Carlton Supporters Club

Mick Malthouse-coached teams are renowned for tackling, for defending and for expending near maximum effort – irrespective of their talent. None of these non-negotiables was evident in the coach's record-breaking game last Friday night.

Bryce Gibbs was far from theThere will be changes, but statements are unlikely.  only player who let down club and coach, but his output was probably the worst of all when measured against his high capabilities.

Gibbs, Carlton's 2014 best and fairest and in the first year of a five-year contract, was one of half a dozen Blues who did not lay a tackle. Of his seven kicks, only one was effective. He was among the onlookers who froze and did nothing to stop the slaughter.

On the basis of Friday night and his modest output in 2015, Gibbs probably deserves to be playing VFL this weekend. His kicking efficiency – usually a strength – stands at a substandard 49 per cent this year, and his possession rate has dropped. For whatever reason Gibbs has underwhelmed.

But if a portion of incensed Carlton fans want Malthouse to make Gibbs and/or other names a scapegoat to make a statement, they will almost certainly be disappointed. There will be changes, but statements are unlikely.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/carlton-blues/micks-way-gibbs-and-mates-will-avoid-axe-20150506-ggvsvw.html

Can't see Thomas getting a gig, most likely not Menzel. Levi for Warnock.

Congrats to Graham who most likely gets the nod. Hopefully not the sub before going back to the twos as is Mick's usual MO.

If he does that again it will be the all time greatest pisstake in the history of the game.

I agree with the above article, on those figures Gibbs needs to be dropped. Unless he's injured there's just no excuse great enough (including lack of motivation) to forgive his start to the year.

Jake Niall said this morning;

"There will be changes, but statements are unlikely."

Unfortunately, we don't have the depth to enable the coach or match committee (do we still have a match committee?) to make statements.  Another symptom/cause of our current malaise 

Still no Jamison and losing Henderson makes it slim pickings in the KP stocks.

I reckon Warnock has to go.
Whiley was like a deer in headlights last week. Send him back to the 2's and let him get his confidence back.
Send Curnow back to the 2's and tell him to work on his attacking side.

Keep whichever one of Menzel/Thomas are fittest and give the other one one more week off.

We also never had the balls to drop him and still don't. Where is the Gibbs we drafted? He would slaughter this bloke that runs out now. Should honestly have 20-30 less games next to his name. Bryce Gibbs is the definition of a wasted talent.

We also never had the balls to drop him and still don't. Where is the Gibbs we drafted? He would slaughter this bloke that runs out now. Should honestly have 20-30 less games next to his name. Bryce Gibbs is the definition of a wasted talent.

In:  Dale Thomas, Levi Casboult, Nick Graham, Troy Menzel.

Out: Lachie Henderson (Hamstring)

The only thing I can deduce from those team changes is that Malthouse is purely coaching for a contract renewal, he doesn't have the club's best interests at heart.

Watson had a reasonable crack in the seconds and we know he can kick long & straight yet the Big Galoot gets a gig ahead of him. What chance does the guy have to show if he is worth keeping ??

If Gibbs can't be dropped for that lame-ass effort last week, then to what level does he have to stoop down to for it to ever happen ?? ******* protected species and a goddam disgraceful decision !!

We'll have some of the promising newbies wanting to leave soon enough, if they are putting in and not being rewarded for their effort then they will take their business elsewhere.

The bloke is coaching for a future that doesn't exist for him. We all know what will end up happening. Amazing he's allowed to hang around and waster a season of rebuilding.

@ Sheik

Mick stated after the Judge's "rebuild" statement a few weeks ago that he would continue selecting what was thought to be the best side to win each game. He has not, to my knowledge, since made any statement to the contrary. He obviously thinks that winning is the  unit that will be used to measure his performance in order to determine a contract extension or not.