Can’t believe somehow in this 2 hour + masterpiece, I still make a small feature. Just goes to show how much every one of our 100,000 proud bluebaggers adds layers to this incredible story 💙 what a fantastic production

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

It wouldn’t be a fan made documentary without the fans and I wanted to emphasise that a bit more this year. Cheers Luke

I’m absolutely blown away! Had me in tears multiple times I hope this blows up just incredible!

I was born in a small Victorian town where everyone ( except the European Migrants) went for Essendon I hated Essendon & did the unthinkable at 5 yrs old supporter of Carlton in 1970 I went to Melbourne & saw my first game Carlton v Hawthorn & loved it thank you Saba for this documentary ❤❤❤to you go Blues !

I'm a lions fan. After the 2023 season and especially after watching this video, I definitely respect Carlton. This video gave a real insight to their culture and mentality and it is awesome. To get where they did were they were from midway through the season was unbelievable. See you lot in opening round.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Full respect for this view. The major thing I wanted people to take away from this doco went beyond just the on field results and I’m happy you’ve gotten those takeaways. See ya in March

this was absolutely unbelievable and every carlton supporter should watch this. genuine goosebumps and tears in my eyes. well done & thank you 💙

This doco is unbelievable, the journey us fans endured and shows how United this club became in a short period, this reminds me why I’m a Carlton fan, some of the moments I witnessed were just incredible and will never forget. You wouldn’t know we didn’t win the flag in 23 the way the club played and the fans were

I have seen the Acres Goal 100 times and I still to this day get tears and choke up...I have seen 8 Grand Finals in my life and that is the GREATEST moment I have seen..To be there with my 2 kids, after where we have been for the last 28 years. Greatest thing ever

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

For a generation of supporters who hadn't watched football that deep into September, mixed in with the context of that moment, it's very hard to articulate the euphoria that came with that Acres goal for sure

The best Doco I’ve ever seen!

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Flattered mate

Im a Pies man. I just sat through your doco.... hats off to you and the passionate Blues fans, it was a great watch. Let me tell you, you've only just scratched the surface of delirium, wait till you experience the journey my Pies gave me over the last 2 years. Looks like your Blue boys are on their way... Hoping for a Pies Blues GF in 2024. All the best with yr channel.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, it's like a wasteland when trying to find a Collingwood supporter who understands the deeper meaning behind this doco. I don't know why most can't wrap their head around being able to enjoy a flag whilst also acknowledging the good season of a rival football club. If anything, this is great for the rivalry and Carlton being better should be welcomed (which is the attitude you've adopted which I can appreciate). The big prize is all we can hope for, and there's reason for optimism which is great.

@jelcheikh

6 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical It shouldn't matter where our allegences lie, everyone should appreciate good football for what it is. I can't stand Carlton for 1 minute, but I can appreciate Carlton and acknowledge their brand of footy. Back in the 90's, the Pies had a legendary player called Darren Millane tragically pass away in a car accident. The outpouring of grief from all in the AFL was so great, the Herald Sun had never experienced so many people publish in their obituary section. It broke their records. One message from a Blues fan read, 'without Carlton there is no Collingwood and without Collingwood, there is no Carlton. Rest in peace DM'. That message resonated with me. Hard to hate on the Blues when you read a comment like that. Respect!

@blueycarlton

6 ай бұрын

@@jelcheikh Definitely true, "no Collingwood without Carlton". Carlton's VFA delegate Jack Melville, championed Brittania's application to join the VFA as "Collingwood." Collingwood's first VFA senior game was at Victoria Park against Carlton. It was a Carlton home game because Collingwood had fixtured only 17 games in 1892 and 18 matches was the requirement to compete for the premiership. So Carlton cancelled a match and played Collingwood. Carlton donated the gate takings to the new club. Carlton had been a senior club for 28 years with a long and famous history before the advent of Collingwood. It could be said, "No Australian Football without the Carlton Football Club", but that is another story.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

100% agree, I can get behind some banter out of it being a rivalry, but failing to acknowledge a good football team when you see one is something I wish we saw more of but don’t see enough of

@AndrewScully-pc3wp

29 күн бұрын

Love to smash Collingwood in another Grand Final ❤😅

Take a Valium grand final day u will need it, winning a premiership ur heart will be racing I know through experiencing so many of them, what a feeling💙💙💙

Not even a carlton fan but this was an incredible vid to watch dude

Having just moved back to VIc after living away for 35 odd years. My wife having never been to an AFL/VFL game, I will be getting her to watch this Documentary to see what football means to every Blues Supporter. Well done, saving this one, excellent job putting this together.

