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The Sports Desk / Re: Commonwealth Games-"Is anybody out there"
Last post by Lods -
One of the big problems these games are facing is the timing.
The original scheduling had them in Victoria mid March.

Where they are scheduled now has them right on top of the European Track championships in Birmingham (a lot of British athletes are prioritising those), The World Junior Track and Field..... and for the swimmers the Pan Pacs.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Professer E – on
Swan McKay was handy in that era.

I couldn't do a top 5, how do you rank one gun versus another?
My exact point Prof. I'd hazard a guess and say we argue all day long over top 20 let alone a top 5. I always say it, we have been blessed with more of the the best to play the game than any other club. Look at the TOTC.
Crippa is up there, not sure about top 5 even with his two Brownlows.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?
Last post by Lods -
The problem with placing Cripps in a "best of" is.... we all come to the task from different age groups, or length of time following Carlton
If you've been a supporter for the last ten years I'd dare say Cripps would be Number 1.
If you've been following the club since 1968 he'd probably slip a few spots in the draft order.
It'd be the same as me trying to make a case that Jesaulenko was a better full forward than 'Soapy' Vallence without having ever seen the latter play.

And it's probably fair to say that some of our 'heroes of old' grow a few inches, and kick a few yards further with the passage of time (yep, the imperial measures were used on purpose).

We tend to remember our favourite players like a 'highlight' reel.
We don't remember the ordinary games, partly because when the important games came they rarely let us down.
Some of the younger members of the site are probably a bit tired of some of the same old names being trotted out because to them it's 'history' rather than an "experience"

Our team of the century was announced on 20th May 2000.
It doesn't include a player who was in the early stages of one of the greatest seasons in Carlton history in Koutoufides.
Since that team was announced there has been constant debate about who would replace some of the players in a greatest ever Carlton side.
Kouta is usually a walk up start (I'd have him in), Judd's another, Fev at Full forward?
But the ones to go out are often older players like Vallence or Deacon and James--both Brownlow medallists
The team of the 20th century should probably stay just that.

We're probably a bit caught up in what's happening with the football and coaching at the moment...but an interesting thread activity in the off season might be a "Top ten players of the 2000s" or even a team of players covering the same period.
Most of us would have seen all the players play and while it may not match the 20th century side the debate would give everyone a fair point to judge without the barrier of time.