2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle

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Just about every other side plays that way now. This is the lowest scoring season since 1968.

Yet as LN points out, we are the focus!

Pretty sure the AFL and anti-Carlton media have that stitched up already. E.g. see afl video the round so far. Starts with Carlton are inexcusably sh%t.... ends with the same.

Is it because other clubs are so much better at managing the media than Carlton, it seems it is nothing to do with game style, list management or anything else. As @Laj points out they are all playing similarly negative game styles.

Have the opposition clubs collectively pointed the finger at Carlton as a way of deflecting from themselves, or is the media being used by opponents as a way of forcing us to play a game style that makes us less competitive! Our negative game style last season was clearly not far off causing some significant upsets!

Do or should we give a stuff if the AFL media and other struggling AFL clubs need scoring breaks to earn revenue? Does Carlton also need this to become profitable, or should it just be more focussed on winning some games? Why should Carlton support there cause, what support have we received in recent years when all they do is kick us while we are down? Is it time for us to cause them some fiscal pain, win on our terms at their expense?

It was interesting was a couple of weeks back, when the Priority Pick stuff was being discussed, just how many in the media / opposition fear that if we can get our sh1t together we will soon do a Nthmond and rocket up the membership and AFL ladder! I'm not so sure, I think it's just an excuse they use to keep on kicking us while we are down, as it's much easier to keep on kicking us when we are down than to try and apply the breaks if we start to climb!

Should they fear Carlton if it gathers any momentum?