Carlton is a club with major issues at several levels. Its players lack fight and on-field direction. Coach Mick Malthouse has changed his tune and whatever message he’s sending now isn’t getting through. And the Blues’ administration is paying a price for having overestimated the team’s capabilities.
They are problems that won’t be solved with some magic wave of the wand. But if that tendency has perhaps been Carlton’s greatest flaw for its entire modern history, it’s still no less a danger now.
The Blues have been dogged for decades, arguably ever since Ron Barassi’s fabled arrival at Princes Park back in 1965, by a lack of patience, and an incessant search for a messiah, either on the field, in the coach’s box or at the board table, to lead them in from the wilderness.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/message-for-carlton-no-messiahs-in-the-modern-game-20140413-zquav.html#ixzz2yohy88ge
Carlton leaders Kade Simpson and Lachie Henderson say a lack of confidence, rather than a lack of class, is the winless club's biggest problem, and that hard work is the only way to revive their morale and their season aspirations.
On Monday morning, vice-captain Simpson and Henderson, who is in his first season in Carlton's eight-man leadership group, sought to give some explanation for their team's poor form, particularly in the past fortnight, in which the Blues were smashed by Essendon and then beaten by rank underdog Melbourne.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/kade-simpson-defends-carlton-leadership-group-20140414-zqueo.html#ixzz2yoi7U6bZ
Where the fork is Murphy? Why the fork was he appointed as captain another reason Malthouse's head needs to roll. This is a disgrace just gets worse and worse.
CARLTON is carrying “a couple of passengers” and failing to follow Mick Malthouse’s coaching instructions, according to vice-captain Kade Simpson.
The Blues cut forlorn figures as they arrived at Visy Park this morning after Saturday’s loss to Melbourne left Carlton winless from four rounds.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/blues-vicecaptain-kade-simpson-defends-leadership-group-but-says-side-has-passengers/story-fni5f5ny-1226883515724
CARLTON could start its radical club rebuild in coming weeks with coach Mick Malthouse the only key pillar left untouched by the end of 2014.
Powerbrokers agitating for change at Carlton are predicting major turnover in the days after the Easter break following Round 5.
Some key figures are overseas in the week leading into Easter, but those calling for a major clean-out held key talks again after Sunday’s humbling loss to Melbourne.
It means the mood for change will only intensify in coming weeks, with growing momentum for the new look from influential club figures, powerbrokers and board members.
The Blues have already forecast more radical list changes this year, planning to turn over another 10 or more players.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-power-figures-push-for-radical-club-rebuild-after-embarrassing-04-start-to-season/story-fni5f5ny-1226883140514
RICHMOND has forgotten how to play but Carlton is worse — the Blues can’t play, or for some reason, they won’t play.
The Blues have issues everywhere.
The players lack confidence in themselves and each other so there is little risk in their football. There is a disconnect between the coach and the players, in the sense that Mick Malthouse’s demands are not being met.
When that happens, it is a rabble all-round.
They were insipid, the Blues, against a spirited Melbourne on Saturday, and while Malthouse is responsible for the overall team attitude, it’s the players who must take the ultimate responsibility.
It’s too easy to call for president Stephen Kernahan to step down, and the chief executive Greg Swann, for that allows the players to shift the blame. It wasn’t Kernahan and Swann who didn’t chase and didn’t tackle. They didn’t embarrass the club.
What they did was orchestrate to get Malthouse as coach, which not too long ago seemed like a pretty outstanding coaching coup.
No, the blowtorch is on all the players, none more so than Dale Thomas.
What has happened to this bloke?
If you put your hand out for a contract worth about $700,000 a season for four years, it’s best that you earn that money.
With 700 large comes a certain responsibility, more responsibility than say, Dave Ellard on $250,000 tops.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/the-tackle-mark-robinson-says-dale-thomas-is-coasting-as-blues-face-onfield-crisis/story-fnj45iwb-1226882997677
“Mick has been through all this before so he’s definitely the right man and he will have the answers for us and put some things in that we can execute,” he said.
“When Mick got to Collingwood they were in a similar situation.
“They were low and then within a few years he got them to back to back grand finals.
“He’s been through it all before, and he knows what he’s doing.”
Simpson said the team would not give in.
Absolute BS so sick of everyone saying Mick's the right man. Hello? Have you seen the result from the weekend Simmo? And then to say the team won't give in? What about the Scum game?
“Mick has been through all this before so he’s definitely the right man and he will have the answers for us and put some things in that we can execute,” he said.
“When Mick got to Collingwood they were in a similar situation.
“They were low and then within a few years he got them to back to back grand finals.
“He’s been through it all before, and he knows what he’s doing.”
Simpson said the team would not give in.
Absolute BS so sick of everyone saying Mick's the right man. Hello? Have you seen the result from the weekend Simmo? And then to say the team won't give in? What about the Scum game?
