2018 Rd 15: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs Brisbane

[blue4life]

Fevola reported he knocked back a better offer from the Pies because he needed to get away from his situation.

Well that worked out well for him I must say.

[PaulP]

How did we get here on to Fev on the Post Game?

That blue4life, you need to watch him - a real larrikin.

[blue4life]

How did we get here on to Fev on the Post Game?

Just going over old times, what more is there to say about an 11 goal hiding from Brisbane after all?

[blue4life]

That blue4life, you need to watch him - a real larrikin.

Masochist more like.

[LP]

PaulP, on far more than one occasion I've seen Fev at VFL games, he spends most of his time kicking the footy with kids while many of his peers brush them aside! The same at low level suburban cricket matches!

But around adults he has always been easily led, yet he takes responsibility for his actions while those who often triggered or introduced him to trouble hide in the shadows! I don't need to name names, I don't have to because you know many of them, their past and their character or lack of it precedes them, and he is not the only one they have stitched up! Ask the cabby basher!

[PaulP]

Masochist more like.

I know the feeling.

[Lods]

How did we get here on to Fev on the Post Game?

A welcome distraction perhaps...we have drifted off-topic but I think it's all been said.
If anyone would like to pull it back to the game that's fine.

Just on Fevola...everything I've seen recently has indicated he's still Carlton through and through.
One of his strengths has always been his interaction with younger folks.
One of our weaknesses at the moment is younger supporters wavering due to our lack of success.
Could we find a role for him as a youth ambassador for the club.
It may not have a great impact but we need to be making every effort to halt the drift or we'll lose a generation of supporters.

Fev's Army

[blue4life]

PaulP, on far more than one occasion I've seen Fev at VFL games, he spends most of his time kicking the footy with kids while many of his peers brush them aside! The same at lo level suburban cricket matches!

But around adults he has always been easily led, yet he takes responsibility for his actions while those who often triggered or introduced him to trouble hide in the shadows! I don't need to name names, I don't have to because you know many of them, their past and their character or lack thereof it precedes them!

A bloke I know had a share in a racehorse with him and said he was a top bloke.
I was at a pub once for a Christmas break up, who should walk in carrying half a dozen stubbies but Fev.
He took a seat at a very long table which had obviously been reserved and about 20 minutes later other Carlton footballers started sitting down as well, it turned out that the club had its Christmas party there.
Fev had necked two stubbies before anyone else had arrived, we left about 3 o'clock and I shudder to think how he ended up.

[Thryleon]

Is that realistic and reasonable?

Robinson won an AFL B&F 2015, finished 2nd in 2016 B&F, finished 7th and 9th on the John Nicholls medal while at our club, and is a 100 game player for us. He was also selected to represent his country in International Rules in 2011.

A lot of average AFL players would be very happy with that record!

Whilst we are light on for average, we need blokes who aren't stars setting good standards.  Robinson may have done so onfield, but you cannot argue that off field he did, otherwise the leadership group wouldn't have green lit an example being made.


Robinson has been in the AFL for 10 years, at two clubs.  One of which has been firmly rooted to the bottom of the ladder during his time there (and now he is having limited impact as they are getting better) and the other he was sacked from as they slid from a top 8 side to the bottom 10.  He was handy, but you don't put up with dishonesty from handy.  On this same converstation, Fevola got more chances because he was good.  He got sacked eventually.  Robinson was here for that.  What lesson did he learn?
without raking over old ground too much further, Chris Judd and Dale Thomas took Cripps under their wing and he went along obligingly and has become captain material.  Cripps has done so with Fisher.  Did Mitch ever do this with anyone and before we continue, lets not forget that he was part of a pack led by Eddie Betts, including Jeff Garlett (cant get a game at Melbourne due to playing too much one way footy), Chris Yarran (retired with issues) and Kane Lucas (retired lack of opportunity for an outside runner with no defensive side to him).

[LP]

Whilst we are light on for average, we need blokes who aren't stars setting good standards.  Robinson may have done so onfield, but you cannot argue that off field he did, otherwise the leadership group wouldn't have green lit an example being made.


Robinson has been in the AFL for 10 years, at two clubs.  One of which has been firmly rooted to the bottom of the ladder during his time there (and now he is having limited impact as they are getting better) and the other he was sacked from as they slid from a top 8 side to the bottom 10.  He was handy, but you don't put up with dishonesty from handy.  On this same converstation, Fevola got more chances because he was good.  He got sacked eventually.  Robinson was here for that.  What lesson did he learn?
without raking over old ground too much further, Chris Judd and Dale Thomas took Cripps under their wing and he went along obligingly and has become captain material.  Cripps has done so with Fisher.  Did Mitch ever do this with anyone and before we continue, lets not forget that he was part of a pack led by Eddie Betts, including Jeff Garlett (cant get a game at Melbourne due to playing too much one way footy), Chris Yarran (retired with issues) and Kane Lucas (retired lack of opportunity for an outside runner with no defensive side to him).

Wow, I just do not know how to respond to that! :o