08-17-2015, 12:02 PM
Quote: INTERIM Carlton coach John Barker suitably wasn’t impressed when asked about tanking on Friday morning.
“I’ll assume that you didn’t ask me that question,” Barker said, rocking on his haunches and half rolling the eyes.
Maybe it’s worth asking that question again.
Did the Blues players try at the weekend? Of course they did.
Has injuries cut the Blues off at the knees? Of course they have.
Still, why didn’t Yarran and Menzel play? Carlton could’ve picked a stronger team for the Lions clash but believed they couldn’t compromise their standards by giving games to Yarran and Menzel when they haven’t deserved it.
So, is not picking your best team this week to improve the long-term culture of next year tanking?
That’s where the debate gets hairy.
Barker clearly took last Friday’s question as an affront.
As interim coach, he needed wins and what a catastrophic lack of integrity on Barker’s behalf — he has coached just 11 games — it would be if he manipulated the game result against the Lions.
No, it didn’t happen.
The Blues are simply no good and were exposed in dreadful fashion by the Lions.
Okay he doesn't think we're tanking he just wrote the article to tell everyone we're crap.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!