Carlton Supporters Club

I put losses into three different categories.

The first category covers losses such as  a very tight game where the the bounce of the ball, a lucky kick by the opposition, or similarly a bad umpiring decision etc, decides the result.

The second category covers losses where, despite our best efforts, we are beaten by a better side on the day.

I have no trouble accepting losses in these categories when they occur and accept them as being where we are at that stage.

It's the third category of losses that I find unacceptable - the games where we should be competitive but lose in humiliating circumstances because the players, for some undisclosed reason, are not switched on and fall in a heap: these are the types of losses we have had to put up with so many times this century.

When our losses begin to fall into the first 2 categories I believe contributors will be more acceptable of those losses and will not fire from the hip so often, figuratively speaking.

Think it was more who we lost against was what riled a lot of supporters...GC are crape, if that had been Melbourne most would have just said yep we have improved but are still short of the top teams and moved on but when you lose to a team devoid of real star power, coached by a battler like Stuey Dew clinging to his job and have a few of your players on big money not turning up or putting in short steps it takes you back to the dim past. Probably the signs were there after the Hawthorn game that we were nose diving and just fell over the line vs a rookie coach and a team of kids and old fellas. As Stkilda showed the Hawks are a very average team and its really been two weeks in a row we have struggled after a honeymoon start.
We should be clear cut favorites vs a very weak Port team who travel poorly but none of us know what Carlton will turn up....Lord Lucifer has every right IMO to question what was a pathetic display vs GC imho.

Win 3 lose 1.   Some of our contributors forget to make comments after the 3 wins, but shoot with both barrels when we have an inevitable loss. Believe it or not, we WILL lose at least 8 matches this year, some will hurt more than others but that  is where we are at this stage of our development. Enjoy the ride, celebrate the wins, trust the coaches, support the players, reflect on the defeats....and aim for a top 8 finish. OR we can bag the cr@p out of the place every time we hit a hurdle. I'll back the former.