It’s not terrible at all, because this is no longer a sport but entertainment.

The AFL unashamedly talks about the need to promote the game in ‘new markets’. They’ve ensured that the northern states have the best opportunities, and it’s paying off. They don’t give a shit about old school supporters as they assume we’re just rusted on and that allegiance is unwavering.

Carlton’s misery sells airtime, and money is all that matters.

Yep spot on.

I'm going to really struggle if the AFL get rid of F/S bids in the first round just as we have a genuine game changer coming through.

Would be so typical.

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This is generational trauma, Dad.

This was the best presser this season for me.
Also must be the media source Surrey thought Vossy blamed injuries and everyone else

I love straight up, honest accounts of a match/ season from the coach

I think he was spot on.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I believe as a collective, the TC community can create a protest movement, albeit small. We can, as a collective commit to refrain to continue our AFL/ Carlton membership if our club doesn’t stand up to this AFL. This move to penalise us again at the 11th hour as the AFL has since 2002, has become intolerable.

I read a post from an old TCer on BF, Todderski write up a post highlighting a list of the AFLs decisions which have blatantly hurt Carlton since 2002.

If we can get a bunch of signatures from members of this site, I will help put it out there to media to start the noise. I’m sure other sites will follow.

I’m in. Anyone else prepared to not purchase AFL / Carlton membership next if we are not allowed access to Walker under current rules.?

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I think this year stinks.

Started with the dick pic saga.
Jagga does his ACL.
Walsh has a delayed pre season, after he comes back he has a hot spot and misses more games.
Newman injured for the year.
Charlie has 3 surgeries and no pre season.
We are 40 odd points up against Richmond and lose round 1.
Harry takes mental health leave. Injures his knee misses a chunk of the season.
Eiljah takes mental health leave. He plays 2 games.
Kemp injured and misses the rest of the year.
Cripps plays injured for most of the year and has very little impact.
We continue to have injuries.
Rumours of player unrest.
TDK story plays out all season finally resulted in him leaving as a free agent.
JSOS leaves, just because.
Charlie, despite saying he will stay, wants out.
Elijah told to look elsewhere.
I am sure I missed stuff.

...plus HOF's injury.

But yes that's the tale of the tape, terrible season.

Unearthed some good kids though.

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#DonTheStash

I know its now off season for the club but finger pointing by power brokers on who is to blame...

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I'm 99% sure that Cody Walker plays for Carlton. But it won't happen under the current rules, and that's probably how it should be.

Faeces, that just reminded me I can't be absentee again next year.

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Yes you missed the Harry O'Farrell ACL
I'm not too bothered by JSOS leaving providing we ger decent compensation.

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'The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it'
H.L. Mencken

in no way different to any other corporation with an annual gross trade in the billions and profits in the hundreds of millions. And no, that was not a compliment directed to AFL House. Where can we see the AFL books, I wouldn't mind doing an in depth microeconomics exploration of their operations come to think of it.

Amazingly, we still finished with more wins and a higher position than 2014-2021!

@#$%&!, really?

Wow.

Yes - we did not have more than 9 wins and/or a higher ladder position than 11th from 2014-2021 (We finished 11th in 2020 with 7 wins from 17 in the COVID season).

Everyone losing their minds needs to be remember just how bad things once were!

2014-2021 we went full rebuild and results were expected.

2025 some suggested top 4... turned into player exodus and mini rebuild?

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

We have lifted our standards as supporters it seems, I hope we are soon back to being disappointed every time we don't win the GF

Yes. We miss it in 1986 and so win it in 1987. We miss it in 1993 and then win it in 1995. We miss it in 1999 and now we are still waiting.

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Jagga

Wow!!!! And yet people still have the audacity to talk about how consistent Geelong have been over the years...

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Does anyone else find it a tad ironic that 2020 was the year we were hit by an event that no one saw coming?

I admire the gag, but it does show that given the list of dramas we faced this year the on field output, while shit, is not as shit as everyone is making out.

In 13 months time, I look forward to the media scrutinising our 2025 season to find the signs that showed they all got it wrong.

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Hope your footy team wins.

There are lots of positives to take out of this year, and they're all the young players who look like they've got *something*.

I mean, Carroll was delisted this time last year and he seems like he's got the skillset to make it. Cowan has cemented his place in defence. O'Farrell wasn't on the list 12 months ago, and, knee injury notwithstanding, looks like the future of the backline. O'Keefe has lots to work on, but he clearly has some fight in him. Moir also has lots to work on, but he's shown he can play at the highest level. Lord played a whole host of roles in the middle, and looks like he can be a player.

That's 1/4 of the side who got proper exposure this year* and look like the future.

(*I realise Cowan is a bit ahead of these guys in experience)