It was only a few years a go that we played Melbourne in the finals and got through to a Prelim, and in 2026, when I look at both teams, I am lost to words how the two teams started this year:


Carlton: Lost 3 A Graders: Charlie, TDK & SOS

Melbourne: Lost 3 A Graders: Petracca, Oliver & May. ( Plus Viney has been injured all this year).


YET, Melbourne are 3-1 and we are 1-3. What did the Demons do differently to us?

Well for a start, they said Enough is enough to their Premiership Coach Goodwin and brought in a new Coach with a new Game Style.

Then, their Kids Started to shine and play some good football. Our kids are going no where... They are in fact going backwards. This is all due to recruitment. Most AFL Clubs are bringing in kids who are shinning. Only Carlton have nothing to show for!

Once Again and for the Billionth time, We got sucked into the Savior Mentality. We gave up Valuable first round picks to get pick 2 so we can get a new Savior into the club in Jagga, putting unrealistic expectations on him to perform. It won't be long before we burn him out!

Our Kids are not developing properly. They are either crap to begin with or there is something seriously wrong with how we play them. An Example of that are the Two Campo Boys. Did we just waste 2 picks on two duds who can't kick at all? or are we burning them off in the VFL?

Unavailable (so far): Dean, Weitering, Duffy (all concussion), Reidy, Hayward (suspension), HoF, Motlop (injury), Lord (illness - maybe available)

We're testing the BondiBlue success predictor index.

Melbourne brought in 2 players with on field leadership in Steele and Miochek
We brought in fringe players

They added them to Gawn MacDonald and Petty with Viney to come in
They now have players all over the park directing traffic . They also removed their selfish players who played for themselves other than the team

We have gone years with just Cripps and Weiters and no forward half general at all and it is why are forward line is a mess
If you are going to bring in 27 and 28 year old players they need to be leadership material

As a club they appear to be more worried about bringing people to the club who are off field than on field

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Spot on.
That is why we should've went for Mihocek last year.
I thought given we had GW he would've been a shoe in.
And he was unrestricted.

Out: Weitering, Hayward, Kemp
In: Haynes, Williams, F Young

I can't see Kemp being dropped after kicking three goals. Perhaps Byrne will make way.