Carlton Supporters Club

You cannot selectively attack some statements and ignore others, both the coach and the club pushed a tilt at a flag within three years. They made such statements and claims throughout MMs first pre-season and again a various times over the last 18 months. That is as "Magic Bullet" as it gets.

The new President, Mark la la land, if he didn't know before, knows now that he needs to get his head down and arse up and get rid of the deadwood on the board, one bloke I know on there has got the ability of a flea, get the right personnel in and sack the idiots who recruited Watson, Mitchell, Bootsma and Lucas.

Mick has got to stop with this, "we pick the team that can win the game cr@p" and put in some young blokes. Carrots is gone. Can't run and kicks the ball in the air when he passes it. Carrots out, Graham in. Put Johnson in, and try the Irishman. Even give Cameron Wood a go.

Now about Rowe. Aside from the Brisbane Lions, I cannot think of another team where Rowe would get a regular game and he might have difficulty getting one there. Like all of you, I admire his magnificent fight to beat the disease with which he was afflicted. I have said here that he has improved over the last 7 or so rounds, but the level he is at now, is just not good enough to hold down a key position at AfL level. He does his best, but his best isn't good enough. He said in the interview today that he's a fighter. You have to be to beat cancer. But that fighting quality can't mask a lack of skill and ability.

He is easily pushed off the ball. Sometimes you get a second effort, other times it's as if he is asleep and stands back watching the action going on around him. He is not an attacking defender. Jammo will get the ball, and when possible will commence an attacking move from the back line. Rowe, won't or more probably, can't do that. I know how much the coach admires him, but he will not be part of a top four team.

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Quote from: Dominator_7 – on June 22, 2014, 05:27:35 pm

Those who are calling for MM's head, who would be a good replacement ? Its not as if there's a Roos, Lyon or a Clarkson uncontracted and ready to be poached...

That Bolton guy seems To go alright.

It's about the direction of the footy club. Such a Carlton way. Get someone successful
Instead of building our own.

Alan Joyce went alright for one year....you and me could coach Hawthorn.....

A team like hawthorn obviously rated him enough to put him in that position.

Heaven forbid we think outside the Carlton bubble.

You and me could have coached the Eagles in the early 90's yet Malthouse is lauded for his record.

Malthouse sent Collingwood to the bottom before he could raise them...they stuck fat with him and rebuilt...do you think Mick will get that same luxury with us?

Collingwood only really bottomed out for one injury ravaged season, picked up Pendlebury and Thomas, got their players back and shot straight back up.

Quote from: LP – on June 22, 2014, 07:47:42 pm

Wasn't MM appointed "As the Magic Bullet", isn't that the whole point, so how is this an MM defence? 

Malthouse wasn't appointed as a magic bullet, he was appointed when the club finally acknowledged that Ratten's appointment was a monumental blunder.
We will look back in years to come and wonder what on earth our board was thinking, then the realisation will dawn that at the time memberships and sponsors were more important than winning games of football.
Malthouse now has to pick up the pieces of that train wreck, I don't envy his task.

You actually see, watching that, what a good job Ratts did.

Not that it had any bearing on the result, but can anyone explain how McLean could cop a forearm under the chin 5 metres from the umpire and not get a free kick?

Quote from: blue4life – on June 22, 2014, 08:05:59 pm

Quote from: LP – on June 22, 2014, 07:47:42 pm

Wasn't MM appointed "As the Magic Bullet", isn't that the whole point, so how is this an MM defence? 

Malthouse wasn't appointed as a magic bullet, he was appointed when the club finally acknowledged that Ratten's appointment was a monumental blunder.
We will look back in years to come and wonder what on earth our board was thinking, then the realisation will dawn that at the time memberships and sponsors were more important than winning games of football.
Malthouse now has to pick up the pieces of that train wreck, I don't envy his task.

That so-called mistake of a coach had us playing finals again. Since 2001 Ratts has been the only one capable achieving that. Watched the highlights on Ch7 of the 2011 SF again against West Coast. A very undermanned side really had a crack and near won. Looked like I was watching a completely different side. Where's that effort now? Essentially the same side. I knew we were undermanned but i didn't until it was mentioned that we only had 4 players over 190cm on the ground after half time. You actually see, watching that, what a good job Ratts did.

Quote from: laj – on June 22, 2014, 08:59:44 pm

You actually see, watching that, what a good job Ratts did.

We'll never agree about Ratten.

Quote from: laj – on June 22, 2014, 08:59:44 pm

Quote from: blue4life – on June 22, 2014, 08:05:59 pm

Quote from: LP – on June 22, 2014, 07:47:42 pm

Wasn't MM appointed "As the Magic Bullet", isn't that the whole point, so how is this an MM defence? 

Malthouse wasn't appointed as a magic bullet, he was appointed when the club finally acknowledged that Ratten's appointment was a monumental blunder.
We will look back in years to come and wonder what on earth our board was thinking, then the realisation will dawn that at the time memberships and sponsors were more important than winning games of football.
Malthouse now has to pick up the pieces of that train wreck, I don't envy his task.

That so-called mistake of a coach had us playing finals again. Since 2001 Ratts has been the only one capable achieving that. Watched the highlights on Ch7 of the 2011 SF again against West Coast. A very undermanned side really had a crack and near won. Looked like I was watching a completely different side. Where's that effort now? Essentially the same side. I knew we were undermanned but i didn't until it was mentioned that we only had 4 players over 190cm on the ground after half time. You actually see, watching that, what a good job Ratts did.

+1. Sigh...............

Today's result was really immaterial because let's face, we're crap  and the season is a bust anyway but if I was a board member I'd be asking Mick just why we keep losing to lower ranked sides....  and what he intends to do about it in the future.  Because to be quite frank, if Mick wants to continue this kind of crap needs to stop.