I honestly don't know what you do.
The narrative, trotted out as recently as this week by the likes of Denis Pagan, is that the salary cap punishment is what has done Carlton in.
Reality is, the Blues had become a realistic premiership threat circa 2011-12, what with missing a PF by a kick and then starting the year after like a house on fire. Even then, they famously managed to sneak into the 8 from 9th and ruin Richmond in an EF in 2013.
The ghosts of Stephen O'Reilly and Jack Elliott had nothing to do with the decision to ship Fevola to Brisbane, or pay a crocked Daisy Thomas instead of Eddie Betts, or pay a king's ransom for Ol' Strokeyface Judd (Kennedy + Pick 2), or trade the likes of Grigg, Robinson, Garlett, Jacobs for a waxed hamster.
And here's Smiles Bolton, beholden to the multi-generational legend as list manager, luring a bunch of schlubs from his time at GWS, none of whom are any good. While a clown like Trigg parachutes in and out based on his track record of achieving nothing but failure.
A few on this board have got it in for the likes of North, St Kilda and the Dogs of being unworthy of their status in the national comp, but compared to Carlton's past 20 years they look like Real Mafreakingdrid.