Round 8 Preview - Carlton v Geelong

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Very interesting post from Jack Burton. I too am a long time member, go to 14+ games per year and was also very excited by the potential move upwards after that great win.

My thoughts are we played a great game but many of the players mentioned have gone backwards since then - to name some: Henderson, M Jamison, M Kreuzer, M Murphy, A Walker, R Warnock. Some due to injury, some due to age and some both. Others have been able to simply maintain their good form - give me a couple more Chris Judds & Kade Simpsons please. Consistently play well and can be replied on week after week. How I miss players like Michael Sexton - someone who can hold down CHB week after week and very rarely let you down.

What I'm also looking for is the newer players to really step up. Guys like T.Menzel I  saw back in 2013 with real potential but has not (yet?) developed into a match winner. Maybe Menzel & Cripps will prove me wrong but more importantly I'd like to see a couple of key position players really develop. I do not see any chance of a Buddy Franklin 'appearing' in our current list.

In summary - our problem is cattle on the track (not MM) and the development of the players (of which MM has some input of course).