FWIW, I recall a lot of fans on here being upset because the "Experts" pre-season picked us to finished on average about 12th or 13th. I thought we could do a little better, maybe finish just outside the 8 but I think I formally picked 9th to 12th in our pre-season survey, always hoping for better though! In my opinion that can still happen so I'm not surprised where we sit right now. I recall some pre-season posts here on the forum were disparaged because a few stated if we won 4 or 5 out of the first 11 we were doing OK, and here we are 4 out of 11!
There is no point carrying on about how badly we are travelling, because outside of blind Carlton faith and hope most had us about where we sit right now.
We are missing a few pieces of the puzzle, some luck and an injury free run being two critical aspects, plus I think we need 50 games in players like De Koning, Fogarty, Philp and Owies.
On top of those not in the team, watching at the weekend I think we have Casboult, Williams, Cripps, Harry, Saad and Newman all playing with injuries that hinder their game style and limit their endurance and mobility. It's one thing to go into games a bit sore, another to have your performance impacted by an injury.
There is no point carrying on about how badly we are travelling, because outside of blind Carlton faith and hope most had us about where we sit right now.
We are missing a few pieces of the puzzle, some luck and an injury free run being two critical aspects, plus I think we need 50 games in players like De Koning, Fogarty, Philp and Owies.
On top of those not in the team, watching at the weekend I think we have Casboult, Williams, Cripps, Harry, Saad and Newman all playing with injuries that hinder their game style and limit their endurance and mobility. It's one thing to go into games a bit sore, another to have your performance impacted by an injury.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"