Rohan Connolly reckons we're back

George Harris · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:36 am

Blue Chip...

http://www.realfooty.com.au/articles/20 ... 42268.html

The Duke · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:59 am

That's nice

Can't wait to take his bummers apart this week :twisted:

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we're gonna get the #1 draft pick thing come up all over the joint. Here's the thing, we've got 5 rookies and even more PSD picks playing yesterday. Not to mention the 4th and 5th rounders.

Rookies
Carrotts
Thornton
Jammo
AB
Setant

PSD
Cloke
Eddie
Stevo :lol:

They had
Fraser - #1
Didak - #3
Show pony - #2
Squib - #4

Their problem is their depth. If they keep working on it, who knows, they might be an okay side..... with time

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camel · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:02 am

Was very pleasing to read Connolly acknowledging our lesser lights.

Wojee · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:17 am **Posts:** 35135

We're not back yet, but we've called the taxi.

AGRO · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:21 am

All of a sudden these jokers are going to realize that all the fun they have had bagging us for 6 years is going to bite them on the bum - when they realize that we have 40,000 members and that 80,000 people just dont turn up to the MCG to see The Filth.

Then they are going to start having to do some research into our lesser lights like Denis Armfield and have to start working out that Russell is his surname not his first name. :roll:

Connolly hasn't been the most vitriolic of the media over the past 6 years - but he has enjoyed sticking the boots in on more than one occassion - will certainly enjoy a bit of payback this week. :twisted:

cj69 · **Joined:** Mon May 14, 2007 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2098

Not back quite yet! There will still be some ups and downs and we have a hard run home. But the future looks bright!

The improving depth in our list excites me. Add a few more draft picks and maybe another 'big fish' and the next couple of years will be enjoyable.

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

Wojee wrote:

We're not back yet, but we've called the taxi.

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10613

I have known Connolly for a while and I can tell you he has a great admiration for Carlton even though he supports Essendon* and finds it hard to acknowledge at times. :lol:

bluehammer · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:25 am

He's a pretty balanced journo...

but I think he may have left early in 1999

Rohan Connolly wrote:

It's been a while, perhaps grand final day 1995, since the strains of We Are the Navy Blues have been belted out with as much gusto, passion and volume as they were at the MCG when the final siren sounded yesterday.

er... 99?

The Duke · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:28 am

The respect has been beaten into him.

He use to cane us when we were challenging Essendon*, and then again when we went through our drought. Now his mob are struggling, it would seem like sour grapes if he didn't jump on board.

AIRCAV · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:18 pm

spot on AGRO.

When tossers give me heaps about all our low draft picks, I just reply "well, you had your fun laughing at us for five years. This is the price you pay for all that laughter"

BluesRockMyWorld · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:43 pm **Posts:** 1351

The recent comments made by Williams and Malthouse along the lines of Carlton being blessed with No. 1 or high draft picks has been laughable to me.

At the very least Conolly in this article has been able to assess our improved performances more objectively:

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Gutsy efforts all, with contributions coming across the board. And in the process providing plenty of evidence that Carlton's revival isn't simply about the draft benefits of finishing on or near the bottom of ladder several years in a row.

and this

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It doesn't do the Blues justice. Sure, Marc Murphy and Matthew Kreuzer were among their best yesterday, but so were Brendan Fevola, Heath Scotland and Cameron Cloke.

Fevola was picked at No. 38 in the 1998 national draft, hardly a gold-plated selection. And while he may have proved a goalkicking genius, Carlton has spent a good decade nurturing him, forgiving him and showing patience above and beyond what many other clubs might have.

Scotland and Cloke were Collingwood cast-offs, the midfielder traded for a No. 35 draft pick, the ruckman picked up by the Blues at the pre-season draft. Best-and-fairest winner Andrew Carrazzo was a rookie, Adam Bentick, Bret Thornton and Simon Wiggins hardly blue-chip stock, either.

IMO The blues wins this season have not been based on the sole performance of our "large" no. of high draft picks but more as a result of a collective improvement of the team across the board. The fact that we have a few high draft pick players who are in the process of becomming stars is a moot point. As we all know, just because you take a player early in the draft that does not guarantee you success.

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

BluesRockMyWorld wrote:

As we all know, just because you take a player early in the draft that does not guarantee you success.

Poor Livo... :cry:

The Duke · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:51 pm

Kaptain Kouta wrote:

BluesRockMyWorld wrote:

As we all know, just because you take a player early in the draft that does not guarantee you success.

Poor Livo... :cry:

Mind you, I reckon we got the better of the pick 4 for Hammil trade

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Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

The Duke wrote:

Kaptain Kouta wrote:

BluesRockMyWorld wrote:

As we all know, just because you take a player early in the draft that does not guarantee you success.

Poor Livo... :cry:

Mind you, I reckon we got the better of the pick 4 for Hammil trade

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Fair point. :lol:

bluehammer · **Posted:** Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:55 pm

We got Cranage too didn't we.

WIN

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