Headcutter wrote:
Rob's Rant........
Just let me start by saying I tipped Essendon** and I was confident that Carlton would stumble. Most people called me a pessimist but I made my decision based on past experiences and logic - This was the absolute perfect stage for Carlton to display all its frailties; Everything to play for, carrying the weight of expectation, playing against a side on their knees and just to top it off throw in excessive backslapping from a win the previous week. Really it was like the perfect storm!......and sure enough Carlton lived up to my expectations.
I could write a scathing review about how missed shots at goals cost us but even a football novice would realise that kicking 9.22 is inexcusable at any level of football.
I could tell you that more often than not if you waste opportunities it will come back to bight you but hey we saw that in round 11 when we lost to Essendon**.
I could tell you that our list is not good enough but that just gets repetitive.
I could say that 20 tackles in a half of footy and 50 for an entire match is insipid and reflective of a poor work ethic but I don't want to bore you.
Tonight was the night that Carlton broke my heart. They have done it many times over the past few decades but tonight was different........Tonight they made me loath the club. Tonight they made me ashamed and angry in fact they may have broken my heart for the last time.
As I write this rant I am NOT upset. I could not give a stuff whether we played finals or not. 2013 has been a shambolic disaster from round 1 and had we snuck into the 8 on some technicality we would go down as a side that was merely making up the numbers and possibly the worst side to play finals since the inception of the 8.
Honestly I am not upset. I am angry!!!!!
I am angry at the culture that has become so ingrained in this once proud club. I am angry at the complete and utter lack of leadership at every level throughout the club. I am angry that when things are tough our immediate response is to look for someone else to fix it. - Off filed we looked for Pratt to save us. In the coaching box we looked for Mick, On field we only look for Juddy. How about for the first time in a nearly 2 decades we actually look at every bloody player to provide some F*&#king leadership!!! You dont have to be the biggest star to be a leader.... Have a look at what Simmo does he is now our only leader.
How about instead of looking for the cheap handball over the top or easy ball out the back of the pack, or look away handball how about we actually say "I am going to do my bit to drag this club to a victory".
I have heard Malthouse talk about our poor goal kicking half a dozen times this year on top of the dozen times Ratten mentioned it in the previous few year yet nothing has changed - why is that??? I will tell you exactly why..... its not technique, it is that the players are so mentally weak that half the time they have talked themselves out of it before they even kick the ball.
This club can spend all the money they want on altitude training, high performance coaches, rehab facilities etc... BUT the simple fact is until the culture changes in the club it is all just a waste of time and money. The only way to change culture is to be ruthless and turnover at least a dozen or more players and not just the second tier players. A strong message must be sent to every player that it is "all in every week" not just when things are running smoothly. Turnover the assistant coaches that have been there for too long (Capuano, Barker, Brown etc..). For Carlton to develop the hard edge its not about wasted money on bonding sessions or pointless meetings with "leading teams" It is about filling the club with people who have the right leadership qualities and work ethic.
Carlton I will never give up on you and you will always be part of me but tonight you broke my heart because you are a DISHONEST team and to get me back is going to take more than some catchy slogan like "I AM CARLTON" because after what you have dished up this season that is nothing to be proud of.
GO BLUES
P.S. Kade Simpson you were an absolute star tonight form start to finish and never abandoned the sinking ship.
Agree 100%, I am sick of the crap culture around the club, from the president to the rookie players, the culture right now is crap and we need a clean-out and attitude change starting from the president and the farce of a board that we have right down to the players.
I think we havea the core of a good list, we don't need to start from ground zero there, but until we sort out the club leadership and vision we will just be a mediocre club.
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