Oppo Camp Graham Wright (Once loved, now loathed).

[Fat Jesus]

What a disappointing end result by GW. Carlscum of all clubs. What also amazes me is he spent years at the hawks to assist with their success since 2007. 4 Flags. Yet only manages to last 2 years at Collingwood and I am not counting this year.

Carlton will win it next year, they will have another soft draw playing the bottom 4 teams twice again along with minimal injuries.

Not with crazy vossy at the wheel.

 

[danielnajdek]

So Carlton contacted him when he was in France.

 

[Buckley is my hero]

What a disgusting title for a thread. Without Graham Wright we wouldn't have won a premiership last year. I'll be forever grateful for what he achieved in the two years he was there. It was a mistake for the club to agree to a sabbatical. Everyone knew he wasn't coming back. We lost a year in getting a replacement. Our recruitment is looking like it's going from bad (Schultz) to worse (Houston). Many people queried why we recruited Bobby Hill two years ago. Well, that's an example of clever recruiting grabbing him when it was apparent he wanted to go to Essendon. Now Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

has openly stated he wants players, not draft picks. In two years we'll have a second rate midfield when you take Nick Daicos out of it and no tall forwards to kick the ball down to. Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

is a brilliant coach but should leave someone else to do the recruiting. Sort of reminds me of Mick Malthouse in the early 2000's who did the recruiting for the team - said we needed another ruckman and got McKee from Richmond, which cost us pick 3, which could have got us Matthew Pavlich

Matthew Pavlich

Age

43

Ht

192cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

11.3

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

12.8

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

8.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

3.4

5star

in the 2000 draft - if that had happened it would have landed us the 2002 and 2003 premierships. Eddie restructured the recruitment department around 2005, which led to a premiership in 2010. Now we're back to the amateur days at the Collingwood football club where we throw the cheque book at players we don't need. Graham Wright could have prevented all this from happening. It should be Craig Kelly you should be directing your loathing to, not Graham Wright.

 

[gouki88]

What a disgusting title for a thread. Without Graham Wright we wouldn't have won a premiership last year. I'll be forever grateful for what he achieved in the two years he was there. It was a mistake for the club to agree to a sabbatical. Everyone knew he wasn't coming back. We lost a year in getting a replacement. Our recruitment is looking like it's going from bad (Schultz) to worse (Houston). Many people queried why we recruited Bobby Hill two years ago. Well, that's an example of clever recruiting grabbing him when it was apparent he wanted to go to Essendon. Now Craig McRae has openly stated he wants players, not draft picks. In two years we'll have a second rate midfield when you take Nick Daicos out of it and no tall forwards to kick the ball down to. Craig McRae is a brilliant coach but should leave someone else to do the recruiting. Sort of reminds me of Mick Malthouse in the early 2000's who did the recruiting for the team - said we needed another ruckman and got McKee from Richmond, which cost us pick 3, which could have got us Matthew Pavlich in the 2000 draft - if that had happened it would have landed us the 2002 and 2003 premierships. Eddie restructured the recruitment department around 2005, which led to a premiership in 2010. Now we're back to the amateur days at the Collingwood football club where we throw the cheque book at players we don't need. Graham Wright could have prevented all this from happening. It should be Craig Kelly you should be directing your loathing to, not Graham Wright.

Is that you Wrongy?

 

[Cyclops]

Very grateful to Wright fir his work. Sad we could not hold on to him.

If Kelly drove him out he needs a kick up the arse and then full support to improve.

Browne getting ready to bow out is related I guess, we need a bit of stability.

 

[Anzacday]

It should be Craig Kelly you should be directing your loathing to, not Graham Wright.

Ned is our CEO and Wrighty has jumped ship to the blueballers, hence the loathing bit.
It’s a bit of fun mate, he’d still be welcome at a past players’ reunion.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

What a disgusting title for a thread. Without Graham Wright we wouldn't have won a premiership last year. I'll be forever grateful for what he achieved in the two years he was there. It was a mistake for the club to agree to a sabbatical. Everyone knew he wasn't coming back. We lost a year in getting a replacement. Our recruitment is looking like it's going from bad (Schultz) to worse (Houston). Many people queried why we recruited Bobby Hill two years ago. Well, that's an example of clever recruiting grabbing him when it was apparent he wanted to go to Essendon. Now Craig McRae has openly stated he wants players, not draft picks. In two years we'll have a second rate midfield when you take Nick Daicos out of it and no tall forwards to kick the ball down to. Craig McRae is a brilliant coach but should leave someone else to do the recruiting. Sort of reminds me of Mick Malthouse in the early 2000's who did the recruiting for the team - said we needed another ruckman and got McKee from Richmond, which cost us pick 3, which could have got us Matthew Pavlich in the 2000 draft - if that had happened it would have landed us the 2002 and 2003 premierships. Eddie restructured the recruitment department around 2005, which led to a premiership in 2010. Now we're back to the amateur days at the Collingwood football club where we throw the cheque book at players we don't need. Graham Wright could have prevented all this from happening. It should be Craig Kelly you should be directing your loathing to, not Graham Wright.