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

I love these sorta comments, shows that sport is much more than just the football itself. Cheers mate

This was amazing. Can’t wait for next years! 💙💙

Congratulations Saba. Awesome production.

this is unbelievable dude. you are really good. and your analysis during the season was as good as there is going around. thank you.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate the love ❤️

Brilliant Sab absolutely brilliant. Phenomenal work that you've done here, cant wait to see the 2024 doco when Crippa and Voss lift that cup high in the air.

I'm lucky enough to work at the MCG, and I managed to get off early for both of our finals wins. Against Sydney, it almost felt like the celebration started early, and when they kicked that last goal, it was just a surprise, and didn't really bring the nerves back. To be honest, I don't really remember it as much as the next game, I remember the semi a lot more clearly. It has to be the most euphoric night of sports I have ever experienced. I was running ID check on one of the larger take-away bars on level 1, and since the Matildas game went into the start of the footy, one of the only screens showing the shootout was above the bar, meaning a small crowd of people in green and gold scarves congregated in front of the queue ropes. I have to admit, I was barely doing my job during the penalties, and I had already shouted myself horse before half time. Fast forward to the last quarter, bar closes, and I'm hopping foot to foot to sign off. I run into the stands and get myself a standing spot in front of the Cricket Victoria box, right at the top of the race, with not long left in the game. I don't have a good angle on the field, especially when everyone stands up, which is exactly what happened when the fateful play was made, so I'm looking at the big screen. As each mark happens, Weitering, Hollands, Docherty, Acres, the pitch of the noise reached another level of fervor. When that goal went in, the stadium just erupted. I sprinted the width of the race back and forth in front of the box about 7 times, screaming without words and drinking in the stone faced stares of the row of upper class Melbourne supporters behind the glass in the box. The last minute was tense and still as loud but when timer hit zero we drowned out the siren. I felt like I was on another planet. I sprinted down the isle with no real end goal and collided with the others doing the same. I hugged strangers old and young, I still have the blurry selfies with people I may never see again. When I calmed down enough to take a breath, I climbed on the seats and took picture after picture of the players on the boundary. Only after they finally went down the race did I start texting all my family at the game. The first person I met was my uncle, staring shell shocked at his phone outside the Hugh Trumble room. When I came up to him he just said "I just cannot believe we won. I just don't know how we did that." We met up with my mum, my auntie and two of my cousins and just talked about the game. I think I bought a scarf on my phone right then and there. We stayed and talked until security told us to leave. I went and got changed and met back up with them talking to more relatives through the back gate of Hugh Trumble. Some of them were talking about the plans to go to Brisbane, because if you had the chance but didn't, how would you forgive yourself? Eventually we all walked up the hill to Jolimont together. An absolutely unforgettable night. If I ever get a tattoo, I think I'm getting "Weitering, Hollands, Docherty, Acres" and the date, on my ankle.

Let’s have faith n believe go blues 2024🏆🏆

Thank you!!! Bring on 2024…CARN BAGGERS 💙💙

incredible man

Congratulations and thank you to all of you involved in making this documentary. I’m 53 and a lifelong, fiercely loyal Carlton supporter. I’m lucky enough to have witnessed the 1995 Premiership which was amazing after an incredible season. Our current team have everything they need to win a Grand Final & I’m really excited for the upcoming season. I’ve worked & lived overseas (America, UK, Bahama’s, Mexico) & there is nothing like the atmosphere of an AFL game. We have a truly unique sport celebrated by truly unique supporters.

Fantastic documentary from beginning to end, loved every minute. Very well done!

Great job man top stuff was an Awesome watch very emotional

Many thanks for the great production, Saba. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Peter, I'd hope so because I kept a lot of people waiting haha

This documentary is honestly incredible, the perfect montage that really captures how special 2023 was for the Carlton community 💙 Unreal work. So incredibly proud and humbled to be part of this fantastic supporter base. 2024 is going to be even bigger. GO BLUES 💙

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

So many different angles, depicting one solitary message. Go Blues

Thank you SO MUCH! This is pure gold. Such a roller-coaster of a season. The amount work you've done creating this is incredible, but it wouldn't have done it justice if you didn't. This will be a time capsule for future generations of baggers to relive the worst/best season in Carltons history. I salute you. Up the BAGGERS!

