at least 5 or maybe 6 of our young unknown players will graduate to noted young up and coming afl stars in 2008. Hampson and the O Hailpin brothers are 3, Jackson is another...Joe Anderson and Jamison will also come to prominence.

The no 1 draft picks Kreuser Murphy and Gibbs will fulfil their potential to be what we expect them to be - especially Bryce Gibbs - and with Judd and Fevola and others like Thornton, Stevens Fisher and Scotland - by round 17 2008, we won't know ourselves - actually I am wrong, we will know ourselves - because we will be a lot more like the Carlton of old......

It will be a dynamic. powerful and new Carlton side that has shocked the football world, and come from what to them - looks like nowhere.

I guess it gives people something to do, but I do get a little bit bored with the naval gazing over Kouta, Pagan and Caros posts - This is because I can see what we are headed towards..

And that will make all the Kouta Pagan and Caro talk look very irrelevant and passe...Last year I thought that the sack Pagan die would be cast by round 7 - although the actual sacking took place a bit later than this - But in 2008 I believe that it will be a preseason and 11 Home and away games into the season - and the signs of the new powerful Calron will be evident.

Things will look incredibly new and different...but I dont think we fully appreciate the upside that is just around the corner..