Nathan Buckley carved out a fair career for someone who was constantly criticised despite being a great of the game. That continued into his coaching career too. You know what, he's going alright at present. Luckily he doesn't let the media dictate his moods/moves.
Buckley is a prime example, for much of his initial career he had McGuire, Pert and even Malthouse out in the media actively defending him, at least until Malthouse cracked the sad and switched sides!
Where is our executive branch, hiding under a blanket somewhere growing in their own dark damp like fungii!
Hawthorn's away strips are in a different realm of bad. Its a standing joke.
Nobody gives a feck, when last did McAvaney, McFarlane, BT or Ling last come out and pot any Hawthorn strip in the official media?
The jumpers are just an excuse they use to have another whack at our club, they are addicted to kicking us, it's become too easy for them and our club officials have made it easy for them. Grow some balls Carlton and call them out!
It's not about whether the jumper is any good or not, it's the media's public act of derision you should worry about!
It's not even like the media is just talking down Carlton, they are talking down the whole AFL brand, the AFL who decides that we need to wear an alternative strip against the Aints!
Simply, WGAF what the media think about OUR jumper. Do we like it? That is all that matters.
I think you are naive if you think the personal derision our club wears from the likes of has-been players in Ling and Taylor has no effect!
It's just another cross to bear, and the continual repetition that sort of criticism brings has a real world influence on players and sponsors.
It's too easy and simplistic for fans to say the players shouldn't hear, watch or read the media. They cannot divorce themselves from the reality that they live in, they are bathed in the commentary daily, as are sponsors and potential sponsors.
Effects like pareidolia are not some not a crazy alternative reality conspiracy theory, they are very very real! Like it or lump it, what people hear, read or see does influence their opinion consciously and sub-consciously!
If anyone thinks I'll sit back non-reactive and let spuds like Ling and Taylor throw stones and make comments like that about our club, passively spreading my butt cheeks for them to have a free serve, they have got another thing coming.
The fact our club officials are so meek and mild in the light of this sort of slanderous media barrage is even more disgusting, no wonder blokes like Tom Elliott have oxygen! In the absence of some fight, we have to assume people like The Judge, Liddle, Judd, McKay, SOS and others all agree with them!
How can fans take joy or solace in the progress of children, while putting up with those spuds hanging crap on the club right through-out the broadcast at every available opportunity?
It's time everyone with an agenda set it aside for a moment.
Even with Casboult giving us nothing we are a better side with him in it than out of it.
No ifs buts or maybes.
The same applies to Kreuzer, but he leaves us playing a man down too frequently.
I've written before, reluctantly, that time might be up for Kreuzer as well. Even though it will hurt he and Levi are unlikely to take us forward. When fit Kreuzer is as good as any, when fit!
If we are too set on retaining players like that, we may as well trade Charlie and Cripps, because their careers will be wasted while we wait for the tide to turn on the careers of Kreuzer and Levi!
Carlton needs to get aggressive, or get out of the pool, we've become accustomed to swimming in other peoples sh1t!
I'll make a prediction about the VFL tomorrow and AFL next week.
Casboult will come out tomorrow and play against "The Children of the VFL" like he's a freaking Godzilla!
The MC will bubble with pride, and he'll be straight back in against the Dawks in the absence of Kreuzer who might not play again this season.
Next week Casboult will play against "The Men of the AFL" like he's suffering a heart arrhythmia, and erase what little if any trade value he has remaining!
I hope the club leaves Levi in the VFL dominating against boys, makes him look as good as possible to any potential suitor, then gets as much for him as they can in trade week! I wonder if that actually happened, would the media will pose front page questions about why Levi isn't getting a game, would they be writing backhanded accusations of tanking?
Kreuzer could play next week and if not Lobbe will.
Lobbe is less deserving of a run than McKay, we'd be better off rucking Kerr! If he'd been fit De Koning might have even been a better option for a game or two!
I thought Jones had an positive in the ruck, was OK around the ground, and his 2nd efforts get a result for us even though he loses the centre tap. Took a couple of defensive marks while rucking which seemed to get him back on track defensively, letting him get mobile had at least as much benefit for him as it does Levi.
Next week, I'd give Kreuzer a rest, bring Weitering back in as the KPD, and play Jones in the ruck and around the ground far more than we have previously. Hawthorn have lost Big Boy, they are as weak in the ruck as any team in the comp, they will need to ruck Roughead with Ceglar, and Jones could be quite effective as he can keep pace with Roughead!
McKay will get slaughtered by Roughead, because as soon as the teams spread from the stoppage Roughead will be pushing solo inside F50 and McKay will be watching it happen from 20m away!
I don't have an aversion to the alternative strips.
I certainly don't have such a distaste that most seem to.
I do know that every single jumper that comes out has those in favour of it, and those against it.
For the record, i think this jumper was greeted with the most amount of acceptance over previous versions. I also think jumper sales would not be a good indication, as i don't think many people are buying much Carlton merch at present, regardless of what it looks like.
The subjective "Most", as reported but it is not reality, most of the posters the Hun quote are not even Carlton supporters, so they base there argument on opposition fans hating the Carlton jumper!
No doubt about that, why the focus on this jumper?
We know this jumper was preferred by many Carlton fans, just from our very own forums feedback.
Three facts that won't suit the media's position so you won't hear it reported, someone from our club has to find the balls to take some media heat or we are going to go extinct!
He was cooked because he had to play ruck but for all that he kept going and ended up with 14 possessions.
The solution to him lacking fitness is not sitting him in the stands.
It's rubbish excuse, Jones, Rowe and Charlie also rucked and then returned to their primary positions, they didn't spend time walking around inside the centre square! FFS, Hickey run off him, where the feck was McKay's famous pace when he was required to defend?
As for sitting in the stand last week, what's the club supposed to do, go hunting for a game in the NEAFL given the VFL had a bye!
I'm happy for him to get a game if he earns it, if he hasn't earned it we are setting a dangerous precedent, and we can just accept crap like last night, a 200cm x 100kg rover!
Have you ever considered that our teams apparent lack of passion, cohesion and commitment might be a result of certain players getting games when they do not deserve it?
SPS has been one of the biggest disappointments for me this year. Glad to see him get 20 post last night. I'd like to see him up with Fisher in terms of development - who I think is going to be a gun.
True, but not every kid grows at the same rate, as long as they are all making an effort that is all we can ask!
Based on what I can see, our current three amigos are shameless impostors compared to their predecessors. I'm hoping it's just injuries, lack of game time etc. and not some inherent, unfixable issue.
And Cripps is in real danger of becoming our next Judd. At least Bolton has publicly flagged this and has indicated that he needs help.
SPS was far better than last night, you are being unreasonable.
If you want to point a finger specifically from last night's game have a look at Dow, O'Brien, Pickett, Garlett, Shaw, Polson, Marchbank and Silvagni. They were collectively crap.
Thanks people, sounds like another kid with potential who needs time and some preseason continuity. I like his pace and mobility and he seems to have a bit of sh1t in him, which we so desperately need.
Yes, he has an upside with potential, but he is miles away from being AFL standard, not unlike SoJ.
Last night Harry was easily man handled by players much smaller and lighter than him, but he's got Casboult as a mentor so what should we expect!
