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I'm watching Walsh. He's just jogging around doing not much. He disappears out of the game far too often for a supposed leader

With Cripps Weitering and McKay, I would be sitting them down at the end of the year and see where they think they are at. If they are happy to be part of a rebuild at Carlton knowing full well they wont be playing in a premiership (or even finals)  anytime soon, then great. If however they want out, then like with Charlie we should facilitate trades for them.
As for their leadership, we can only judge from an outsider looking in as we dont know what they are like "close up" and "within the four walls". From that outsiders perspective:
- Harry offers zero and shouldn't be anywhere near the official leadership group. Nor can he be relied on to provide onfield leadership in the way he plays.
- Weitering appears to offer marginally more that Harry, his body language and demeanour this year in particular has been alarming (to me at least). He could form part of the leadership group but VC or Captain, no way.
- Cripps. We all know he tries his absolute heart out and leads the best way he can. However he seems broken and defeated and maybe removing the captaincy from him will lighten the burden for him and freshen him up to go about and do what he does best, win the footy inside. The question is, will he see this as a slap in the face or will he embrace it?
Again, the above is my uneducated opinion based on what it looks like to me. The only ones who know best are their team mates and coaches.

I think its been the players who have decided when the coach is finished as with Teague and Bolts, last night the same thing happened.

Quote from: cookie2 – on May 03, 2026, 08:59:47 am

Harry is the biggest pussycat in footy. He scares no one.

Seems worse after losing his mate Charlie, I think both McKays have to think about their future. They remind me a bit of Tom Boyd from the Bulldogs and that the demands of the game mentally are proving too much for  them.

5 minutes into the 3rd up by 3 goals, an angry Jack stood up to Cripps grabbed his guernsey gave him a mouthful, team mate helps Jack gives Cripps a shove. Harry just stands there like a stuffed dummy.
All downhill from there.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on May 03, 2026, 08:47:33 am

SOS smiling, Fake pity from TDK and Jack after the game about how bad we are and how they feel our pain??
The club should be embarrassed and as I said prior game win, lose or draw I'm not talking about the coaches future based on this game. This loss is all on the players and the leaders and makes me think we might have to import some leadership from another club because there are hardly any options..
I was going to ask for two first rounders for Harry in a trade to Tassie , might have to rethink that and beg for two second rounders. He needs a spell away from the game and Brisbane can probably just rub Bens name off the whiteboard  and replace it with Harry, no need to change the low confidence.
The media should have a field day with the players his week and rightly so, surely the club have to try more youth now and look to the future..

EB I would drop a dozen with ease from last's s-show.