CARLTON SALARY CAP

[Art Vandelay_]

Eh. They’ve made 7 finals series. We’ve made 8.

They’ve lost two Grand Finals. We've made none.

So they've been better this millenia.

A kick behind when the siren sounded in '09 and a ball bounce away from winning in '10.

Drinking too much blues mod koolaid where St.K are "rabble". They're less of a rabble this century than Carlton.

 

[RPCB]

So they've been better this millenia.

A kick behind when the siren sounded in '09 and a ball bounce away from winning in '10.

Drinking too much blues mod koolaid where St.K are "rabble". They're less of a rabble this century than Carlton.

Wasn’t saying just at all. My point was who celebrates losing in Grand Finals? St Kilda losing a GF because the ball bounced the wrong way counts the same as Port Adelaide losing a GF by 119 points. I’ve seen three Carlton GF’s in my life and I only talk about one.

 

[Mr.X]

We've heard similar on our board from posters with links to the club in some way or another.

Pretty much got told that there's two factions in the playing group that's caused a huge division at the club this year - One that can't stand Voss and wanted him fired end of year. And one that loves Voss and think it's been a player/skill issue rather than a coaching one.

Walsh was allegedly in the 'hate' camp but seems to be keen on sticking around based on his comments about the club of late, which is somewhat perplexing in light of the supposed inside info.

I don't think Voss is a gun coach by any stretch, but I also think it's mostly been a player based issue more so than a coaching one so I'm a bit in-between on who's correct.

There divisions had an impact, club acknowledges it.

Keeping Voss, and trading out some names this off season has also sent a message to the players.
Voss has been backed in, and has a new look side going into 2026.

No more room for excuses

 

[LeBronco]

There divisions had an impact, club acknowledges it.

Keeping Voss, and trading out some names this off season has also sent a message to the players.
Voss has been backed in, and has a new look side going into 2026.

No more room for excuses

I heard Curnow left because he fell out with Voss and several others wanted Voss gone so the fact Carlton backed Voss shows they've turned the corner as the old Carlton would have allowed the tail to wag the dog and sack the coach. I remember when the Carlton players turned up their toes in a game against Brisbane in 2007 because they wanted Pagan sacked and it turned out to be Pagan's last game as coach, this was the beginning of the tail wagging the dog at Carlton and it lasted up until 2021 when the Carlton players got Teague sacked with the 95 point loss to Port Adelaide being the final straw. Coterie groups obviously haven't helped over the years they wanted Pagan in the first place and decided to knife Brittain as a result, the sacking of Ratten was a combination of players wanting him sacked and the coterie groups wanting Malthouse while the sackings of Pagan, Malthouse, Bolton and Teague were 100% the fault of the players and the club allowing the tail to wag the dog.

 

[doppleganger]

Eh. They’ve made 7 finals series. We’ve made 8.

They’ve lost two Grand Finals. We've made none.

21st century spoons

5 to Carlton
1 to StKilda

Carlton are the AFL version of what StKilda were to the VFL

 

[RPCB]

21st century spoons

5 to Carlton
1 to StKilda

Carlton are the AFL version of what StKilda were to the VFL

It’s better to look to the future.

 

[LeBronco]

21st century spoons

5 to Carlton
1 to StKilda

Carlton are the AFL version of what StKilda were to the VFL

Essendon have gone 23 years without finishing in the top 6 on the ladder that's next level bad at least Carlton have finished 5th a couple of times over that time.

 

[doppleganger]

It’s better to look to the future.

Agree.

Saints probably have a brighter future too, they have NWM, TDK and a returning King up forward.

 

[doppleganger]

Essendon have gone 23 years without finishing in the top 6 on the ladder that's next level bad at least Carlton have finished 5th a couple of times over that time.

Another great T-shirt.

Carlton, ignore our 5 spoons as we have also finished 5th a couple of times.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

21st century spoons

5 to Carlton
1 to StKilda

Carlton are the AFL version of what StKilda were to the VFL

Carlton have qualified for the first pick in each round of the draft 5 times in the draft era.

Of Carlton and Collingwood, Collingwood were the most recent club to get a verifiably worst team in comp wooden spoon when clubs did not qualify for higher draft picks as a result. Pretty disgraceful really. Just before the Pies decided to stink up 4 Grand Finals in 5 years without ever winning one.

 

[doppleganger]

Carlton have qualified for the first pick in each round of the draft 5 times in the draft era.

Another T-shirt for the Carlton merchandise team.

They already went with the framed poster.



You know you are a loser club when you celebrate #1 draft picks and lame Richmond fans think they are smart by claiming it is good to be the worst club in the competition in the modern era.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Another T-shirt for the Carlton merchandise team.

They already went with the framed poster.

