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Yarran not there.

I started typing mine out and realised it was the same as Lods

Rowe is my Smoky for Top 5.

Yarran not there.

Bolton very brief and actually not that insightful. I want to hear more about his gameplan etc

Carlton star Chris Yarran is not attending the Blues' best-and-fairest count on Thursday night.

The Blues confirmed on Thursday Yarran was at home in Perth with family and had informed the club that he would not be attending the John Nicholls Medal at Crown Palladium.

Lachie Henderson will also miss the count. The players' non-attendance can be read as a statement that they want to leave the club.

But I am...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/chris-yarran-a-noshow-at-carlton-bestandfairest-count-20150917-gjpa5p.html

I also wouldn't be surprised if Touhy does well. He played a lot better once Malthouse left.

Dollhouse are rubbish.

Ummmm, Best First Year Player Blaine Boekhurst   Shows where we are at!!

Having said that, the live stream is excellent. Who's the tosser of an MC???  Craig Willis too expensive this year???

Is the MC actually alive? What a shocker.

Is the MC actually alive? What a shocker.

Cut him some slack, he's a lifelong Carlton supporter and related to Jim Clark from the Blood-bath GF  ;)

Cripps won!
Amazing

I saw something on Twitter about Trigg telling Kruez how much we want him? And then there was massive applause.
Was that a good thing to do? Or awkward?

Brad McEwan is an embarrassment.....

Seemed desperate.....

That's a shame. I had hoped it may have been passionate. Hopefully that won't push him further away.

2nd year and a B&F...third year maybe a Charlie.
If not it won't be far away.
Great stuff Crippa, congratulations.

Can't believe How well Touhy polled.

Indictment of our current Coaching group.

Seemed desperate.....

Indictment of our current Coaching group.

Can't believe How well Touhy polled.

He was much better than last year but I wouldn't have had him that high.

Grew another leg when Mick left. Any personal issues there?

After Round 23 (Final Scores):

Patrick Cripps 68
Marc Murphy 67
Zach Touhy 
Tom Bell  57
Ed Curnow 57
Sam Docherty  48

Rowe is my Smoky for Top 5.

I agree with that, he liked the freedom Barker gave him but are we to ignore Yarran and Henderson went the other way after Mick left?

1. Patrick Cripps 68 votes (Games 20)
2. Marc Murphy 67 (Games 19)
3. Zach Tuohy 64 (Games 22)
4. Tom Bell 57 (Games 22)
4. Ed Curnow 57 (Games 22)
6. Sam Docherty 48 (Games 19)
7. Kade Simpson 45 (Games 20)
8. Andrejs Everitt 37 (Games 22)
9. Simon White 35 (Games 14)
10. Andrew Carrazzo 23 (Games 16)

I agree with that, he liked the freedom Barker gave him but are we to ignore Yarran and Henderson went the other way after Mick left?

Even though he's locked away until the end of 2017, Trigg, Macca and SOS should put a 5 year extension in front on this kid.

Both were crap while Mick was coaching as well MBB.

“Together, whole of club, we are on a journey… a big journey…a journey to creating sustained success This is our destination and right now….this very moment, it’s where it begins!…and the secret to change is to not focus all the energy on the past… but on the future!”
Brendon Bolton

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/patrick-cripps-wins-carlton-best-and-fairest-20150917-gjp6vd.html

He thanked his mentors - Jamo and GIBBS! Wow.

So bell won a few awards but apparently still off to Brisbane  :-\

Best first-year player: Blaine Boekhorst

Best club man: Simon White

Carltonians high achievement award: Tom Bell

Blues coterie most improved: Tom Bell

Inner Blue ruthless award: Patrick Cripps

Spirit of Carlton award: Ed Curnow

Women of Carlton player ambassador award: Kade Simpson


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Nice to see some of the names in these awards. It is a pity that we appear to be losing Bell. He has made a significant improvement this year. Sure, his disposal is questionable, but he gets the ball and he works hard.

Congratulations to Patrick Cripps. This one our recruiters got right!

