2017 Round 5: Post Game Prognostications: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[Gointocarlton]

i'm not going to bogged the thread down in crap like you're prone to do at times. Just pointing out how things can change with a very young side within a few years. That Hawthorn side was an exception too in relation to class yet had to go through the same pain rebuilding.  They finished 3rd last that year, 2pts ahead of us. Ended up a super side down the track. I'm sure St.Kilda went through crap early 2000s to and made 2 GFs, GWS had similar to what GC had and look at them. Maybe GC were the exception! Actually they weren't but the 2005 Hawks weren't an exception either, just exceptional. Goes both ways.

A mate told me Leigh Matthews was on radio this morning talking about how young their side was and the beltings they copped just prior to going on to win 3 premierships. I am told he stated he deliberately played kids to expose them and toughen them up. Old school? Perhaps. Did it work? my farken oath it did.