as part of the afternoon show with Mark Doran. Not sure if it is Lee, Clarke or Hay, the intro said it was a person who wants to replace Collo as president, (I guess that could be Elliot!!!).

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It is Greg Lee, and he will be on just after 12.30. That could be 1 oclock going by mark dorans time but they did say right after 12.30

http://sen1116.conexim.com.au/sen1116_16.asx

Click there for Greg Lee now (12:48 PM)

Ok Greg Lee is on now, here is a potted summary apologies if I miss anything:

Starts with the theme song and a grab of Collo at the financial details press conference. Intro Greg Lee: Eyes down for a full house....

Why stand for the board? Dad took him to games, stood on beers cans at games when young, hurts Carlton people at the moment, wants a vision for the future. Feels sorry for Collo for inheriting the situation, Elliott was good for a while but left a mess and didn't change with the times. There is a problem, no denying it but it is time to look forward and to tell people, supporters and sponsors that there is hope for the future.

'Now is the time to look forward and there are some exciting things to look forward to".

Doran.."does not seem to be a vision moving forward".
Lee: Agreed. Said that the reporting from the Collo meeting wasn't balanced according to a meeting he had with Collo last week.
D: "What's your vision for Carlton?"
L: Distanced himself from intro about taking over leadership and supports Collo as the leader, what he wants to do in the next 12 months is to prove to the board and supporters that he can provide an alternative leadership somewhere down the line. Carlton people frustrated by lack of clear direction. If you provide a roadmap with milestones you will take people with you but it isn't apparent at the moment. Highlighted the signing and then nearly trading of Fevola 10 weeks later as an example of this. "What sort of direction is that?" Laid the reason for this ultimately at the feet of the board. Will talk about the football side after the break. I'll rest my fingers and be right back...

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drink staminade, log onto "Sports Flash", Olympic Fitness Super Stores, Fins Seafood restaurant, lousy Crash Test Dummies Sting and we're back:

Not quite the Richmond election as it is not so much in the press, Is there a football plan?

L: If there is it isn't communicated well. Emphasis seems to be now on youth and the new coaching hires are in line with that. There maybe isn't the strength of resolve though to stick with this, ie Saddington, cost as a draft pick we could have used on a kid. Saddington was a good player but it has been a while since he was at his best. The only way up is to start breeding our own champions because of our history of trading away our early picks. It will hurt but it has to be done.
D: Is Pagan paid too much
L: Coaches should get what they are able to get. In retrospect it wasn't the right decision to re-sign Pagan, he wasn't in danger of being poached. Seemed ok at the time but in hindsight...
d: Who will fall off the board for him to enter?
L: Sticks in no real danger, he will be there as long as he wants to be there. As for the other two the members will make their decision.
D: Asked about the league paying for Princes Park upkeep
L: It would be good management to find other uses for the ground as it costs too much to maintain as a training facility.

Thank you and goodnight.

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thanks stretford blue.

SEN's streaming is absolutely shiathouse!!! can't they do anything right...

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C'mon Blueboys!

Haha nice work dude, you got down the main points well

Bottom line: this bloke is intelligent, motivated and wants a public roadmap - vote for him.

It was fine for me?

work must be blocking it! bloody management!!!

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He may well be great value for the board (and I believe he will)

BUT....

I dont believe he does himself talking about football issues.
Saddington has injury issues however questioning his drafting before the season has started is a bit premature.
He stated that he "thinks" we traded a pick for him.

I'd prefer a potential board candidate to stick to what he knows publicly and leave football decisions to the football department.
Let those in the know make the decisions and let them be accountable for their actions.

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Nothing he said made you want to run out and vote for him.

but I suppose he has said something

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I think he was just trying to give another example of the inconsistent messages that the board is delivering. The board has stated that we must recruit and develop our own talent, but they recruited Saddington last year. So I think we was trying to make a business related point.

For what it's worth i'm in the camp that thinks at pick 50-odd Saddington was a risk worth taking. However, after Chambers and Lonmuir in 04 and Saddington in '05, i'd be hoping that we won't be trading late picks this year.

*edit* - by the way, I thought Lee was well spoken and could do a good job in the media representing the club.

And that's my point Steve.
Marketing and public relations appear to be his strengths.
I'd rather he sticks to his strengths and let those responsible discuss the football issues.

The football decisions are Denis' responsibility, literally.

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No question - you are right there. But for someone who has not done any media before sounded good, and in the main said what most of us think. I reckon he will learn from the experience.

But I think he was just using it as an example of not having a clear strategy and sticking to it. I don't think he was necessarily commenting whether Saddingtons trade was right or wrong - just inconsistent with a clear strategy.

I agree with the notion that board candidates should not dabble in football related matters. Give Jason a chance. You can't say that it was a wasted pick. Not yet at least!

I am glad, however, that there is other voices out there who are willing to get involved at board level. Definitely what we need to stimulate so verve and ideas off-field

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C'mon Blueboys!

Well he is a Carlton fan like you and everyone else here and I think it's fine for him to talk about his concerns with the footy department. Would you rather someone just sit on the board and only speak unless spoken to?

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Agree..dont think he did himself any favours with the Saddington comments and if I was Jason Saddington I wouldnt be too impressed with the potential new board member/president....those issues are best kept inhouse... I was a tad dissapointed in him and he really only rehashed his Herald Sun inerview and added the Saddington comments...
You very rarely hear from the successful clubs presidents which is something to keep in mind...they just do the job....

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If he speaks the same crap as you, yes!

This isnt the board.
It's a radio interview.

If he wants to publicly voice concerns about football issues, at least he should get the facts first.
The overwhelming majority of Saddingtons contract is being paid by Sydney.
If we had'nt taken him, the pick wouldnt have been used.

I'd rather Greg Lee arm himself with the reasons Saddington was drafted before publicly making criticisms.
Is that too much to ask?

Greg sounds like his marketing credentials are excellent.
I'm happy to vote him on the board for his strengths.
I just made a point that I'd rather he stick to his areas of expertise and refer football decisions.

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I have no problem with picking up Saddington so you can leave your personal attacks at me out of it.

I just think it's a bit rich for you to expect these guys to give up their spare time to sit on the board and then tell them to keep their mouth's shut about the going ons of the footy club.

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they represent the club so it is fair to ask them to represent the club well.

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