Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on June 14, 2025, 03:18:56 pm

Ben Campo to replace Walsh for me...
Re: Fantasia ....We complain about injuries and use them as an excuse for poor results and then go and recruit known injury prone players like Martin, Williams, Fantasia and McGovern. None of their former clubs made a supreme effort to keep them and we just love a free to a good home sales sign and cant resist buying.
We dont have a good history of getting players right so why would we be taking a chance on injury prone players?, Fantasia cant stay on the park so his form or ability is irrelevant.
Anyone we recruit has to be 100% with no injury concerns, you wouldnt buy a car thats been in an accident so why recruit a player with a history of injury concerns ?

I admit that this would be a good time to blood Ben Camporeale, but our Match Committee generally don't see things the way I do. Some of their decisions are more than a little strange far too often.
But then, as long as we win, I guess they've done their job. I just don't think they've always allowed us to win.

Quote from: crashlander – on June 14, 2025, 04:00:41 pm

I admit that this would be a good time to blood Ben Camporeale, but our Match Committee generally don't see things the way I do. Some of their decisions are more than a little strange far too often.
But then, as long as we win, I guess they've done their job. I just don't think they've always allowed us to win.

There decisions might seem strange but they have the benefit of knowing the ins and outs of a ducks ass. They watch and monitor the players every day know exactly what they are/arent capable of and where they are in there stage of development. We simply dont have this level of knowledge.

There decisions might seem strange but they have the benefit of knowing the ins and outs of a ducks ass. They watch and monitor the players every day know exactly what they are/aren't capable of and where they are in there stage of development. We simply don't have this level of knowledge.

Quote from: crashlander – on June 14, 2025, 04:00:41 pm

I admit that this would be a good time to blood Ben Camporeale, but our Match Committee generally don't see things the way I do. Some of their decisions are more than a little strange far too often.
But then, as long as we win, I guess they've done their job. I just don't think they've always allowed us to win.

There decisions might seem strange but they have the benefit of knowing the ins and outs of a ducks ass. They watch and monitor the players every day know exactly what they are/arent capable of and where they are in there stage of development. We simply dont have this level of knowledge.

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on June 14, 2025, 05:03:15 pm

There decisions might seem strange but they have the benefit of knowing the ins and outs of a ducks ass. They watch and monitor the players every day know exactly what they are/arent capable of and where they are in there stage of development. We simply dont have this level of knowledge.

I agree!

Skull is a case in point.  He wasn't ready for AFL, something clicked, and then he was.  The coaches picked that up and he got his chance.  Same with Harry O'Farrell; many supporters were dubious but he acquitted himself well.

Ben Camporeale will get his chance when he's ready.

Ben Campo to replace Walsh for me...
Re: Fantasia ....We complain about injuries and use them as an excuse for poor results and then go and recruit known injury prone players like Martin, Williams, Fantasia and McGovern. None of their former clubs made a supreme effort to keep them and we just love a free to a good home sales sign and cant resist buying.
We dont have a good history of getting players right so why would we be taking a chance on injury prone players?, Fantasia cant stay on the park so his form or ability is irrelevant.
Anyone we recruit has to be 100% with no injury concerns, you wouldnt buy a car thats been in an accident so why recruit a player with a history of injury concerns ?

Thought Campo was the obvious one. Especially after his game last week.

Quote from: laj – on June 14, 2025, 06:54:26 pm

Thought Campo was the obvious one. Especially after his game last week.

ok, Ill play. How do WE know if Campo didn't pull up sore and picked up a little niggle?
What's Campo's trained role? Does Campo have the aerobic capacity to plug the hole left by Walsh? Can other roles be shuffled to accommodate Campo to cover the hole left by Walsh?

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on June 14, 2025, 07:17:16 pm

ok, Ill play. How do WE know if Campo didn't pull up sore and picked up a little niggle?
What's Campo's trained role? Does Campo have the aerobic capacity to plug the hole left by Walsh? Can other roles be shuffled to accommodate Campo to cover the hole left by Walsh?

He got 32 touches last week (Ben, not Lucas) and ran out the game very well. VFL admittedly but that's what we have to to go on. Often Walsh's role is on the wing, Campo's spot. Just thought he'd be a better option than Binns and more like for like, if that is possible comparing to Walsh. Where we sit there's nothing to lose trying. The rest of our side can't run out a game so it doesn't matter anyway. There's a reason we sit 10-2 on the half time ladder with a percentage of 130% but sit 12th where it matters. 

If not, put Scotty Campo in, we know he could run up and down a wing all day....haha.