I think having a club stick to it's word with contracts would give it a better reputation in the long run.

No one is expecting a meteoric rise with a new coach in 2026... we have a long way to go either way.

Depending on who comes and goes (players), repairing the list may take some time. We need people in positions now that will be there in 3-5 years time to see this though... even if it's Voss... we need certainty now.

Wright has been there long enough to evaluate the lay of the land... to come up with a plan going forward... and he chooses a gap year?

:lol:
Great decision.
The inside experts didn’t listen to the loudest outside Carlton “experts”.

I read a post from Surrey a few days ago that Voss was gone. I accepted that, but so happy he didn’t get his wish. Good response from Surrey too. We are Al on the same team. Now it’s time to stop eating our own.

To those Carltonians who could see the impact injury had on the game plan, and result, and could see which players were not delivering the basics such as set shots at goal, hitting targets by hand and foot, picking the right option, basically being lazy… there is a Navy Blue god. And I bet you’re relieved the blame for every friggin player failure was not heaped on Voss.

Sitting at a Taverna in Hydra.
I’m so happy that we continue our momentum and move forward.

We started the season with 13 out in round 1 and injury has been and still hovering around 15. We will move on heaps of players lacking skills and mental strength to see out a win.

We dodged a bullet with 800k man Houston. We get back a fit Jagga, Walshy, Curnow, Harry, Newy, Kemp, Acres, Cottrell… and many more… half a team of fit and firing stars. Maybe even Elijah. Good players are lining up to join Blues too. A bunch of new assistants. I have no doubt a different team approach to season 2026 will see a better start than 2025.

It’s 36 degrees and I’m going to drink the day away singing our song. We are the Navy Blues.

I hope SOS stays. If not, we may be better off. He is injury prone. He had an offer from us, and he has exercised his right to get a feel for the market. Opposition teams know he is the son of Steve and may be listening to his old man to go for best offer, not best team. So be it. We only want players who want to play for Carlton. I know they are lining up. We can only fit 44.

Tell you in 12 months if it's a great decision.

It all depends on what you’re looking for.

I look at what we do on the field with what we have got on the field.

I’ve been consistent with that since Kouta did his knee. Kouta was a match winner. We had a good team and a great coach, but when Kouta went down, say goodnight Irene.

No one blamed Parkin for Carlton’s failure in the Finals.

I understand everyone’s frustrations, but the slashing of wrists, frothing from the mouth and finger pointing at one person (Voss) from a small percentage of Carlton fans, to me is a reflection of those peoples personality types, not the coach.

We started the season with 13 out. That number was a constant till….
We had 5 out against Geelong and we gave them a bath.
Then we had a few wins with less than 8 out, but as the injuries mounted and remained higher than 8 our depth wasn’t good enough to cover them.

That tells me we lacked the quality players needed to win games. Everyone knows to win a flag, a lot has to go right. That incudes injury.

If you blame Voss for our failure this year, I bet if injury isn’t kind to us in 2026 you will blame Voss. That’s your call.

I expected GW to make the right call, and I was backing him. So was everybody else. He understood the obvious and judged accordingly. I can live with that.

I wonder if the Collingwood forums have posts wanting to sack McRea now

5 weeks ago they were top of the ladder and 10 points clear of #2. They were about a $1.10 for the Flag. Now lost 4 of 5. AFL is a fickle beast.

What changed? Over confidence? Injuries to key defenders? Age catching up? Dissent in the Board? Coach has lost the players? Houston has lost his mojo? No Daicos, No Pies?

Strange times?

Still, the Media Experts will have the answers. So will the forums

Regards Cazzesman

12 months ago -> https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-dis ... tball-club

Why should the CEO have a say at selections of any type? FMD

However, Wright – who will sit on Carlton's list management committee as part of his role as chief executive – said that fixes would need to be made to the playing group in order to improve upon the side's dismal 7-14 season.

Wright, who headed up Hawthorn's list and recruiting team during its three-peat seasons of 2013-15, also had a role in Collingwood's list management group in the lead-up to its premiership season in 2023.

Yeah - the fixes that were flowered up the last 2 years……

Tells me there is no trust in the admin team and more importantly, alarm bells of his management style if his micro-managing at that level. Hope I’m wrong.