2 posts tagged “carlton”
Last week saw the Carlton Football Club Guernsey Presentation Evening at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne. As the official Player Partner of Carlton's Jason Saddington, I was pleased to attend. All in all, it was a really great night, and I enjoyed mixing with the team and the Carlton faithful. Given the team was on a five-week winning streak, spirit was running very high. Unfortunately, a few days later we got absolutely thumped by Geelong. Hopefully, it is just a blip on the radar and we bounce back. See below for a pic of me with Jason and also holding the NAB Cup (which we won a few weeks earlier). Blues Captain Lance Whitnall is on my right and a few of the younger boys are also in the shot (including Jordan Russell on my left and Cameron Cloke on the far left)
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Last night saw Carlton take out it's second AFL pre-season premiership in three years, beating the Brisbane Lions by 25 points in perfect conditions at The Telstra Dome in Melbourne. Here's a match report at Real Footy. Well done to the Mighty Blues and especially the young brigade. I thought Murphy and Russell were fantastic through the midfield as was Irishman Setanta O'hAilpin in defence on Brisbane's game-breaker, Jonathan Brown. Hats off to Brendan Fevola for his four goal haul and to Nick Stevens for winning the Michael Tuck Medal after his 26 touch, best-on-ground performance.
After a dismal time on and off the field last year, let's hope the success now continues for The Blues in 2007.
As the official Player Partner of Jason Saddington, I am also hoping he can take a step forward this year and break into the team. When he's playing well, he is deserving of an opportunity, but with the team on a high, spots are at a premium and he is going to have to work hard all season to break in and maintain a position.
My grandfather, Harcourt Dowlsey, also played for Carlton. Wearing #20 and playing Centre Half Forward, he booted seven goals in three games in the 1941 season against St Kilda, Collingwood, and Melbourne.
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