Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: LP – on Today at 01:33:20 pm

Yes, it was obvious to me Pitto and Cripps both looked sub-par at times last week.

If Pitto and Cripps dont play, we are screwed.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on June 30, 2026, 01:16:00 pm

Reid would be insane trade value and insane contract money so No....Id be taking Walker and then Kouta's boy who can be our Harley.  FWIW the Cripps rumours to WC are still around....

So if we do see them together, it's probably more a chance in other colours.

Here's a question that stems from those votes.  

If we could pry Reid from West Coast...would you be prepared to give up the chase for Cody Walker and use the picks for Reid?

Currently the Vic State House of Reps is:
56 ALP - 34 held by <10%
29 - Coalition - 20 LP/9 Nats - 23<10%
3 Greens - 1<10%
1 Independent

There are currently 17 sitting members not re-contesting.

There is one endorsed candidate for One Nation (didn't win the Nepean By-election).  As State and Federal governments have different responsibilities (eg education, health, state levies/taxes, transport), different policies are required.

I have had a quick look at the health policy.  It states that there could be a 100k nurse shortfall in Australia by 2025! and 123k by 2030, then goes to talk about a few strategies for Victoria.  It doesn't say what the Vic nursing shortfall is likely to be - so doesn't address the Vic issue.  Does bring up an interesting question, though as it talks about having discussions between Vic ON and Unis to make nursing a more attractive degree - as the funding is federal for Unis, does this type of conversation happen a lot?

A read of the education policy is a bit scary.

No preventative measures for tackling crime.

From the "Looking after our environment" policy:
protecting iconic native flora like koalas from the expansion of wind and solar farms.

As the ON leader doesn't know what the monoculture policy is - last I saw she answered a question on it by saying 'Howard and Abbott didn't think that multiculturalism works"

There is not a lot out there to attract a vote!

Quote from: DJC – on June 24, 2026, 12:46:54 pm

While I wouldn't say that we had players standing back, I think that the improved form and effort of the support cast in Hewett, Acres, Cerra, Aisworth, Hayward, and now Cottrell, has taken pressure off Cripps and Walsh.  If Cripps or Walsh is quiet, others are filling the void but that support is also enabling Cripps and Walsh, as well as Jagga Smith, to accumulate possessions and distribute the pill effectively.

Cripps' form is scary when compared to the teams performance

Have a look at the following breakdown of team with Cripps possessions in that game in brackets.

Our worst 2 games for the year IMO would be...
Sydney (19 touches)
St. Kilda. (14).

Our best games of the year would be IMO
GWS (33)
Port Adelaide (32)
Geelong (30)
Brisbane (32)
Fremantle (32)
Richmond (32)
Bulldogs (29)

Average/poor performances against....
Melbourne (21)
North Melbourne (21)
Adelaide (29)
Collingwood (25)
Essendon (23)


Coincidence??

No Cripps. No Carlton

Quote from: crashlander – on June 20, 2026, 02:12:03 pm

Got one back, but at 59 points, it really is an ordinary showing.

To me it's not so much the scoreline, it's the manner of the defeat, to call it listless would be an understatement.

It reeks of players who have zero pride in performance, the well paid mercenary who quits in the face of the opponent they aren't certain to defeat.

All I want each week is a group that has a crack, I can accept not winning but I can't accept this, especially from some players that I know have the capability to be much better.

Giants have exactly the type of game style that bothers us the most - slingshot footy with big run off halfback.  We will need some significant plans for Whitfield and Ash, and hopefully Weiters is back to take care of Hogan.

I don't want to sound pessimistic, but this week is a big ask...... 

Quote from: kruddler – on June 11, 2026, 04:00:00 pm

Like Brodie Grundy?

FYI, Pitto gives away 1.7 free kicks a game.
Grundy gives away 2.9 free kicks a game.

Maybe he doesn't know the rules either?

Witts gives away 1.9 free kicks a game.
McAndrew gives away 1.8 free kicks a game
Luke Jackson gives away 1.7 free kicks a game.
TDK gives away 2.0 free kicks a game.

Perhaps its the rules that are the problem.

Issue is Grundy Witts Jackson TDK etc are more than handy outside the stoppage. Unfortunately, our man is a bit of a one trick pony except for the first 2 rounds where he was leading the coleman

Pit has grown on me - I was never a big fan but something him tells me he is a rippa bloke and sounds like a quite infectious character in the team which is a strong quality in a team sport but as a pure footballer in his position he would be in the bottom 2 -3 if you look at it without bias       

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on June 10, 2026, 03:23:43 pm

Don't think any supporters pro Voss or anti Voss buy the idea that he genuinely resigned.
It was a negotiated exit and another Carlton sacking designed for less mess than usual to generate better optics for the outside world.
The players let Voss down, there is no magic in Frasers board of magnets or messaging Imho. The same players Voss defended all season were the same ones who didn't produce for him when it mattered and when it's your top players it's only going to end one way.
Why are they playing better now? maybe extend their careers, save their careers, push their asking price up for other clubs or fear the newbie enthusiastic kids will expose their lack of effort?
Wright, Priestley and Davies wouldnt be my idea of a supportive senior management. I was and am no fan of Voss the coach but he should have been let go last season in a clean manner and not made to be part of and suffer the treacherous masquerade and waste of time that went on this season.

EB, players play to a system at the highest level sure they have to execute it but the actual gameplan is on the coaches. There has been significant game day changes since Fraser took over (in particular the first 3 weeks).  How we transition from D50 is completely different, changes in personnel with more youth and more speed, Inside 50 manic pressure on the opposition is there every week with the kids we have in there. The use of Haywood is different. The use of Harry is different.  Using Hewitt in the role he is best has also worked. He was the one asked to quiet Durham in the second half. He was in the 2nds under Voss. The lowering of the eyes and trying to target a leading forward is much improved under Fraser - even though this week was looked back to the old Voss days. My theory is the Dons had many behind the ball which made it a lot harder to navigate around their spares. Hopefully this returns back to the first 3 weeks next week as the Giants will likely just try and take us on like Geel, Dogs and Port did.  

We got smashed this week in contested footy and thats against the last placed team, yet we still got the 4 points - Contested footy was our strongest trait in the Voss era and Essendon smoked us - that in itself confirms how much things have changed.

Voss was a contested beast and coached the same way but for whatever reason it didn't work and the current system change is welcomed as i feel we are now finally getting the best out of the list. The have a higher rating on the list then you as i rate it middle of the road so the 1-8 start on a weak draw without major injuries meant something was off and the last 4 weeks proved it in my eyes anyway. 

I expect us to win 50% of our remaining matches and this was not going to happen under the previous system

 

Elwood, he deteriorated over about six months and it was hought he had an aggressive form of dementia.  Lewy-Body was suggested. When they finally did a scan they found the tumour on Monday and we lost him on the Friday. 

Quote from: crashlander – on June 08, 2026, 01:49:48 pm

Well, after surviving last night, I hope we can get Weitering back. Derksen was reasonable when it came to intercepting (10 intercepts), but he was murdered one-on-one by Ben McKay.
I hope we can also recharge the batteries, as we were seriously flat against the Drug Cheats.
We should be getting a few guys back.

Derksen IMO isn't has good defensively as Young. Young's issue is he panics a little when making decisions but he knows how to stay on his mans shoulder and kill a contest when it needs to be killed. Derksen seemed exposed last night.