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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”

Would he accept that invitation ?

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This is the question.

He couldnt if he's publicly declining to toy with the idea.
He's a work in progress....or, he knows he's got the job.

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If we take everything on face value, and Carlton appoint someone other than Fraser, will Fraser stay or go?

I guess that might be down to the Newbie Coach and how comfortable he feels with Fraser in his shadow. I suspect Fraser would provide 110% support for the Newbie.

Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”

Cerra has the most intercepts. Surprised he's ahead of Dean and Cowan. That's fantastic. He was one of our best performers in the preseason till that tweak he felt in the Brizzy game when he was looking in hot form. Some fans said his body was unreliable and wrote him off. Good thing the club recognises that injuries do happen, and players come back from them.
Since he had that 6 week lay off between the Cats preseason game and the North game getting his hammies strengthened, he hasnt miseed a game and he'sbeen playing a running position on a wing and has stood up aplomb.
Beautifully balanced player, with a good kick on either foot. Brilliant when fit, and can play HF and HB, but more importantly is a bonafide mid and adds to the mix.

The senior players are all standing up for Fraser. Great to think Fraser believes he can give stars like Weitering a rest to freshen up. Why wouldnt you keep him playing for the new coach? Fraser knows how these players tick- talk.

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Anything, anytime
Hey hey hey,
Hoodies, hoody hoody yum yum,
Hoodies, were coming for you,
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Here we come into town,
getting up and falling down.

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Carlton’s GM of footy Chris Davies says Josh Fraser remains out of the race for the senior coaching gig on a full-time basis.

The interim coach has enjoyed a remarkable start to life in the Ikon Park hot seat, leading the Blues to a 5-0 record since stepping into the Michael Voss vacancy.

Davies says the club has put together a “long-ish list” of candidates that he and CEO Graham Wright will start to make contact with over the next few weeks, but it doesn’t necessarily include Fraser.

“I don’t think that’s appropriate for me to go into who is on the list,” Davies told Kane Cornes and David King on SEN’s Fireball.

“I’m sure we’ll start to hear who we’re talking to over the next period of time.

“We’ll conduct this in the right manner, in a respectful manner given the season is going and the competition is still well and truly alive.”

Fraser has previously said he won’t go after the job, but will the Blues attempt to talk him around after a faultless start under his regime?

“No, we won’t,” Davies said.

“I don’t think it’s appropriate for this footy club to have to talk anyone into doing the job. We’re a big club in this competition.

“As I’ve heard you (Cornes) say a number of times, the person who gets this place going will be looked at by our supporters in a different way then maybe the guys in the past.

“From that standpoint we want people who want the job. Take Josh on face value right now that he doesn’t think he is the guy.

“But what I can say is he is doing a very good job.”

So, can Carlton officially rule Fraser out?

“For the moment, absolutely,” Davies added.

“I absolutely take him on face value that right now he’s committed to making sure that this club ends the season in a better way than it probably started.

“As I say, he’s doing a great job with that at the moment.”

Let’s say Fraser continued to reel off the wins and did indeed show interest in the gig and put his hand up, would it then be too late?

“I don’t think that’s necessarily the case,” he said further.

“I have the benefit of being able to see Josh in action every day that I come into the club.

“I don’t think it’s going to be purely win and loss. That hasn’t been the way that we wanted to approach his time as the interim senior coach.

“I asked him to do the job in order for the season to not be wasted as many people were saying at the time when the decision around Michael’s future was made.

“Clearly, winning the last five games, if you asked me five weeks ago - Would we be in this position? I would have thought you were a bit silly if you thought we’d end here.

“Right now he’s doing a great job and I’m sure he’ll be a senior coach in the future.”

Davies is well aware that the appointment of Carlton’s next coach is a massive decision for the club given the shortcomings of the past.

“This is a decision that will be the most important decision for this footy club in the next five or six years,” Davies said.

“We’ve got to get it right and we’ve got to do it without feeling like we’re carrying pressure or burden from decisions that have been made in the past.”

The Blues beat GWS by 23 points on the road on Saturday and currently sit 14th with a 6-8 record, just one game out of the top 10.

