The Hard Road To The Premiership

[Gointocarlton]

Depends who he mentors. The reports I have is that he spends a lot of time with 1AW and Capuano to mentor the kids, in that case no, because if we judge him by the same criteria many judged Ratten then Craig is a failed AFL coach despite his finals success. We have to be consistent!

If he mentors Bolton, as long as he isn't doing a Malthouse and undermining Bolton, then it's a good role for him!

I'm deadly serious about that undermining comment, AFL is full of egomaniacs and psychopaths who think they should have the top job! Why does that worry me? Craig's ability to survive football club coups is a real worry, that reminds me of others we've had at Carlton relative to those we lost or moved on. It's often the finger-pointers and backstabber's that survive the first cull, because a lot of their effort goes into managing their own position. They are often Garry Lyon types, all talk, opinion, criticism and no action, their victims are often Fevola or Brownless types who are focussed on the job and never know what's happening until the bus hits them! Often it's the good people that walk away!

I get all that LP but I honestly can't see NC having a desire to be top dog and therefore undermine the senior coach. He is doing the role now he always wanted, still involved in football day to day but imparting his teaching, development and high performance experience training.