From The Age “In his defence, Luke Sayers admits to sending the document to the AFL’s general counsel, Stephen Meade, and barrister Christopher Townshend, KC, who was assisting the Carlton Football Club.”
I would hope the club isn’t footing the bill for what is surely a personal matter ?
I’m surprised this hasn’t had much traction. From The Age, he’s certainly saying what he thinks:
“They did the right thing, 100 per cent, but it’s not just him [Voss], there is a lot that has got to go, a lot of changes. Unless they do a clean sweep and fix things up, nothing will change,” Mathieson said on Tuesday.
Have a look at the recruiting, will you? Tell me, other than the young bloke [Jagga Smith], if you can’t pick in the first five and get a reasonable player, what else have we ever picked?
“It’s just terrible, absolutely terrible. You have got to look at the head first – it always stinks at the head first. Our football department is just a disgrace.”
Mathieson backed Wright and Davies to make the right changes.
“Look at anything. How are we going to improve? You look at Collingwood. Does [Scott] Pendlebury improve? Do all of our older players improve? The answer is no. You have got to get younger players in who will improve and give you a chance,” Mathieson said.
They are all great players, I am not canning them. But if you have a horse running against Winx, you not only want to catch her, you want to pass her – that’s when you win.
“You look at Brisbane. They had [several] players in their premiership side under 23. Name one good top player at Carlton who is 23 or younger. [Smith] is one … but there is a long way to go yet.”
Mathieson said the Blues needed to consider any rival offers for club leaders Patrick Cripps and Jacob Weitering, while Harry McKay, Adam Saad and Zac Williams should be moved on.
“You have got [Zac] Williams, you have got [Adam] Saad, these sort of blokes are on big money. Do you reckon they are ever going to improve? It’s just bad business,” Mathieson said.
Harry McKay has played one good game [against Brisbane on Friday night]. They all think he is a miracle man. That’s the first good game he has played in about two years. Just can’t have that.
“But I believe he should have been a ruckman all the time. I don’t think Harry McKay can read the game at full-forward. We aren’t great deliverers of the ball, that would help a lot.
Get him around the ground, he can run his arse off because he can mark around the ground, he is good below [his knees], he has a lot of skill, let him build, if you are going to keep him at all. I would sell him.”
Vossy by resigning and resigning early has done us a favour. Carlton can now openly recruit a new coach well before the start of the new season and not having to be mindful of doing so and appearing to white ant Voss.
It gives the players a chance to step up and show who they are and for a change of tactics to emerge. I’m not super hopeful, but as much as I feel for Vossy, this may work out.