RickJ wrote:
My wife and I (grown up kids moved out) downsized and moved to East Melbourne 4 years ago, one block from the MCG. COVID ruined the first two years of the plan to walk across the road and immerse myself in the resurgence of the Blues, but in 2022 and 2023 I’ve been to every Carlton game at the G and most at Marvel, with great hope and expectation.
I have always been a loud and vocal supporter on match days, often to the embarrassment of my kids, behavioural qualities honed on the press box wing terraces at Princes Park as a child and later in the Carlton Social Club.
But last night with my son I was the calmest and quietest I think I have ever been at the football. I didn’t get overtly distressed by how atrocious we were or even about the umpiring. My son thought I was unwell.
Gotta have hope and mine is gone at present. Hope I can get it back. It’s only a game
Anyone interested in an East Melbourne apartment at George and Powlett please PM before it goes on the market. The gloss has gone
Being the most negative of posters on here for nearly 20 years I’m still here because I want the club to be better
But it can only happen with a proper reset
The facts are that the club has overrated players internally from when they were teenagers at the club or from other clubs or based on potential rather than sustained performance and good perception
The club needs to make some hard calls at years end imo
Cripps McKay and DeKoning need to be traded for draft picks
At the least 3 first rounders over the the next two drafts
If Scottie’s twins are half as good as Nick and Josh Daicos that gives us 7 potentially good kids to go with Binns Cowanand Hollands
Make Walsh captain
If we draft well we will be ok
A couple of late rookie mid season draft picks will help
Do yourself a favour
Look at Hawthorn
It’s early days but early signs they have drafted very well in this department
Look
At Newcombe
He is a gun and he was a mid season pick
Every premiership dynasty’s foundations lie in drafting kids and building together
The club needs to do the opposite of what it has done in the past.