Apparently the ALP are offering our former premiership captain and current AFL Commissioner Mike Fitzpatrick a safe lower house seat at the next federal election.

Do people think he could be Prime Minister material?

Definitely better political leader prospect than football's other politician in waiting, one E. Maguire.

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Does that mean he will now have time to be Carlton president

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Fitzy for PM.
His first act as PM should be to declare Collingwood a banned terrorist organisation.

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Too talented to be PM.

He won't go well with mudslinging/abuse etc but intellectually is miles in front.

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Fitzy would be the politician from central casting; intelligent, articulate and with contacts on both sides of politics.

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If he accepts (it will be a great boost for the ALP to have someone with such great economic credentials. If he accepts, could see him as a Treasurer or Finance minister material but not PM. I doubt he would make the move as it is a thankless task. More likely to be the next AFL President

It's about time the ALP targets some real talent rather than political machievelians with limited credentials.

who would want to work for the ALP.

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Feel my love...............

Politicians don't derive an income from their party they actually draw their parliamentary salary from the taxpayers. However most are affiliated to a particular political party. For the record, Fitzpatrick does have ALP connections.

Is he eligible for the NRS?

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...

Eddie would be excellent.....actually!!!

Wouldnt be able to cut it.
Cant handle the heat in the kitchen thats why he wont jump on board as adirector future president at Carlton.. hates getting his hands dirty... so he cant cut it in the dirtiest business of all.

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Maybe Mike's a too bigger fish for that small pond, did pass over that job for a position on the AFL Commission. Could also have time restraints considering he has to manage his supperanuation investment fund over the next three years while the ownership is transferred to Westpac. How many million does he have riding on the successful transferance of that business - think it's about 40 million in personal wealth Synbad.

Would do well in parliament when that deals done, a self made man with plenty of money, someone needs to eyeball Malcolm Turnball from across parliament.

im well aware of how much he is worth.. but he doesnt like jobs that are messy...

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can't handle the heat in the kitchen? doesn't like getting is hands dirty?

doing alright to cook up his personal wealth

did alright getting his hands dirty to captain 2 premiership sides


.......give the guy a break

yeah but when he was approached to take on the main gig at the Carlton Football Club he wouldnt touch it. He preffered a suit at AFL House.

Cant handle the heat.....

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Do you give a ahit about carlton at all,all you ever do is bag the club.if i didn't know any better (many moons of reading post's on the blu veiw before you becamame so bitter) i would say you just troll now to get a rise out of people.

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Synbad wasn't Fitzy the only one with any balls to confront Elliott when he was being investigated by ASIC?

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Synbad bag the club? I thought he bagged certain players, but from what I've read he is pro-kid, pro-draft picks, pro-future, pro-Pagan, pro-Collo. Hardly bagging the Club.

What's Synbad's view on the PP?

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...

I just gloss over PP posts these days WBY, I wouldn't know for sure. What do you think?