Fraser and his team have a great chance to go six in a row then they host West Coast at Marvel Stadium this Saturday.

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Too early. Wait til it's not a new message. Wait til we cop Brisbane. Freo again. Let him be part of the mix but don't be swayed. He's like any other candidate, he just has deep inside knowledge of the club.

Love what he's doing. Don't understand why it's so important for the media to know if he's in the mix or not.

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Because unfounded speculation is the business model…

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Turkish Proverb

Ate them for breakfast.

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Mens sana in corpore sano

So… Fraser’s not in, until he says he’s in.

Hopefully there aren’t too many holding back to avoid getting Ploughed… not that he wasn’t compensated, but still…

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Watching that interview, you would think that if he got the job, the club would be in good hands.

Measured, calm, considered, honest, respectful, intelligent and an outstanding character.

Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”

And the fact that he has led four of his own teams is a huge testament to his capacity to lead...and I don't mean coach.

When Yze was asked a similar question about his back story there was no indication of leading his own team prior to Richmond...leading a backline and midlfield was the extent of it. This is very different.

He actually sounded less experienced that Fraser, and Yze has been coaching now for several years.

I know the Teague similarities narrative is out there, but I get a sense this is different....just feels different.

Yeah , even when he was coaching our affiliate Preston Bullants he was exactly the same . Has anyone said a bad word about this bloke ?

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I think we can put the Teague Train comparisons to rest IMO.
When Teague took over he put the senior players back in the side and put the development program on the back burner.
That is why he won games and that is why we should've never appointed him as head coach.

Fraser has not done this.
If you look at it with open eyes you will see that both him and the coaching group have just been implementing and developing the same game plan they created all year.
And as Cazz pointed out the mid tier players have been playing it well, which enables the stars to shine and the kids to grow and the results to come.
Plus players have also gone out due to injury opening the door for others to come in and positions to be changed up and as a result of winning games our younger players have been given more exposure, meaning less changing at the selection table.
It would make perfect sense to appoint him as head coach to see how far this coaching team can continue to grow this group of players and to see where it max's out.
But that will still not 100% address the same issues we have had for the last several years with the playing group, their physical attributes, mental fortitude and on field leadership.
At least CD in his recent interview acknowledged the same holes in the list are still there and the VFL side is proof we need to keep building on this list.
Clearly a fresh change is what the playing group needed, but luckily for us we have enough runway to see what happens when the pressure of expectation changes.
Luckily for us, we have both GW and CD in charge of looking for the right person for the club and their vision.

The only questions about Josh would be:
1. What happens when the players have pressure put back on them to complete their roles and be expected to perform.
2. Is Josh an architect of change or just the front person for the whole coaching group. i.e. is he a visionary, tactician etc.

The jury is still out IMO but I'd be leaning on continuing the growth with the current group of coaches and game plan adding more players at years end to deliver it.

As a side note, in his last press conference he started sounding more and more like Voss.
Talking about connection, playing roles, growing as players, F50 entries etc.

There's still some sections of the media running the 'they're playing with freedom now that the shackles are off' narrative.

That may have applied to the Teague ascendancy but I think us more astute watchers are picking up that we actually look pretty damn structured & focused under Fraser. We're very sound defensively & we're playing with intensity in last quarters of all his games.

Fraser himself has an intensity about him too on the training track, judging by the bake I saw him give a senior player on the outer wing at open training last week.

If it continues to go well I'd be more than happy if he applied, among others.

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He gave a senior player a spray ? Didn't think he had it in him . Good , I feel better already .

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Ive read Sidex response to this post. He makes good points to consider, and the variables to consider making this decision.
I do note you too don't see the relevance of Teague with this next decision ..." just [is] different".

Most important the Yze comparison is worth considering if questioning Fraser's experience. I remember him at Northern Bullants (Carlton version). TBH, back then, I didn't feel he was a coach in the making, in fact, I didnt even give it a thought, but what I couldn't see at the huddle was all the work done in the background; the preparation.

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Yze doesnt ooze enthusiasm and drive.

He always looks so upset and depressed. Very monotone sort of dude.

The media is even now starting to notice and tell him to liven up.