Most people don't think much of him... aside from that...
(I'm not even a Carlton fan!)
Some Carlton folk, and some commentators (who are Fevola detractors) will state some of the following;
- When Fevola was at Carlton it was Carlton's worst period in history
- When Fevola was at Carlton, the attack was very one dimensional, looking to go through Fevola...
However, the true facts are;
- Carlton went through a bad patch as a result of systematic salary cap manipulation and they were lucky to not have a Premiership stripped from them! This had literally nothing to do with Fevola.
- Fevola had absolute abysmal delivery to him on countless occasions, he frequently lead into clear space leaving his opponent for dead, only to watch the ball sail over his head, or land 2-5 metres short of him, and he's left praying for a good bounce.
- he didn't do himself too many favours over the journey!
- heaps of small AFL forwards would be more than happy to work around Fevola (in his prime) and the crumbs, and create a 3 dimensional forward line.
The comment that grates me the most is;
- When Fevola was at Carlton it was Carlton's worst period in history
Don't get me started about Ross Lyon... Shane Warne is correct, and Saints should have off loaded him anyway. Tight defense and a defensive game style won't win you a Premiership... Saints came close... But look at The Cats (Go Cats!), The Hawks from the 80's, and Lions... Multiple Premierships based on good skills, high tempo footy, and full tilt attack on goals and scoring, with a little bit of defense thrown in! Attacking game styles.
