are top 4 this year
- Twice against Melbourne, a 'middle 6' from last year who are much better this year
- Twice against Sydney and Gold Coast, who held their position (top 6/bottom 6)
For a bottom 3 team, that's ended up being a tough run.

edit: oh, and Carlton will probably finish last. If Brisbane win 2 (probably 50/50 bet) or they win 1 and we get brained by West Coast/Sydney away and Essendon/Hawthorn at home (also a solid bet), then we drop below them. Barring a miracle (we're very due to beat Hawthorn...) I think the spoon is ours to lose...

Brisbane also suffered from the tough draw

Twice;
Essendon
Richmond
Gold coast
Port Adelaide
Bulldogs

So only 1 similarly ranked team twice, just another anomaly of this season. Ironically two of our four wins came from these matchups

The one thing about the run home is that brisbane seem to be very keen on attacking it for some wins, basically threw the west coast game to set up for the last month. not sure how much the other teams are going to care about it , maybe some players get put in cotton wool, so we might get a couple of soft kills and scrape off the bottom.

 

[10571z]

Op thinks Brisbane is 50/50 against Bulldogs? Wow

 

[blueiris]

What do you expect, youngest side in comp right now, and have 9 of best 22 out. Any side would struggle with an injury list like that. Many of these players are the Suns leaders. Day, May, Thompson, Leslie (all KPD), Ablett, Lyons and Barlow (the starting midfield in some cases), Koladjasnij (3rd tall), Matera (best small forward). Still not the best side but with most of these blokes playing they have been able to win games against quality opponent (Geelong, West Coast, Hawks twice). No way the worst team in the comp


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Gold Coast aren't the youngest side in the Comp that would be the Lions and by quite a margin 17 players players under 23 played last weekend

 

[bungalow_bill]

Yeah except when all your good players keep leaving

Bit of a myth since the GH5 in 2013. Since then we've retained every player we wanted to except James Aish. And that turned out well for us.

 

[M Malice]

Bit of a myth since the GH5 in 2013. Since then we've retained every player we wanted to except James Aish. And that turned out well for us.

Spot on, massive myth.

 

[Blues_Man]

Carlton are a chance with a tough run home and injuries