They got worse. Yarran in particular after Barker dropped him for missing training.

Well done to Cripps.

But how bad is our club that a kid who has only played 23 games in his career wins our B&F?

Indeed. As much as I'm happy for Curnow et al to earn a place in the top 10, it is an indictment on our list when that happens.

Frankly, the fact that Carrazzo ended up on 16 games and retired in his final year and in our top 10 is a bigger concern.

Maybe the game plan wasnt the problem but rather how it was adhered to?

IN any case, lets just hope it gets better next year, although I have fears that it might be another tough year unless we get some growth pretty quickly.

Make Cripps part of the leadership group with his job to be the voice of the 'Under 22's". Let him hone his leadership skills amongst his peers with the expectation that the captaincy will be his in about 2018.

Not possible to get worse. They wanted out and played accordingly all year.

Sounds from various reports that he is already the voice of the team on the ground.

Perhaps we need to make some of the church mice leaders and force them to take some responsibility for their future!

Did the British Officer Class have the right idea when they lined up the Enlisted or Conscripted on the front line? They fought or they died!

Sounds from various reports that he is already the voice of the team on the ground.

Perhaps we need to make some of the church mice leaders and force them to take some responsibility for their future!

Did the British Officer Class have the right idea when they lined up the Enlisted or Conscripted on the front line? They fought or they died!

I would put gibbs and murph on the trade table

Quiet introverted leaders are only.allowed if they are physically hard players...

I would put gibbs and murph on the trade table

Quiet introverted leaders are only.allowed if they are physically hard players...

Zach Tuohy, Carlton’s cheeky Irishman with the long leg, finished third in the Blues’ 2015 best and fairest count, polling 64 votes.

It was a close race for 'Big Nic', with only four points separating the top three place-getters: winner Patrick Cripps finished with 68 votes and runner-up Marc Murphy with 67.

Since joining Carlton in 2010 as an international rookie, it’s the highest Tuohy has polled in the John Nicholls Medal.

The defender was one of only four Blues to play every game this season, providing much-needed consistency and acting as a rock in Carlton’s defense.

After becoming a father for the first time last year, Tuohy praised his partner Bec for doing all the “heavy lifting” when it came to parenting duties during the season, allowing him to have a consistent year.

“Any good form I had this year I owe to her (Bec), she’s probably been the reason I’ve strung some quality games together,” he said.

The 25-year-old luckily didn’t forget to thank his parents, who have always supported him, even from the other side of the world.

“I owe everything to my parents. They are hard-working people and I doubt I’d be where I am if it weren’t for them.

“This is very much their accomplishment as it is mine.”

The hard-running defender was clearly humbled to accept the award in what has been a difficult year for the Club.

“Even through the bad times I consider myself very lucky I play for Carlton, I wouldn’t want to play for anyone else – I’m constantly honoured.

“I have made it my job and my mission to do whatever it takes to get this club back up to where it needs to be,” he said.

Since making his debut in Round 11, 2011, Tuohy has notched up 98 AFL games in the navy blue jumper. He says it’s going to be an “incredible honour” to have his name engraved on the No. 42 locker and join a Carlton great.

“Obviously Robert Walls is a legend of the Club so to have my name on the locker forever is a little bit surreal,” he said.

“It still doesn’t quite seem real, even though it’s only two games away, so hopefully I can keep my body right and my form good so I get those two games in the navy jumper.”

I would put gibbs and murph on the trade table

Quiet introverted leaders are only.allowed if they are physically hard players...

We're 5 quality midfielders short of a competitive team. This move would make us 7 short.

As the only person who got Touhy as a possible contender I am going to claim some knowledge about football until I make some prediction which actually demonstrates my complete lack of understanding and knowledge. All those who are advocating a scorched earth policy should recognize that if we had retained Kennedy, Waite, Gartlett, Betts, Jacobs, Robertson, Laidler and probably Maclean, and kept them with our core playing group of Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Kreuzer, Touhy, Buckley, Henderson, Yarran, Jamison, Walker, Docherty, Everett, Curnow, Bell, etc. we would have a team that would be challenging for the Cup this year. But because of impatience and poor decision making, we have added to our cutlery draw. I think we should be building from what we have got and trying to take the opportunities as they present themselves instead of constantly changing and throwing the baby out with the bath water. Keep Gibbs, Murphy and  Kreuzer and stop eating our own.