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Happy to hear and thank you, definitely a season we can look back on for its absurdity alone

Congratulations. Great viewing!

I was at Brisbane for the preliminary final and after the final siren, i felt gutted but proud of the team from where they came from mid season.

Congrats on this movie. Loved it. So authentic!

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Yep just pure emotion. Thanks very much 👍

This was absolutely phenomenal 💙👌🏻 Just brilliant…!!! Not too often I’ll commit to something that goes that long but I will watch this again Well done to everyone involved in putting this epic walk down memory lane together, of the best & worst season ever 💙

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

The fear was that I'd made it too long - happy that it's had a positive effect

@erinfitzpatrick8227

6 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical honestly I skipped past it a couple of times but knew I’d get back to it, but I’m home with shingles so settled in and watched it. Definitely shed some tears like others on here.. well done

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

I'm starstruck the impact it's had on people emotionally - I've done my job if it's had that sort of bearing on people

Absolutely incredible - Well done 👏🏽

Excellent work. Well worth the effort, no doubt. Great contributions from the Blue Abroad crew as well.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. The project would be nothing without the interviewees being able to retell the story for us all to resonate with so hats off to them for being so open

So Good ❤ Thank you for putting it all together. What a season it was!

Fantastic effort! Love your work. Thanks mate!

Amazing doco ! Thanks so much for putting it together, great to recap last year and that painful journey. Go baggers

@Sab.batical

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt happy you liked it

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks

This is genuinely incredible mate, well done!

Absolutely phenomenal video!

Thank you for putting this together! It’s fantastic 👌🏻

Sensational! Thank you Thank you Thank you. 😘

Brilliant video. Got choked up a few times. Can’t wait for 2024. Go Blues ❤

Absolutely brilliant 👏 👌 ❤

exceptional! thank you 💙🙏

Amazing documentary so emotional and thank you

Spent my weekend watching this. Genuinely one of the best things i have watched. Spoke to the emotions i went through during the season.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

That was one of the primary goals of the piece 👍 Good to hear

Thank you for creating this absolute masterpiece! I can't wait to see Carlton play this year. Up the blues💙💙💙💙

excellent watch, great way to gee up for 2024! Well done! Epic!

This documentary was fantastic…had me laughing and crying. What a roller coaster 2023 was but I wouldn’t change a thing. So proud of them and we are truly stronger together 💙

This was magic. Thank you so much for this genius collation of the 2023 memories - at times it was brutal to watch. At other times l cried. You guys are great.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

If those emotions don’t demonstrate how much of a roller coaster the year was, I don’t know what does

Brilliant mate....Respect👏👏

this is amazing!!

So good. Absolutely brilliant, captured everything

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

That was the aim David happy to hear

What an interesting turn of events. I just realised, had we beaten Pies in 22’, we would’ve played Brisbane in an EF. Makes you wonder what that experience may have done for the group come the prelim in 23’ when we were 30 points up at quarter time. Sliding doors moment one might say.

This is fantastic! Thank you guys. I loved it and have watched it twice already.

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Lovely stuff Jamie

Thank you for doing this 😊

Brother you've outdone yourself. Well done mate.

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Thanks brother 👍

Thank you. ❤

I was lucky enough to be born in 1968 and see Carlton win several flags. My oldest son was born in 1995 when we won our last flag. He said to me one day can I change my team dad. I said you can change your sex or religion but you never change your team. I believe this is our year 🎉❤

Awesome, appreciate the time and effort that went into this. Great job 😊

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, took a lot of time and a lot of effort so happy it delivered for you

@blackie75

6 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical 😉💙

Absolutely Phenomenal Saba! What an incredible season. Go Blues!!

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Sure was Chris

Great video thank you.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Pleasure is mine

This is a Masterpiece. Still get emotional after watching those two finals and the noise we brought! EPIC!

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Was unbelievable wasn't it

Well done mate

This was brilliant , to all the blue baggers out there see ya soon for the next chapter. CMON BAGGERS FOR LIFE.

I want this feeling again this season.

@Sab.batical

4 ай бұрын

Haha I think everyone’s longing for the euphoric moments again

Well done Saba. Awesome video. Thank you. Go baggers

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Chris

I was stuck In Europe recovering from covid. I had to pay $29 a week to get video. Worth every penny at 10 in the morning. I loved this doco. I used to love going to the game win or lose with my wife who passed away in ‘21. It’s been a rough 3 years. You gave me my season and finals that I could not be here for. I cried and cheered and I can’t wait for 2024. My son has chosen to get married overseas right on grand final day. I am doubting he’s mine. Thank you. With tears streaming down my face, for my wife who loved this club, thank you. Wow.

