Where Will Carlton End up in 2011

[Slattery_20]

Between Brunswick & the city.

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

On player ability we should just about win the premiership however I think we are poorly coached.

Collingwood are obvious favourites but the Magpies aside there is not much opposition.

Expect Geelong and St Kilda to slide so positions in the top 4 will open up.

You have one elite player in your whole side in Judd and maybe one other fringe A grader in Murphy.

When I read your posts, I actually cringe.

 

[Bazzar]

Between 9th and 12th That’s about where the quality on their list will get them.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Ninthton.

 

[The Edukator]

Between 9th and 12th That’s about where the quality on their list will get them.

Dumb post unless you were alluding to Richmond which would make it a slightly less dumb post. Tiges would be lucky to crack 12th

 

[Rocky_Star_Pro]

Write them off at your own peril. I think they will take a step forward and finish in the top 4, they have too much talent to finish out of the 8, only thing that can destroy their season is the coaching staff or injuries IMO

 

[le dominateur]

You have one elite player in your whole side in Judd and maybe one other fringe A grader in Murphy.

When I read your posts, I actually cringe.

Yes, but that is 1 more elite player than the Dawks

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

Yes, but that is 1 more elite player than the Dawks

Yes Hodge and Franklin are complete duds. I mean christ knows how Luke Hodge was named AA captain and Franklin AA CHF

 

[Bardo State]

Yes, but that is 1 more elite player than the Dawks

I lol'd

IF they have a near perfect run with injuries and take a big step than they may get a home final.
More realistically 8-12. IMO will get overtaken by a few clubs outside the 8.

 

[Joshen]

The point is at least 7 clubs are not way as good as our team on any day.They either years behind in development and skills.No club can magically go bang bang and perform like a good side in a short period of years.Collingwood took nearly 10 years to get that flag after taking a dip for a year or 2 during those grand finals losses.Those bottom 6 clubs pretty much rebuilt from scratch the last couple of years or so.

At least 7? Please name them.

 

[PCORF]

between 5th and 8th

 

[DVD Player]

Realistically, 5th, 6th or 7th.

 

[starchamber]

At least 7? Please name them.

Well no offence they should be better then favorites for spoons Gold Coast for one followed by Brisbane,West Coast,Richmond,Melbourne,Essendon and Port Adelaide.I don't see none of those clubs realistically making a massive jump but if they do only 1 will.

Then their clubs like Sydney who played above themselves that haven't got Roos no more and a few of their stars of the past.Geelong and St Kilda may slide after many years trying and winning.

Collingwood will be the team to beat again.This only leaves Hawthorn who could improve if they have the hunger again and The Kangaroos if they have the list.Western Bulldogs have been up their a long time so not sure with them.Carlton and The Dockers in theory should be big movers but Dockers haven't put 2 years together yet but may.

Adelaide Crows is a mystery either do well or do really bad.I think they will be with a new coach as their coach has been around with no success for them in finals.

 

[Frothies Mcveigh]

Somewhere between 7th and 10th.

 

[STeeLhawk]

4th-7th. It'd be a real shame if for all of their talent they went backwards.

 

[GordonBlue]

FYI to the OP and any Carlton fan saying "No way bottom 8"...

Reality is, Carlton can quite easily finish bottom 8, and can also finish bottom 5...

We haven't proven anything yet... at all...

You can look at Geelong 06 and Dogs 07 and see how good teams can finish very low because of things that just didn't go quite right

You can look at Hawks in 09... if people were to say in the 09 preseason Hawks to miss the 8... they'd get called a troll... but this is not a scripted competition... and reality is... Carlton can finish anywhere from 1st to 17th... and if someone thinks we're gonna struggle and not make the 8 or even finish 17th... they are welcome to have that opinion...

I do think, if everything goes well in terms of little injuries, the addition of ready players Curnow, Duigan and Laidler and development of Yarran, Garlett, Henderson, White, Lucas, Robinson and Armfield... we can finish top 4...

 

[hotpies2010]

PIES
saints
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hawks
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swans
crows
BLUES

 

[HolyWars]

5th-8th

 

[Slattery_20]

FYI to the OP and any Carlton fan saying "No way bottom 8"...

Reality is, Carlton can quite easily finish bottom 8, and can also finish bottom 5...

We haven't proven anything yet... at all...

You can look at Geelong 06 and Dogs 07 and see how good teams can finish very low because of things that just didn't go quite right

You can look at Hawks in 09... if people were to say in the 09 preseason Hawks to miss the 8... they'd get called a troll... but this is not a scripted competition... and reality is... Carlton can finish anywhere from 1st to 17th... and if someone thinks we're gonna struggle and not make the 8 or even finish 17th... they are welcome to have that opinion...

I do think, if everything goes well in terms of little injuries, the addition of ready players Curnow, Duigan and Laidler and development of Yarran, Garlett, Henderson, White, Lucas, Robinson and Armfield... we can finish top 4...

Not really a vast gulf between 6th and 11th most years; comes down a lot to injuries.

 

[Kong]

I underestimated your lot this time last year, and had you missing the finals.

Based on that I'm going to back you guys for slight improvement, finishing 6th and winning a final.

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

I underestimated your lot this time last year, and had you missing the finals.

Based on that I'm going to back you guys for slight improvement, finishing 6th and winning a final.

If they win a final, would Ratten keep his job?

 

[Jeremias]

If they win a final, would Ratten keep his job?

Yes...

 

[Kong]

Yeah you'd think so, for sure.

Losing another final?

Methinks they got Alan Richardson for more than his "assistance".

 

[Bazzar]

The consensus appears to be somewhere between 6th and 9th, and considering they went from 7th back to 8th in the previous two seasons, its hardly an endorsement for a team on the "so called rise"

I think the folk here at BF are smart enough not to be fooled by their over the top hype.

 

[XCPTOR]

9th just miss out making finals by percentage