Every time our boys lose they get told publicly that its not their fault. Ok so whos fault is it then?
So now we couldn't have asked for more?
What is that crap?
I reckon the problems are between the ears.

What happens in a players mind when he is absolved of responsibilty week in and week out? What does he think?...does he think I could have done more..we could have won that one..shit Ive had enough of this..stuff it I dont care if I die in the process we are going to win matches even if I have to do it all myself?
I dont think so...and I reckon it dont matter what Pagan and co. say to them the rest of the week its the public excuses that they carry around in their heads.
I reckon that produces uncertain players..that play apologetic football..rather than running round like they own the place. We saw it again yesterday.How many freakin times do we chuck games away that we are in a position to win with coaching moves that fail and awful kicking.
How many more times???

I know all the arguments yes..Young list..development..potential...run out of legs...they were better than us...dont care about the umpires etc etc etc.

I for one no longer believe that or want to hear it. I want to hear how these blokes are good enough and talented enough to win games..cos they are..theyve shown enough for all of us to believe it. I want the players to hear and read that too. I want them to hear how if they put that bit more in then it will happen. I want them to hear how if they dont perform they are dropped. I want them to hear how youth is an advantage not a liability. I want those kids to hear how good they are now not how good they are going to be someday. I want to hear how we are Carlton and we have drawn a line in the sand and we are never ever going to give up...never accept excuses...I want to hear the players talk about how we ARE going to beat teams...not hopefully..or if we are good enough...IVE HAD ENOUGH OF NEGATIVE TALK

Every time our boys lose they get told publicly that its not their fault. Ok so whos fault is it then?
So now we couldn't have asked for more?
What is that crap?
I reckon the problems are between the ears.

What happens in a players mind when he is absolved of responsibilty week in and week out? What does he think?...does he think I could have done more..we could have won that one..shit Ive had enough of this..stuff it I dont care if I die in the process we are going to win matches even if I have to do it all myself?
I dont think so...and I reckon it dont matter what Pagan and co. say to them the rest of the week its the public excuses that they carry around in their heads.
I reckon that produces uncertain players..that play apologetic football..rather than running round like they own the place. We saw it again yesterday.How many freakin times do we chuck games away that we are in a position to win with coaching moves that fail and awful kicking.
How many more times???

I know all the arguments yes..Young list..development..potential...run out of legs...they were better than us...dont care about the umpires etc etc etc.

I for one no longer believe that or want to hear it. I want to hear how these blokes are good enough and talented enough to win games..cos they are..theyve shown enough for all of us to believe it. I want the players to hear and read that too. I want them to hear how if they put that bit more in then it will happen. I want them to hear how if they dont perform they are dropped. I want them to hear how youth is an advantage not a liability. I want those kids to hear how good they are now not how good they are going to be someday. I want to hear how we are Carlton and we have drawn a line in the sand and we are never ever going to give up...never accept excuses...I want to hear the players talk about how we ARE going to beat teams...not hopefully..or if we are good enough...IVE HAD ENOUGH OF NEGATIVE TALK

if walker could kick it would be nice

Dude, he was born to run.

if walker could kick it would be nice

if walker could kick it would be nice

but you cant perform miracles.

we have been in good positions against the saints, lions and now the pies

in the end it was the little bit of experience, little bit of fitness that we dont have.

its as simple as that, our best footy, is up there with anyone in the comp, in patches we play fantastic footy, premiership winning footy, and we have to learn that the gap between our best and our worst is very little.

but all that will come with time.

it will come when we have murphy having done 4 pre-seasons, it will come when we have less than 5 players under the age of 23 taking the field, not the 15 like we do now.

we are a youngest side by a mile.

forget the youngest list, its the players that take the field is what im concerned, with and there is no other side in the comp that has as many players under 23 taking the field week in week out than us, and we are starting to get exposed becuase of this.

we can do well in the first, well in the second, third is usually our best, but we tire in the forth, its the sign of a young team.

I dont want it to happen, i dont want us to fade, but we also have to be realistic about it as well.

look at all the starting 24 for each club, and we would be several years younger than everyclub in the comp. forgot the lists, everyside packs their lists with kids, but very few of those kids get a game for a few years, we dont have the luxury.

i liken our progress too geelong and the bulldogs as i think we have taken a very similair path and over time we too will become like the cats and doggies, but do it better, as is the carlton way.

our best is as good as any in the comp

Walker is doing fine, if we had a few more Walkers we wouldnt be seeng some of the pathetic attempts to contest the football that we are seeing.
Jack Dyer had a theory that you dont put your good players where the ball aint......Walker should be in the middle initiating play instead we have him tagging young Collingwood recruits or playing on oversized KPP like Travis Cloke..
The coaching is pathetic, game plan non existant and a lot of our kids dont have a clue what to do....leadership is also non existant.
Kouta should never have got the extra year and Lance should never have been made captain....

PS Walker has improved his kicking......

but you cant perform miracles.

we have been in good positions against the saints, lions and now the pies

in the end it was the little bit of experience, little bit of fitness that we dont have.

its as simple as that, our best footy, is up there with anyone in the comp, in patches we play fantastic footy, premiership winning footy, and we have to learn that the gap between our best and our worst is very little.

but all that will come with time.

it will come when we have murphy having done 4 pre-seasons, it will come when we have less than 5 players under the age of 23 taking the field, not the 15 like we do now.

we are a youngest side by a mile.

forget the youngest list, its the players that take the field is what im concerned, with and there is no other side in the comp that has as many players under 23 taking the field week in week out than us, and we are starting to get exposed becuase of this.

we can do well in the first, well in the second, third is usually our best, but we tire in the forth, its the sign of a young team.

I dont want it to happen, i dont want us to fade, but we also have to be realistic about it as well.

look at all the starting 24 for each club, and we would be several years younger than everyclub in the comp. forgot the lists, everyside packs their lists with kids, but very few of those kids get a game for a few years, we dont have the luxury.

i liken our progress too geelong and the bulldogs as i think we have taken a very similair path and over time we too will become like the cats and doggies, but do it better, as is the carlton way.

our best is as good as any in the comp

great post