Carlton Supporters Club

Only 53000 there tonight, and thats being generous.  I can recall such a poor turnout for such a big game.  It was pretty much an even split.   It of a message for both clubs in that i think.

Quote from: Stock on August 25, 2013, 12:44:11 am

Quote from: Brettie on August 25, 2013, 12:12:07 am

Quote from: madbluboy on August 25, 2013, 12:01:32 am

I was at the game, our boys tried so I don't get the lack of effort comments. We're just not very good.

Nup - that's a cop-out mbb. Our blokes do not work hard enough for long enough, they pick 'n choose when they wanna crack in. Who leads? Who gut runs? Who works hard to be an option downfield? Where are our blokes around the stoppages? Where are our loose blokes on the counter-attack? Don't make easy excuses for them mbb, they don't deserve it.

Thats what i was so pi55ed off with too Brettie.
No-one wanted to run hard enough for long enough. Thats why we had to bomb the ball so often and were so easy to read.
Can someone explain to me our game plan?

How many times did Murph stream into the forward 50, only to meekly pop the ball up in the air to a 2-1 contest against? Is he fcuking retarded?

Quote from: Swedgen on August 25, 2013, 12:43:30 am

Totally agree Thry,
 Mick must be wondering what the feck he has got himself into.

Without a shadow of a doubt.....unfortunately I don't think Mick knows how to fix it, it's in that bad a shape.

Can someone explain to me our game plan?

Im gob smacked as to how people can continue backing the players and pointing at the coach.  These guys did the exact same thing when Ratten was coaching for his career and finals were on the line last year.  A season on and our coach has been with this mob for less than 12 months and these guys have done it again with finals on the line again.

The players lost me when they failed to rally behind the coach.  Why?  Because they are a group that have been molly coddled to the point that they can only play well when everything is going to plan.

Miss a few shots at goal and the collective crap their dacks.

Its time for us to back someone to do whatever it takes.

The problem is that we think we can play like 'Mandrake the Magician' but have the skill and decision making ability of 'Bozo the Clown'

They try to do flashy, high risk things often choosing the wrong option (shots for goal rather than giving it off, handballing to players under pressure) when there are better alternatives.


Keep it simple....but that sometimes requires a degree of hard work.
The majority of our players seem to fall into two groups.
One lot has the skills....but don't work hard enough for long enough.
The other work really hard but totally lack the skills.

Once again, with everything to play for , we dish out a performance that is downright embarrsing.

We lack that much mental fortitude and that much leadership on foeld that we will amount to nothing. 

All downhill from here.  I think we are about to enter a few more years in the doldrums.  I for one hope we don't fluke out way into the finals, cos we really do not deserve too.

Malthouse and the entire list could front up to my place and offer a personal apology and I'd set the dog on the useless bastards.

Membership is going in the mail tomorrow, I've had enough.   I've got nothing left to give.

Interesting that Simpson was the one addressing the players in the huddle on field after half time. Says a lot about Murphy's status. We were exposed for leadership again tonight.