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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 7:47 pm 
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Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


I’m not sure random capitalisation improves the strength of your argument.

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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 7:52 pm 
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GWS wrote:
Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


I’m not sure random capitalisation improves the strength of your argument.



No it doesn't, it just means I am piss angry about what i am typing & saying!

The quicker we get rid of him & many more, the better we can start a proper re-build. I know GH is going to wait until end of year before doing anything serious, it's just painful to watch.

We have wasted another year completely before it even began!


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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 7:54 pm 
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Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


And 100+ loss won’t do any damage to young promising players.


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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 9:10 pm 
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I’m not sure why so many people are bagging Crippa. He may not be winning the Brownlow this year but he is probably leading our B&F. He may not be up to his usual standard but he is still one of the best in the competition at what he does.
The onus is on the coaching group to use him in the best way. And he may be trying to do too much but he’s not Robinson Crusoe there and at least he is trying to do something!

Oh, and I think there is an independent nominations committee which is supposed to recommend new Board members to the Board but I don’t know who they are and don’t believe it is transparent. I am a member and have been for a long time. However, I don’t think only paid up members can express their opinions. Yes, you must be paid up to vote but only a very small percentage of members show up to vote. And I also don’t think that paying more money should entitle you to have veto rights as has often been the case - and the problem - at Carlton.
And, you can very seriously influence the direction of the club by withholding your membership and in many cases that may be the final straw for sacking a coach - if continuing with the coach means too many members dropping off.
Also, the players don’t pay membership fees and they have a very strong influence on club decisions by their actions on and off the field.
Most importantly, TC is NOT the Board. It is an open group for all of us to express our views. Am I wrong?

I'll have a go.
Cripps up until the end of the 3rd quarter last week had 0 clearances, then they gave him a free and he just bombed it into F50 for a quick rebound IIRC.
He finished with 14 disposals and 2, that's right, 2 clearances.
Cripps is our midfield clearance player, he has 1 gear, can't go forward and kick goals (3 goals 7 with a goal kicking accuracy of 21.4%), he can't ruck because he can't jump (1 HO), he only took 1 mark and he is 195cm and he is now getting tackled too easily.
So my question to you is where would you play him if you were coach?
I know where I would, in the 2s.

And I highly doubt he is leading our B&F, that is lunacy.


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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 9:12 pm 
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I’m looking forward to seeing a Hewett chase the lions half backs out of defence to stop their run and transition.

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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 9:24 pm 
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I like the ins.
I think George has earned his chance.
I think Wilson is a physical like for like replacement with Cottrell but can hold down the backline if Cowan tags again.
Not sure what the ruck match up is but Reidy has been a huge let down.
I would rest Cripps, he has been woeful, if he is injured he should be dropped, if he is out of form he needs to run in the 2s to lead by example.
A midfield rotation of Hewett and Cripps is only going to end one way.
Rayner will carve them up so I hope we have a plan for when he goes in the middle.
I'd like to see Cowan tag him the whole game and make sure he gets some support.
I too would've liked to see Lord back in the team but Cripps/Hewett vs Dunkley/Neale might be a pretty close match up anyway.
So maybe we could've dropped Cerra instead, he's been stinking the place up for a few weeks now.


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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 10:46 pm 
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Dodo27 wrote:
GWS wrote:
Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


I’m not sure random capitalisation improves the strength of your argument.



No it doesn't, it just means I am piss angry about what i am typing & saying!

The quicker we get rid of him & many more, the better we can start a proper re-build. I know GH is going to wait until end of year before doing anything serious, it's just painful to watch.

We have wasted another year completely before it even began!


What’s George Hewett gonna do at the end of the year?


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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2026 11:26 pm 
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Oh btw - Cottrell dropped. Thoroughly deserved but how are selections such as these helping our list.
GW - I beg you - put us all out of our pain - NEXT WEEK.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:27 am 
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What's the point of bringing back Hewett whilst Cripps, Cerra, Walsh & Jagga are all in the side?

You got 5 players who are all inside Mids with very little Leg Speed and you wonder why teams have worked out how to beat us with ease on the outside?

Cerra should have been dropped. Badly out of form and has given us nothing all year
Jagga looks like he needs a spell in the 2's. He looks lost and is not even being played in the middle!

As for Cripps, He is a guy who just refuses to admit his best is past him. The guy is a competitor but there comes a time when you need to think outside of the square and think what is best for the team. He is been nothing but Selfish this year, he refuses to give someone else a go in the middle ( Even when we are getting belted) and is so conscious of his poor performance that he forgot he is the Captain.

He is no longer offering any sort of leadership to the Group. All he cares about is his own stats and own performance. Perhaps this is how he is always been and it explains why he won 45 Votes from a Brownlow, but this is a team Sport. It is not a Sport made for individual success & Glory only.

