SurreyBlue wrote:
carntheblues wrote:
SurreyBlue wrote:
bluechampion wrote:
I think the Match Committee decided that we were too slow with both Setterfield and Kennedy in the same midfield. Kennedy's late-season recall was when Setters went out with injury.
Sorry but I need to correct you.
Setterfield missed the round 10 and then round 18 match. Kennedy played the round 18 game, 1 match without Setters.
Kennedy played all games between rounds 6 to 12, except round 10 which Setters missed as well.
Our match committee needed to rotate Ed, Cripps, Setters & Kennedy and not play 3 out of 4 continuously at centre bounces or midfield.
If we were honest, Ed wouldn't play next year unless injury and 2 of Cripps, Kennedy & Setters to play midfield with rotations forward/bench.
Hopefully we balance that with rotations of Walsh, SpS, Martin, Murphy, Fisher, Dow, William & O'Brien.
Replace O'Brien with Cunningham.
Good call. Forgot him. We can add even Stocker, Kemp, Philp long term as well.
This is why I prefer to read Carlton forum discussions rather than anything discussed in the media.
The fanatical supporters know their list better than the media, and also know the quality and plethora of First Round picks who are under 23yo. Cuningham's window is now open, with no excuses.
These fans know, after Cuningham and SPS, both First round picks to play midfield role, there's more, younger mids we drafted, in Dow and OBrien, who turned 21yo in 2020, then there's a pile of others from Stocker onwards who are still developing.
Just because our plethora of First round mids haven't had a breakthrough year yet, when others become the media favourites, like Steele at StKilda have (but he's 25yo), we know that 4-5 of our kids (in order of age Cuningham, Kennedy, SPS, Fisher, Dow, OBrien, Setterfield, Stocker, Kemp and philp) will make the big time sooner or later, such is their age.
We know Walsh has already made the big time...and fair to say Setterfield despite his age and injury woes he has become a regular.
Who cares what the media report about our rebuild, our kids development, their expectations of our list and what we pay to top up with ready made stars? I don't. I just remember them as sensationalists looking for a click, and certainly don't view them as reporters let alone journalists. They are peddlers of rumours and headlines, and I will remember them when we get back to the top against the odds they and the AFL Commission stack against us.
Carlton was one of the 4 pioneers of Australian Rules Football.
Carlton created the VFL, and sponsored the like of Collingwood to join.
Carlton also signed on to create the AFL Commission to look after theirs and the League's interest.
Along the way, Carlton has been the most successful club the VFA-VFL-AFL lineage, and we are still alive and will always remain relevant, such is our pedigree.