This thread is moot. Wether you like it or not carlton are going to make the eight. Pie in the sky, not at all.
This is giong to be one of those years. There are going to be three or four players who step up (I dont mean the old guard) and thats all it takes. These three or four inspire the rest, the tail lifts and personal belief sets in.
People forget that these are all football teams and a champion team will beat a team of champions any day.
All that is missing is one second at either end ?? What ?
Lance, Lappipn, Kouta, Hoola are all able to take an extra second, see whats happening and set up play. Use the ball to our advantage. The inverse is true of our younger players. The have a second less, hence are always delivering to a player in an equal position (under the pump) or worse. This is a two second difference. This results in LOTS of fumbles, turnovers and "bombing" into contested marks especially in the forward line. If we are able to get our selves moving, get that extra second and deliver to our team mates we will excell. Our team is surviving on sheer determination, committment and endeavour when we couple that with some confidence and more time we will excell. I believe we have the talent.
Fev, Fish, Setanta, Wait and Betts are as good a set up as anyone esle in the league, if we deliver to these guys on the chest or to their advantage rather than a 50-50 bomb , look out.
As far as defence is concerned we do lack, however I think that we are almost there and this is the difference between 8th and 9th.
A bit of confidence, head down bum up, and we are good to go. Sounds unbelievable, impossible, a dream.... but thats exactly the stuff from which this club is made.
Possible Talent:
Hoolahan
Simpson
Wait
Fish
Walker
Bentick
Carrazzo
Murph
Kennedy ?
Harltett
Ohalpin
All we need is three to really step up.