Yep. The club has been transparent about that being its strategy.

I do think we cut a fraction too deep at the end of last season though. O’Shea, Mullett & Shaw were never going to improve our list. I understand the desire to add some players in their mid 20s - and with AFL experience - to our list profile, but they were never going to be upgrades on similar players we let go; eg. Smedts, Boekhorst, Buckley, Sumner & Palmer.

It’s not going to make a difference in the long term, but in the short term I think it would have slightly reduced the lack of synergy/cohesion we’ve seen early this season if we’d retained a couple of those guys instead of picking up O’Shea, Mullett and/or Shaw.

Drafting O’Shea was mystifying. He showed the same attributes that he is showing now in the AFL (hard worker, turnover merchant) in our VFL side last year. Mullett hasn’t stunk the team up quite as much, but what value was their ever going to be in giving 2 spots on our list to players (Mullett & Shaw) delisted by bottom 4 teams?

Keeping 2 or 3 of Smedts, Sumner etc (instead of getting O’Shea, Mullett and/or Shaw) might not have changed the quality of our list - but it might have reduced some of the short term lack of synergy because those guys already knew our system and their teammates.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Is Round 1 not a part of this season?
He said it's the worst start to a season. Thats the total of 5 games, not 1.

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I understand that but how long does it take.
Club annouced a 66 game rebuild in Malthouse last year unbeknown to Malthouse.
That 66 game rebuild then got shifted to when Bolton took over.
Bolton in his presser was saying he is excited to see what the players will do with 100 games under their belt.
So we go from 66 then extend another 22 then add another 100 .
We are talking 8 to 9 years and that's provided it works and players dont leave etc etc .

Don't you think that is a bit rich asking supporters to accept another 5 years of rubbish on the hope that they have it right.

This all goes on and whilst it is happening other clubs are turning players over developing and recruiting as well.
What makes you think we will do it better than them.


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Article from April 2015

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/raising-the-white-flag-to-rebuild-is-just-an-excuse-for-a-clubs-failure/news-story/cbaa6f6bfd6b4fbd27eb424ea1ac9ade



So no, no shifting, it was to start from the trade period at the end of 2015 and the 66 games were to be over 2016/17/18. It was to involve trading middle -age stars like Bryce Gibbs and involved dropping down the ladder over 2016/17/18.

Everything is completely in line with what was leaked in 2015.

You are wrong Sydney Blue, doesn't matter how many times you repeat your fallacies.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-21/carlton-rebuild-sapping-confidence-says-mick-malthouse/6486566


Dont think so Verbs

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The only way you can rebuild once the season has started is if you purposely lose games for draft picks which are not, in any way, counted in those 66 games which were leaked after someone spoke to Silvagni and later confirmed by Trigg. The 66 games started round 1 2016, always did and always will have, so we are still in that 66 game period. It's simple for most people to understand. Obviously not you.

Someone should have told Mick that as the rebuild was announced by MLG at the start of 2015 and MM was instructed to play youth which he refused to do


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Silvagni joined Carlton in November 2014, after the draft was completed. He begun this 66 rebuild as of the 2015 draft. He couldn't possibly have started in 2015 other than to say get rid of so-and-so at season's end, or play youth, neither of which is really rebuilding other than securing the number 1 pick which is the beginning of the rebuild in November 2015. I see you now admit you were wrong and we are still in the 66 game rebuild as it was to take place over 2016/17/18 seasons, meant we would drop down the ladder and trade someone like Gibbs?

Are you someone who complains about your house not having walls and a roof before the foundations have still not been completely laid?

Is that a fact or just your vibe, Syd ?

The idea is to get games into the 2015/16/17 draft picks as a premium.

The 66 game rebuild includes the 2018 draft which supposedly has some high end talent available this year.

The idea is to nail 4 picks per draft if possible.

2015
Weitering
McKay
C Curnow
Cuningham
J Silvagni

2016
Petrevski-Seton
Fisher
Macredie
Polson
Williamson
Kerr

2017
Dow
O'Brien
De Koning
Schumacher
Garlett

2018
Number 1 or 2
Second round
Secound round
Third round

All talented. Not all will make it but 4 x 4 drafts = 16 players of high quality together with Cripps, Docherty, Byrne, Marchbank, Plowman, Pickett, a free agent or two, plus future drafting and trading, it's the way forward. It will take time but the list above has some serious talent.

Is that a fact or just your vibe, Syd ?[/quote]http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/jon-ralph/mick-malthouse-has-to-play-the-kids-at-carlton-to-keep-his-job/news-story/8a941d3027e2416fe3968c9f642a90e0

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Well, if Jon Ralph says so...

Some people have lousy memory.
I am one that doesn't.
MLG announced the rebuild at the start of Micks last year. Mick was pissed and rightly so.
The rebuild time line was shifted 12 months.
It is a moving target .
Bolton in his presser was saying that he players need 100 games.
It is like a job protection racket.

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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/m ... b6d9b31388

Sept 2014 hmm make things up do I

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You have been constantly making up what games the 66 game rebuild includes, though I notice your last few posts have not mentioned anything about the 66 games. You won't be able to find a link which proves the 66 games began before round 1 2016. It began round 1 2016 as has been pointed out to you quite clearly. We are currently at game 49. The good thing is it involves 4 drafts which is 12 to 16 top quality young players brought into the club to lay the foundations of hopefully a sustained period of high quality football.

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/footy-experts/brenton-sanderson-every-club-is-rebuilding/news-story/48f4efb8096eb9ce554cbf8815d046d2

This about sums it up for me

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Seriously, who gives a shit?

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