That's what I like to hear - roll on Richmond in Round 1!

I didn't think I could be in any better mood today, until I read this;

"Not long after beating the Lions 2.12.7 (97) to 0.10.12 (72), the players vowed not to go over-the-top on winning a second pre-season competition title in three years.

They imposed an early curfew on Saturday night and instead of celebrating on Sunday at a pub - like they did in 2005, when they won that pre-season title - they held a low-key recovery session.

There was no sight of any fans at MC Labour Park on Sunday, which also made for a stark contrast from 2006, when Geelong celebrated their pre-season title with 10,000 fans at Skilled Stadium.

Whitnall said Carlton were better-equipped to improve in the premiership season than in 2005, when they finished last, and that the Blues had quickly re-focused on round one opponent Richmond."

Be afraid, Richmond...be very afraid.

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Princes Park - always was, always will be.

The Woodworkers are going down.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

The boys are doing all the right things.

They also have a powerful motivating force to help them achieve their objective - the failures of the past 5 years.

This all adds up to a very good basis from which goals can be achieved.

A big party down at Geelong is understandable considering their lack of premiership success - but at Carlton a whole different dynamic is in operation.

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My Blue Heaven

The Bellarine Pussies were celebrating the first win for a very (continue, ad infinitum) long time .. at least our guys learned from 2005!

Bring on the Punt Road Pussies!!

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[Sam Jacobs] looks like a 7' Lance Whitnall, and [Mitch Robinson] looks like a 4' Lance Whitnall
(The SEN team during the Carlton v Cats 2009 pre-season match)

Predicted Ladder
# Team Pl W L D PF PA Pt Perc
2 Adelaide 22 16 6 0 2336 2064 64 113.1
4 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2294 2106 64 108.9
1 West Coast 22 15 7 0 2358 2042 60 115.4
8 W Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 2266 2134 60 106.1
10 Geelong 22 15 7 0 2266 2134 60 106.1
6 St Kilda 22 14 8 0 2248 2152 56 104.4
3 Fremantle 22 13 9 0 2248 2152 52 104.4
16 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2248 2152 52 104.4

12 Port Adel 22 12 10 0 2230 2170 48 102.7
7 Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2224 2176 48 102.2
13 Bris Lions 22 10 12 0 2152 2248 40 95.7
15 Essendon* 22 8 14 0 2110 2290 32 92.1
9 Richmond 22 7 15 0 2098 2302 28 91.1
5 Collingwood 22 4 18 0 2070 2330 16 88.8
11 Hawthorn 22 4 18 0 2048 2352 16 87.0
14 Kangaroos 22 2 20 0 2004 2396 8 83.6


That is the ladder if we beat:

Collywobbles twice
Bummers twice
Melbourne once
Port once
R€ichmond twice
Kangaroos twice
brisvegas once
Piss and shits twice

POSSIBLE YA!

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I'm not expecting it at all, but all the same, I wouldnt rule out the finals this year.

We need to look at the fortunes of Carlton through the season compared to the other clubs.

Already there are a fair few issues that are likely to adversly affect other clubs and others look rather un inspiring compared to Us...- for example

North Melb - Thompson's knee injury
West Coast - with their current player issues.
Richmond and Melbourne look pretty lacklustre
Collingwood and Essendon* look mediocre
Brisbane - the 5 captains policy - described by many a s a joke.
Hawthorn - therabouts - but weve already beaten them.

Swans and Freo - now if we can beat these guys - we will be finalists...

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My Blue Heaven