I think Krudds is disappointed that we don’t have a young KPP to replace trading/losing H or C.
If we did we wouldn’t be looking at restructuring our attack we could replace like for like and plug and play.
Geelong didn't fight too hard, even though by all reports Charlie was desperate to get there.
So 'many' clubs is a bit of a stretch.
Charlie went for his optimum based, not on his 2025 performance, but on his past performances.
Have a look at some of the Sydney forums and you'll see they're happy to have him, but concerns remain over his injury history.
"Navy Blue Glasses" is getting a bit of run in some places.
And yes, generally club supporters are optimistic about their chances ahead of a new season.
It's a fresh slate...and usually comes with few injuries and some new talent.
The thing is Navy Blue Glasses work work both ways...In and Out!
If folks are looking at the 'Ins' with Navy Blue Glasses then it's probably fair to say that others are looking at the "Outs" with the same Navy coloured glasses. They rate the players they will miss a little more highly than an opposition supporter might.
I suspect opposition supporters don't rate the 2025 version of Tom, Jack and Charlie as highly as some Carlton supporters...except perhaps the supporters of the clubs they are going to.
Tell me you didn't read/understand my post without telling me you didn't read/understand my post.
I don’t think you understand your post 🙄
Why mention Dean covering Silvagni, a HF and FP covering Charlie, or ask who will cover TDK if that’s not what you meant?
I think Krudds is disappointed that we don’t have a young KPP to replace trading/losing H or C.
If we did we wouldn’t be looking at restructuring our attack we could replace like for like and plug and play.
You're still focusing on one for one replacements and missing the big picture.
We don't have to find a player to be like Charlie; we need to come up with a combination of players and a forward structure that works better than our forward line did in 2025. We've got that with the addition of Hayward and Ainsworth, the return of Kemp, the development of Skull and Moir, Williams and Motlop in form, the emergence of Ison and better ball movement.
Harry Dean doesn't have to cover Jack's 10 years in the system, or his 12 games as a KPD; he simply needs to fit into a defensive combination that improves on our 9th ranked defence from last season. That's the easiest challenge, particularly with Newey coming back from injury and Florent bringing talent, form, energy and great ball movement.
Again, we don't need to cover TDK; we need to come up with a midfield combination that's better than last season's. Pitto is a perfectly adequate ruckman and Reidy is a bit of a surprise packet. Skull and Harry are fine as part-time rucks, Jagga Smith looks like he's going to have a real impact, Acres looks like he's over his back complaint.
Forget about Tom, Jack and Charlie; they're the past. Embrace the exciting new future!
Tell me you didn't read/understand my post without telling me you didn't read/understand my post.
most opposition supporters i know thought Charlie was over rated and only scored a lot of goals through favourable free kicks too.
Can I use that along with his decidedly chequered goal scoring history to over ride what I see on game day most weeks too?
We all loved Charlie. His best was amazing. I don't think its reasonable for us to expect a player to replace his best. That won't likely occur.
I also think the optimists remember Charlie's worst which was often on show in the same games as his best and are hoping for someone a bit more reliably consistent even if they are not the match winner Charlie curnow could be (but invariably wasn't more often than not).
When we lost Judd we were all similarly doom and gloom and then a young kid most of us hadn't seen much of flexed his muscles and is on track to becoming one of the best Carlton players we've ever had.
3 AFL clubs (4 if you include Collingwoods cursory interest) wanted Charlie on their list. 2 clubs offered 3x 1st rounders. What you're seeing there is a bit of jealousy and a lot of tall poppy sydnrome.
You see it towards Dangerfield, Daicos, etc They're all 'no good' to opposition supporters, but you wouldn't think that if they wore navy blue. This is what happens with Charlie.
I keep being told to trust the recruiters, well across many teams, they were desperate for Charlie. So why do we NOT trust them in your eyes?
The vast majority of non Carlton supporters expect us to struggle in 2026.most opposition supporters i know thought Charlie was over rated and only scored a lot of goals through favourable free kicks too.
Can I use that along with his decidedly chequered goal scoring history to over ride what I see on game day most weeks too?
We all loved Charlie. His best was amazing. I don't think its reasonable for us to expect a player to replace his best. That won't likely occur.
I also think the optimists remember Charlie's worst which was often on show in the same games as his best and are hoping for someone a bit more reliably consistent even if they are not the match winner Charlie curnow could be (but invariably wasn't more often than not).
When we lost Judd we were all similarly doom and gloom and then a young kid most of us hadn't seen much of flexed his muscles and is on track to becoming one of the best Carlton players we've ever had.