Great to see that jumper on the MCG again. It just belongs there.
Wooden spooner ...Carlton........57000 members....... 85000 attend home game at MCG on a school night.
Grand Finalist....... Coll'wood.....70000 members........78000 attend home game at MCG on a Friday night
Finalist................Melbourne....49000 members.........38000 attend home game at MCG on a Saturday arvo
2017 GF..............Adelaide.......60000 members.........50000 attend home game at AO on a saturday arvo
Umpires and AFL should show more respect for the jumper and their supporter base.
Make no mistake, Carlton is the sleeping giant.
Umpires failed to honour blatant free kicks to Carlton that resulted in Tigers goals.
That's the difference I saw.
Sure the Blues could have started with more vigour in the first quarter but lets be mindful, despite taking some time to get going in the first quarter:
Tigers kicked one goal from good play by them
Tigers kicked one goal from a clanger by Carlton on the last line
Tigers kicked 3 goals when umpires failed to pay obvious free kicks to Carlton prior.
There you go 5 goals head start.
That's the final margin.
You don't have to be Einstein to work out what happened.
I thought the young Blues looked a year or 2 away from hitting their straps but there's no doubt we have a list that will only get better.
I haven't looked at the comparison of interchanges, but some of our young kids laboured towards the end of quarters. No need to name them.
This was no honourable loss.
This was a sign of what is to come.
IF Charlie's fortunes changed a little we would have been right in it.
That will change too.
The signs that the players are gelling are there. 6 new faces. 13 changes from last game.
That fight back in the 2nd and 3rd quarters gave everyone belief the young Blues were going to roll the Tigers.
Don't forget that feeling. That's what I'm hearing from non Carlton and Tigers footy fans.
Nankervis 3 goals....FMD.
McKay clearly took the mark before Rance went down with a knee. That was the booing. Umpires
We would have been only 7 points down with momentum if the umpires did their job properly.
Go Bluebaggers.
I am expecting a good year ahead.