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Did "The Club" foretell Essendon's future?
"The Club" - a classic movie from 1980 detailing the politics, ambition, and goings-on within a sporting organization competing in Australia's premier football competition. Some labelled it a comedy, or early mockumentary, but today we can see it as an accurate foretelling of the future events... -
George Hewett - maybe offered for a trade
Whispers floating around that the Blues may be looking to offer Hewett and a pick for a first round selecTimon. this is a bit of a surprise as Hewett had a good 2023, and has really hit his straps at Carlton.- Mr.X
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Recommitted Caleb Marchbank [contracted and staying at GWS]
Speculation coming out of Carlton is saying Blues looking to place Marchbank on the trade table and consider offers. Richmond and St Kilda are apparently showing some interest- Mr.X
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Geoffrey Edelsten - 1943 – 2021
Just announced, Geoffrey Edelsten has passed away in Melbourne- Mr.X
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Rumour Transition from Bolton to Walls
Apparently some whispers around that Robert Walls may be asked to step in and play a more active coaching and game day role at Carlton. Patience is already starting to wear thin, and there's some talk the Blues may look to Walls in place of Bolton as its believed a change of message to the...- Mr.X
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- Forum: Scandals and Rumours
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Predict the round when Tiger fans will be emotionally checked out (#eco)
some may remember many Tiger fans were emotionally checked out (#eco) when their side faced some tough times. Now that it appears the Tigers dream run of favourable draws and luck with injuries has run out, and along with teams now figuring out how to beat them, we wonder how long before the... -
Recommitted Matthew Kreuzer [re-signed]
Some whispers suggesting Carlton will consider offers for Matthew Kreuzer in this trade period. Early talk saying a deal with GWS for Dylan Shiel is being discussed- Mr.X
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Rumour Ross Lyon - 2019 Carlton Senior Coach
Rumours starting to swirl around that Ross Lyon and Carlton have had a casual chat about next year. Apparently Ross knows time is up at Freo, and is looking at a return to Melb next year. Blues thinking of options for the coaching role next year considering how things are going,and believe the...- Mr.X
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The 2018 Footy Show - will there be a 2019 version?
Seriously, an absolute train wreck last night. Unfunny segments, labored discussion on the panel, crawford and brownless making absolute fools of themselves. Eddie is a fantastic television presenter, but not even he can drag this show out of this. While the production values look good, the...- Mr.X
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Rex Hunt returns to 3AW in 2017
Rex Hunt will be back on 3AW next year as part of the footy coverage. They say he won't be calling games, but hosting a post match show. Sounds like it'll be a similar program to like Finey's final siren...- Mr.X
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Recommitted Matthew Kreuzer
Anyone else been hearing some whispers Carlton will be discussing Matthew Kreuzer with other clubs during trade week? Apparently there's some thinking he may be worth moving on for a younger player and a pick to a club on the fringe of the 8 or pushing for top 4. Word is Melbourne, St Kilda...- Mr.X
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Rumour Richmond Review - Ernst & Young review findings and recommendations
Ernst and Young's (the accountants) review at Richmond has started putting together a draft report and some recommendations for the Tigers. Main items are: - Implement some processes and develop a roadmap for Trade week and the draft. EY have recommended negotiation expert Edwin Dondalinger be...- Mr.X
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Collingwood are self destructing
Collingwood's horror 2016 season has shown the club is in complete disarray. Ed's presidency is now no longer tenable, Holden have just announced they are looking to end their sponsorship Buckley needs to be moved on. The team looks totally disorganised The dominos need to start falling at...- Mr.X
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2016 Footy Show
Won't be long till the Footy Show returns to Ch 9 for the 2016 Season. With recent circumstances surrounding Lyon and Brownless, just wondering if Ch9 will stick with just Brayshaw hosting, or take the opportunity to freshen the show up? Fairly safe to say the program has been fairly stagnant...- Mr.X
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Carlton boss Mark LoSoprano cryptic clues watch
Clue: Blues boss Mark LoSoprono announces Mick will see out the season as coach Real message: Mick axed by Round 10 Clue: Blues boss Mark LoSoprano expects Murphy and Gibbs to continue displaying strong leadership qualities on the field Real message: Murphy and Gibbs had BETTER start displaying... -
Worsfold to Carlton or Richmond?
