Opinion The Top 10 Most Influential of the Past Decade.

[Tony Lynn 15]

Calling all Blues fans, bring your thinking caps.

I love lists. Shopping lists, to do lists, old girlfriend lists, you name it. At this time of year I also like to look back and review.

So with the end of this decade almost upon us I want to compile the top 10 list of the Most Influential Blues of this Decade.

It can be either on field or off field but it needs to be someone who has had a massive impact on the Carlton Football Club. It also does not have to be someone who has had a positive impact....just an impact.

Spitballing a few names here just as a fire starter...

Current shortlist.
Jo Silvagni.
Mick Malthouse.
Jeannie Pratt.
Chris Judd.
Brendan Bolton.
Patrick Cripps.
Eddie Betts.
Hughes/Rodgers.
John Donehue.
Dick Pratt.
Marc Murphy.
Andrew McKay.
Stephen Silvagni.
Stephen Kernahan.
Mark LoGuodice.
Brett Ratten.
Bruce Mathieson.
Dale Amos (absolutely never heard of him).
Robert Walls.
Sam Docherty.
Tayla Harris.
Gillon McLachlan
Steven Trigg
Greg Swann
Mike Fitzpatrick
Justin Reid
Nick Duigan.


So give it some thought and nominate, by the start of the season we will have compiled the top 10 most influential figures that have shaped the Blues over the past 10 years.

Thanks in advance.

Tony xoxo.

 

[blue89]

Samantha Chiari

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Samantha Chiari

Follows West Coast so that is a no.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Sam Jacobs
Edward Betts

 

[VeinGlorious]

It would have to be Lawrence Angwin and Karl Norman.

Aaron Joseph also gets a look in for that one time he kept Ablett Jnr to 46 disposals and 12 goals or whatever it was.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

It would have to be Lawrence Angwin and Karl Norman.

Aaron Joseph also gets a look in for that one time he kept Ablett Jnr to 46 disposals and 12 goals or whatever it was.

Angwin and Norman were before 2010.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Sam Jacobs
Edward Betts

You are just salty for losing out the on the Kris Massie/Ben Nelson trade.

 

[VeinGlorious]

Angwin and Norman were before 2010.

Yeah but they were influential. Numbers are only important if you are paying attention.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Yeah but they were influential. Numbers are only important if you are paying attention.

I can't include them. Their greatest influence was at Cash Converters.

 

[thylacine60]

ken ******* wood & co

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

ken ******* wood & co

Was he on our list during 2010-2019?

 

[thylacine60]

oh, I see it now, idiot me..............but he's someone worth castigating any time!

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

oh, I see it now, idiot me..............but he's someone worth castigating any time!

I bet he was part of the Pagan recruiting era.

 

[Jabba73]

SOS - first genuine list rebuild in our history. Early adopter of trading rules and very creative
MM - the recession we had to have. Took us to rock bottom so we had no choice but to work our way out
Bolton - reset player culture, engaged fans and whole club with process, played the kids to develop them
Fevola - everything that was right and wrong about the club at the same time. Brilliant at times which only papered over the cracks we refused to acknowledge
Judd - led by example, brought some much needed professionalism to the playing group
Cripps - beast of a player, leader. Gives hope for the future
Betts - onfield genius that gets the crowd involved. Feel good story with his return, helps heal some old wounds from the circumstances of his leaving

 

[Red Bull]

Perhaps the image that FINALLY forced Carlton to honestly say ... enough is enough !!

 

[VeinGlorious]

I feel like Hughes/Rogers need a mention.

 

[Damp Squarie]

You are just salty for losing out the on the Kris Massie/Ben Nelson trade.

I forgot about them.
Im more shitty over Kernahan,Klomp,Bradley,Motley,Maylin,Naley,Bond and McKay
Notice I omitted Camporeale and Gibbs - two prissy players that stenched up the aboves quality.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Perhaps the image that FINALLY forced Carlton to honestly say ... enough is enough !!

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Yeah I can't believe they ever let KohPhi in the coaches box.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

I forgot about them.
Im more shitty over Kernahan,Klomp,Bradley,Motley,Maylin,Naley,Bond and McKay
Notice I omitted Camporeale and Gibbs - two prissy players that stenched up the aboves quality.

Shark Maylin was my first ever Carlton player man crush!

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Perhaps the image that FINALLY forced Carlton to honestly say ... enough is enough !!

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Mick with a keen eye on the lotto numbers at that time point.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Shark Maylin was my first ever Carlton player man crush!

Good classy skilled winger if I remember correctly; had some ranga about him.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Good classy skilled winger if I remember correctly; had some ranga about him.

Yep that was him. Great number 13.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

SOS - first genuine list rebuild in our history. Early adopter of trading rules and very creative
MM - the recession we had to have. Took us to rock bottom so we had no choice but to work our way out
Bolton - reset player culture, engaged fans and whole club with process, played the kids to develop them
Fevola - everything that was right and wrong about the club at the same time. Brilliant at times which only papered over the cracks we refused to acknowledge
Judd - led by example, brought some much needed professionalism to the playing group
Cripps - beast of a player, leader. Gives hope for the future
Betts - onfield genius that gets the crowd involved. Feel good story with his return, helps heal some old wounds from the circumstances of his leaving

When did Fevola finish with us?

 

[Jabba73]

When did Fevola finish with us?

No idea, about 2010 iirc

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Who was the tough guy with the martial arts background who was on the books for a while? I think he went to Port Adelaide. I want to nominate him.