It's very 'Statist' argument. ;D
I saw a statistic once... I think it was in one of the annual magazines, that suggested a huge number of Carlton supporters actually lived outside of Victoria
For a vast number of those, myself included, we don't really give much thought to the Victorian aspect of the club.
Sure that's where the foundations of the club are, and Melbourne is where they play their home games.
But to us it's not Carlton /Victoria...it's just Carlton.
Truth is if you ran a line down the great players of the club some of our very best are non-Victorians.
A Carlton/Victoria v a Carlton/Rest of Australia would probably be a fair contest although the Vics probably have an edge... SOS v Kernahan would be a good match up....not sure how he'd go on Jezza though.
So if we're not involved as a club in a Grand Final for a lot of us there's no strong bond to support the Victorian side.
I saw a statistic once... I think it was in one of the annual magazines, that suggested a huge number of Carlton supporters actually lived outside of Victoria
For a vast number of those, myself included, we don't really give much thought to the Victorian aspect of the club.
Sure that's where the foundations of the club are, and Melbourne is where they play their home games.
But to us it's not Carlton /Victoria...it's just Carlton.
Truth is if you ran a line down the great players of the club some of our very best are non-Victorians.
A Carlton/Victoria v a Carlton/Rest of Australia would probably be a fair contest although the Vics probably have an edge... SOS v Kernahan would be a good match up....not sure how he'd go on Jezza though.
So if we're not involved as a club in a Grand Final for a lot of us there's no strong bond to support the Victorian side.