This thread should be locked for 2 years.
As previously noted, if you turn over 42 players in three years, it's the third year where it will bite hardest. Pretty simple. Add injuries and you have the perfect storm.
Carlton have some great kids, and Bolton is the right coach. When those kids are maturing, and free agents also start to play their role we'll be in a great position to judge Bolts.
Finally, I would have thought that Richmond's approach with Dimma is the salutary lesson here about patience, and don't we all remember the crap he got from Richmond posters for many, many years when most knew he just didn't have the cattle.