http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... 7364179166

I LOVE the Carlton Football Club. Having admitted that, I’m not oblivious to its failings. My earliest VFL memory is sitting on the wing at Princes Park every second weekend; my greatest was watching the Blues defeat Collingwood in the 1979 Grand Final.

Fast-forward to 2015, however, and Carlton is on its knees. Losses are mounting and players wearing the famous navy guernsey lack confidence in their ability. The AFL doesn’t want one of its Melbourne-based power clubs to become the competition’s easybeats.

Here is the road map to resurrect Carlton’s fortunes. First, all Blues supporters need to understand that even if every club in the AFL plays to the very best of its ability, one team will finish top of the ladder while another ends up on the bottom. Footy is a “zero-sum game”: for every winner there must be a loser.

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

ALL HAIL CAESAR ELLIOTT

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Something most of the media are missing is the supporters aren't protesting our on field stuff and being bottom of the ladder.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Is this Tom making his first move?

Watch what happens if he runs and mark blocks him in his role as the independent whatever whatever.
Personally I dont think he will.. But I hope he does

I'd want to know who's with him

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Of course but that's because he's in total self preservation as ate all senior players.

Having said that I don't want the emphasis on the players.. Even if football is what most people understand.
Were spoilt here... We know more about the behind the scenes than most people.
It's crucial people see beyond the football to go forward..

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a TC QandA on the cards maybe... ?

They love the q and a segment around election time.
It's called engagement of the masses.
They love to get our blessing

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He won't block him, but they won't endorse him: almost all of the experience he brings is inferior to incumbents beyond his media work, which of late leaves him looking like our own version of John Laws...

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

So he's the best at media.. But the fruit seller is better qualified at what exactly jim?
Failed raids on hawthorn?
Shooting off his mouth?
Bringing his best mate to the club?
Signing up and then pushing out an employee?
Then paying him out?

How can be not be approved by the independent mark guy?
Which comes back to what we were arguing about when id banned...
It's a tool

Why endorse or not endorse?
Why not let the democratically elected process by the members who vote decide?
Fortress Carlton!

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No endorsement doesn't stop him from putting his name in the hat, it just means they think he's surplus to current needs at board level.

But I look forward to reading your reply which completely obfuscates this point using half-cocked metaphors

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

OK but it can influence.
The independent review committee dont endorse him as a worthwhile board member..
But what we have dont need an endorsement.
Basically it's a deterrent so people don't do it if they don't want you... And instead people get invited on as those they process as handy to themselves.

Laughable

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Agreed Synbad.

"Inferior", WTF. Are you across what he does outside of media, Jim?

Jim's across everything BC.

Don't you know about Googly-Wiki?

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Of course I know about that googlapedia thingy...sheesh.

His Herald Sun column is a laugh a minute. Apparently the three key instruments of improving Victorian roads are:

1. Rail service to Tullamarine Airport
2. Uber
3. Automated electric cars

He seems very innovative and in touch with modern solutions... when can we cede power to our new Caesar? I wish not to think for myself, but hand over my belongings to Tom, who will never manipulate my good will for his own financial gain

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Mike Fitzpatrick is not out of the question. He only has a year or 2 left as Afl chairman