:))
Is he being a bit of a hypocrite mate?
He is just feeding the mandatory BS we have become accustomed to.
Where the fork is Murphy? Why the fork was he appointed as captain another reason Malthouse's head needs to roll. This is a disgrace just gets worse and worse.
Easy tiger, you'll find they were carpack grabs ;)
The Carlton Football Club is under immense pressure at the moment with many key figures at the Blues in disagreement with what should be done about their winless start to the season.
Patrick Smith from The Australian believes a full review of the club is required and the hierarchy of the whole organisation needs to be moulded into a more sufficient working structure.
“There needs to be a review when you get to zip and four to plot what has gone wrong.
“Geelong did that with Bomber Thompson, Brian Cook took a long time and reviewed the whole football department.
“Nobody really got sacked but everybody addressed the issues that were hurting the club,” said Smith on Hungry for Sport.
He points towards the inflated number of board members making decisions at Princess Park and the increasing lack of confidence in the President and CEO as big reasons why the club is in such deep trouble not long after expectations were so high.
“Bruce Mathieson is on the sidelines throwing hand grenades but he wants a bang for his buck.
“There’s pressure on Greg Swann, there’s pressure on Kernahan.
“It’s a bloated board, with nearly 12 members – you don’t find too many 12 member boards terribly dynamic.”
http://www.sen.com.au/display-article-2013/Patrick-Smith-there-needs-to-be-a-review/64497
Patrick Smith is 100% correct when he says we need a review of the club and it's operations.
https://soundcloud.com/sen1116/terry-wallace-on-blues-list#t=0:03
True there needs to be a review but on our terms.
The bulk of the media types leading the "Carlton in Chaos" charge are EFC boosters who have been yearning for a story to get the Bumber Scum off the front page! And in our usual good form we gave it to them!
The Carlton FC is under pressure because the pro-essadun media are piling the pressure on to divert attention away from a couple of other elephants.
We know we are crap... we just need to reconcile ourselves to ths fact and do something about it.
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/apr/14/carlton-facing-pain-for-a-few-seasons-to-come
Perhaps understandably given their historical tendency to heap pressure upon struggling coaches, Malthouse has long harbored a healthy measure of distrust for the media. In their hands his legacy and the image of his team is subject to revision and what he deems undue speculation. It’s instructive that both of the official Malthouse books to surface in the past few years have been in-house productions; an official biography was penned by his daughter Christi and the other, The Ox Is Slow But The Earth Is Patient, co-authored with his trusted colleague at Collingwood, David Buttifant.
Well well well .................. ::)
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
...and unbeknownst to the backslapping officers on the bridge, the evil genius Pigs Arse McElliott, was skulking around in the engine room planning his next sabotage of the good ship, Princes Park.
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
...and unbeknownst to the backslapping officers on the bridge, the evil genius Pigs Arse McElliott, was skulking around in the engine room planning his next sabotage of the good ship, Princes Park.
:o
What do you know that we don't?
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Viva la revolution! ????
Mutiny is still capital offence in some countries.
Id rather call in Jack Sparrow.
Captain Peter (Wrongway) PeachFuzz
[flash=400,400]https://www.youtube.com/v/hHeUQhN0RFY[/flash]
Is that a documentary about our MC and Board?
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Viva la revolution! ????
I see it the other way. MM has warned them the ship isn't equipped properly and the is saying it is.
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Do they have the cohunes though?
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Do they have the cohunes though?
I think they're letting their actions do the talking! :P
Carltons motto in 2011 was : No Passengers"
In 2014...its like a cruise ship, should read " All Passengers"
"Meanwhile oblivious to icebergs that were forming on the horizon, Captain Malthouse was busy rearranging the deck chairs...." ;D
"...and before he left port he was also totally unaware of the ship's fundamental design flaws and the incompetence of some of its crew."
Nor were the crew aware of his incompetence......only one thing left. Mutiny.
Do they have the cohunes though?
I think they're letting their actions do the talking! :P
Showing none you mean?
Hehe nice comeback. 8)
Well it looks like Kernahan has tempered expectations and the list will be managed this year.
With mock being the man to lead the club through that.
Excellent result given the circumstances
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html)
Murphy’s leadership – and salary – has also been questioned, with Mathieson particularly scathing.
''I go through them all ... Murphy, bloody Gibbs, are they worth their money? They are getting Rolls-Royce money,'' Mathieson said.
sOMEONE NEEDS TOP ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS.....
Same could be said about the off field leadership of one club captain.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html)
Murphy’s leadership – and salary – has also been questioned, with Mathieson particularly scathing.
''I go through them all ... Murphy, bloody Gibbs, are they worth their money? They are getting Rolls-Royce money,'' Mathieson said.
sOMEONE NEEDS TOP ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS.....
