John Butler asks how after 92 seasons for one flag, the Doggies would feel with the prospect GWS might pocket one, or more, before their first decade?
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Round 9 – GWS v Western Bulldogs: Orange Peril trample working class beneath corporate subsidised boot
May 25, 2016 by 10 Comments
Round 8 – Carlton v Port Adelaide: Kade Simpson Day
May 19, 2016 by 4 Comments
If Carlton has had a heart and soul for the past 14 years, John Butler suggests its down to Kade Simpson’s performance over 250 games.
Round 7 – Collingwood v Carlton: Junkyard Dogs Launch Schadenfreude Festival
May 10, 2016 by 19 Comments
John Butler is pretty satisfied with Carlton’s new direction. How about Collingwood, JB?
Round 5 – Fremantle v Carlton: Transitioning Without a Parachute
April 28, 2016 by 12 Comments
For John Butler, this was a battle between a team seeking to learn how to, and another that had forgotten how to.
Round 1 – Richmond v Carlton: A New Carlton? Or the Same Old Richmond?
March 31, 2016 by 10 Comments
John Butler sees Carlton, the club that has made a fetish of living in the past, now preaching the future.
The Ozymandias Cup: Carlton v Essendon
March 2, 2016 by 17 Comments
John Butler finds visiting Princes Park rather like a trip to the Parthenon where a sense of the old gods remain, but alas, it was hard for him to ignore the rubble on what was an enjoyable afternoon for inspecting the ruins.
Book Review: The Straight Dope by Chip Le Grand
January 19, 2016 by 11 Comments
John Butler provides an thought provoking review of Chip Le Grand’s book, a must read.
Australia v New Zealand – Adelaide Test Day 2: When the going gets tough, Australia gets lucky
November 29, 2015 by 6 Comments
John Butler suggests that indiscreet batting was the major contributor to the fall of wickets on Day 2 of the Adelaide Test.
Australia v New Zealand – WACA Day 2: Kiwis salvage pride, but could still end up junked
November 15, 2015 by 12 Comments
The Bard of Ballarat, John Butler, chronicles a WACA Day 2 where New Zealand regained pride but not ascendancy.
Round 15 – Hawthorn v Fremantle: Message received loud and clear
September 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
The scoreline the last time Hawthorn and Fremantle met was pretty much one-way traffic in favour of the reigning premiers. In the weeks since their round 15 clash, John Butler’s last sentence is eerily prescient: Has Ross Lyon played all his cards, or is there an ace up his sleeve with a Grand Final spot up for grabs? [A good neutral account of the game. JB is a long-suffering Bluebagger – Ed]
The Ashes 2015: The Odd Couple’s Big Test
August 5, 2015 by 11 Comments
John Butler runs the ruler over the Australian team’s leadership, the Mates Club and the Sheffield Shield, as the Fourth Test looms.
Round 15- Hawthorn v Fremantle: Message received loud and clear
July 14, 2015 by 15 Comments
John Butler saw Hawthorn dispatch 2015 premiership rival, Fremantle, with jaw-dropping ease in Launceston on Sunday.
England v Australia – First Test, Day 3: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
July 11, 2015 by 12 Comments
Has Boof gone to the well one too many times. John Butler thinks the selection of Dad’s Army may have turned an Indian summer into a final autumn for a few Australian cricketers
Round 6 – Carlton v Brisbane Lions: Doom and Gloom after the Blooms
May 12, 2015 by 12 Comments
John Butler reflects on two teams struggling to recover form the mistakes of the past and they paths to ‘recovery’ they’re presently treading. How are those KPI’s looking?
Round 5 – Carlton v Collingwood: Stuck in the middle with Mick
May 5, 2015 by 9 Comments
Another tough week for John Butler as the Blues fail to give a yelp against arch-rival, Collingwood. How, asks John, can a club that couldn’t see the negative ‘optics’ of sitting a disgraced former doctor behind Mick Malthouse on Friday, possibly be trusted to sell – and deliver – hope to its rank and file?
The PowerPoint Revolution
April 22, 2015 by 18 Comments
Calling to mind the apocryphal comment of “it’s de ja vous all over again,” when its comes to ‘New Carlton’ and ‘Key Drivers of Success’ John Butler’s seen it all before. Actions, results and not mad skills on PowerPoint is all that matters to Bluebaggers like JB.
AFL Round 3 – Carlton v Essendon: An Evening with Big Nick
April 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
John Butler was there as the powerbrokers at Carlton try to reconnect with the faithful…
I’m with Stupid: A Modern History of the Carlton Board
April 13, 2015 by 32 Comments
John Butler, passionate Blue, argues the case for good governance. This is a calmly explained, clearly thought-out piece of analysis that all Carlton fans should read. [And then you might consider getting behind the Elbow Ticket for Carlton presidency – Ed]
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