We’ll win comfortably , Suns have an enormous injury list and are demoralized , directionless and very inexperienced set up , really not t in a good place , the AFL have a real doozy on their hands.
Teaugy and the boys will be aggressively challenge from next week onwards, aganist Crows , Eagles, Tigers and Cats.

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I suspect his manager will be advising that a 1 year contract could be a poison chalice as a bad run of injuries to key players could mean no extension and very few get a second chance.

Further from a club point of view it shows that we don't have a clear direction of where we are heading, can't make strong decisions and don't back our coach to do the job.

Good luck getting free agents and sponsors to the club[/quote]

Don’t offer him a one year contract, offer him employment with no term just like with Bolton.

I agree that this GC game is very important re Teague's chances of getting the gig full time.
But, history tells us Ratts had 6 games left to navigate when he took over from Denis.
Didn't win any !!!
But still got the gig at season's end.
Where that points now to IHNFI.
But as I'm now in the Teague camp I hope like hell we win this.

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Wasn’t Ratts measured on ‘losing’ to get the job and a high draft pick?

That was us last year and we didn't get any sympathy from the AFL or greater community. Self inflicted apparently.
They're doing exactly what we did with our rebuild and now everyone feels sorry for them. Very confusing.

Not really. GC suns are cobbled together with "blu-tack and gaffer tape". There is no history or massive supporter base that will sustain the club. When we become successful again, and we will, we will clearly be in the top 4 clubs in terms of supporters and revenue as a result. They will need constant surveillance and assistance in order to survive, let alone thrive.

I would go as far to as to say that if Sydney were ever to bottom out their supporters would leave them in droves. There is not much holding all of these Northern clubs together, other than the AFL. Not that I feel sorry for them, but they are in a bind. At least we have a passionate base behind us.

Yes as far as "off field" performance and position you are correct.

They have a pretty obvious off field solution but the AFL would have to swallow some pride first. They could merge with the Sharks and become the Gold Coast Sharks.

Sounds like a bad deal for the Sharks.

People talk about the Sharks a lot but the membership is for cheap food and beverages like a leagues club.

They do have a much better name though.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2019 ... cks-deluca

Honesty is always a breath of fresh air mixed with some genuine civility.

Regards Cazzesman

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According to an earlier article: Carlton’s selection panel consists of CEO Cain Liddle, footy boss Brad Lloyd, football director Chris Judd and board member David Campbell.

Does anyone know who was on the selection panel that chose Bolton? (or Mick for that matter).

As I remember for Bolton

Ken Sheldon
Ange Postecoglou

we’re two of the five - can’t remember the other three off the top of my head.

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I think I have my first coach's crush.
I mean by that, I love the way he goes about it.

do the job and you'll stay in the team.

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Mick was Sticks and Swanny, at least, if there was anyone else they were wasting their time, unless their surname was Mathieson.

Bolts was Trigg, Postecoglou, Judd and Sheldon. (ref)

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Campbell
Trigg
Sheldon
Judd
Postecoglou

Larry, Curly and Mo

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

The biggest improvement for us will be spending enough on the coaching staff to push above the tax threshold.

If it is to be Teague, he won't have the luxuries afforded to the likes of Hardwick & Buckley, or the small market loyalty enjoyed by Chris Scott. But, an appropriate war chest will at least give him a fighting chance.

Long gone are the days when assistants would turn up for next to nothing, just to have Sheedy, Malthouse, Roos, Eade, Pagan, etc on their resume.

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oh' the roads we have travelled

Shit move by Brett Ratten to put his hand up for the Carlton job, when he is the Saints caretaker coach.

If David Teague put his hand up and expressed interest in the Norf or Stains job, I would be livid.

As a senior coach, I feel Ratten had too many control freak qualities to Bolton, I don't want him back,for love nor money.

As much shit as Ross Lyon cops , at least he does seem to delegate to his assistant coaches at times.

I reckon Lyon will get the job tbh, and I am fine with that.

No problem with it. He is playing the political game.

No problem if Teague did it either.

They are fill in coaches.

Teague again impressed me with how he spoke to the team re. Deluca’s Debut. He seems like a non-authoritarian leader, essentially a true leader, rather than a micro manager. Plus his CV is fantastic.