dannyboy wrote:
Navy One wrote:
dannyboy wrote:
hang on Brisbane have made significant changes addressing list needs continually - to me this has been Carlton's issue (well one of them) they havet hought the side needs "tweaking" (or worse, we have the side now change the coach) not addressing significant issues - great clubs bite the bullet and address the issues - I finally feel like we may have done that!
Back in the day Danny, as you well know, we were very good at topping up or tweaking the list to continue the path to Glory. A few examples are Perovic, Wells, Rhys-Jones, Williams, Spalding .....
back in the day was 30 years ago!
we need to move into this day!
Parkin did let the genie out of the bag - it was his skill.
I think most coaches actually would back their players with only occasional tweaks that's why you need strong administrators around them to make hard choices so the coach can continue to back his players while the club makes the changes. I think for 30 years our club has been weak in that sup[port. all coaches need - for the club to make the hard calls - whether that be at the end of the season or even week to week with team selection.
Hit nail on head. Better late than never never.
The wake up call we needed. Typically the panic stricken, shell shocked supporters could only join the media hysteria and blame the coach this year coz the rest of the club’s shit doesn’t stink, when in fact, when you looked closer ,and apart from injury, internally you could see some of the lame efforts from highly paid players, whose managers wagged them, did not encourage a beast to play in unison with the rest of the team, to encourage aggression and power of the mind to win. Instead some players had marketing, retirement and power agendas leading them.
The first decade of the new millennia, we were shell shocked: the Stockholm variety. We did think the Meesiah, a great coach would fix things, but the list had aged and the tail did wag the dog. Bradley SOS and Camo held the club to ransom, and SOS did since we bowed to his demands threatening to go to the Hawks in the mid 80’s.
The next decade, we lo9ked for another Messiah, Judd, to lead the highly prized No 1 picks, but took a long time to wake up from that dream, and left it to a novice from nepotism baby GWS as The Messiah to fix the list for sustained success. What was said to only take 66 games, never eventuated. Just because SOS said it would take 66 days doesn’t mean he will. That’s politics. He didn’t have a track record. He was the Messiah. More like Judas. He was allowed to serve out his contract. Never was sacked. But the thing the club freaked out with was that he would deliberately sabotage the list in spite and wasn’t allowed to control selections. We dodged an another bullet not reconstructing him.
This decade we have no excuses. Nevertheless some continued the hysteria generated by the click addicted media and blamed Old Carlton, the Board, the S&G , the List Manager, the coach and never was the character of SOS selections questioned. We didn’t change the list enough to keep improving and let the entitled wag the club and mislead the supporters, because SOS said his List would give us sustained success.
It has taken half a decade to realise we must look outside for the best performers: Cook Wright Davies, and question the commitment and character of the players. I’ve heard from a player, not long on the list, how entitled a few players were, and they were called out. Now those players are gone or on the periphery. We hold the cards, and players and their managers have been read the riot act. If you want to deal with Carlton, do it with respect. We are a giant who provided giant marketing opportunities for its players. Take it, and play to win for the jumper it fk off and look for someone else’s bank account for your retirement.
Ironically, we are still looking over our shoulder to see what Judas, SOS may do to ruin Carlton moreso than help Saints, such is the weirdness of this guy ( nothing like Serge) targeting our KPs TDK and SOS, and possibly calling out Deans name at pick 5 when he’s a pick 15.
Against that backdrop, we have identified and weeded out the traitors.Players! We are witnessing the new Carlton. It started before Wright came, but he’s just laid it bare, and written the law for fairness, t
Honour the jumper and success: Finals AND Flags.
Our window will be kicked open regardless of what the Stockholm damaged nervous Nellie’s think. Nothing will be good enough for them till we win a flag. Therefore they won’t enjoy the ride towards that elusive 17th flag. Why not enjoy the ride of hope, and give the club and Voss a chance with this newfound mindset, standard, youth, and existing stars. Every trade this year will serve a purpose, at the very least give us depth.
Things can change pretty quick. Don’t believe they can’t. Have a look at recent history. Teams bottom 4 jump to Finals and Flags. Only Cats have kept their ship steady. But there’s reasons beyond the rules working for them.
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