In the fallout of DP’s sacking and the massive amount of talk that this has generated I have noticed a trend of opinion raising the issue that we will be looking to tank for the rest of the season to ensure the PP and people (mostly non-Carlton!) imploring that the AFL perhaps investigate or punish us for such conduct (if it could be proven). It is very irritating!
It seems that some are whinging that now that Carlton appears to be in a position to perhaps benefit from the current PP rules and get pick 1 and perhaps can’t or won’t have a chance to win their remaining games that the spotlight should be turned on our performances, team selection and list management approach to perhaps identify any evidence of deliberate tanking. It is ironic that now that we have this suspicion placed upon us that the people are imploring that the AFL’s focus should magnify like never before on our every move.
There was no evidence of this type of cynicism and concern when the filth booked in up to half a dozen of their 1st team players into season ending surgery 8 weeks out from round 22 in 2005, as did the dawks that year ending in both clubs acquiring PP selection in that years draft. In fact their behaviour was that questionable and surrounded in scepticism that the AFL felt right to modify the PP rules the following year to try and avert that type of managerial decision making. The dogs also reverted to a youth selection policy late 2004/5 (?) when they refused to select older age players who had form in the 2’s as they tried to sort through their kids in the last remaining games. It almost led to the case ending in the courts. No outcry then. Now that we might be looking at our kids in the remaining games we are somehow breaching rules and should be almost investigated.
It is laughable yet infuriating
We not only don’t need to tank as we are simply not good enough, however, our every move should not now be subject to intense scrutiny because we are somehow going to benefit from the draft system that is designed to support poor teams. This type of talk has started now. Watch how bad it gets as the losses keep accumulating!