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You know you are a loser club when you celebrate #1 draft picks and lame Richmond fans think they are smart by claiming it is good to be the worst club in the competition in the modern era.

The fact remains the last unrewarded wooden spoon won by any of the three clubs was won by Collingwood FC. When the whole world knew you were the shittest team and there was no doubt about it.

 

[doppleganger]

The fact remains the last unrewarded wooden spoon won by any of the three clubs was won by Collingwood FC. When the whole world knew you were the shittest team and there was no doubt about it.

It is only loser clubs who celebrate spoons.

No surprise you are running with a spoons are good argument.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

It is only loser clubs who celebrate spoons.

No surprise you are running with a spoons are good argument.

Show me a club who ever celebrated being in the bottom part of the ladder.

 

[Robertio]

It is only loser clubs who celebrate spoons.

No surprise you are running with a spoons are good argument.

Oh goody another Carlton thread to play in.

 

[doppleganger]

Show me a club who ever celebrated being in the bottom part of the ladder.

I just did.

This loser club put out memorabilia for multiple #1 picks.



Perhaps your mob will do something similar after 2026?

 

[Robertio]

I just did.

This loser club put out memorabilia for multiple #1 picks.

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Perhaps your mob will do something similar after 2026?

They call it a membership drive not a celebration of a wooden spoons, any club including yours would do it.

 

[doppleganger]

They call it a membership drive not a celebration of a wooden spoons, any club including yours would do it.

Only loser clubs base memorabilia based on Back2Back2Back #1 draft picks.

Richmond a chance to go 3 in 4 years, the Tiger Tragic and Blues sympathiser, will probably argue that 3 in 4 is just as impressive as 3 in a row.

 

[Robertio]

Only loser clubs base memorabilia based on Back2Back2Back #1 draft picks.

Richmond a chance to go 3 in 4 years, the Tiger Tragic and Blues sympathiser, will probably argue that 3 in 4 is just as impressive as 3 in a row.

Is this a wooden spoon thread?

 

[doppleganger]

Is this a wooden spoon thread?

It is a Carlton thread from 2022, back when they had stars and people were questioning their cap.

It was bumped by the Bronco and as they have lost some of their stars to bigger offers at the end of 2025, the 2022 questions were valid and StK were the beneficiary.

Then the comparison between StK and Carlton started, and that means spoon talk.

But don't worry, the tormented Tiger informs that Carlton spoons were all modern day spoons where teams are rewarded with a #1 pick.

 

[Robertio]

It is a Carlton thread from 2022, back when they had stars and people were questioning their cap.

It was bumped by the Bronco and as they have lost some of their stars to bigger offers at the end of 2025, the 2022 questions were valid and StK were the beneficiary.

Then the comparison between StK and Carlton started, and that means spoon talk.

But don't worry, the tormented Tiger informs that Carlton spoons were all modern day spoons where teams are rewarded with a #1 pick.

Amuse yourself kiddo, compare the flags between the two while you're at it and then you'll have some sort of an idea but I'm thinking ideas are pretty rare with you.

 

[RPCB]

It is a Carlton thread from 2022, back when they had stars and people were questioning their cap.

It was bumped by the Bronco and as they have lost some of their stars to bigger offers at the end of 2025, the 2022 questions were valid and StK were the beneficiary.

Then the comparison between StK and Carlton started, and that means spoon talk.

But don't worry, the tormented Tiger informs that Carlton spoons were all modern day spoons where teams are rewarded with a #1 pick.

No. They were dumb back then and they are dumb today.

JSOS and TDK had the right to leave as FA and they did. And Charlie Curnow had a sulk and left. Not that deep.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Only loser clubs base memorabilia based on Back2Back2Back #1 draft picks.

Richmond a chance to go 3 in 4 years, the Tiger Tragic and Blues sympathiser, will probably argue that 3 in 4 is just as impressive as 3 in a row.

Where of course winner clubs try to divert the attention away from Grand Final success. But when you have only won the Grand Final twice in the last 67 years, I guess you need to.

 

[doppleganger]

Amuse yourself kiddo, compare the flags between the two while you're at it and then you'll have some sort of an idea but I'm thinking ideas are pretty rare with you.

21st century it is 0 flags each.
21st century spoons, 5 Carlton and Saints 1.

But the tormented Tiger will point out that spoons are good in the 21st century, as they give you the #1 pick.

 

[doppleganger]

No. They were dumb back then and they are dumb today.

JSOS and TDK had the right to leave as FA and they did. And Charlie Curnow had a sulk and left. Not that deep.

I'd argue that back then (VFL era) Saints just were unable to offer the $$ that Carlton could.

In the AFL era they can, hence performance has flipped and it is now Carlton at the bottom and players leave Carlton if they want to be successful.