Two fiery events may hold the key to Carlton’s remarkable turnaround to make the AFL preliminary final this weekend: one was a board member’s locker-room blow up, the other a players’ getaway.
On the eve of the AFL finals, after 221 games, the majority of which were played during the Carlton Football Club’s bleakest era, Ed Curnow announced his retirement.
Should Carlton win the flag, “Ed’s campfire” will become ingrained in Carlton’s 150-year-plus storied history.After 12 rounds, Carlton was 14th on the ladder with just four shaky wins and a draw. It’s road to that point was already littered with the bodies of sacked coaches and CEOs. The turnaround had its origins in the insipid round 11 loss to Sydney when board member Craig Mathieson tore into club president and ex-PwC partner Luke Sayers in the dressing rooms in front of the players and family and friends.
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