Carlton Supporters Club

Personally, I don't care if we're playing an U/10 girls team, I object on principle to any complacency, not from supporters and most certainly not from the club. We have shown some good things over the last couple of years, but we have not shown an ability to constantly crush weaker opposition. There's a legitimate tipping point when reasonable measured confidence tips into arrogance and entitlement, thinking that if we just show up, we'll get the job done. We have not earned the right to think that.

]Hawthorn teams (including the current one) have made careers of being arrogant and entitled. The current Hollywood Hawks are the best there's ever been.

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on March 06, 2025, 07:53:16 pm

]Hawthorn teams (including the current one) have made careers of being arrogant and entitled. The current Hollywood Hawks are the best there's ever been.

Maybe, but more often than not, they back it up and walk the walk. 3 flags in the last decade, plus a terrific 2nd half of 2024.

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on March 06, 2025, 07:53:16 pm

]Hawthorn teams (including the current one) have made careers of being arrogant and entitled. The current Hollywood Hawks are the best there's ever been.

Maybe, but more often than not, they back it up and walk the walk. 3 flags in the last decade, plus a terrific 2nd half of 2024.

Quote from: PaulP – on March 06, 2025, 08:06:23 pm

Maybe, but more often than not, they back it up and walk the walk. 3 flags in the last decade, plus a terrific 2nd half of 2024.

From a laughing stock to the most successful team of the last 50 years, despite merger proposals and Jeff Kennett’s sometimes wayward leadership.

While I don’t think they’re resting on their laurels or expecting that recent past success will get them by, that winning culture is in their footy DNA.

We’re the opposite with 30 years of mediocre performances in our footy DNA.  Yes, few of our players were around when we were rubbish but the playing group’s finals success is limited and that’s what we need to address.

Pumping Richmond in Round 1 would be a good start but not if we fall in a hole when we come up against a contender or pretender.

Winning premierships and success has been in our DNA also, premierships were expected not hoped for. Unfortunately, salary cap cheating, poor recruitment and poor coaching appointments/sackings put paid to all that was built up over decades resulting in 16 premierships and none in 30 years.

Just get out there a pump the feckin Tiggers!!

Sorry, I’ve had a couple.

Just get out there a pump the feckin Tiggers!!

Sorry, I’ve had a couple.

Richmond have the sort of team that are a clear chance of going a whole season without winning.

There's arrogance and then there's arrogance.

Richmond have the sort of team that are a clear chance of going a whole season without winning.  If we don't win this win one, its not because competition is tight it's because we are no where near a flag and we are a mid table team.


Thats not to say we will or should win. We shouldn't be worried about this tigers outfit.  The only thing to fear against them is the unknown.  They'll be plucky for two maybe 3 quarters and we will demolish them in quarter 4.

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 07, 2025, 02:19:53 pm

There's arrogance and then there's arrogance.

Richmond have the sort of team that are a clear chance of going a whole season without winning.  If we don't win this win one, its not because competition is tight it's because we are no where near a flag and we are a mid table team.


Thats not to say we will or should win. We shouldn't be worried about this tigers outfit.  The only thing to fear against them is the unknown.  They'll be plucky for two maybe 3 quarters and we will demolish them in quarter 4.

Plus Tigers have Prestia out for round 1 and I think I read 5 x ACL's plus Lalor broken jaw 50/50 and Im not sure where Lynch is at as he also had concussion issues. If we had all those ACLs we would be Lynching the high performance staff(pardon the pun).

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 07, 2025, 06:20:23 pm

Plus Tigers have Prestia out for round 1 and I think I read 5 x ACL's plus Lalor broken jaw 50/50 and Im not sure where Lynch is at as he also had concussion issues. If we had all those ACLs we would be Lynching the high performance staff(pardon the pun).

Balta is a huge out for the Tigers.  Apart from always seeming to play well against us in whatever role he happens to be in, he is a handy back up ruck.

We can’t complain about our injuries this season; other teams have heaps and moving on our perennially walking wounded has helped to create a more healthy list.

Quote from: DJC – on March 07, 2025, 06:49:12 pm

Balta is a huge out for the Tigers.  Apart from always seeming to play well against us in whatever role he happens to be in, he is a handy back up ruck.

We can’t complain about our injuries this season; other teams have heaps and moving on our perennially walking wounded has helped to create a more healthy list.

Forgot about Balta, he is a big loss as you say and we have no excuses especially if Curnow and Walsh get up for the game.