We lost the game at half forward. Houli et al ran the ball out with ease creating a loose man all the way to their forward line.
Smith is not ready for AFL, should never have played. Workrate is poor.
Any team watching that game knows how to beat carlton. How our players respond depends on them.

jacksh is peahearted, although he does have skills. He's a taller kane lucas.

Broke 2 ribs early in the game and stayed out there. I would say kid has the heart of a lion..

Henderson lacks form and confidence. At times when it was there, he couldn't even manage making a contest.

Rowe is terrible in defense, and should only be played pending matchups ie against big forward lines.

our forward line is bereft of creativity (since betts left really) and is impotent. henderson is a CHB, ffs play him there.

our mids, Gibbs is classy, judd breaks lines and uses it well. just the though our best mid is 33 yr old gives me a cold nauseous sweat.

Cripps too slow -- but could be a sam mitchell type but not for a few seasons, curnow and carrots are taggers -- both in the same team is negative football, bell tries but is limited. Murphy i can't figure out. he's no captain, i'm not even sure he's anything but a depth midfielder at this point in his career. he will at this point, be the worst carlton captain of my lifetime with only daylight second.

jacksh is peahearted, although he does have skills. He's a taller kane lucas.

We didn't want to tackle, which baffles the hell outta me. 83 000 people, first game of the season and our heads and hearts aren't in it?

casboult needs to be played. he's the only option we have up front to take a grab, bust a pack and make a contest.

it scares me that Menzel & docherty are the only kids on our list who are real prospects and were also our best tonight.

simpson, yarran, judd and gibbs were good. too many passengers, as usual. its been the story since 2000

daisy's season is over. guaranteed. I did my left AC and it looked the same as daisys and i did i landed the exact same way.

Why was our 19 year old pick 60 chosen ahead if our 21 year old pick 19?

Stupid selection.

Not relevant IMO. I'd like to think our selectors ignore where a player was drafted when they pick the team.

+1

Additionally, Clem slid because of weight issues.

You're not going to dominate the centre clearances 17-9 like we did Thursday night too often.
Yet we still lost to an average team by 27 points. Don't be confused, Richmond were very average Thursday night. We just let them play the final 3 quarters on their terms.

Would you know by any chance Adam who is actually our Current Recruiting Manager?

The last time I checked, I saw a Manager declaring he Quit the Club, then I heard he is threatening to leave unless his demands are met, and then the Draft Came and I still didn't know whom the Manager is. It seemed to me Mick was choosing on his own as he liked...

2015 is on us and I still don't know if that Clown of a Recruiting Manager is actually still in charge or whether he quit or whether he is still threatening to quit!!!

What a Joke of a Club!!!

Didn't the recruiters come straight out and say BB is not ready for AFL? Still had work to do?

I think they are hoping to have a really good player with BB between the age of 23-28.

Jamo's done all of that in peak form. The problem right now is the tall defenders are under siege by how slack the midfield and forwards are at slowing down the run from HB to HF.

If he's one out with his opponent and they're going from HB to HF in under 10s consistently, he's going to be under a lot of pressure just to mind his man.

I'd hazard to say that it's a sin that keeps on sinning. We are so desperate to be competitive that not only do we put the future on hold but we see things in players that aren't there. The kids will take time but we need them now - it's a schizophrenic response that creates all sorts of problems.

Dare I say one of the few who showed commitment and leadership by grinding it out in the face of adversity.

Pick 7 for KJ & MW a steal

Dare I say one of the few who showed commitment and leadership by grinding it out in the face of adversity.

Pick 7 for KJ & MW a steal

The way the ball came in terms of speed and without opposition Jammo and co had no chance.

I agree that the recruiting on the 90's has relevance. We cannot underestimate how difficult it is to plug too many holes at once. That is exactly what has been happening with our recruiting since the penny dropped and coincidentally we appointed pagan.
It is difficult to identify a weakness when there is nothing but weakness. I sypathasize with pagan with the hand that he was dealt.
Our recruiting was reminiscent of an out of control gambler.