Suri wrote:JK wrote:Most, if not all, at AFL headquarters and on the commission absolutely lauded Trigg and rated him massively as an administrator until the Tippett fiasco emerged.
Carlton might have seen an opportunity to pick up someone they think has the know-how at less $$ than would usually be commanded, because his value had taken a big drop?
I think that Trigg may look better than he actually is. At the Crows, I don't think he had to work hard for memberships, sponsorships, crowd numbers etc as they were always high. At Carlton he actually has to work his arse off to increase these parts of the footy club. A red flag for me was that people complained that they were ringing up Carlton to renew/become members and the phones were ringing out, so that cracked it and didn't sign up. Trigg even came out and said that they didn't put enough focus on the membership side of things.
Time will tell over the next few years if Trigg is worth it.
Fair call - He is probably now in the role where we will see his true colours. I can't stand the bloke, but for the sake of having a competitive Carlton I want the club to improve, meaning his performance will be quite important.