Carlton in the Media (articles, podcasts etc) - Part 3
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Sure beats when Mick left:
Kade Simpson: "That old campaigner can go and get ****** !!
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Yep BH, it wasn’t that long ago that “theatregoers” was a term of derision, and a lightning rod for concerns over the demise of the suburban tribalism of the pre-AFL, and now “theatregoers” would appear to be the AFL’s target audience!
Sadly, this is not a problem unique to the AFL. As a (long suffering) Newcastle United supporter, I don’t have a lot of time for Roy Keane of Man U in the EPL, but from almost 20 years ago I recall fondly the furore he unleashed when he had this to say about his club’s “legendary” home support:
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To my mind, the issue is a smokescreen.
Fans and viewers of the game were terrific for most of AFL/VFL's run, right up until they - the establishment - started trying to entertain people with kiss cams, boundary riding prize givers, fireworks and music blared over and around everything. You're not meant to watch the game and enjoy it for itself, let it and the best players captivate you, oh no; there are more demands over you. Everything has to pull in the crowds.
Consequence is, you're going to get people who don't care so much for the footy, more the booze and/or the spectacle. And people wonder why there is more misbehaviour.
Don't forget Sydney Stack is better too apparently.
Imagine if we had of taken Lukosius media would be having a field day.
Seriously though. This is going to go down as one of the best draft ever.
So far it's living up to the pre-draft hype. I'm looking forward to seeing what Rankine can do as well, if only he could get fit. Hopefully he gets a crack before the season is out.
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Didn’t play as well as Rozee, Blakey etc
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If Atu Bosenavulagi (good luck BT) the 77th draft pick to Collingwood in last year's draft gets 1 game and 5 touches Kane Cornes will rate him as a better pick than Sam Walsh.
Because the media is way too big and has to fill space with people who wouldn't have even been trusted to change the channel safely 30 years ago.
Because the media is way too big and has to fill space with people who wouldn't have even been trusted to change the channel safely 30 years ago.
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Bit harsh, old televisions had knobs, which Kane Cornes is, in bucket loads.
Interestingly (the Tiger supporting) Warner said Tigers were “too young” to be expected to win.
He’s never cut Blues the same slack - just slagged the club/SOS/Bolton every chance he’s had.
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Did a declaration come with those numbers??
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Most were considered declarations by Tom himself.
AFL world marvels at Patrick Cripps' superhero-like display for Carlton
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ick-cripps-superhero-like-display-for-carlton
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ick-cripps-superhero-like-display-for-carlton
FWIW - Carlton had 14 players with < 60 games plus a 35 year old.
Only 3 players in the “sweet spot” of 100-200 games.
And only 1 player aged in the “sweet spot” of 25-28 years (Newman who has only played 41 AFL games).
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ferrisb
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From Titus O'Reily's weekly summary:
Cripps would have to be the best player in the competition at the moment. His performance over the past few years has been astounding when you consider he often has the opposition and his teammates both actively working against him.
I laughed.
Cripps would have to be the best player in the competition at the moment. His performance over the past few years has been astounding when you consider he often has the opposition and his teammates both actively working against him.
I laughed.
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That guy sucks, his whole career is tweeting low hanging fruit and I'm amazed by the following he's amassed.
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Just listened to The Carlton Show podcast. Fmd Gecko is so ******* negative. All he wanted to talk about was how deficient we are, despite the win. I was excited to listen to it, hear the guys talk about all the positives from the weekend.. Then half of it is him talking glass half empty. It brought the whole show down considerably.
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Meh, I must have a low-hanging sense of humour.
When I first read his stuff, I thought it was hilarious. These days not as funny coz there's a limited set of material on repeat.
Some supporters get upset coz he pokes fun at their club but A) you gotta have a sense of humour B) he rips into Melbourne harder than any others so OK by me.
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FerrisWho exactly are we talking about?
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/no...e-team-he-d-pay-to-watch-20190612-p51wyp.html
Half of this team is either current or former Carlton. Was Bob Murphy a Carlton supporter as a kid?
Half of this team is either current or former Carlton. Was Bob Murphy a Carlton supporter as a kid?
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So effectively he’d like to play with Carlton circa 2006-7
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