2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle

[PaulP]

And further to my previous point, those development blokes are all post 2010-2011, except Barker who started in 2011. Look no further.

[Lods]

Development is one of those words that sounds good, but who really knows what the hell it means ? At any rate, according to the CFC website, we have 4 development coaches, and Barker is head of strategy and high performance. God help us all.

To me....
It means taking the raw product you draft as an U/18 player and making him bigger, faster stronger....working to improve their weaknesses and building on their strengths so they become long term players.

Otherwise you don't need coaches and we can spend the money elsewhere.

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

Nearly spat my coffee out when I read the line about Gibbs. ;D

Tell me where it's wrong though. I know it reads like an absurdity, but take a look at the reality. It's like Gibbs has applied his voodoo over there. He's been there not 5 minutes and the Crows are a basket case after being the Grand Final the year before. Tell me that's a coincidence.  O0

[Lods]

Tell me where it's wrong though. I know it reads like an absurdity, but take a look at the reality. It's like Gibbs has applied his voodoo over there. He's been there not 5 minutes and the Crows are a basket case after being the Grand Final the year before. Tell me that's a coincidence.  O0

Might just be Gibbs
Eddie B and big Sam didn't have the same spells.

[blue4life]

It would've taken a couple of years for the draft picks to take affect. Even then we landed Simmo, Walker as a PP and Nick Stevens through the PSD. Pagan was past it when he got to Carlton and totally lost the players. Let's not rewrite things too much. Soon as we sacked him we were very competitive the next year and in the finals within 2 years from an absolute basket case.

Three number one picks, a number two pick, and Judd, not to mention Fevola, Stevens, Waite, Betts and another couple of hacks.
I won't get into yet another Pagan v Ratten barney, I'll only say that they were both bad appointments appointed for the wrong reasons, as was Malthouse.
We've lurched from one disaster to the next, and they've all been of our own making.

[blue4life]

Tell me where it's wrong though. I know it reads like an absurdity, but take a look at the reality. It's like Gibbs has applied his voodoo over there. He's been there not 5 minutes and the Crows are a basket case after being the Grand Final the year before. Tell me that's a coincidence.  O0

Footscray won a flag a couple of years back and now can't beat time with a stick, Richmond did nothing much at all in 2016.
It happens.

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

Might just be Gibbs
Eddie B and big Sam didn't have the same spells.

Yes, but they didn't believe their sh*t didn't stink. Unlike Gibbs and Murphy. Kreuser excepted...

[PaulP]

Tell me where it's wrong though. I know it reads like an absurdity, but take a look at the reality. It's like Gibbs has applied his voodoo over there. He's been there not 5 minutes and the Crows are a basket case after being the Grand Final the year before. Tell me that's a coincidence.  O0

This is beyond absurd. What about the camp ? What about injuries to :
Luke Brown
Harry Dear
Rory Laird
Tom Lynch
Rory Sloane
Riley Knight
Mitch McGovern
Paul Hunter
Brodie Smith
Brad Crouch
Taylor Walker

Those blokes are either out for large chunks of the season, or in and out over several weeks.

We've gone backwards since Gibbs left, so I guess applying your logic in reverse, he must have been our best player.

[rocky]

This is beyond absurd. What about the camp ? What about injuries to :
Luke Brown
Harry Dear
Rory Laird
Tom Lynch
Rory Sloane
Riley Knight
Mitch McGovern
Paul Hunter
Brodie Smith
Brad Crouch
Taylor Walker

Those blokes are either out for large chunks of the season, or in and out over several weeks.

We've gone backwards since Gibbs left, so I guess applying your logic in reverse, he must have been our best player.

You forgot to add Jake Lever and Charlie C
Crows are a shadow of their side from last year.

[PaulP]

You forgot to add Jake Lever and Charlie C
Crows are a shadow of their side from last year.

Yes, right you are rocky.