According to KB, "Carlton continue to lose"

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

KB? Who's that? Don't take any notice of him.

As Kevin Bartlett continues to be a miserable shrivelled up old prune.

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

Winston Churchill

Did anyone from TC go to South Africa to see the game?

Pic 12 made me smile as well

the most encouraging this for me is the performances of A. Hartlett and S.Hampson.

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Back like a raging case of pubic lice

QFT

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“It is a state of mind, a system of belief, a way of seeing the world, a deep faith that, because you are Carlton, you belong to something great.” - Mike Fitzpatrick articulating what Out of the Blue means.

How did Adam Simpson go?

flower me dead - I'm shocked that there were no injuries: check this out from the Tele this morning



And this flower "struggling for support" headline .. wtf?! They got 3500 people to this match on the weekend, and got 12 000 to a Rugby League match in the US .. that didn't get "struggling for support" sh.t!!

HOW GOOD IS PIC 12 !!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Does anybody know if there were any stats released from the game ?

Two positives
1 hartlett does the job up forward. Our CHF. Lets hope the hammies hold up Harts
2 Hampson The guy has lots to work on but the big upside is when he is in the ruck he is going to get his hand on the ball first nearly every time. We havent had that since Harry Madden

So Pavlich and Bell played? No mention of them in the reports I read.

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"You can't polish a James Hird"

It was but remember it's more like a VFL game then a AFL game with big names out and no points.

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Bang Bang.

Even against Sandilands?! I'd love to watch the game just to see how the young guys tackle the best tap ruckman since Bananaby French.

Damn I wish we had Sandilands. Then we could transfer his football knowledge to Kruezer and throw the husk away.

What I like about Hampson was hearing about how much work he put in between the end of the H&A season and pre-season, when most of the guys were taking rests and having fun, he was off the grog and keeping his mind and body sharp. When he showed up for pre-season training, he was ready. That shows that the kid's got a terrrific attitude and really wants to make the most of what could be a very lucrative opportunity.

The guy probably hears all the time about how good the midfield is, but the only thing that keeps it from being in the elite is a solid ruckman. That if we had someone like Cox, we'd be a powerhouse. He would realise that the opportunity is there if he wants it, because he's got Ackland (need we say more), Cloke (solid, but slow, under an injury cloud and lacking in height) Aisake (who is still learning the game), Jacobs (hasn't really done much to impress the judges so far, and is a ranga ) as his opposition, and that the chances of developing an elite ruckman from that group is very slim. He's the real hope, and I think he knows it.

He's no doubt been told by the coaches that he could be part of something very special, and could turn out to be that icing on the cake. Some would buckle under such pressure, but Hammer seems to have embraced it. He'll take many hits this year, but no doubt he'll learn much, and if his attitude over pre-season is anything to go by, he'll keep at it until he's one of the best in the comp.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Good post and I agree with most of it.

Hampson shirt fronting Bradley like a footballer is more pleasing than his performance in the ruck.

It's encouraging that Hampson isn't afraid of body contact and jumping straight at the big blokes when he's an athlete who changed codes.

Great start to the gallery: Fev gave his boots to a young South Australian player and then let him keep them

Bloody excellent to see Nick on the field again!!

Look at this, Kreuzer winning the tap .. what was that about our midfield?!

Bloody hope Campbell goes down for this

More GOLD from Hammer

Who did Desi swap his guernsey with?

LMAO

From what I've seen so far of the game, all I can say is that if I were a foreigner watching the game for the first time, listening to Jason Bennett's commentary would leave me with less clue about the game than I had before.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY