Articles
Glory with your first steps
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson First published: January 2009 Let's face it... you don’t have to be a great player to win a Premiership. Time and time again, history will demonstrate that factors like team selection, balance and…
Barren Blues
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson Article published: July 2009 The surprise moves of Bret Thornton to the forward line in our Round 9 loss to the Crows and Michael Jamison in our Round 15 win over the Tigers brought to bear the…
Finals: You think YOU'D been waiting?
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson Article published: August 2009 Whilst we all jumped up and down with joy with confirmation of our return to Finals Action with our win over Port Adelaide in Round 20 in 2009, we hope you spared a…
Our Greatest Flagless Greats
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson First published: June 2010 The very best of Carlton bar-side discussions will invariably ask this question - ""Which Blue is the best to have never won a Premiership?"". At some Clubs this question…
The Longest Roads to Glory
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson Article published: July 2010 Some of Carlton ’s current players waited a long time to play in their first finals match in 2009, and even then, the sniff of premiership success still seemed a long way…
Moving on Up
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson First published: December 2010 Every season we see guernsey numbers allocated to the newcomers, plus the occasional jumper shift amongst the current players - mostly down. But the news that Brock…
Legends of the Fall - Carlton Style
By Michael Olsen and Stephen Williamson Published 2012 We remember the Premiership heroes; we salute the brave and injured; we respect the enduring champions of old. But do we honestly recognise the guys who played when the Mighty Blues…
