Prediction Where will Carlton finish in 2019?

[Damon_3388]

Cripps needs to come home to West Coast where he belongs where he wont be carrying the entire team on his back. Where he has Shuey, Sheed Gaff, Yeo, Redden to help and forwards to kick too

Should go to Freo, so we can see him fight over the footy and not win games with the other Heroball king, Nat Fyfe.

 

[WCE Wizard]

Should go to Freo, so we can see him fight over the footy and not win games with the other Heroball king, Nat Fyfe.

True, I felt bad for Cripps the kid was getting battered around carrying the team, but then like an idiot he signed on for a contract extension, really he only has himself to blame

 

[Dez!]

Cripps needs to come home to West Coast where he belongs where he wont be carrying the entire team on his back. Where he has Shuey, Sheed Gaff, Yeo, Redden to help and forwards to kick too

Come home to a world where the salary cap doesn't exist?

 

[WCE Wizard]

Come home to a world where the salary cap doesn't exist?

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Nic Nat does not have long left that is a fair chuck GONE. Plus players like Yeo, Gaff, and co have taken pay cuts to keep the group together. Kennedy and Hurn are also on reduced contracts

 

[chunkylover53]

Have to wonder how much the 'Heroball' style with Patrick Cripps doing everything is actually conducive to winning. We've got a pretty fair sample size of it not really working.

Yeah, Cripps' stats look sexy, but you can design your setup so that he doesn't have to do everything. He's never really shown himself to be an especially creative playmaker, and his "see ball, get ball" doesn't really seem to open up a whole lot for others or bring them into the game, either. Perhaps some different tactics and a different mix of roles and setups in the midfield are in order?

Yeah nah you are completely off the mark. He’s very creative and without him we’d been flogged in every game so far. He’s probably leading the Brownlow despite not playing in a winning side.

Has Bolton "not stressed the importance" of a small forward, or has he just had s**t/injured-f**ked small forwards (eg. Liam Sumner, Jarrod Garlett, Jarrod Pickett) to work with?

He’s trying to turn Jarrod Garlett into a defender, Pickett is injured all the time. He’s using polson and gibbons as small forwards despite them being midfielders - and it’s killing their development. If he wants to play 3-4 genuine goal kicking KPF’s then he clearly doesn’t rate smalls or mids kicking many goals.

 

[JayJ20]

Carlton have been pathetic for just about 2 full decades now except for that period between 2009-2011.

They are staring at their 6th spoon in 17 years. That's really bad, especially when you look at the state of their competitors in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Sure they have a young side with a load of talent, but it's only a matter of time before they become conditioned to the losing culture as well. Cripps is the only thing keeping them from losing by 10 goals every game.

This is why complete full rebuilds are a bad idea unless it is absolutely necessary. It introduces a losing culture and gives excuses to cover bad performances. Carlton realistically should be competing for 6-7 wins this season.

They have completely lost their ability to win. The whole club is conditioned to take loss after loss after loss without any real repercussions.

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

We need a priority pick this year. For a coach.

 

[Black Stripe]

Carlton have been pathetic for just about 2 full decades now except for that period between 2009-2011.

They are staring at their 6th spoon in 17 years. That's really bad, especially when you look at the state of their competitors in Brisbane and Gold Coast. Sure they have a young side with a load of talent, but it's only a matter of time before they become conditioned to the losing culture as well. Cripps is the only thing keeping them from losing by 10 goals every game.

This is why complete full rebuilds are a bad idea unless it is absolutely necessary. It introduces a losing culture and gives excuses to cover bad performances. Carlton realistically should be competing for 6-7 wins this season.

They have completely lost their ability to win. The whole club is conditioned to take loss after loss after loss without any real repercussions.

Still won finals more recently than Essendon despite how bad they've been for so long.

 

[fnerd]

We need a priority pick this year. For a coach.

Or maybe just a list manager NOT obsessed with first round draft picks be it at his current club or former.

If bolten goes so should sos

 

[juss]

Cripps needs to come home to West Coast where he belongs where he wont be carrying the entire team on his back. Where he has Shuey, Sheed Gaff, Yeo, Redden to help and forwards to kick too

He is definitely wasted at Carlton, but with no other good players they can afford to pay him buckets. He could name his price and sign off his own payslip there.

 

[Bludd]

Still won finals more recently than Essendon despite how bad they've been for so long.

So Carlton are doing ok then?

 

[Scotland]

Last. They will finish last.

They will have a better percentage than last year though.

 

[silkybombers]

Words that come to mind when I think about Carlton, pathetic, embarrassing, laughable, putrid, hahaha. The worst team I've ever seen! I love it!!

 

[Righteo]

Should go to Freo, so we can see him fight over the footy and not win games with the other Heroball king, Nat Fyfe.

There's that term you don't understand again.

 

[Damon_3388]

There's that term you don't understand again.

Oh, I understand it.

Others can see beyond the sexy stats and commentator fappage to dare question whether that style of play is actually conducive to winning team football.

Everyone and everything else is the problem, and not Cripps and Fyfe and their team's gameplans that allow them to repeatedly do what they do.

 

[Black Stripe]

So Carlton are doing ok then?

They're on the right track, sure they haven't won a game this year but they have been competitive every week, soon we'll start to see green shoots and then the wins will come.

 

[Toump Ass]

So GC are going great

Considering they only won four games in 2018 and have already won three after losing their two captains in the offseason (along with plenty of other players over the last couple of years), then yes. They're doing great.

but Carlton are a laughing stock

******* oath mate. They haven't won more than seven games in a season for five years. Bolton's coaching record is abominable. They keep recruiting spuds. Half their team are high draft picks and their list still sucks. The are absolutely a laughing stock.

 

[blueblooded]

We deserve everything that we get coming this week. We are a laughing stock ... 3 wins from 36 games is not good enough and most of our supporters have had enough. It’s development, culture and coaching. Bolton is not the man for the job he’s not an AFL coach. It’s going to be another long season to add to the last two decades.

Irrelevant.

 

[LordLucifer]

18th. A large portion of state teams would beat them.

FFS …..

 

[RAPPA]

Carlton just putting a lid on things, playing down the mediocrity until round 11 when they decide to turn up against the bombers

 

[LordLucifer]

Words that come to mind when I think about Carlton, pathetic, embarrassing, laughable, putrid, hahaha. The worst team I've ever seen! I love it!!

Thank-you for using your second ever post for such an insightful piece of bile.

 

[LordLucifer]

We deserve everything that we get coming this week. We are a laughing stock ... 3 wins from 36 games is not good enough and most of our supporters have had enough. It’s development, culture and coaching. Bolton is not the man for the job he’s not an AFL coach. It’s going to be another long season to add to the last two decades.

Irrelevant.

Instead of sooking up publically, why don't you * right off and follow another team then ??

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

When will the heat come on the list guru sos

 

[10571z]

When will the heat come on the list guru sos

How dare you question him?

I got banned for questioning the all
mighty savior.

They need more ex gws kids to fill the gaps while blokes develop.

 

[dean33]

When will the heat come on the list guru sos

Never! Feels a bit like the “in Hird we trust” with SOS. He can do no wrong in the eyes of Blues fans... long may it continue.