Was great to be at a winning Blues AFL game in my home town. Until a couple of years ago MrsNTB and I had travelled to Melbourne or Brisbane to watch games over a 10 year period and we did not see Carlton win a game. But in the last few years things have turned around and we have been at three winning Blues games in a row. We were at the West Coast game at Subiaco when Chris Yarran ran amok and Sam Rowe kicked a few goals, then last year at Optus in Perth against Fremantle when Murphy kicked a goal to put us in front with a minute to go. Then tonights' game in Darwin where we controlled the game from start to finish - even if our accuracy was very poor. Am starting to think maybe I am not a jinx anymore.

I thought the same ABNS, very impressed. Challenged and then made a statement in about 3 minutes of football.

Brilliant crowd. Great place to play once a year.


Thought our defensive positioning/structure and our pressure completely shutout the Suns.

Obviously our scoreboard conversion should be the focus in preparations for the Collingwood game.

Not pretty but a team win.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

Thought Nooones (shit that was annoying all night) played his best game for us. Him, Murphy, Martin,Gibbons all really got the job done early.

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"I had to eat"

I thought it had been talked about for at least a month. It’s often self fulfilling once enough people talk about an AA berth for someone there’s plenty of commentators who jump on the bandwagon. He should definitely make the squad at the least. Shouldn’t hurt that Harry torched Collins last night either.

Was King playing for the Suns? Or was he a late out? Don’t think Weiters had an opponent..

Was thinking of you and your family...wondering if you made it.

Absolutely rapt for you.

Carlton have a great following up there. Huge footprint of fans.

Enjoy.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Yep, looked like we had great support in the crowd, was awesome

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#DonTheStash

Easily his best game for the club.

Played like he feels he belongs in this team.

Tough and hard at it. He's built for contested footy.

Whole midfield group was superb. 20yo Walsh was super impressive. He does things which don't get seen in the stats sheet. Leader.

I know the GCS were coming off a 4 day break and knew they would tire, but the commitment to Teagues Team defense in 83% Humidity, proved to me the Carlton Team is fit for purpose. Well done Andrew Russell and to all the players who are committed to the cause.

Keeping a lid on it ... just.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

That guernsey was awesome. Best alternate one we've worn IMHO.

Did anyone know that GC had SIX players younger than Walsh last night? SIX!!!!

It would have been nice to be relatively relaxed at the game too!

I heard the commentators say something like that.
Don't recall Walsh being named.

Walsh only turned 20yo in July

Rankine is 3 months older ... lets investigate ...

1. King 5 days younger than Walsh but 20yo
2. Lucoscious is 1 month younger but 20yo
3. Graham is 2 months younger turns 20yo in Sept
4. Flanders 19yo
5. Budarick 19yo
6. Anderson 19yo

Out injured is 19yo Carlton supporter and rising star Rowell

Plenty of Green shoots.
Have we heard that before?

I'm glad we are past that stage, but we do have some 19yo pressing for spots like Honey, Philp, Kemp and Philips and Ramsay could be anything.
I wonder if our 19yo would have a show in the GCS 22. We will never know, but Honey and Philp would give it a nudge imo and we know Kemp is ready made.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Why wasn't it predominantly navy blue?

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

That West Coast game was 2013. The last win myself and my son had seen live. Until last week...

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We are on our way back...

for me we won against young gold coast as mentioned several times and no injuries in those conditions move on

They weren't supporting us, they were just randomly shouting at bright, shiny things.

I thought it looked like the NBN logo

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

So no fibre involved in there manufacture then.

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

Winston Churchill