The comments re: Ellard's skills are interesting.

I sat up when he hit a few targets yesterday in the last quarter. One of them, a raking right footer down the wing on the Southern Stand side, was sublime. His clearance from the middle, also, was very nice.

I'd not seen a lot of him before the last couple weeks, but I've been pleasantly surprised with his skills. He missed a couple targets last week by overhitting his kicks, but yesterday I thought he used it well.

As for other moves... Walker play forward, Yarran on a wing... That's all I got at the moment.

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Carlton 2012: Lets remind them why they once feared the Dark.

Apparently the Bullants kicked 2 goals for the whole game! No goal kickers to be found there.

Yeah even I've lost my faith that we will thrash them. Going to stay home and hide this Friday night I think.

Well..........

I'm gonna take my girlfriend out for a 'date night'.

Maybe try that new Ice Skating rink down at docklands, then stroll along the river, hit up a nice wine bar (hopefully a quiet one with a fireplace), followed by dinner / dancing.............. and lots and lots of sex.


Just try and beat that Carlton.................. I Dare ya!

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

You forgot a trip to the TAB.

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"GIBBS."

I wont be forgetting that!

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Actually pulled that quote down from their Facebook service, but there you go. Still puts it at either a grade 1 or 2 strain depending on how you take the wording.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
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Bring in the Chief.........
has more passion for the club then majority of saturdays line up put together.

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The climbing has alread began

Seriously, does anyone take any notice of the bullshit that comes from the club regarding injuries?
You're wasting your time. (It's all a BIG secret)

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Let's just hope it is just a strain and he's right to go this Friday.

If he's on the track this week he's one week out at most. It's as simple as that. You can't hide that kind of injury.

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

Bet the MC wish T-Bird was playing on Saturday because he would have been certain to be dropped for Friday night.

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Delulio is a member of TISM

I'm comming to Melb for the game and brining the kids.

I booked it all 6 weeks ago.

Seemed like a good idea at the time.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

The scum play a brand of football way too complex for our boys to come to terms with....we would need Einstein to come in and assist Ratts in the box for this one....

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"Truth, for the tyrants, is the most terrible and cruel of all bindings; it is like an incandescent iron falling across their chests. And it is even more agonizing than hot iron, for that only burns the flesh, while truth burns its way into the soul"     — Lauro Aguirre

But we say that every time we play these cauliflower. Our mentally weak pansies won't turn up...they're an embarassment

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However, major damage has been inflicted to the chest area of the Carlton Faithful, and they may need some time to recover.

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Assuming Houlihan is ready (nothing to base that assumption on...):

In: Robinson, Houlihan, Armfield, Thornton (maybe)

Out: Carrazzo, Joseph, Scotland, Henderson (maybe)

Not sure if Thornton has done enough to come in but he may if Henderson gets dropped for not doing enough in the seniors. If so, Thornton goes back, Waite forward to take Henderson's spot.

Scotland may win a reprieve b/c we could use his run against Ess...
Would also be tempted to bring in Hadley but he may not make it b/c too slow for the Dons (depends on how much emphasis the MC puts on going in hard).

I'd put a direct & frank challenge to murphy, gibbs, henderson to attack the contest stupid hard!
Would keep rotating the 3 amigos through the middle - betts especially has a knack for winning contested ball in traffic.
We also have to play smart - hold them up, not have 2-3players attacking the same guy, leaving their men open when the ball (inevitably) spills free... tapping to advantage rather than always trying to pick the ball up & getting caught. focus on keeping our feet at all costs. (too many players act like if they fall over, it shows how hard they've gone... another area of soft & weak.

Also, we simply MUST harden the hell up!!!
- gut busting running - multiple MULTIPLE leads (commentators picked up on this during the Coll match - called us soft for not multiple leading), NEVER stop chasing, run to space/create space for others, run to block/shepherd
- go in HARD, tackle like our lives depend on it
- go man on man, i reckon. we're clearly too dumb to play zone football.

We'll probably win. And then congratulate ourselves for making the 8 b/c the teams around us are eve worse.
Need a full, PROFESSIONAL, review of all aspects of the club at season's end. Should be starting now, actually. Like Geelong 2006. I suspect we'll identify 'hot spots' with some players, some assistant coaches, the head coach, development, training, psychology.
we've got too many amateurs thinking a new title automatically grants expertise. and a high salary is reward enough.

He most likely won't be on the list next year but who cares. Maybe he can inspire some players around him.

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Koperek.

OUT
Carlton Supporters (gravely ill with diarrhoea)
WE ARE SICK TO DEATH OF THIS SOFT SHIT

Sort it out before we lose our minds. Give Gibbs and Murph ONE LAST CHANCE. If they don't take it, its Bullants for the rest of the year.

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Scotland rolled his ankle on the weekend, so when he went missing, it's because he actually went missing. Was a nasty looking roll too, so good on him for playing through.

Hadley doesn't go in hard enough for his role either.

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