It took Carlton over 23 years to win 1938 flag and 21 years to win 1968 flag and that was the VFL,with the AFL being twice as hard and all the loss of draft picks and the worst history of the club,this decade our last flag was 1995 and looking at those both tough times our next flag could be year 2013 if we take 18 years.23,21,18.

So finals in year 2009 or 2010.

Bryce Gibbs will be 24 years old
Shaun Hampson 25
Mark Austin 24
Clinton Benjamin 25
Joe Anderson 25
Marc Murphy 26
Josk Kennedy 26
Paul Bower 25
Jake Edwards 25
Andrew Walker 27
Shaun Grigg 25
Brett Thornton 30
Luke blackwell 27
Brad Fisher 29
Jarrad Waite 30
Asaike Ohailpin 28
Kade Simpson 29
Craig Flint 26
Brendan Fevola 32
Setanta Ohailipin 30
Jordan Russell 27
Adam Hartlett 27

It all depends how we go this season!!!

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I agree playing the kids 2 years straight after probably playing last year that equals 3 years to make the finals maybe 4 if you count the 2 years as wooden spoons so 2009 finals you would think and a flag possible with at least 7 years in the top 8 or more. I still think we are way back to other clubs but securing Judd would probably put us with a chance next year depending who we lose for him.

I'll be suprised if we turned it around and made the finals this season,there still not enough experience with the kids playing and the experience players are rather ok at the best of times,we probably expected more but we did come last last year and probably thought being on the bottom so long we are on our way but realistically the team has only being playing for a couple of seasons settled a bit,the other years were wasted with Mick Martyn and other players who never were going to put us in a position in the 8.

Some of those names wont be there........

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Really? Never would of guessed.

Of course I think we might manage to draft one or two players over the next five years to replace those who don't make it... just one or two

This all assumes that they will be
a) still playing for CFC
b) still playing at all
You could probably rule out the 30+ year olds (17,25,30,32) on the basis of (b) and, for mine, you could probably also rule out all of 1-8 (most of them on the basis of (a) but one, #8, on the basis of (b)).

With the way the guys have been playing recently, a couple more draft picks seems to be on the cards (as Andain said). Any ideas who the top Draft Picks are most likely to be this year?

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[Sam Jacobs] looks like a 7' Lance Whitnall, and [Mitch Robinson] looks like a 4' Lance Whitnall
(The SEN team during the Carlton v Cats 2009 pre-season match)

What, no Lance?

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That's like saying Myers may have a bit less stock after it's Boxing Day Sale.

Whitnall will be the oldest player at the club.

i think we'll be ready to win a premiership in 2011 at the earliest and the list we have now could probably keep us in contention for a premiership up until about 2016.

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You may all live to discover that our football future isnt as bad as you think.

Carlton will win another flag with a very young team and a young coach.

The coach at this time is in his first year as a coach at afl level.

An old coach watches proceedings from the stand, satisfied that although he isnt there, he is happy that he put the building blocks in place for a totally unexpected, but glorious premiership victory.

Unfortunately however, this football triumph occurs during a difficult time - a rather frightening war is occurring in the world at this time. This war is I believe a prelude to a much larger world war which lasts for most of the next decade.

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My Blue Heaven

SOS?

At this point I believe that the triumphant coach is to be Brett Ratten.

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No, Michael Mansfield.

in '08?

Sooner..? I love ratts.

Won't happen.

Wallace has already booked in a Richmond dynasty from 2011, so we'll have to get in line for the 2019 flag.

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Congratulations CK95

What War is that,War of The Worlds,lol

Yeh that true some won't be there but i just made a list of players that could be with their rather young age even Nick Stevens could be in it, he would be only 33 if he was still fit enough and probably ending his last season.

No Goddard

i wanna see a photo of that flag side....

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