It would appear that Bolton is trying his best to work 'professionally' (except when playing players who are clearly out of form, simply so they reach a milestone).



And remember, talk is cheap.


What I'm surprised with, is how many AFL supporters think that it has been a good year for Carlton.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

What has baffled me for years, and it was apparent again today.

Why in the @#$%&! are we never ON when we're playing this mob? Why do they always expect to waltz in and leave with the 4 points with little effort? Have they @#$%&! learned ANYTHING from the past few years???

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

These are not mutually exclusive. We can be pleased with the win/loss outcome for the seeason but still be displeased with the effort and pressure the Blues produced against Brisbane and Essendon*.

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I will always love this club, no matter what. But I ride the roller coaster like I'm in the front seat and the losses really hurt.

We can also be displeased with both.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Maybe a few players know they are being shopped around and their mental states are not right for high performance football.

Our inside fifties set up goals for them. It has been a feature in a few of our losses this year. I am sure the oppo coach knows what he is doing and is more concerned by the type of inside 50 and not the number itself.

Our system seems to be picked apart reasonably easy by teams doing the hunting.

I think 8-10 years is catastrophizing. We brought in 5 new draft picks last year in Weiters, McKay, Curnow, Richie, and SoJ. Plus the extras we traded for. For arguments sake, we could say Wright and Ploughman have been successful. That's 7 new additions to the list. I would suggest Sumner has something too but we'll stick with 7. So based on last trade/draft period, if were to do similar this year, and the end of next season, we will have 21 new players....if we believed that the whole list had to go, that is. If we consider that we'll be keeping players like Docherty, Murphy, Cripps etc, then the whole list will be completely replaced by the end of 2017. While I don't expect we'll be playing for a premiership in 2018, its a stretch to suggest that we won't be good until 2024-2026 when players like Weitering and Cripps will be past their prime anyway.

I expect that this is what they were looking at when they projected 3 years for the reset. If this was year 1, we'd be playing 2019 with a completely rebuilt list that probably has a serious Free Agent from the 2018 trade period. I know next year will be frustrating at times, but it's going to be like the first proper year I'll get to see C.Curnow and McKay, and I'm really excited about that. Two forward targets....and a pre-season and some kilo's into SoJ....Enough to get me renewing my membership right now. That's before I even see what we pickup in the draft/trade period this year.

GO BLUES

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I will always love this club, no matter what. But I ride the roller coaster like I'm in the front seat and the losses really hurt.

The vision in the rooms (see Docherty post game interview) left me disenchanted.

Few of the players seemed to be having a jolly old time. Didn't look like there was much hurt.

We hate the Hodge/Lewis sniper types.....but they are exactly what we need. Footballers who give a shit and hate losing.

On the bright side, at least we go out embarrassed with our tail between our legs.. there can be no complacency or delusions.

At least I hope the players are embarrassed.

Yeah, I got a definite "Time for a holiday" vibe from that. Something tells me the players will forget about this very quickly and not learn a @#$%&! thing from the experience.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Please tell me Thomas retires on 200. Surely he's own pride tells him it's over.
Running out each week on 700k and producing that must be shameful.

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I support the Navy Blues whatever happens!

I had the feeling from the steely post match interview opening statement by Bolton that this will not be forgotten by anybody.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

Why the hell were they in the team anyway?

When was the last time Thomas played a good game? Round 5?

At least Everitt has the odd good game in between all the average ones.

The coaching staff should shoulder some of the blame for choosing Thomas over and over again.

Perhaps they are contractually obliged to play him in order for him to get his astronomical salary.

Guess we'll have to wait for the book.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

It is the lowest ebb since the last low ebb.
The AFL will ensure Essendon* is competitive next year (Who knows what contractual arrangements are being done behind closed doors under the threat of legal action from players) so their "salary cap" is it clear what is happening?

I doubt Essendon* will be near the bottom of the ladder next year. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to give some real pain to Essendon* (Even more than the 1999 preliminary final) and instead Carlton once again doesn't know how to win a game when they are "favourites".
Inexperience is a viable excuse for a young team, but when you select Thomas and other duds one should expect a humiliating loss.

Our structures where all wrong. How many times did we win the ball and have no one to kick too? How many games have we won with this setup? BB knew what he was doing...

What is going through the minds of the coaches and players could be two completely different things.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Yep since the our great comeback win inspired by Fev in 2007 I can only think of 2 matches against this mob where we have been ON. One was the final in 2011 and the other was the 2nd time we played them in 2012.

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I'm not sure this "not being ON" problem is limited to Essendon*. Last year it was every game except Barker's first couple. This year it was Essendon* x2, St Kilda x2, Brisbane, and maybe one or two others. I guess this is called a step forward.