I think Murphy would have helped us get over the line.
We needed another mid with a bit of zip.
But even if we won by a point, it would have been against a bottom team made up of kids in the main.

The GWS were just too fast for Carrots and Brock.

Its not the team's fault the MC selected a slow team.

The 2 players I was most disappointed with were Walker and Warnock.

Walker is no longer my favourite player so I'll say it as I see it:

Ever since he signed his latest 3 years contract Walker has been happy to be collecting his pay and that's about it.
His decison making is terrible. His kicking below average.
He kicked the ball to 2 on 1's and 3 on 1's and believe me he had options screaming at him in better positions.
There was no way the crowd noise made it difficult because I could hear our players calling for him to pass from the stands.

Walker has either lost a yard or doesnt give 100%. He gave up shases. OMG!!!

Warnock doesnt try after each bounce or ball up. Absolute liability and passenger.

Docherty too made many bad choices with his disposal and direction...under no pressure till he put himself there.

Jammo and Rowe did really well in defense imo, against MONSTERS. Patton is a monster and only Jammo could beat him.
White did well too.

Hendo is not fit.

Simmo was blanketed.

We played slow, fumbly footy and I also believe we were out coached with the tags etc.

Everitt is a player!!!
Yarran...do not trade him. He's all class.
Juddy did well whilst tagged.

Geez we're slow in the legs and in moving the ball.

Im kind of getting use to losing so it didnt hurt as much as it hurt my kids, but even they were instructed to get use to it and find enjoyment with the atmosphere and the good passages of play. We have become the new StKilda, Richmond, Footscray and Melbourne. I hope the Commission do recognise our VFA flags coz they re the only ones we will be getting for the next 5-10 years....or more.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

meanwhile Sam Jacobs would be leading the B and F at Adelaide
Worst trade in the clubs history
Mick Mansfield for Paul Chapman 2nd worst

Closely followed by Craig Devonport for the pick the Sts used to get Barry Hall. I think the most indicative of our operation is getting Brock McLean for a first rounder the same year the Swans got Josh Kennedy for a third rounder.

Sammy J wanted to get a game before he wanted to go home. It was lack of opportunity not homesickness that took him back to Adelaide and he and a fit Big K would be a good combo, not to mention the 2 draft picks we gave up for Warnock and the way to high salary he has been getting for playing about ten games a year. We should have paid him on marks, so $100k per contested mark, be a very cheap contract. Suban, Redden, Hannebery Beams, Walters, Shiel, Rory Sloane, Jordan Roughead, ....they were all there waiting to be picked after the #24 we gave up for Warnock. In fact that draft went very deep, even the Blues might have managed a decent pick had we retained pick 24.

Ratts made some awful trading decisions.

Retrospective drafting wooooo!

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dane's trolling again

Its worse than that! Its a trend.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Jacobs was getting a game. He played in the 2010 final against Sydney and then requested a trade home.

And our drafting record suggests that if we had that draft pick which Geelong used to get Chapman we would have done the same thing?

Look guys. The problem is that we forced Sam Jacobs out.
He wanted to stay, but we said hit the road. Go home to your family you red haired scumbag.
He is a superstar. If we had him we may have 17 or more flags.

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I actually think it's deeper than that. I think we're gingerist.

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

we do, we have 22

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"I had to eat"

With all the past players we want for off field roles I've always wondered why Lance doesn't get a gig.
I understand now.

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Now I understand why bluehammer's no longer a mod...

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#DonTheStash

Yes retrospective drafting is very easy, but at the time I didn't want to get Warnock and felt we overinvested in big, one position rucks at the expense of other positions. And have a look at the 2008 draft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_AFL_Draft You could have put the names of picks 24 to 55 on a dart board and have a 2 in 3 chance of getting a decent to very good player. I think it is more about Carlton's mindset of giving up way to much for players form other clubs and performing poorly in the National Draft. And Warnock has only averaged 10 games a year, its not like he stepped straight in as a number 1 ruckman.

Not sure how tin tin has survived so long as your avatar.

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dane's trolling again

You watch. Now Mitch has stopped hiding that filth on top of his bonce and looks like he is actually growing it out he will be straight out the door at the end of the season.

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

To me ihave been saying all year and probs last year as well.Our game plan get ball and boot it like under 10 footy and hope we mark it.I could coach against carlton because we are predictable and very basic. when does pre season start we have to change game plan andtrain to be fitter and stronger .

Half our list couldn't hit the side of a barn........from inside the barn.

Fast, slow, it doesn't matter when half your disposals don't hit the target. We were running at 54% disposal efficiency at one stage. Hilarious that people who get paid hundreds of thousands of $$$ to kick a ball around can't actually do it.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

I've heard rumours the trainers refused to rub Sam Jacobs down.

In twenty years time, we're going to rue ever inadvertently starting the Sam Jacobs Society.

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

Agree Bondi, would have to be one of the best stadiums in the comp.

Leaves Shitihad for dead

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

I still can't fathom what the afl have done for gold coast and GWS ... just giving them blue chip prospects on top of blue chip prospects and at the detriment of every other club.

I remember when Jacksonville in the NFL and Minnesota in the NHL became expansion teams. Each team in the league would nominate a handful of players for the expansion draft. The teams would get compensation draft picks, but not handed the keys to the future just like that.

It's a real dampener on the interest to afl for me at least. In 3 years when it's the suns and giants in every GF for half a decade and everyone else playing for 3rd ... I wonder if the AFL'll regret their decision? Throw in the tv deal and dying attendances and wow, just wow.