2018 Rd 23: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs Adelaide

[Barbs]

In BBs own words, we only play blokes who are in form. So that's what he gets judged on... if you take the field you're declaring you're ready. A bloke called Nick Graham would gladly have taken his place. We've got to stop making excuses and apologies for our coaches, recruiting and players.

To be fair to BB, that went out the window as our injury list expanded.

We played the best of what's left. (And Polson  )

[northernblue]

After 3 years we can see the 2 wins. I exoected something alot better than that. You have a poor coach and you're going nowhere. We're just a total rabble, like back in the Pagan days. We saw how that changed when he left.

Jim, you were one of us who was reasonably satisfied with the first two seasons, then we lost Doc and Gibbs.
In spite of that we were competitive in large parts and exciting in our season start before injuries destroyed our structure.
We all wanted more wins, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen and frankly I’m disappointed that someone with possibly more coaching credentials than anyone here is so quick to want to send the coach off to the guillotine.
He may need more help, if so let’s get it, but let’s learn from the Ratten days.

[blueboys_1]

Coaching very average tonight Jim...Laird allowed to sit off the play on his own and rack up the possies.....coaching box needs a shakeup..

Tim Clarke wont be there next year. So that one gone. Mitchel/Ratten to replace him???

[Barbs]

Tim Clarke wont be there next year. So that one gone. Mitchel/Ratten to replace him???

Move some others on and take both. Though having Ratten in a senior role may be a little destabilising. We risk having our own version of the liberal party power struggle over the top job.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Tim Clarke wont be there next year. So that one gone. Mitchel/Ratten to replace him???

Presume Mitchell would get a job with us via the Bolton connection but thats if he doesnt want back to the Hawks.....
Dont see Bolton wanting Ratten breathing down his neck, thats a lot of extra pressure and while he is a inexperienced matchday coach he knows that Rattens presence
would mean a ready made replacement is on hand to take his job any day they want to fire the gun......

[PaulP]

Presume Mitchell would get a job with us via the Bolton connection but thats if he doesnt want back to the Hawks.....
Dont see Bolton wanting Ratten breathing down his neck, thats a lot of extra pressure and while he is a inexperienced matchday coach he knows that Rattens presence
would mean a ready made replacement is on hand to take his job any day they want to fire the gun......

Quite apart from that, I can't see Ratts taking an assistant's gig, unless it was somewhere like the Tigers, or unless he's got no choice. And given what happened last time, I can't see him coming back to us, and certainly not as 2IC

[ElwoodBlues1]

Quite apart from that, I can't see Ratts taking an assistant's gig, unless it was somewhere like the Tigers, or unless he's got no choice. And given what happened last time, I can't see him coming back to us, and certainly not as 2IC

He might come back if MLG says the job is yours in 12 months time if we are bottom 4........although Ratten would seem an ideal fit for Stkilda who are a failed rebuild and need to start again...

[PaulP]

He might come back if MLG says the job is yours in 12 months time if we are bottom 4........although Ratten would seem an ideal fit for Stkilda who are a failed rebuild and need to start again...

Do you think there's any bad blood between SOS and Ratten over the salary cap shenanigans ?

[Thryleon]

Do you think there's any bad blood between SOS and Ratten over the salary cap shenanigans ?

If either of them can't move on neither of them should be at the club.

At some point, it becomes a footnote in history and the focus needs to be forwards not backwards accepting the past occurred.

[PaulP]

If either of them can't move on neither of them should be at the club.

At some point, it becomes a footnote in history and the focus needs to be forwards not backwards accepting the past occurred.

Well, you and I both know that human nature is not always quite so benevolent. If SOS, Bradley etc were getting extra money under the table, and the other players didn't know, isn't this basically deceiving your team mates ? I have no idea how it all transpired, but what I outline is certainly one possibility.