I don't care if its only the NAB cup.

I don't care if North had a group of kids playing

I don't care if the game means nothing

I don't care if the commentators (Buckley in particular) kept putting it down to luck (until we were so far in front he just shut up!

I don't care if I only got to see it on a screen.

I don't care if there are stupid rules in the pre-season comp.

I don't care if everyone else disregards this game.

I just don't care 'cos shit it was good to see us win a game. It was good to see delivery into the forward line that was precise. Tackling with spirit. A game plan followed and most importantly an absolute shellacking of North!

It was great to hear the song. It was great to see all the new boys put in (and several of them kick a goal). It was great to see Stevens in Navy Blue - a class act!!!!!!!!!!!

It was great to see Yarran - in fact it was just wondeful to see a Carlton side with pace. We will not be easy beats this year. We will earn respect and shit on any team that treats us without caution.

This club is emerging out of the black tunnel of stagnant thoughts and mindless opportunism and draconian punishments to show them all why we love this glorious jumper with the CFC shining like a pure, white heart.

People, we I back.

And on that I care! Oh how I care!

And as a postscript to me the boy doing a jig in the loungeroom and his Collingwood supporter cousin haviung to shut up and watch Jack leap about like a young Dolphin - well, shit its just nice to have a bloody win.