As the only person who got Touhy as a possible contender I am going to claim some knowledge about football until I make some prediction which actually demonstrates my complete lack of understanding and knowledge. All those who are advocating a scorched earth policy should recognize that if we had retained Kennedy, Waite, Gartlett, Betts, Jacobs, Robertson, Laidler and probably Maclean, and kept them with our core playing group of Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Kreuzer, Touhy, Buckley, Henderson, Yarran, Jamison, Walker, Docherty, Everett, Curnow, Bell, etc. we would have a team that would be challenging for the Cup this year. But because of impatience and poor decision making, we have added to our cutlery draw. I think we should be building from what we have got and trying to take the opportunities as they present themselves instead of constantly changing and throwing the baby out with the bath water. Keep Gibbs, Murphy and  Kreuzer and stop eating our own.

As the only person who got Touhy as a possible contender I am going to claim some knowledge about football until I make some prediction which actually demonstrates my complete lack of understanding and knowledge. All those who are advocating a scorched earth policy should recognize that if we had retained Kennedy, Waite, Gartlett, Betts, Jacobs, Robertson, Laidler and probably Maclean, and kept them with our core playing group of Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Kreuzer, Touhy, Buckley, Henderson, Yarran, Jamison, Walker, Docherty, Everett, Curnow, Bell, etc. we would have a team that would be challenging for the Cup this year. But because of impatience and poor decision making, we have added to our cutlery draw. I think we should be building from what we have got and trying to take the opportunities as they present themselves instead of constantly changing and throwing the baby out with the bath water. Keep Gibbs, Murphy and  Kreuzer and stop eating our own.

As the only person who got Touhy as a possible contender I am going to claim some knowledge about football until I make some prediction which actually demonstrates my complete lack of understanding and knowledge. All those who are advocating a scorched earth policy should recognize that if we had retained Kennedy, Waite, Gartlett, Betts, Jacobs, Robertson, Laidler and probably Maclean, and kept them with our core playing group of Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Kreuzer, Touhy, Buckley, Henderson, Yarran, Jamison, Walker, Docherty, Everett, Curnow, Bell, etc. we would have a team that would be challenging for the Cup this year. But because of impatience and poor decision making, we have added to our cutlery draw. I think we should be building from what we have got and trying to take the opportunities as they present themselves instead of constantly changing and throwing the baby out with the bath water. Keep Gibbs, Murphy and  Kreuzer and stop eating our own.

Tuohy's made the Coaches Association All-Australian team. :D

As the only person who got Touhy as a possible contender I am going to claim some knowledge about football until I make some prediction which actually demonstrates my complete lack of understanding and knowledge. All those who are advocating a scorched earth policy should recognize that if we had retained Kennedy, Waite, Gartlett, Betts, Jacobs, Robertson, Laidler and probably Maclean, and kept them with our core playing group of Murphy, Gibbs, Simpson, Kreuzer, Touhy, Buckley, Henderson, Yarran, Jamison, Walker, Docherty, Everett, Curnow, Bell, etc. we would have a team that would be challenging for the Cup this year. But because of impatience and poor decision making, we have added to our cutlery draw. I think we should be building from what we have got and trying to take the opportunities as they present themselves instead of constantly changing and throwing the baby out with the bath water. Keep Gibbs, Murphy and  Kreuzer and stop eating our own.

I definitely agree we'd be better off but...

I think we'd be in the 8 keeping pace with richmond maybe but pushing for the premiership... I don't think so. Team is still pretty short in the midfield and if we're close to the salary cap now how would we fit them in?

Tuohy's made the Coaches Association All-Australian team. :D