Carlton masquerading as Northern Blues ......

Submitted by Wally from Wil… on

Whilst reading the local rag tonight, the match report of the Werribee v 'Northern Blues' game caught my eye, the reporter initially refers to Werribee's opponent as the 'Northern Blues' then proceeds to call them 'Carlton' on no less than three occassions - see copy of match report attached. Seems this reporter is not fooled by the red (or was it navy blue?) jumper and can see it's really just Carlton in drag, sad sad :-(

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ravenxau Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 11:38

Wally from Williamstown wrote:

ravenxau wrote:

riccardo wrote:I truly don't know why Carlton saw the need to envelop Preston like they did, it really makes very little sense.

Sadly that's the modern AwFuL model under Adolf Demetriou at work, suck the life out of a club and discard the desiccated husk....hmmm, make me wonder how Fizroy are going in the "Ammo's"....

Fitzroy are going along quite well, have progressed from D4 to B grade & have done enough this year to avoid relegation, their under-age sides are incredibly successful & should provide a steady source of senior players in future years. Ironically they are playing back at the Junction Oval this Saturday for the first time since they were booted off in the mid-90's.

Thanx for the update, Wally - Good to see that the Fitzroy 'pride' is still alive and well. Perhaps a return to the VFA may be in the future, would be great to see

Wally from Wil… Topic starter Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 11:51

yes they did have that brief flirtation with Coburg a few years back until Richmond came-a-knockin', that could have been a successful venture given time, i think for now they are looking at getting to the top of A grade but who knows in the future .....

ravenxau Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 12:02

Wally from Williamstown wrote:

yes they did have that brief flirtation with Coburg a few years back until Richmond came-a-knockin', that could have been a successful venture given time, i think for now they are looking at getting to the top of A grade but who knows in the future .....

There may be a vacant spot for them in the AwFuL next season...hahaha ;)

Wally from Wil… Topic starter Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 16:20

gullible wrote:

Me thinks Avondale Heights with a couple of ex willy boys Smith & cravino

Correct, he's kicked 100 goals for the year, and Saade Ghazi is coach ....

Wally from Wil… Topic starter Fri, 23 Aug 2013 - 17:21

Vinnie, the last bloke to kick 10 in a match for Willi .....

Borough1874 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 - 16:49

Lauschie I went & watched the Avondale game. Some supporters were calling a Avondale player Grizzly bear.