What are you getting at?

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

Jaksch knows what he needs to do. Goal is to put 4-5 kg on before next season and will spend a lot of time in the Gym this off season.

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TC suffers from the social media illness - the death of respect and constructive discourse by keyboard.

Doesn't look like he spent too long in there last off season.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

he had a book tour

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

These things are done with the Club. He is very young too. Assume there was greater emphasis on fitness last year. The boy has a great attitude. Tall skinny players take time to develope.

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TC suffers from the social media illness - the death of respect and constructive discourse by keyboard.

Jack Watts outscored Cripps by 12 points in that points system thingy.

Pretty much on account of frees for and against.


What a joke that points system can be.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

I enjoyed that a lot. Well done Baggers.

My biggest concern is that we really don't have any of our key positions locked down for the future. Jamo nearly finished, Rowe just ok, Henderson gone and Casboult still a question mark IMO. Jacksh too and probably not a real key position player.

Seems to me it will take us a long time to build that spine....

It's called just enjoying the moment.

Cripps handballing is a sight to behold. Reminds me so much of Greg Williams. He almost forces his teammates to a certain position, some still being caught by surprise when the ball comes to an area they least expect it. Breaks the game open.

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"I had to eat"

Hinkley/lyon

And then i reckon 1995. Walls v quinlan

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Congratulations CK95

How about next week?

Freo vs Shemons

Roos v Lyon

But Cripps outscored Watts by 43 in a different points system thingy which puts greater value on effectiveness, contested ball and scoreboard contribution....

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"They're [REDACTED]'

Then we should ignore that one most of the time. We Are Carlton: we aren't for effectiveness and scoreboard contribution

I must admit I came away from the 'G yesterday with mixed feelings about the win. I know the players aren't robots and needed the win, but I can't help thinking that winning wasn't in our longer term best interests...

Anyway, I thought we were gone when Melbourne kicked the first goal of the last quarter. It was heartening that we held on to win from there with Murphy, Jamo & Kreuzer off the ground. We were a bit lucky though - Melbourne had more scoring shots and pretty much dominated from the moment Murphy went off. Hogan got his hands to it a number of times in the last term and they didn't quite stick. The Dees really should have run over us.

Cripps is an absolute pleasure to watch. His improvement from 12 months ago is nothing short of remarkable. I just hope we don't kill him....

Boekhorst showing some good signs. Tuohy had a better game and Rowe rediscovered his 2014 form. Kreuzer was mighty, especially in the first half. What was his injury? Hamstring?

Watson, Whiley, Tutt & Dick aren't up to it IMO, but credit to them for making contributions to the win. Whiley in particular worked super hard. All 4 should play the last couple of games.

Ellard will probably get a game by default next week (Murphy injured) but surely he will get delisted at season's end.

Menzel was a non-contributor for most of the game, but I thought he did a couple of good things in the last quarter. Hopefully he pulls up OK and can finish the year with some confidence.

Someone posted earlier that Everitt picks & chooses. I couldn't agree more and I think we've seen a number of times this year that he is suspect when the heat is on.

Hogan for them will be a superstar, but has anyone else noticed a bit of FIGJAM about him? He seems to give his teammates a lot of sprays and his body language isn't always great if the delivery to him isn't perfect. I guess that can happen with a highly talented (and head strong?) player in an average/poor team. You don't see Cripps doing it though

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

typical key forward behaviour really. blame everyone else around them when they can't get a touch, let alone impact the scoreboard.

it's why i would totally unbiasedly pick cripps for the RS. haha

Sums it up perfectly for me although I still have hope for Whiley.

I commented about Everitt being lazy. Has talent but really picks and chooses. A number of times I thought he could impact the contest and just stood back.

Agree about Hogan but I'd like him in our forward line.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

Well he is ahead of liam jones and ahead of hendo now. So l think he makes it in the afl by default next season. So you can say hes made afl l actually liksd what l saw from him yesterday. He looked composed and not like a deer with headlights. I have seen two games of him in the last year. Yesterdays game and his 5 goal game at the end of last season. In both games he has been solid, so not sure why he hasnt played. We trialled him as a defender in majority of his game. Only last few l notice we played him as a forward where he has done well. Got nothing else going. Keep playing him

I know some people will be less than happy with yesterday's win, and see it as pointless in the grand scheme of things, but two things put things into perspective for me:
1) The enthusiasm of the players, particularly the younger ones. They now know they can win without the Judd/Murphy/Gibbs safety blanket, and you can't put a price on that.
2) While it now looks likely we'll get pick 2 instead of pick 1 (unless of course the AFL delivers an idiotic PP), given the strong possibility Brisbane have made their mind up on Schache already, it'll then leave us with Weitering. Either way, we'll still either get the best KPD or KPF in this year's draft, and we're in need of both.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

This is what gives me hope for what Carlton is trying to achieve. Kids bring enthusiasm and hope plus much needed talent. They are not shackled by the past and will play with some freedom. I like the way we are now not putting up with crap efforts and the acceptance of medicority is changing. Dropping Yarran, Menzel and cutting Henderson wouldn't of happened previously. Whether it is because of Barker or others I don't know but I like what is happening.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

This really is a great summary!