Josh Fraser on SEN said
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They’ve had a pretty strong offensive profile particularly from the back half over the last 12-18 months, but some of our connection inside 50 hasn’t been to the level we’d like so we’ve got some work to do there.
A lot of people may criticise everything about Carlton, players (and with that Austin), the coaching group, fitness, predictable, failure to fit in with the modern game...but we had opportunities to win most games, but failed in front of sticks, or failed to hit a target. We were and will still be known as a good contest side, but now have a few quick boys to throw into the middle to mix things up and put some speed on the ball. Josh Fraser sees a lot of similarities with Collingwood (I'm guessing now we have moved past Charlie Curnow, the statue at FF with his hand up, expecting all the ball toi him.
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I see similarities with Carlton, having brought in some new players. Some of it is reliant on how we move the ball inside 50, but having different avenues to goal is also important. When I look at the forward line and how we’re operating over pre-season, I certainly see the upside with that. We’ve got Harry down there who’s going to be a beacon and draw some football, while bringing in Will Hayward and Ben Ainsworth, there are some exciting options inside 50."
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It’s pretty exciting that we’ve got some fresh players coming in and a new look in the front half, some new opportunities and ways to move the ball inside 50 and create scoring opportunities.
And on Hayward in the forward half he says
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"Definitely there’s the leadership side to it. His talent has been on show from day one and he’s one of those guys that has an incredible work rate. From his time at Sydney, he’s very role-compliant which is going to be important for us. He’s got the ability to play different roles in the front half and I’ve also enjoyed watching him compete in the air and apply pressure at ground level - he’s that multi-faceted forward, which is important. With the leadership side of things, he’s come from a great culture and environment so he’ll add to us enormously in that regard."
Interesting take on Florent, who will be a star at Carlton playing several roles such is his speed and skills.
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"He has the ability to play both. I see him a bit like what Collingwood did with Josh Daicos last year, playing off half-back but if we want to change the dynamic of our centre bounce or midfield group with fast feet and transition then we can put him in there. His ability to move the ball off half-back, create overlap and change angles, putting speed on the ball at the right time - he’s got so much experience that he’s going to help us out of our back half."
If anything, we have improved the mix in the forward line, added speed and skill, and I expect a huge improvement for Carlton in 2026.
WE were not as bad as some think. Sure we wasted opportunities, and we had a few bad eggs ruining it for the rest we have now discarded.
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