Effes wrote:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-join-the-race-for-young-giants-star-adam-treloar-20150831-gjbs53.html
Ruckman Robbie Warnock will learn his fate next week after scheduled talks with Silvagni and Bolton.
Warnock, 28, is off contract and was offered a two-year deal several months ago but told the club he preferred to wait until the end of the season before making a decision.
It is understood he would be happy to remain on a one-year deal, but will keep his options open for there could be about eight clubs searching for a back-up ruckman, including North Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
The Blues are confident of retaining Matthew Kreuzer, who is expected to soon sign a new contract.
Warnock had been on a lucrative deal and is recovering from shoulder surgery. He has managed only two matches this year and has not played since round eight against Geelong.
I'm not against offering either Warnock or Wood a 1 year contract plus an option for a second year ..... but only one of them. And Warnock would have to lower his asking price drastically ...
Realistically, another club will offer Robbie more than we will, so assuming that we re-sign Kreuzer first, then I can't see Robbie staying a Blue. All the best to him wherever he ends up.
The question then becomes whether we retain Wood as our backup, or whether SOS thinks there are better young/rookie options out there that can fill in for Kreuzer if needed in the short term. Having Casboult and Rowe provides us with a bit of insurance to tide us over for the next few years while we develop new rucks.