John worsfold on ch7's game day this morning was asked about a possible return to coaching. His reply was that he was now feeling refreshed after a break, and would consider offers if the right club and circumstances were right. Surely this is an indication he's keen to get back into coaching...- Mr.X
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Carlton's high altitude training delivering early results
Latest reports are the Blues have seen some great gains during their US trip, and players already reaching a strong level of fitness for this stage of the pre-season. Mick was right to defend the blues investment in this state of the art training methodology. Detractors will be eating humble...- Mr.X
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Planning for 2014 and beyond
Now we're at the half way of the season it looks apparent we'll need to start the planning for 2014 and beyond. It's been a good season for Carlton so far, and Mick has done a great job. All the losses have been close, and a real encouraging fact is that we haven't been thrashed. Blues and... -
Bulldogs struggling - is anyone concerned?
Seems the Bulldogs are starting to get a little focus now the heat is slowly moving away from Melbourne. Their recent record of 1 win from last 18 games is abysmal, and there's concern that it'll be a long time before they start to turn the corner. It's been interesting to see the general...- Mr.X
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Mega Thread The Mark Neeld Mega-Thread
I'd say by 5pm this Tuesday. Demons have been appalling today, and his position now looks untenable. Who's likely to step into the hotseat?- Mr.X
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Malthouse sacked if Blues miss finals?
Need to settle a discussion with a few people on this topic. One guy is offering 75/1 that Malthouse will be axed if the blues miss finals in 2013, and 25/1 if they miss in 2014. An interesting offer is 20/1 they'll miss top 4 in 2013. Is there a chance of any of this happening? Could... -
Western Bulldogs - out of the comp by 2020?
Gotta wonder whether the bulldogs will still be competing in their current form for much longer. They have now bottomed out, and look highly unlikely of reaching their previous dizzy prelimanary heights. What's even more worrying is that nobody seems to care. They get no media coverage in... -
Carlton Press conference - 11am Monday 27 August
Carlton have scheduled a press conference for 11am tomorrow morning I think we all know what this means- Mr.X
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News The AXE is being sharpended - Caro in the Age
This morning's article from Caro in the Age spells it out fairly clearly http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/only-a-miracle-will-save-ratten-20120702-21dcq.html Kernahan is quoted as saying the board is fully behind Brett - we all know what's next when those type of statements come out -
Melbourne FC season 2012 misery watch
It's all getting worse this season for our friends at the melgorne Getting shown up by the western bullflogs, after what have been truly insipid performances so far this season This is the biggest rabble in recent memory.. much worse that carlton's lean years in the early 2000's, or even some... -
Bulldogs forgotten again
Just wondering why the bulldogs are missing out on any scruitiny since they are sitting 0-3. Guess we all just expected them to get back to where they belong, it was kinda strange to see them playing games in september, and all the carry on about playing in a few prelims. Guess its expected... -
Will today be seen as the start of the Richmond resurgence?
Pre season comp or not, any side who can whip an almost full strength reigning premier surely is on the improve. After years of many false dawns, I ask this: Has Richmond finally turned the corner? Are they headed towards a period of success? We hear many of the older posters talking about...- Mr.X
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1982
Was 30 years ago. Since then, we've had: - Over 500 episodes of the Simpsons - Guns n Roses release a couple of good albums, then take way over a decade to release some over produced rubbish - Heaps of Labor party leadership spills - No Grand final appearances by the Tigers. What other major... -
Robbo confirming Goddard's position - SEN
Mark Robinson was just on Harford's SEN program talking around trade week and some other items. He announced he'll be contacting Goddard and will confirm what could happen with him during this week. Latest whisper is Goddard is open to leaving the Saints, has privately stated it's time to...- Mr.X
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- Forum: Drafts, Trading & Free Agency