Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2026 - Part 1

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

I’m in minority that supports Carlton only cause they’re a family team along with Essendon haha…

I was the one who strayed away to Geelong! Lucky me

 

[Baudolino]

Fair to say Curnow made the right call.

 

[Klink2]

Not exactly a great formula for success is it? Middling footballer, who doesn't even want to be there = poor performance.

Feel for the bloke in that regard. It's not his fault Carlton supporters thought he was the second coming, and he didn't want to go.

That said, it's still pretty funny.

Hayward makes me think of that scene from Shawshank Redemption, when that newly receipted prisoner starts crying in his cell, and saying "help, I'm not supposed to be here!"

 

[winty]

First time since Rounds 1 and 2 in 2023 that North have won back-to-back games.

 

[Hamingja]

Mr Meow, remember when we tried to warn Carlton supporters that picking up Hayward and Florent was virtually the exact same thing as getting Ollie Henry and Bowes?

Heck, it's probably even worse. Hayward is four years older than Ollie, and on a bloated contract to boot. At least we pay Ollie peanuts for his passenger games.

Hilarious that it took just the four rounds to be proven right on that one. Anyone who watched those two at Sydney could see this coming.

Review Post in thread '2025 Winners and Losers of the Trade Period'

Oct 16, 2025

Biggest losers definitely Carlton for not sacking Voss.

Cost them Curnow and they will just end up sacking Voss 10 weeks into next year.

If they had have changed coaches and had a good trade period, identifying players to fill needs, they could have bounced next year and been competitive.

As it is they've lost 2 of their best 5 players and recruited a heap of spuds plus Hayward on a dud contract.

Should see them missing finals for a good 5 years.

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Hopefully all the blues supporters are still laughing!

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I went back and forth about 10 times.

Ended up with Carlton

Carlton the gift that keeps giving

 

[Romeoh1]

Go north- fought so hard to get that win. Good on them.
Feel for Voss I must say.

 

[Munich]

Voss presser should be good

 

[Baudolino]

When Voss is sacked it'll be two clubs he's left in a horrible position for the next coach. First condemned Brisbane to five years of cellar-dwelling minnowdom and now likely to do the same to Carlton.

 

[STPer18]

Mr Meow, remember when we tried to warn Carlton supporters that picking up Hayward and Florent was virtually the exact same thing as getting Ollie Henry and Bowes?

Heck, it's probably even worse. Hayward is four years older than Ollie, and on a bloated contract to boot. At least we pay Ollie peanuts for his passenger games.

Hilarious that it took just the four rounds to be proven right on that one. Anyone who watched those two at Sydney could see this coming.

Crazy if the meedya reporting was accurate if alongside the draft picks they wanted a Holmes/Dempsey/O'Sullivan type young gun from Geelong but happily took Hayward and Florent from the Swans. Probably paying those two the same/more than they were for Curnow too so it's just losing on all fronts. Couldn't happen to a nicer club.

 

[Romeoh1]

I remember doing K89 and we swam up the river to Jim Jim Falls.
"there's no salties here"
So off we went.

Later I found out that salties do get in there. Such an idiot.

We swam at barramundi gorge ( great place) and everyone said it’s fine - only get freshwater crocs here. So we swam and all good but the next day a German tourist was bitten by a freshie there, and got like 90 stitches or something in the lower leg. So, better than a saltwater but still not much fun.

 

[Mr Meow]

Mr Meow, remember when we tried to warn Carlton supporters that picking up Hayward and Florent was virtually the exact same thing as getting Ollie Henry and Bowes?

Heck, it's probably even worse. Hayward is four years older than Ollie, and on a bloated contract to boot. At least we pay Ollie peanuts for his passenger games.

Hilarious that it took just the four rounds to be proven right on that one. Anyone who watched those two at Sydney could see this coming.

Yep, and it made no sense because they clearly weren't going to be finals contenders anytime soon. They should have tried to squeeze even more juice out of Curnow as far as picks alone, and seen who else could add to that (trade players to fuel the rebuild), after sacking Voss. What a disasterclass they are running over there.

 

[Munich]

Did Voss just say there's lots to celebrate

 

[ChrisLOA]

David Clarke.
Garry Sidebottom.

Either you remember or you don't, eh?

I remember. But then I'll be 59 in June.

EDIT I was 14 when we attended the 81 Preliminary Final. My clearest memory is seeing Renee Kink kicking a brilliant goal on his left foot from the boundary line on the run and I turned to my dad and screamed "He was out of bounds!".

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

They’ll sack Voss the week we play them, then they’ll win

 

[Catman]

JM.was a stain on our history, but thankfully we moved him on quickly.

He was a very good player, but an average person (hasn't changed either if you look at his recent exploits) who didn't want to be here. Thing is we were desperate to add some experienced quality to our young side and at the time, we were hardly a destination club so we weren't as picky as we would be now.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Fish and Chips for dinner here!

 

[Vdubs]

Yeah, that's the one.

First time I've seen the replay and yeah, it looks a little different to memory, but I still think it's stupid.

definite 50 the way it's been in recent years

 

[Vdubs]

He was a very good player, but an average person (hasn't changed either if you look at his recent exploits) who didn't want to be here. Thing is we were desperate to add some experienced quality to our young side and at the time, we were hardly a destination club.

he played some good footy for us

 

[Generalissimo]

Carlton shit the bed yet again. Haven't seen a concerted "we're playing to sack the coach" effort like this since 186.

 

[frggr]

Watch out, the Make AFL Great Again crowd might bring back the flick pass

What if they bring back Carlton?

 

[Cataholic]

definite 50 the way it's been in recent years

Still think it's stupid and out of touch.

 

[Vdubs]

Mr Meow, remember when we tried to warn Carlton supporters that picking up Hayward and Florent was virtually the exact same thing as getting Ollie Henry and Bowes?

Heck, it's probably even worse. Hayward is four years older than Ollie, and on a bloated contract to boot. At least we pay Ollie peanuts for his passenger games.

Hilarious that it took just the four rounds to be proven right on that one. Anyone who watched those two at Sydney could see this coming.

passenger games is a bit rough- I prefer decoy games

 

[CatToTheFuture]

What if they bring back Carlton?

I would take that hit so long as the contemporary political situation in Iran at that point is reinstate where the Shah is besties with US president LBJ who has been reanimated and put in charge

Will have to talk him off the cliff wrt re-invading vietnam though

 

[you pick one]

definite 50 the way it's been in recent years

Agreed right decision but I wouldn't mind seeing it tidied up either just reset the mark or call play on that shouldn't draw 50