04-24-2018, 04:19 AM
(04-24-2018, 04:05 AM)Lods link Wrote:It's the problem we have when we call upon some players to carry more than their share. (Judd, Cripps.... even Weitering to some extent.) Some players carry the burden well, but it must have a debilitating effect as the years go by.
It's why Murphy is so good Lods, and clearly the only choice for captain, he's never stopped committing himself despite all the battering we subjected him to, by our choice!
The irony of posters complaining about our treatment of Judd, while busily lambasting Murphy, is not lost on me!
Really, that first year of Murphy's career was a disgrace, a very dark day for Carlton FC! He was thrown in the deep end and survived. I have no doubt his performance ever since has been degraded despite it still being clearly A-Grade, he is probably besides Judd the only other player over that period who was clearly and consistently A-grade.
Carlton is such a contrast to clubs like Geelong and the Dawks, half the time you don't hear about their draftees until they are 2 or 3 years in! For a long time we seen to be calling time on guys before they have even had a chance to fire a shot!
I suppose that is our historical silver-spoon mindset, Lords of the Manor making use of the utilitarian players as a resource, if we break one we can always buy another! It reeks of disrespect!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"