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have always liked Mark Williams. I don't like this
Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams labels Carlton greedy
Carlton might not yet be back in town, but with five wins and a realistic chance of pushing into the top eight, it is in the vicinity.
Carlton had the last laugh against Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams on Sunday, but Williams left no doubt about his thoughts on the Blues' list management in the lead-up to the Round 11 clash.
"They have got three of the best top-10 players in the AFL playing for them and then with their draft picks over the last five or so years, they have hoarded first-round draft picks," Williams said.
"With their resources, (president) Dick Pratt and all the money he has got and the things they can do, from behind the scenes whether it's plane flights or pinching people like Swanny (chief executive Greg Swann) off Collingwood, and getting his understanding of the game from Collingwood, Carlton stop at nothing to try to achieve (success).
"With their money and the money that has been at Carlton over the years, they have always had what they want."
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse's assessment of the Blues on Monday was somewhat more cryptic.
While saying they had an "outstanding" playing list, he left no doubt he felt their rise was inevitable.
"They are a very good football side. When you have that many first-round picks and you pick up a Judd and their first-round picks - (they) are all very good players," Malthouse said.
"Murphy was outstanding (against Port), Gibbs was very good and probably outstanding, Kreuzer was outstanding at the right time, Judd is outstanding and Stevens is outstanding along with a lot of other players.
"At some stage they are going to click, and they are a good football side who will challenge for the eight."
The Blues have deserved the welter of high picks. They have not played finals since 2001, with five bottom-two finishes in six seasons.
They are the first side to be awarded the first draft pick in three successive years, with those players, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer, at the heart of the Port Adelaide win.
Former Carlton defender Glenn Manton said Williams was only making excuses when he spoke of the Blues' superiority complex.
"Port Adelaide chose to hang up their gloves; they laid down their tools. If that is their level of commitment, they don't deserve to win," Manton said.
"Port has to look at itself rather than pointing the finger at Carlton. They let it slip and Carlton were good enough to take it."
Manton said making the finals might backfire for Carlton and a more methodical rise up the ladder would be ideal.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/sport/afl/story/0,26547,23844598-5016212,00.html
Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams labels Carlton greedy
- FOR half a decade rivals mocked Carlton's dramatic fall from grace.
Carlton might not yet be back in town, but with five wins and a realistic chance of pushing into the top eight, it is in the vicinity.
Carlton had the last laugh against Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams on Sunday, but Williams left no doubt about his thoughts on the Blues' list management in the lead-up to the Round 11 clash.
"They have got three of the best top-10 players in the AFL playing for them and then with their draft picks over the last five or so years, they have hoarded first-round draft picks," Williams said.
"With their resources, (president) Dick Pratt and all the money he has got and the things they can do, from behind the scenes whether it's plane flights or pinching people like Swanny (chief executive Greg Swann) off Collingwood, and getting his understanding of the game from Collingwood, Carlton stop at nothing to try to achieve (success).
"With their money and the money that has been at Carlton over the years, they have always had what they want."
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse's assessment of the Blues on Monday was somewhat more cryptic.
While saying they had an "outstanding" playing list, he left no doubt he felt their rise was inevitable.
"They are a very good football side. When you have that many first-round picks and you pick up a Judd and their first-round picks - (they) are all very good players," Malthouse said.
"Murphy was outstanding (against Port), Gibbs was very good and probably outstanding, Kreuzer was outstanding at the right time, Judd is outstanding and Stevens is outstanding along with a lot of other players.
"At some stage they are going to click, and they are a good football side who will challenge for the eight."
The Blues have deserved the welter of high picks. They have not played finals since 2001, with five bottom-two finishes in six seasons.
They are the first side to be awarded the first draft pick in three successive years, with those players, Marc Murphy, Bryce Gibbs and Matthew Kreuzer, at the heart of the Port Adelaide win.
Former Carlton defender Glenn Manton said Williams was only making excuses when he spoke of the Blues' superiority complex.
"Port Adelaide chose to hang up their gloves; they laid down their tools. If that is their level of commitment, they don't deserve to win," Manton said.
"Port has to look at itself rather than pointing the finger at Carlton. They let it slip and Carlton were good enough to take it."
Manton said making the finals might backfire for Carlton and a more methodical rise up the ladder would be ideal.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/sport/afl/story/0,26547,23844598-5016212,00.html
