2018 Rd 9: Post Game Calm: Carlton vs Melbourne

[hanwell]

Baggers, me and my missus call that the "usual bet", she never pays.......

[Gointocarlton]

You know you've had a bad day when a spud like Melsham kicks five.......

Nothing to say here, this is what a complete rebuild looks like at the beginning of the third year, farking ugly!!

Patience my brethren, watching the Bears make the Dawks look second rate for me confirms we are on the right track, confident to predict Brisbane V Blues finals in about three years. I am in no way delusional, this stripping back of the previous incarnation had to happen if we were to create something sustainable and not some fly by night band aid that we used to revel in to sell us a poxy vision that we were at least competitive. I like what I am seeing with the youth, blokes like Kerridge, O'Shae, and Graham are only out there to make up the numbers, they will be replaced by the likes of Dochety, Byrne, Curnow (C+E), Williamson, Cunningham etc.

In the words of Yazz (the singer not Yarran!) "The only way is up...."

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought Yazz and The Plastic Population would be mentioned on this site. But there you go. ;D
Chin up kids, the sun will come up tomorrow, trust me. And Yazz is correct, "The only way is up".

[Baggers]

That's always been my concern.
Had we not cut so deep and done it gradually would we be better placed.
Time will tell.

And mine. Had we still had senior players such as Waite, Robinson, Betts etc., our kids could be coming through gradually, and in winning sides... but then we wouldn't have some of our kids as we would have had higher picks! Good old Catch 22.

There really needs to be an assault by the club at this year's draft for performers aged 23-26. We simply have too many blokes with too few games being expected to deliver way too much.

[Baggers]

Baggers, me and my missus call that the "usual bet", she never pays.......

) ) )

[hanwell]

I was going to quote "The Clash: Train in Vain", great song but slightly negative perspective.....

[LoveNavy]

I thought it was persecuting me!!!! I also can't quote or use the emoji's....

> :'( :'( :-\
Still feel like you're being persecuted 

[PaulP]

I was going to quote "The Clash: Train in Vain", great song but slightly negative perspective.....

No justification required to quote anything from London Calling.

[hanwell]

Only by Mrs Hanwell when she never pays her bets.......

[ElwoodBlues1]

Does this mean we are on Mission Impossible? I.e. you can't do a ground up rebuild in a live AFL environment?  ???

Ground up rebuild is harder....you need to be rebuilding, reinventing while you are still a good team and have good senior players to look after and help your newbies.

Stkilda did a ground up with Pelchen and its failed.....same problem as us, not enough mid range/ elite depth to support their newbies, they also went a lot of small bodies too and tried
to top up with fringe GWS players ie Bruce, Steele and other fringe types like Roberton, Weller, Savage, Kobie Stevens etc...hasnt worked..

[hanwell]

Who do these words refer to I wonder?

"So all alone I keep the wolves at bay
and there is only one thing I can say,

Did you stand by me
No not at all
Did you stand by me
No way.."

Train in Vain, The Clash, London Calling 1978(?)