He can say things that people at the club ca't say. ;)
Just watched footy feed and saw Murph talk about his leadership.
Murph ain't no leader!
Just watched footy feed and saw Murph talk about his leadership.
Murph ain't no leader!
Give me back Murph the footballer and I'll be wrapped! Let him bow out of the leadership and get his mjnd back on being a great offensive mid. Simmo can captain until Hendo us read.
Patrick Smith is 100% correct when he says we need a review of the club and it's operations.
got a letter out to the prez yesterday - couldn't help it
it was like therapy - it was immediate blueprint according to moi
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html (http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html)
Murphy’s leadership – and salary – has also been questioned, with Mathieson particularly scathing.
''I go through them all ... Murphy, bloody Gibbs, are they worth their money? They are getting Rolls-Royce money,'' Mathieson said.
sOMEONE NEEDS TOP ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS.....
Wow that is some seriously direct commentary by Mathieson. If that doesn't make them pull their finger out I don't know what will.
Club legend Stephen Silvagni, who has barely been seen at the club for more than a decade, has been unofficially sounded out about returning to the Blues as list manager, however he remains contracted to Greater Western Sydney in that role.
What does that even mean? If we really think he's the man we need, bloody get him!! Crap comments like that just sound like "yeah we're doing something about it blah FKN blah...just so long as we shut up the whinging supporters"
Just for the sake of it, I decided to look at our season thus far from a different perspective. Just playing with thoughts, here.
Too many blokes having an interrupted pre-season can only be problematic. Too many blokes not yet up to match fitness can only be problematic. Could it be as simple as that, that we're the most underdone mob in the competition?
We are still aware that our list is also problematic but at present we're not seeing their best for a very fundamental reason. Could it also be that the new fitness guru is preparing the side to be at its strongest and fittest by late in the season and blokes are still adjusting to his methodology?
Just wanted to step back and be coldly logical about it all and see what happens.
@Baggers
Problem is none of that was offered up mid pre-season when all the reports coming out were that the list was flying and it was going to be hard to pick a team for round one as we were spoilt for riches. Now we get the truth about Judd and Kreuzer and we run out on the park looking unfit and soft.
@Baggers
Problem is none of that was offered up mid pre-season when all the reports coming out were that the list was flying and it was going to be hard to pick a team for round one as we were spoilt for riches. Now we get the truth about Judd and Kreuzer and we run out on the park looking unfit and soft.
this is why there's a huge back lash
the marketing was deceptive, but the problem is the executive
were in on the con
you take money from 40k people, there's going to be heat
Stick phat eh? as he jumps ship
sticks means schettino in italian
Bruce Mathieson may be a billionaire pokies king and a Carlton powerbroker, but Carlton president Stephen Kernahan and captain Marc Murphy made it clear on Monday they were tired of his criticism of the club.
Amid the fallout of a winless start to the season, Mathieson has called for Kernahan and chief executive Greg Swann to immediately quit.
The Blues are clearly tired of Mathieson’s criticism and calls for administrative change, with Kernahan declaring it was ''slightly disappointing'', considering Mathieson had been kept abreast of the club’s plans.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-lament-pokie-kings-criticism-urge-all-club-members-to-stick-together-20140414-zqumf.html#ixzz2yqwPn3ws
As David Parkin tells it, when John Elliott interviewed him about a return to the Carlton coaching job in late 1990, an appraisal of the playing list was sought. Parkin, well beyond currying favour by telling a president what he wanted to hear, said it needed a re-build.
True to form, Elliott growled: “We don't rebuild at Carlton.” He added though: “But we could do with a bloody good renovation.”
That was then.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/carlton-needs-serious-rebuild-to-rediscover-afl-glory-20140412-zqtwa.html#ixzz2yqxCP5EE
Major renovations coming up. Come on guys get excited, renovations are always exciting. I'm looking forward to the process.
Major renovations coming up. Come on guys get excited, renovations are always exciting. I'm looking forward to the process.
You need qualified builder's for major renovations...not Hire a hubby or Jim's recruiting and list management like we have...
Major renovations coming up. Come on guys get excited, renovations are always exciting. I'm looking forward to the process.
You need qualified builder's for major renovations...not Hire a hubby or Jim's recruiting and list management like we have...
You'll be pleased to learn ML does in fact operate a registered building/development enterprise ;)
Start the demolition works.
Major renovations coming up. Come on guys get excited, renovations are always exciting. I'm looking forward to the process.
You need qualified builder's for major renovations...not Hire a hubby or Jim's recruiting and list management like we have...
You'll be pleased to learn ML does in fact operate a registered building/development enterprise ;)
Start the demolition works.
I'll pay that DU.... :P
poor mick, watching his vid on CFC he looks like he has a guy fawkes mask on