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss mate. Privileged that I could have such an impact and give what you missed, let's hope we're there the final day of September :)

@Pierre_Nu

5 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical thanks mate. Will we see you at the Melbourne practice match?

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Potentially could be there

@LomuHabana

2 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss and congrats to your boy. But now you know how we European Aussie Rules fans feel…

definitely makes me want to support Carlton now 100%

Swan's fan, here. That is well done. We knew we lost that finals game as soon as our banner fell apart before our players came on the field. My idea is to collbubate with One Piece, the Manga-Amine Franchise. Theres songs like We Are, New Genisis, Paint that fit the team well.

@Sab.batical

3 ай бұрын

Haha destiny was already written. I can have a listen to those soundtracks for sure

Well done guys, it seems a lifetime ago the season that just was, the spectacular end of the season almost makes you forget the lacklustre start. The expectancy at the start of each season out weighed the results of previous season and the hurt of not reaching those expectations was soul destroying. I always expected a flick to switch somewhere along the way and always thought it would come earlier. Now, now we have seen what these boys can do and hopefully they have the belief in themselves to carry us forward to the ultimate goal. We have depth now, so we have no excuses!

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Yep couldn't say it much better mate

I've been a proud blues 💙 supporter my hole life and I actually used to play with mcvee an even went to school with him. To see him go up against doc I knew we had it then he was too late in his timing the play was brilliant not much else to say but go blues 💙💙💙 2024 oh an thank you blakey!!!

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Where would we be without Blake Acres haha

💙💙

I'll say this, at our lowest point in the season a friend asked what is going on at Carlton? I said that at the moment things aren't working, but I said that it will turn around because I know what we're capable of, I ignored all the anger and vitriol and I believed in my club, that's what true support is

Let's not make the sky the limit. Is space the furthest we can go? No limits!

This is insane Thank you for making this Incredible content

This is mint

Very Acoustic 1st half of fuckin last year. Still surprised how we fuckin got out of this rut!

To all those who can’t remember 1995 from someone who was 8 in 1968 believe me when they win that holy grail it is so worth it believable BLUES!!

Clicked on this expecting a 20 minute video, got a two hour masterpiece

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

20 minutes wouldn't do the season justice haha

I live for this club we have to win the flag this year to go ahead of Collingwood and Essendon 😅❤

This is quality

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Cam

This has the Matildas written all over 😂 carrying on like they went the whole way

@user-tc8ry4kk3c

6 ай бұрын

P.S don't forget what your supporters done halfway through the season

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

Don’t forget? I haven’t, the documentary literally covers the entire picture bro. I can’t understand why opposing supporters have the energy to criticise a supporter’s reaction to their own club, the supporters that know their club best. The frustration mid year came from being no good and there being no sign of direction after a long rebuild, and the “carry-on” came from jubilation that we’d made it further than we had in a long time and for everything we’ve been through. Something opposing fans won’t understand because they’re on the outside, looking in, yet would do the same in our situation.

great Documentary 2hrs 38 minutes this years will be over 3hrs long we will have 2 extra games of video and interviews Go Blues

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

With all due respect Anthony I don’t think I’m physically capable of making a doco 3 hrs long and equally I don’t think anyone’s capable of getting through the 3 hours haha

@LomuHabana

2 ай бұрын

If we win the flag, you’ll HAVE to.

That’s me there enjoying the greatest moment of my life 💙 1:55:20

Go baggers 💙

listening to this and i just laughed out loud... GO PIES ..so much pain listening to this. Beating them by 1 point and keeping them out of the FINALS ..almost better then winning the GF..:)

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

In that case Arthur ur better off checking out last years doco if u want to reminisce on that game

The club after the Essendon and Sydney games did the right thing. They got rid of that toxic prick Mathieson. He "quit" but I reckon he was told to hand in his resignation after the bust up in the change rooms.

