I can understand the strategy behind recruiting O’Shea.

That is demonstrating a pathway to the AFL from our VFL team - but O’Shea is definitely the wrong choice.

Now we've got a caring and sharing "teaching" coach. All smiles, all about telling the players how good they are, it's all about accentuating the positives. Same result or worse. All the high draft picks and we are just going backwards, why did we get rid of Ratten again?

Of course we will still follow the CFC Cortez.

Like you, my family have supported the club going back generations.

When my children were old enough to understand, I said them that there were 2 things not negotiable with me.

1/ Your education.

2/ You barrack for Carlton.

Caught Paul Roos on the radio earlier today talking about Carlton.
He’s quite positive about Carlton’s future saying that Melbourne went through the same thing when they embraced the draft a few years ago.

Essentially a team of kids with a paper thin midfield was beaten by a full strength team on an unfamiliar dig heap.

Of course we will still follow the CFC Cortez.

Like you, my family have supported the club going back generations.

When my children were old enough to understand, I said them that there were 2 things not negotiable with me.

1/ Your education.

2/ You barrack for Carlton.

Oh Melbourne did the same thing did they.
Thats ok then because Melbourne has won what again

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I can understand the strategy behind recruiting O’Shea.

That is demonstrating a pathway to the AFL from our VFL team - but O’Shea is definitely the wrong choice.

QFT

Our lack of decent 23-26 year olds is telling, and is the area the kids should be able to turn to for guidance and protection.

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Fair enough. Shame they didn't employ that strategy with Kane Lambert

I know this has been mentioned before, but we had 13 players 23 or under playing last night with 10 of those 21 or under.

The other 9 players were:

Kruezer
Casboult
Simpson
Jones
Thomas
Wright
O'Shea
Mullett
E Curnow

Now without being too critical how many of those players would be on any other teams list.
Not many I would think.
Are they all in our best team? No.
The ones that are are closer to the end of their careers that the beginning.
We all know where the age gap problem is 23 to 26.
Only one talented player in that age group. Doc. and he's only 24.
We are still suffering for the pathetic recruiting, drafting and administration of previous years.
Past is past and there is no point dwelling on it.
Can we fix the past?
Of cause we can but as you see it's going to take time.
Can't blame Bolt's or SOS for what they inherited.
One of most important things I see is if we have decided to take a certain path, which I believe we have, and we are confident with that path we must stick to it.
As far as young talent goes our list is in a much, much better state than it was 2 to 3 years ago.
I want success for our club as much as any Blue's supporter and I feel for our younger supporters who have never seen us successful.
I think it's up to us old supporters (62 years for me) to be a bit more positive about our future instead of the constant negativity.
Mind you I do get pissed off sometimes.

Hit nail on head.

It's a problem that will take time to heal.

We have 20 great kids who will peak together in 2-3 years time.

It's obvious we need to recruit some class in the midfield, which can be done in next 2 drafts, but we can't blame the current coaching and recruiting staff for that.

Stick Phat Bluebaggers

Roos will tell you they're in for a dynasty - because of him.

But yeahnah, I'm not thrilled to be on the Demons trajectory atm.