Reckitts Blue was put in the Copper or Washing Machine to whiten whites and brighten colours, and came in little blue bags. In the Punch on 25th June, the club was referred to as the "Blue Bags" in what was a rather casual article compared to the more formal references found in the Argus and Age at the time.
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The almost century old ditty was said to be written around by Agnes Wright and her cousin Irene McEldrew who ran a boarding house in the inner Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn where Carlton players lodged. The original lyrics concern a black man pining after a Native American women. It was frequently performed in black face. Lily of Laguna contains several slurs and was considered so racist that by the s popular singers of the day, such as Bing Crosby, sung a new version shorn of its most troubling lines.
A rendition of the original song is below, as well as the current Carlton song, so you can compare them. A spokesman for Carlton told news. However, it questioned whether the song that inspired Ms Wright and Ms McEldrew was even the version with the racist lyrics.
Dr Hagan said Carlton had told him its decision to not alter the tune was partly based on feedback from its indigenous reconciliation action plan committee including several players. Matthew Kreuzer, a No 1 draft pick and an absolute lionheart, could not get on the park.
But defensively they have been a mess. They backed the wrong horses in the trade period. The nadir came against North Melbourne last month. For half an hour, the bottom-placed Roos waltzed through the middle of Marvel Stadium. There was a distinct lack of urgency on the field, and in the Carlton coaching box. Afterwards, Teague logged onto Zoom and shrugged his shoulders. The supporters bombarded radio hotlines in a highly agitated state.
For Carlton fans, that sort of despair is now almost constitutional. Optimism blooms the cheek of every footy supporter. But hope, as that Shawshank lifer reminded us, can be a dangerous thing.
Carlton fans are now sick of rebuilds, sick of green shoots, sick of honourable losses, sick of messiah figures. They genuinely believed Denis Pagan would ship the place into shape, that Chris Judd would deliver premierships, that Malthouse would take them to the next level, that Steve Silvagni would successfully rebuild the list.
They have seen it all too many times. Even the prospect of luring a monumental hard-arse like Ross Lyon or Alastair Clarkson comes with a certain ambivalence. But all that means nothing to the young kids who are completely oblivious to the glorious past, who could not care less about how many blokes Big Nick belted or how many pots The Dominator downed.
First and foremost, they need a coach who can teach them how to defend as a team. Most importantly, they need a board that holds its nerve and backs its man in when the going gets tough.
They have not managed that in the 21st century.
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