Carlton Supporters Club

He said something about mentoring indigenous boys but was not specific.

Sorry Baggers, I don’t think I’ll ever forget that cringe worthy slogan we had back then.

I did find it curious that Edwardo, when interviewed the other day after announcing his retirement and asked what he was doing next, talked of a number of wonderful ventures... but none involved us/assistant coaching.

Talk of chefs at CFC makes me nervous. Remember “can you smell what the Blues are cookin’?” and how that particular dish turned out?

Its been an embarrassing 10-15 years, I had a Blues sticker with" can you smell what the Blues are cooking" on the back of the car and didnt realize some smart Ar$e from work had crossed out the cooking and wrote "smokin" in permanent texta with Go Pies written underneath..

EB, Footy Club Stickers Rule #1- Do not put them on your car ever under any circumstances (unless you want something untoward to happen to it). A mate of mine bought CFC number plates years ago, put them on, first game, car keyed at the MCG. Took them off and sold them.

EB.....I've got a Carlton tattoo.....lost count of the times I've been given sh#t about it. But it's there forever so when we DO actually win another flag I only have to get the year added to it.

This makes for interesting listening/viewing (just the first half)... if you respect this first hand account from Nick R. I confess to valuing his perceptions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvx-Gtf17Fc&t=420s

It's been noted for a while that Lyon is super loyal to his older, senior players, so perhaps that glowing endorsement should rightfully come with a few qualifications. Marty Sheargold is right - Lyon can come across as smug and sarcastic, and he shouldn't be putting his hand up for a position that isn't even vacant yet, unless as Teague said, Lyon knows something the rest of us don't.

Reckon its the latter, had that smug look for a while...

Both the Geelong and Richmond reviews were initiated 6 years after Thompson and Hardwick took charge, not after 2 1/2 disrupted seasons. The Geelong review was initiated in August 2006 (near the end of the season) and included everybody :

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-08-17/geelong-announce-internal-review/1240604

It will look into administration, coaching, fitness, medical and sport science, list management, player leadership, recruiting and welfare and development.

That's how you do a review.

I understand the pro review crowd will extol the virtues of being proactive, getting on the front foot, nipping problems in the bud etc., but there is a fine line between proactive and knee jerk, and I'm not convinced our club understands the difference.