yeh awesome post bnz. I feel the same mate. I go to school every day for the last few years and cop crap for our club being down the bottom, but i always stick by them and am so proud to be a carlton supporter. I actually feel proud and i feel everyone on this site, and all the supporters out there, should come together and be united through these tough times because we are ALL going to be there as we get back up the top, and the feeling is going to be so bloody awesome.
WE WILL be a powerhouse again, and we are the greatest side in history, that's why we cop so much crap for being at the bottom. We have put so much pain through other teams hearts, and now they are loving it that we are down the bottom. BUt i always stick by my club, always. I look at the positives. Yes there are plenty of negatives, but look at the awesome positives. We have the coleman medalist in our team, and are developing a ripping forward line here, with a talented player like jarrad waite who other clubs would love to get their hands on, with an up and coming josh kennedy who if he delivers the goods will be an absolutely great centre half forward. An other option in fisher, similar to waite on the other flank who has terrific hands, betts who just won goal of the year and is electrifying and is only what, 19 years old? And also whitnall with still a few more years in his footballing career that we can chuck up forward. So there is a positive in nistelf, our forward line!!
Next, our midfield, it has shown many negative signs throughout the last few years, but when every club is down, which is inevitable, their midfield generally shows those negative signs. BUT LOOK AT IT NOW. we have marc murphy who just was on track for one of the greatest debut seasons ever, we know what he can do, he will put it on the chest of our forwards. We have simpson, again only 21 or something, who just came forward in leaps and bounds this year, what a steal with a late pick! he is a huge positive, and i can see him running the wings in our premiership side in the future delivering it onto the chest of our forwards and kicking goals on the run on his left from 50 out. We have walker, who i think will be another absolutely ripping player. He just started to show that this year, we know what he can do as well. He doesnt have the best kick, but thats a negative, and lets not focus on the negatives. Look at the positives!! again, i can see him ripping through a pack of half back and taking 3 bounces through the middle of the ground dodging players left right and centre and banging it long into the 50 for kennedy to take a ripping pack mark. We have scotland, honestly, he had a great season guys, let's be honest, he will fit along our half back line and rotate through the midfield for many years to come. Stevens i am sure will regain that form he had. As people around him get better, so will he. He is a quality player and is a PROVEN quality player. We have many more promising talents in bentick, blackwell, jackson etc, who yes are all young but there are many positive signs. and we should have bryce gibbs to add to that mix. We seirously are developing a ripping midfield here, and that is a big positive, along with the forward line.
Our defence, yes we have just lost thornton, but look at what setanta did this year, i can see him improving for the next few seasons at the same rate. His job on Barry Hall was no fluke. Bower looks to have the goods as well, and yes if we can get someone like Nathan Brown and hopefully good things can happen down there. Whitnall was awesome for most of the year, and lets remember. As our midfield gets stronger and stronger, so will our defence.!!! Hopefully Hartlett comes on, he did well in the practise matches last year. Look at the positives guys!!
We are only a few players away from really progressing up the ladder and becoming a threat. I haven't mentioned a lot of players, e.g carrazzo and russell. If russell stays who knows? Remember kade simpson took a while to come on. BUt really, if you look at our midfield, it might just be about to have two number 1 draft picks in it (murph, gibbs) and a number 2 draft pick in walker. WIth proven talent from scotland, and stevens. And the support from simmo. Here we go boys come on, lets be positive.
When im at school and having an argument with my mates, even they are saying positive things. They talk about the players i mentioned and say how they rekon we will be really good in a few years, but they just bag our club because we are down the bottom. But it's not just me, mates from other teams are saying how they see the talent we have. We are going to crawl out from this mess and up the ladder and it is going to be the best feeling!! I am confident we can sort the stuff out with the board and the coach, we just have to all be united together, let's stick by our club.
when im at footy training, i wear my carlton shorts, i am proud to show the club i barrack for. I am proud to be a supporter of this side. I am confident we will be back, and every one on TC and all our supporters should sing the song together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON THE NAVY BLUES, i love this club so much, and yes times are tough, but we cannot fall into the trap of just shooting everyone down at this club, we have to get through the tough times, TOGETHER. WE WILL BE BACK!!!!!!!!!! great post bnz, i feel the same mate
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