I am not asking for Voss to Drop him to the 2's. He simply needs to be managed. He needs to be dropped to have a rest. All other AFL Teams do it with their aging Champions & Captains. Only Carlton won't do it.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 8:42 am 
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GWS wrote:
Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


I’m not sure random capitalisation improves the strength of your argument.


i disagree. scrolling down the page, it really grabbed me by the lapels and smacked me in the chops.

i'm sold.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 9:10 am 
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Which clown at AFL put this on a Friday night?


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 10:10 am 
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Braithy wrote:
GWS wrote:
Dodo27 wrote:
I am praying for a 100+ Loss so we can finally see the back of this useless Coach that is quickly building a reputation for himself for ruinning the Careers of Young Promising Players!


I’m not sure random capitalisation improves the strength of your argument.


i disagree. scrolling down the page, it really grabbed me by the lapels and smacked me in the chops.

i'm sold.



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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:07 pm 
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I do wonder how they're gonna work the second ruck.

McKay is the obvious choice for centre-bounces, and, honestly, I don't mind him having a spell in there. I think it gets him involved.
Otherwise, as we've seen this year, it's just a question of 'can you jump high off two steps?' - so with that in mind, only McGovern really fills the criteria. But I can't see him doing any centre bounce work against Draper or Fort...

Around the ground it's either McKay or Cripps. My concern there is that we go down the line to the talls too often, and I cannot see Cripps beating his opponent in the air.

We have selected a heck of a lot of players who can take their turn as a running defender -Saad, Florent, Wilson, Williams, Cowan, Newman... Hollands... So I hope we have big plans to utilise this somehow, at least in rotating some of these guys up the ground a bit.

I don't think we'll win, but we have a weirdly positive record against Brisbane. Not neccesarily in the win-loss column, but in recent memory, there have been games where we have held our own for long periods against a very good side. They're just one of those teams who we match-up okay against.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:14 pm 
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I do wonder how they're gonna work the second ruck.

McKay is the obvious choice for centre-bounces, and, honestly, I don't mind him having a spell in there. I think it gets him involved.
Otherwise, as we've seen this year, it's just a question of 'can you jump high off two steps?' - so with that in mind, only McGovern really fills the criteria. But I can't see him doing any centre bounce work against Draper or Fort...

Around the ground it's either McKay or Cripps. My concern there is that we go down the line to the talls too often, and I cannot see Cripps beating his opponent in the air.

We have selected a heck of a lot of players who can take their turn as a running defender -Saad, Florent, Wilson, Williams, Cowan, Newman... Hollands... So I hope we have big plans to utilise this somehow, at least in rotating some of these guys up the ground a bit.

I don't think we'll win, but we have a weirdly positive record against Brisbane. Not neccesarily in the win-loss column, but in recent memory, there have been games where we have held our own for long periods against a very good side. They're just one of those teams who we match-up okay against.


You mean we might hold our own for the entire first half? :grin:

Ideally McKay takes the centre bounces and Pittonet starts at FF, then Pittonet takes the around the ground contests while Harry drifts forward. However Pittonet can only spend 50% of the game on the ground.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:16 pm 
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sinbagger wrote:
bluechampion wrote:
I do wonder how they're gonna work the second ruck.

McKay is the obvious choice for centre-bounces, and, honestly, I don't mind him having a spell in there. I think it gets him involved.
Otherwise, as we've seen this year, it's just a question of 'can you jump high off two steps?' - so with that in mind, only McGovern really fills the criteria. But I can't see him doing any centre bounce work against Draper or Fort...

Around the ground it's either McKay or Cripps. My concern there is that we go down the line to the talls too often, and I cannot see Cripps beating his opponent in the air.

We have selected a heck of a lot of players who can take their turn as a running defender -Saad, Florent, Wilson, Williams, Cowan, Newman... Hollands... So I hope we have big plans to utilise this somehow, at least in rotating some of these guys up the ground a bit.

I don't think we'll win, but we have a weirdly positive record against Brisbane. Not neccesarily in the win-loss column, but in recent memory, there have been games where we have held our own for long periods against a very good side. They're just one of those teams who we match-up okay against.


You mean we might hold our own for the entire first half? :grin:

Ideally McKay takes the centre bounces and Pittonet starts at FF, then Pittonet takes the around the ground contests while Harry drifts forward. However Pittonet can only spend 50% of the game on the ground.


Honestly... yeah.


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:34 pm 
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Why can’t the resting ruckman rest on the bench? Does he need to be on the ground.

That way Pitti can have his 60% game time and Harry 40%


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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2026 12:38 pm 
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Why can’t the resting ruckman rest on the bench? Does he need to be on the ground.

That way Pitti can have his 60% game time and Harry 40%


He can, but that means Harry has to also take all the around the ground contests and the centre bounce while Pittonet is off. As well as all the centre bounce while Pittonet is on. It's less than ideal compared to what other clubs are doing with two rucks.


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