AFL Rd 21 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[Lods]

Lods,

Almost thirty years of mediocrity.  Almost every club has won a flag in that period, except us.  And we've been so bad we made West Coast look good.

And we loose every single important game - milestones, rivalry games... Any game that actually matters for something.

So many of us long-termers have had enough of the slogans,  lies and bulldust.  Respect for Pendles blah blah blah....how about respecting US the fans by turning up and having a fair dinkum go, not the bulldust we've seen this year....flog Geelong and then win one quarter in six weeks?  Really!?!  How about WINNING something?

It was the coaches that always wore the blame, maybe its the players, but this club has serious issues from top to bottom.

Yes Prof
I've shared your pain over the last 30 years.
The problem we face is that, like it or not....this is the group!
If they don't succeed we're back to another period of rebuilding the side because there are few developing in the VFL that have a chance of reaching the heights of the Cripps, McKay, Curnow and Weitering.

We'd need a new spine.
So this is it.
It's a window of about 4-5 years.

The talent on the list is good enough.
The consistency of playing together is all over the shop.
And we lack one vital missing piece in the form of a tall (talented) defender to help out Weitering and those surrounding him. Players like Kemp and McGovern would be freed up of responsibillities in certain areas and be more effective.
We're not getting that extra tall this year....and developing our own will take a big chunk out of our window time.
We need to look elsewhere, at other clubs.

Folks are upset and angry this morning because of how we lost and who we lost against.
If McGovern had kicked that goal there may still have been criticism of certain players but the vibe in here would be vastly different and the criticism much reduced.

But Kruddler is right, in terms of this year, it can turn quickly.
We took that downturn soon enough.
With a bit of luck, the upturn can be just as significant.
Consider that 4-5 weeks ago we were sitting second on the ladder a game and a half clear of third.
Was there the same negativity then.
It's transient, hopeully this slump is the same.