And staggered as well.

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You never know....it might affect his blood pressure.....

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

His blood being full of a different type of red.

If anything, his blood might ferment if he gets staggered.

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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.

If Smiths pops a fooffoo valve, I hope someone captures it and puts it on YouTube.

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Hmm... tough one. I love what has happened to the club since Dick has been there, I doubt anyone else could have delivered so much so quickly.

The question I find myself asking is - guilt or innocence aside, is the weight of public perception and debate too much? If so, should Sticks stand in as an acting president until this case is resolved one way or the other? If he's found innocent then he resumes his post, if not, his position is clearly untenable.

Like him or not (and I love him), the Carlton name is going to be at the receiving end of an almighty public flogging over this, and a lot of the headway made over the last 16 months is at jeopardy, particularly from a branding perspective and where the club wants to position itself. I know some people hate hearing about 'the brand' - but being able to define your off-field values in a certain light is key to attracting premium sponsors, just as much as onfield success.

Like I said before, the Carlton name receives a flogging no matter who is charge. When people hate you they will find anything to bring you down.

Does 40k members + represent a poor brand name?

Does record sponsorship represent a poor brand name?

I don't think so. Smorgon and Collo had the poor brand name to themselves.

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These are extremely serious criminal charges and whilst not PRE-EMPTING guilt or innocence I think Dick Pratt should stand aside from the Carlton Board NOT RESIGN today
Once the charges are dealt with hopefully he is cleared and then he takes his place back on the board
Board should make an interim president from its existing numbers but appoint the person on to the board who would be Richards ultimate successor

I think that would be a sensible course of action.

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I'm over the moon that my tax dollars are funding another ACCC witch hunt.

When was the last time this irrelevant organisation did anything that benefits the common man?

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What's all this? It seems like it should be bigger news relating to AFL than this Dick Pratt beat up.....

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Carlton press conference at 11.30am.

Hmm.

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The case could take several years though.

Hopefully it's to announce that we think the ACCC is a corrupt organisation that does nothing more than waste taxpayer dollars on petty vendettas.

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I'm not talking about opposition supporters ringing up SEN and spouting ill-informed tripe. I'm talking about global, industry leading corporations wanting to be identified with a club whose president's name is being dragged through the courts and having every blow detailed in national press. The coverage of this is going to be that much more comprehensive and prominent simply because he's the Carlton president and the papers know that football is an emotive topic - without the Carlton connection this story would be buried in the business section, not splashed over the front page of the Hun.

I seriously doubt any supporter would leave the club over this, and nor should they. Similarly, I wouldn't blame every supporter for wanting Dick to stay on (a large part of me does). But to dismiss the impact this could have on the club simply because we love Dick as president is dangerous. I don't think a 'We're Carlton flower the rest' attitude is going to work with this one.

Paper tiger.

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Yep.

As a member, I fully support Dick Pratt as President of the Carlton Football Club, and 100% hope he beats the charges.

That said, I think the sensible thing is for him to stand aside for the course of this trial. I'll be interested to see what the Press Conference says.

This post is correct. If we were discussing any other club's president, we would expect their president to at least stand aside under the same circumstances.

Considering what Richard Pratt has done for our club over the last fifty years, I will respect whatever decision he makes about the presidency, but I'd be surprised (especially when considering he had the character to hand back his honours) if he didn't voluntarily step aside.

Understand case will take years but its a good compromise position - Richard doesnt actually resign but indicates he is taking the matter seriously - the club is seen to be doing something but doesnt make him resign so its still very supportive
In the interim Dick doesnt have formal role in governance of club but can continue to support financially and in other ways
Enables an ultimate successor to Dick to have time to be on the board as a director before in the future taking the reins