Blues under the glare of Suns: What's at stake for Bolton

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ANALYSIS There's a rich heritage of Carlton coach sackings triggered by losses to pedestrian or poor Queensland teams agerealfooty

Robert Walls was terminated, in round 10 of 1989, when the Blues were torpedoed by a Warwick Capper drop punt near the siren at Princes Park, as the beleaguered Bears got up by three points. This was the game in which Walls stubbornly kept Wayne Johnston on Brad Hardie as the rotund redhead booted nine goals.

Above all, it's round four. If this was round 17 and the Blues were 2-13, a loss to the Suns might indeed be fatal. If this game won't decide his future, it certainly shapes as an important one, given that Bolton's counterpart Stuart Dew has extracted admirable effort from the modest talent at his command. This will be a rare occasion when the Blues have more raw ability than their opposition.

This year, the recruitment of Lachie Neale has been a game-changer, turning the Lions from a five-win team to one that can legitimately aspire to finals. Can they find their own Neale or Shiel deal? Based on last year – when Neale, Shiel, Chad Wingard and Dayne Beams were all traded in contract – their best hope might be a contracted player from a non-Victorian club.These recruiting possibilities, however, won't help Bolton in 2019, when he will be measured by the rate of improvement.

 

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agerealfooty Sadly, either he’s the wrong coach, or Silvagni is a poor list manager. Reckon the Carlton legend gets the backing.

agerealfooty Don’t confuse analysis with opinion.

agerealfooty Any updates on ALeague

agerealfooty If carlton spent the money Collingwood does they would be up with the best.

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