Yep.

I see next years excuses are already being wheeled out.

No midfield depth , no cap space, development .

All I can say is thank god almighty MM has seen the light and realized we need more mids and he failed in his attempt to get Cloke.

What a flower disaster that would have been . $1.0m a season for a target we can't get too.

Hopefully this year mick can.
Start before November
Not do a book tour
remember who the players are.
Get some decent assistants
Get some hunger into his team.

We may even be able to win the games we should then.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

nah..let's wait another year before we sakc him.

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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.”

All of that and he has to work on setting an example in the coaches box. Those tantrums and bottle bashing episodes are not setting much of an example.
Stay calm and stick to the process Mick just like we expect the players to do. You are no good to anyone carrying on like a pork chop.

Clarkson is the biggest wanker in the box and out of it, seems to work just fine for the Dawkers.

He is pretty calm through games though. Put his hand through a wall once but even that was at the end of a game.

Don't take all this too serious. Just poking a bit of fun at Mighty Mick Malthouse.

We know he isn't going to be sakced.

People do remember who won the flag last year right?

Sydney are a damn good team.
Carlton is a block of Swiss cheese.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

If Malthouse stuffs up our list further in an effort to 'save' it, I'll be in. There's always the possibility that cross communication could corrupt MM's vision. He can't 'go it alone', he's too involved to see the bigger picture.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

No offense but it sounds like your making excuses since you just dispute the facts and continue ranting. Duigan was put on Mcveigh when he went into defense and Duigan showed why he hasn't been picked all year. Armfield was put on Hannebury but he couldn't even tackle the guy without giving a free kick away. Sydney had Roos plugging away to get the perfect systems while we had Ratten's screwing around trying to copy whatever the current premiers were doing instead of developing his own system like Collingwood, Geelong and Sydney have. I laugh at how you think this current Carlton team which has been finishing around 5-10 since 2008 ( 10th, 7th, 8th,5th,10th,9th) should beat the reigning premiers at their own ground. What did you think of Ratten in 2010 when we went backwards ?

If it wasn't for Judd I sincerely doubt Ratten could have taken us to a single finals game

Agree

mm in one press conference articulated what many of have been so frustrated with.

No midfield depth and constant drafting of small fwds who can't play midfield and truck loads of hbfs

Mm press conference removed any doubt he is the right man for the job

Just a system that could beat the Bulldogs . Unless they are just too good for us also.

Mick got outcoached by Horse.

Horse had his team playing like a well oiled machine. Micks had Carlton playing terribly.

So silly.

..we all will, but i reckon the MM has left teams in better positions than when he walked in.. ..so much though i believe is about total commitment/work ethic.. ..in all facets, on and off the field for the players.. ..talent only gets you so far, i don't think our list is totally bereft of talent, we do have some weaknesses yes.. ..but our list with top4 type work ethic would improve dramatically..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Yet our midfield has been performing well until this year. Probably top 4 in the AFL. Even last year when it was decimated by injury it performed better.
This year our contested footy, clearances, first use etc have been very good. Its only our uncontested footy has gone through the floor.
Why? Surely the coaches should take responsibility for implementing a gamestyle that saw our uncontested ball go to last in the AFL?

Im happy to admit Malthouse has done some good things this year. Our defence has been more settled and the productivity and cohesion of our back 6 has improved significantly. Even our forward line has been reasonable.
That doesnt mean I totally disregard areas where we have gone backwards substantially. Our midfield is the main area and I have no doubt our gamestyle contributed to the decline.
Getting more players wont fix the problem. Playing a gamestylethat allows us to retain possession is the only way our uncontested possession can improve.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

We haven't been a high possession side for years (we have done better in the past but not to the level of many other clubs) and to me that doesn't just reflect on our starting midfield, it's all around the ground and I think that does at least partly reflect the 'cattle' we have. We don't have enough bigger bodied players and/or players with the required footy smarts.

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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

7th highest in the AFL in 2010.
4th highest in the AFL in 2011
9th highest in the AFL in 2012

We were always middle range.

16th in 2013

18th for uncontested possession.
Entirely personnel? I wouldnt think so.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Yea ... but we can hope ...

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

You do realize that the Bulldogs in 2011 cost us top four when the smacked us around? Bulldogs, Saints and other Etihad teams have been bullying us for years now and it certainly isn't MM's fault. In fact Collingwood used to smack our team around a fair bit under Malthouse.

Remember that Judd has lost a yard of pace and has become a pure inside mid. Murphy's been injured and none of other current mids have the pace to play on the outside. Simpson is the only player in our team who we could rely on the wing to rack up the touches but he had to go into defense because Laidler and Duigan have been shit house even when playing VFL level.

Blue Vain and Club 29. You are just wrong. Malthouse has just equalled our best performance since 2001.
AND THAT IS BY YOUR DEFINITION WHICH EARLIER IN THE SEASON GAVE NO VALUE TO THE PROCESS AND FULL
VALUE TO THE RESULT.

If our list is not a problem why did the objective judges who pick the All Australian Side and the Rising Star award not choose one carlton player in either?

And actually a coach giving an open assessment of our midfield after the season is the kind of honesty that has been lacking for 10 years. Many seasoned posters on here last year, people with more football nouse than you or I, called for a mid field refresh and then when the coach also confronts the issue you paint it as him making an excuse - be reasonable!!!!

Do you also criticise the coach for saying he can not rebuild the list in one draft. That should be refreshing to your ears after 11 years of believing in a quick fix but no your interpretation or bias sees this as another out.

All our previous coaches apart from Brittain have had 5 years. You need to give Malthouse 4 - especially when we just finished 6th.