Cripps is determined to be the mega star we need to win games and just can’t do it all.
Perhaps pushes himself to hard to do the specular things at times.
I agree he should be mentoring and supporting our youngsters by example to better performance.

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Spot on.

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Totally agree.

When he was feeding off the chain forward began into the forwardline.
Stood out like dogs balls

Before being dropped I remember Dow running past Crippa 3 times and was ignored despite being in a better position than Cripps.
Media picked that up, as did we.

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Its the however part we need answers on, and he doesn't give any other than suggesting development.
He doesn't know or refer Stocker is 20yo, and Dow and OBrien still 21yo.
Please explain Gary

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Gary Lyon weighs in support for SOS on Footy Classified:

“They’re saying (Carlton’s recruiting) is not successful. Jacob Weitering, Harry McKay and Sam Walsh. Stars on every line,”

Gary, you're right, they are stars, and you forgot to mention Charlie who had already stamped his name in the comp at 20yo, but so should the picks being No. 1 Draft.

We got them for ending on bottom of the ladder, not through trading for picks or getting latter picks right.




I agree Gary. All future stars and have already shown something.

Pencil them in for our best 22. Absolute winners.

Who says the list isn't good?

We have plenty to build on under the captains Cripps and Docherty (currently playing under injury duress).

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Maybe some truth in that, but OBrien has been given plenty of games. He's 21yo and nearly played 50 games.

He needs some more development, and he might, I say might, come good.

I like him on a wing for his running power under the new rules.
We need wingmen who can run up and down the ground quickly and for a long time to give support in defence and feed the forwards and help keep the ball in forwardline.

Keep working on OBrien and see if it clicks.
Screwing up in the seniors infront of a huge crowd at the G, whilst learning the game, stuffed up his confidence big time.
We need a confident OBrien playing in the seniors.

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Must be reading Talking Carlton

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Have to agree with Garry, our list is good enough to take us to finals, whether we go further we won’t know until we play a number of finals.

Our real problem is what we’re doing with the playing list we have. The playing group as a whole needs to evolve if we are to get anywhere, but buggered if I know what can trigger such an evolution in mindset and culture.

Pressure for spots. No gifting games. Strict Coach. Picking on Form. Playing fit players. Development. Unconditional expectations. Game Plan to suit personnel.


The Football Dept obviously has some ideas they throw around all summer.

Here's looking at players on our list now, (minus 27yo+) who can be around for the next 5 years, plus add a FA/ Trade/ Draftee every year on top of this:

B: Stocker Weitering Marchbank................Parks
HB: Williams Kemp Philp

C: Carroll Walsh Honey
R: De Koning Cripps Martin

HF: Cuningham McKay Fisher
F: Durdin Curnow Silvagni ....................McGovern

IC: SPS Dow Setterfield (all mids)

OBrien Ramsay Fogarty Cottrell

OUT: Eddie Murphy Levi Ed Jones Newnes Plowman Saad Docherty


EDIT: also out and under 27yo, much younger than 27yo Williamson Kennedy Pittonet Owies Gibbons McDonald...who knows, one or two may come good and replace one or two from the abovementioned.

Its up to the players to push for selection too. Knock the door down

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Lyon is mates with SOS.
It is worth noting however that if it weren't for the injuries to Charlie and Marchbank we would be in much better shape.

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Tyson Stengle anyone?

Yup I think we should, if he’s agreeable to become a Bagger.

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FFS NO

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If it was that easy why haven’t we done this before? And why doesn’t every club do this?

It sounds more like common sense than a revolution.

It sounds like it could possibly be a fevolution I reckon

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We have a very good list except they never play together.. top four type list imo. But when 30% of your top talent is constantly injured and not training with intensity with their mates week in and week out what good is having a finals type list.

I have no problem showing faith to our young injured stars that are injury prone and hardly play a game. But I would seriously consider delisting the lot of them and brining in players that are durable and play every week.

I prefer an above average player training with intensity with their mates every week than a young star that never plays a game of football. Delist the lot of them.

Can’t see why this won’t work.

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I'd say no because he's clearly a flower... but he's also more-or-less mentored by Betts. Playing alongside him again might be what he needs.

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