Re: 2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle
Reply #155 –
I have no time for him either, but he inherited a badly crippled club, a fact he didn't know when he signed on courtesy of the AFL draft sanctions. But when he went after Martyn, that was my last straw. He was never a great coach IMHO
He built North's dominant sides of the 90's virtually from scratch, but in fairness North has been a well administered club with a strong culture for a very long time so he had good support, which was something sadly lacking at Carlton.
By the time he got to Princes Park we were broke, out of the draft with a sub standard and ageing list and a dysfunctional board.
Ratten was coach when we played the Kreuzer Cup, I was there when the cheer squad clapped the players off after the loss, but if we're going to rewrite our recent history we may as well rewrite all of it I guess.