Well I would start with the AFL paying off Carlton's debt. Did the AFL just get a 2.5 billion tv deal? I wonder where they will put that money...you can bet your bottom dollar it won't be to assisting Carlton.

Why WAS North Melbourne's 6 million dollar debt (now paid off by the AFL with special dividends) a priority for the AFL and yet Carlton's six million debt is irrelevant.

I will tell you why...because Carlton is seen as being " a rich club".. yet.that was 30 years ago. Carlton needs assistance- financial, moral, intellectual, physical etc - from the AFL...and for the AFL to stop treating them as " a rich club".

Another example was the membership drive at the beginning of this year. Carlton didn't have enough money to man the phones...now whose fault is that you are saying? Carlton's obviously I hear you saying. How many memberships did Carlton miss out on?

Yet just imagine without a six million dollar debt somehow Carlton would have found the funds to man the phones.

These are just examples. Recruiting... how many scouts do Carlton have compared to Hawthorn I wonder?
Which club is the richer again...i forgot.

We really are a laughing stock. Has nothing to do with yesterday's list, we had only 26 to pick from. It's more from opposition supporters and commentators alike who look at guys like Betts, Garlett, Waite, Jacobs, Grigg, Robinson and Laidler running around for other teams and laugh at us, a lot. Add Hendo, Yarran and possibly Kruezer and Menzel to the list and it's simply mismanagement from the club that has seen these players out. That's half a side so don't tell me about attitude's etc.... That many players don't leave a club if there's not something inherently wrong there. I've lost my patience with this club, we are in dire straights if we get the drafting wrong over the next two years but get it right and we could do a Bulldogs or Port. Thank F}#k we have Crippa who we can build a team around, otherwise I'd have no hope.

The Thomas of 4/5 years ago was elite. What we have is a 28yo injury prone player on a huge contract, who is yet to deliver in any way on our investment in him.

Yet another record-breaking loss...and you can hear crickets at the AFL head office.

Not our concern says the AFL...now imagine if that same club that is receiving the hidings was Brisbane, North Melbourne or Port Adelaide. Heaven forbid.
I am thinking the AFL's response in "assistance" would be marginally (eh-hem) different.


I can't wait to see what package the AFL has to put together at the end of this year to "rescue" Brisbane.

And he's still in our best 10-12 players

Finished 10th in our best and fairest last year.....

You understand how a match committee at a football club works, yes?

They were quick to drive us out of our home ground and take away our main revenue.
They are also the 1st from stopping us moving away from the money pit because it's dollars in their back pockets not ours.
They have achieved the ultimate goal re: Carlton and that was to destroy our hold over the AFL.
Now they don't give a flowering stuff. We need an admin that can stand up to them and fight the fight. Until then they will dominate us.