no doubt in my mind that Malthouse and the club were still believing this team could contend this year, particularly with the recruitment of Thomas and Everitt and some of Mick's statements

after the first four rounds I think that thinking has now been blown apart (finally!!!)

the reality check that should have been realised after the 2012 season

the big question now is do we persist with Malthouse for the rebuild considering his age

I don't see us winning a premiership in the next five years

Someone must have been telling the Board that we were contenders for a Premiership

Regards to the CEO.

Ordinary members that go and watch live Carlton games know - we are miles off the pace for a Premiership.

We are bottom 4 not top 4.

Either the Board has been ill advised or the Board have no idea.

I was responding to a post that said getting Thomas cost us a first round pick. Salary cap is an entirely different issue.

I know. I was looking at the bigger picture

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

FFS, is there any danger of you backing up anything you post on this site?
You walk around dropping bombs with no responsibility whatsoever.

Mick has forced the club to rebuild has he? Based on exactly what?
Our primary list turnover since Mick came in is less than most AFL teams!
As for a defence first mantra.. . The only available data shows that is absolute nonsense.

Mind you, facts and data mean nothing to you obviously.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

All true but the football department should take total responsibility.
We can't blame the recruiters for this one.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Totally agree. McKay is as much to blame as anyone

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

This isn't all true. You say this because you just can't stand Mick.

Psycho would have traded pick 33 outright and money for an average KPF who was towelled by Henderson.

Jesse White, come on down!

Carlton couldn't have secured him for what we gave up for Everitt. Yet Everitt is a different set of circumstances because he didn't scout him. All about potting Carlton's moves whilst remaining blisfully ignorant to his shitful suggestions. We could have had Kurt Tippett after passing on Reynolds in the rookie draft. Yet he keeps ranting that Hughes was poor and Wood was a stuff up. Meh.

Really????????????????.

Surely the Thomas decision is 100% OWNED by the coach.

Does anyone think we'd have gone after him if MM wasn't the coach.

So far Mick has looked after his mates.

Wiley-Best bud from his Eagles gets plumb job: check!
Buttifant- Best bud from Collingwood days gets plumb job: check!
Laidley- Trusted assistant who won't take MM job get's plumb job:check!
Thomas- BFF and kick to kick buddy gets massive contract to finish his career.:check!


Going to hell in a hand basket because of this stupid old fool but somehow it's McKays fault????????????

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I hope Essendon* folds.

I assume you're talking to me?

Lets get one thing straight, the "cant stand Mick" statement is rubbish. I make decisions on facts, not personnel. If I make comments on playing style, list management etc, I'd like to think I give explanations, statistics and data to back up my statements. The '"cant stand Mick" ascertion is lazy. If you want to disagree with my comments, come up with something better than that. I dont like Mick but I didnt think much of Ratts as a bloke either.
I just want them to coach properly. If Mick pulls his finger out and does his job properly, I'll be as happy as anyone to see him succeed.

As for Psychos suggestions being "shitful", you're showing your ignorance. We did pay over the odds for a wingman with a dodgy foot. We did lose a compensation pick for making the deal and we Collingwood did receive a first round pick.
We also picked up a tall flanker in Everitt which does nothing to fix our key defensive deficiencies. He was spot on.

As for Jesse White, he wasnt mentioned in the post I agreed with so you're pulling things out of your arse to prove your point. Once again, lazy.
Or ignorant.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

He turned over 10 players last year. It was 25 percent of our full list in a draft with little depth. YouR primary list argument is your way of bending the truth.
Mick was the person who last year pre the richmond final, went to the board and said the list is weak.
And yes he has a defense first mantra and always has. The fact that our players can not defend says something about the list. You use data to blame the coach instead of the list. Infact the only thing that supports any of your arguments is the misplaced belief that the playing list is as good in in 2014 as it wS in 2008. It is far weaker which you can not admit because you have a vendetta against the MM

People won't be satisfied until we have a fire sale and everyone gets sold for 50% off. We'll end up with a whole lot of second & third round picks for our best players.

But hey, who cares, we'll still be rolling in average draft picks.

Bending the truth? IT IS THE TRUTH!
Forget the rookies. Its all about your primary list. Thats where you get your quality players from.
The movement of our primary list has been piss poor.



Where the @#$%&! do you people get this shit from? Forget the guesswork. Forget the shit your neighbour sister told you, lets deal in facts.
Unless you can come up with anything to back that up, its all unsubstantiated shit like the rest of your contributions to this site.
You deal in rumour and propaganda and I'm well past reading it.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Get Richardson.

What? We already had him??!

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

That's 3 for the Saints.... And we have Super Duper Mick

Oh Kouta you keep trying to put me down and that's fine but at least get your facts right.

In 2012 I suggested getting White for a third round pick as Sydney were looking to trade him. I thought he filled a need in our list and wouldn't cost much. I still stand by that.

Pick 33 last year? Nah not even close but you keep trying!

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

he has a habit of that BV and never suggests anything himself.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

We could get him back for $1.2m/year.

Suspicious minds in footy: the Malthouse Blues Show

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/s ... z2zKrPGU2P

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

interesting.
to sum up the article..
we need to return to being Steve Jobs,
and stop being Bill Gates.

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