My heart breaks for , me , all Carlton Supporters, but the younger one's, I first snuck into the MCG , age 10 , in 1968 , with and , #1, watch CARLTON break it's second longest drought #2 the first side to win a Premiership kicking less goals , So Carl 7 14 56 Def Ess 8 5 53 , and 8 Flags later and 5 loses also , we were just there always , but there was an agenda to get CARLTON, after 95 , AFL heavyweights , Hamilton, Oakley' , but I don't and never have believed in co- incidence , formed 1864 , no spoons till was it 2001 , 5 now , so what a 139 of football couldn't do , the AFL did , with the stroke of a pen , and it was the following the hearts and souls of CARLTON people who got it , not a nameless entity , a lot will be thinking what is this guy on about , it's what they did to Carlton , a Record fine , loss of draft picks , for years , 4 list spots , of suddenly retired, players , like Silvagni , Diesal , Bradley , Brown , taxation problems , then ,just when everything looks up , in come the expansion sides , who got everything, I really want the arrogant CARLTON BACK , 16 flags in 88 yrs , the only club to win 16 flags in the same century , the Shared Firsts , like the Crowd in1970 121,696 circa , 1972 vRichmond , First GRANDFINAL , to have 50 goals , now this Majestic Club is in her longest Premiership drought , this to change this , egregious, usurping of CARLTONS TRUE PLACE , TIME TO REDRESS THIS DISHONOURABLE ACT , GO BLUES RARARA

Afterbirth

Trust me if we had made it. We would have beaten collingwood 100% sure of it. Bring on 2024!! LETS GO!!!!

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

I pray for the opportunity this year haha we have unfinished business

Those comments about the Pies really aged well especially that bloke who said they’d never get 16 titles. As far Charlie”flat track bully” Curnow kicking six is concerned the umps helped him to four of those and he didn’t fire a shot in three finals when it counted. That game was almost irrelevant to Collingwood. Flagpies!

@sabblues

6 ай бұрын

ahh imagine winning the flag but watching a carlton documentary. embarrassing!

@michaelhehir8116

6 ай бұрын

@sabblues What can I say nothing is funnier than watching the blues “supporters” embarrass themselves as only they can. Leaving at 3/4 time and calling for Voss’s head one week in their unhinged manner then declaring themselves flag fancies within a couple of weeks.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

This documentary isn't about the Pies bro & the banter was all in good fun to feed to the rivalry. I'm sure a more official platform will give your team plaudits in due time

We need Brian Cook to spend a year under cook.

@alexkerin8079

5 ай бұрын

His replacement to spend a time under cook.

Was there a problem with the name?

@azzajames7661

6 ай бұрын

which name is that?

@debbieoconnor976

6 ай бұрын

@@azzajames7661 The Darkest Hour

Calm down, 12th I reckon

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

What am I calming down for when I wasn't overreacting in the first place. This is simply documenting what happened last season.

@TG-ef2qn

5 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical I’m just yanking ya chain mate

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

Tough to read sarcasm on here haha I've had a fair few of these type of messages so I treat them all the same lol

Watching this i couldnt help but be bemused by the fickle fan levels. All the trumped up experts after the dons loss, say its the end of this group, theyre junk, rebuild, sell some A graders, sack the skipper. Bloody hell, footy is a frickin hard game and every single week theres 22 blokes who want your balls for breakfast. Success doesnt come easy. Or when "you" think it should. At this rate, half our supporter base will be having triple bypass ops when we finally snag number 17. Been lucky to see 8 of our 16, so yes the last one was a long time ago but .... with a bit of luck ...

@Sab.batical

5 ай бұрын

With all due respect, I think fans were entitled to such a reaction with how poorly the team was consistently playing for weeks and weeks on end. That being said I think the high expectations going into the season probably contributed and so even though I know we need to go one better, I think I'll temper my expectations

All this just to inspire Carlton to sink to their very best and buy their "17th" premiership. Good luck "blue baggers". You'll get it.

Beautiful work Saba. I feel sorry for you millennial content wizes that NONE of you had seen a premiership, and watched ordinary dreck for so long. They are here, they are ready, it is time for Carlton to kick arse.

@Sab.batical

6 ай бұрын

If now isn’t the time, when will it be haha

@ShlomirBareket

6 ай бұрын

@@Sab.batical Next year! !

And I sware, watching, Craig Bradley's retirement speech , if you can FIND IT , I be damned if I can , but I have heard it , on 375 game or there about, played and unbelievable year , said never felt fitter , never felt better , never felt stronger , feel like I could play for another 5 years , and I want to announce my retirement from AFL football , W T ? read between them lines , find it , it's tragic , 500 game he should have played

💙💙BRILLIANT💙💙

What was the point of this video Carlton did fk all the real story is Collingwood are the 2023 premiers and I am loving it .