A pic of Hawks 4 Cups should do it.

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Is Lewis referring to Hawks or Carlton? Could realistically be both.

just retire and hop onto your horse and ride into sunset /maybe will see you at the end of 2022

You're a good man Matthewzac

I have been talking to a lot of people, carlton people, including friends in my own football community here in sydney about my hatred of the man Clarkson.

I don't like the word 'hate', or should I say I hate the word 'hate', because as Ive said to my boys, it eats at you, and if you don't do anything about it, it consumes you and defines you.

After viewing this interview by our very own Dylan Buckley, whose father "chased and clobbered Clarkson every second he could" in the Battle of Britain, I have come to terms with Clarkson. I don't like what he did to Fev and Ian Aitken, but I'm not going to let my blind hatred of Clarkson get in the way of what's right or wrong for Carlton in its quest for the right coach.

Like Clarkson said, he's been shaped a by alot of stuff but he was lucky the Hawks found their culture just before he got there, and unfortunately after Schwab, and the club was aligned for success. God recruitment was part of it, and development was a key, but the whole club was aligned for success...that sounds like Carlton of old...and we can and will have that again, no doubt.

Its not survival that concerns carlton today. We are again an off field power house, but on field e have to get a few issues ironed out. That's what i hope this review does, and I dare to dream Sayer will guide us to the Holy Grail on field after MLG drove us there off field, with or without Clarkson

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Gary Ablett only played 6 games for the Hawks.

We have given the position to candidates with and without exhaustive process:

Messiah: Malthouse Ratten Teague

Exhaustive process: Bolton .... he came with new ideas, a successful program .. on training wheels?

Succession Plan: Brittain ... Master to the Apprentice

There's got to be a bit of luck involved with the decision.



Remember Clarkson was a first year coach and after a few years he was on the cards of being shown the door. Every coach has to start by being a first year coach. So what type do we choose?

Just watched the Dylan Buckley interview with Clarkson. Opened my eyes. There's a lot of luck involved, as well as a great culture where the club is aligned on all levels.

We are all sceptics having experienced what we have with coaches this century. We have become a facetious lot at TC.



Should we go through an exhaustive process if Clarkson choses to take up our offer in the next few days? or do we say "thank god he said yes and he believes he can get us into Finals"

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Yeah.....Right......what's the point you're making?

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Not if we commit to another first year coach for 3 years after an exhaustive process : assuming Teague's gone ... which the whole football thinks is the case.

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From 'Barass70" on Big Footy, who is usually right on the money.

:lol:

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Congratulations CK95

Suppose i can delete my post then seeing i'm hours late...lol.

Thanks for your reply bondiblue. Your post was a good read. Like all on here I just want the best man for the job and for our club to truly get its house in order. A kingdom divided will not stand. We just have to get this right with the review.

Haha just yankin your chain Jim.

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Congratulations CK95

If and only If Clarkson says yes then I'd like the following to happen

Clarkson - Senior Coach
Bolton - Forwards Coach
Power - Midfield Coach
Leppitsch. - Defensive Coach
Buckley - Football Manager
Dean Solomon. - Development Coach

Emma Murray- Mind Coach.

Emma is probably to most crucial to all of this.
Our players need help mentally especially our Senior leaders and if she can get them all to buy in then that's half the battle.

IMO we have the players but for some reason they are mentally weak and Football is played between the ears for most of the time.

Looking good
Would be just as happy with Pyke instead of Buckley (eg if not interested/available)
Also unsure about Leppitsch interest to just be a line coach
The one I'd be chasing is Lappin from Geelong who's looking after their ball movement. He's been with them since retiring so might see benefit to career of change and challenge.

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Why Bolton as forwards coach when the only thing everyone can agree he did well with us during his time here was defence?

Its only my opinion BUT yes Bolt's defence coach if Leppa isn't interested and I'd be happy for Lappin to take an assistant role also

Soft cap surely makes that impossible.

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Congratulations CK95

Probably more to do with him being focused on defence initially.

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