Carlton Supporters Club

We're not making finals, the game is of little importance to the Club.......why drop Armfield & deny him a final home game in Melbourne?

Pretty ordinary call by the MC imo.......

You have a bug up your butt about something. We get it.

1. Senior players playing well need to be playing to instructions....and need to be doing so for an extended amount of time. Without knowing the instructions, or the criteria put on them, you can't say they were overlooked.

2. You don't know, but you take a pot shot anyway.

3. Some people were upset about Fish and/or Houlihan, doesn't mean everyone was, nor does that have anything to do with whats happening now.

If folks had the facts and genuine knowledge about the footy club, there would be no need for them to be on here.

If we all knew the facts, this site would be 3 pages long. Speculating, second guessing, theorizing, surmising, is precisely why this site exists, and accounts for almost all its content.

Armfield himself has stated in the past he struggled week to week to get himself right for the games, things won't have gotten any better a year later.

It's one thing to get yourself across the line to start at VFL level, and a whole other thing to get yourself right just to be competitive at AFL level.

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That's all fine.

Im my view, the club should have a farewell policy in place, that may take into consideration form, injury, years of service, farewell games etc. They should publish this on the website as a document that fans and members can refer to.

Additionally, what's wrong with a short 30 second video, also published on CFC, from the retiring player himself ? Nothing flash, just a thanks to the club and fans, and any other explanations etc. as may be required e.g, if they decline to participate in a farewell game. Not all fans can attend games, especially farewell games.

Army has played 144 games for us. He deserves better than punters second guessing whether a game a few weeks ago was his last in Melbourne, or giving him a farewell game in front of a hostile WCE crowd, even if his family is there. Can't the club fly a few of them to Melbourne ?

Those things are signs of a changing, improving culture. Those things are small signs of a club trying to evolve, and really set some sort of a standard.

Perhaps Army wanted his farewell game in WA last week.

That's all fine.

Im my view, the club should have a farewell policy in place, that may take into consideration form, injury, years of service, farewell games etc. They should publish this on the website as a document that fans and members can refer to.

Additionally, what's wrong with a short 30 second video, also published on CFC, from the retiring player himself ? Nothing flash, just a thanks to the club and fans, and any other explanations etc. as may be required e.g, if they decline to participate in a farewell game. Not all fans can attend games, especially farewell games.

Army has played 144 games for us. He deserves better than punters second guessing whether a game a few weeks ago was his last in Melbourne, or giving him a farewell game in front of a hostile WCE crowd, even if his family is there. Can't the club fly a few of them to Melbourne ?

Those things are signs of a changing, improving culture. Those things are small signs of a club trying to evolve, and really set some sort of a standard.

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-08/armfield-calls-time

He sent out an email to members thanking everyone.

I think there has been more from/about him than most of the boys get.

You want to throw him a parade as well?

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-08/armfield-calls-time

He sent out an email to members thanking everyone.

I think there has been more from/about him than most of the boys get.

You want to throw him a parade as well?

Army's email is similar to those Walks and Jamo sent ... and I think the club facilitating that is all that needs to be done for retiring servants of the club.  Army's retirement announcement video was posted on the website and he was also mic'd up after (I think) his retirement announcement.

While it is important to acknowledge individual contributions, that shouldn't detract from our primary objectives.