Wright is an overly precious mercenary. He couldn’t give a **** about Collingwood, it’s all about him.
Kelly is a Collingwood man through and through. He saw the delisting of his own son while he was in charge.

 

[Black_White]

Wright wanted to move on from list management/head of footy to a more back office role.
Now we simply were not in a position to offer him that role. A role that Carlton had, or made possible.
Wrought is a Premiership champion, both on and off the field.
While I simply cannot wish him good luck, he has landed himself in the position he wants, at a club firmly in the window. If they flag in 2026, his reputation will only grow.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Wright wanted to move on from list management/head of footy to a more back office role.
Now we simply were not in a position to offer him that role. A role that Carlton had, or made possible.
Wrought is a Premiership champion, both on and off the field.
While I simply cannot wish him good luck, he has landed himself in the position he wants, at a club firmly in the window. If they flag in 2026, his reputation will only grow.

You’ve called him Wrought, was that a Freudian slip (did you meant rort?) or was it merely a typo.?

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Could any of us imagine Ned becoming CEO of Carlton?

Those mofos are never getting our Plugger-pinching, premiership hero

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Could any of us imagine Ned becoming CEO of Carlton?

Those mofos are never getting our Plugger-pinching, premiership hero

I think he pinched Dunstall. Not sure if he was dumb enough to pinch Lockett.

 

[Tadpole]

I think he pinched Dunstall. Not sure if he was dumb enough to pinch Lockett.

No-one’s stupid enough to pinch Plugger.

 

[JLC]

I think he pinched Dunstall. Not sure if he was dumb enough to pinch Lockett.

Yes it was Dunstall.

Now it feels like our new CEO is really only second best choice.

Just hope we get our house in order and give Fly the support he deserves and us fans the club we deserve.

 

[jmac70]

Yes it was Dunstall.

Now it feels like our new CEO is really only second best choice.

Just hope we get our house in order and give Fly the support he deserves and us fans the club we deserve.

The club chose Kelly over Wright. That’s why he left.
So in this case, Wright was second best.

Now Wright has chosen Carlton. Wants to be a CEO. Hopefully he stuffs it up completely.

 

[Vankri]

I would have preferred Wright to get the CEO gig with us because of institutional knowledge and because I’m not loving what transpired from the media this year about Kelly (admittedly not getting a full view) but let’s cut the hand wringing over him landing at Carlton.

Feels like yet another one of their saviour appointment doomed to fail. If you rate Wright on his football department skills, fair enough, but if that’s the influence he ends up having at Carlton then he’s not doing his CEO job properly as we’re all the first to point out the football department should be run independently with its own strategy.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

No-one’s stupid enough to pinch Plugger.

Yes it was Dunstall.

Was standing behind the goals at the Yarra Falls end when Ned beat Plugger

Ned was pinching that chubby Ballarat bastard like he was a skinfolds tester

 

[zhoung]

Carlscum will drag GW’s reputation down to their level like they have with so many others. Anyone that goes there is tainted with the filth.

To quote Warren Buffet

“when good management is brought into a fundamentally bad business, it’s the reputation of the business that remains intact”

 

[Anzacday]

Was standing behind the goals at the Yarra Falls end when Ned beat Plugger

Ned was pinching that chubby Ballarat bastard like he was a skinfolds tester

He also got Ablett senior.

 

[Axl the great]

Wright was asked about the tensions with Kelly on Sen and his answer basically confirmed it to be true.
He didn’t deny it, or answer the question directly, he danced around and said he was always looking at opportunities.

 

[jmac70]

Wright was asked about the tensions with Kelly on Sen and his answer basically confirmed it to be true.
He didn’t deny it, or answer the question directly, he danced around and said he was always looking at opportunities.

It’s pretty clear they don’t get along.
This is a good move for Wright. He gets to learn from the experience of Cook before taking over.

 

[swoop42]

If you're looking for a positive the role of CEO is well down the pecking order IMO when it comes to creating on field success.

GM of football is of more importance but it still trails behind high performance/medical staff, list manager, head recruiter, coaching panel and the playing group.

As it is the man he'll eventually replace in the CEO role in Cook had multiple Premiership success at Geelong but that hasn't translated through to Carlton and Greg Swann has just achieved at Brisbane what he couldn't do at the Scum either.

I can see a common denominator.

Wright did a great job at Hawthorn and Collingwood but those were in roles he wont be taking up at Carlton. His ability as a CEO remains a great unknown.

 

[Fat Jesus]

It’s pretty clear they don’t get along.
This is a good move for Wright. He gets to learn from the experience of Cook before taking over.

Cook and Wright on the first day.

 

[jmac70]

Cook and Wright on the first day.

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First thing Wright will learn is how Cook takes his coffee.

 

[Tadpole]

First thing Wright will learn is how Cook takes his coffee.

In a mug I hope, not all over the floor.

 

[NMBB]

...If they flag in 2026.....

I'll puke