Round 17 Carlton vs Hawthorn-Post Match

[IvanAwfulbigone]

I put a decent portion of blame right on Barkers shoulders. For the second week running he has stated on many occasions that it will be a great learning experience for our team, translation I don't think we have a chance.

I just think the first half game plan was ridiculous. Played right into their hands.

Umpiring decisions were just terrible in fact just wrong, I actually stopped watching after the Buckley free against and 50, the replay clearly shows Dylan grabbing his jumper by around the numbers and Puopolo ducking to get out of the tackle. It should have been A free the other way for not disposing of the ball and trying to take the tackler on. What about the no call when Rioli grabbed Simpson around over the shoulder and when that wasn't called nearly ripped his head off. Murphy getting hit in the head and sent off bleeding by high contact when both players were going for a mark and not getting anything yet just minutes before hand the same happened but the free was given to Hawthorn.

And what about Simmo's perfect tackle in Q1 which was paid 'in the back'?!?  :o You could almost hear the hiss as that decision deflated our tyres when, in fact, it should have fired us up by showing the younger players that you will reap the benefits from playing tough and close.

Between the drugs in football, the same teams being propped up by the AFL, free agency keeping the good teams still good, the umpiring and the sh1t place Carlton is in at the moment, for the first time in my adult life I can say I have little interest in football.

Yep, nice to see the draft has levelled the playing field. Hawthorn are now a monty for 3 in a row. For 15 years now it's either been Geelong, Hawthorn, or an interstate club. Great.

99,000 at the 'G to see the soccer.  My St Kilda mate texted me this morning asking if I wanted to take up a Saints membership.  I gotta admit they're playing exciting footy - and showing some ticker.