This is where we will have to agree to disagree. Our 2nd and 3rd tier players have been around for approximately 4 years. Wiggins and Sporn came to us in the 2000 I believe. If we have to continue to wait for such players including Davies, Bannister, Johnson and Clarke Sporn, Prender to take the next step up we will continue to stagnate down the bottom. They have been given opportunities but have failed to grasp it albeit with poor leadership from the senior players.

The majority of these players will be delisted. I want the newer signings to be given those senior births in order to accelerate their development regardless of form. I agree that guys like Russell and Hartlett's form in the VFL may not warrant it but such is the poor standard of VFL football at the moment, exposure limited to the VFL will not prepare them adequately for the required standard in the AFL.

You just have to watch the last few VFL games featuring the Bullants to see the poor kicking, decision making, skill errors. Would love to see Russell run off the half back line in the seniors and hopefully help him overcome his "soft" tag. I want to see Hartlett play in the backline and add some height and aggression. Holding on to Campo and Digby will deprive these two of such opportunities. If it means finishing last next year, so be it. These youngsters will repay our faith in the years to come.

Let's make the hard decisions now before we cultivate a culture of mediocrity.

Maybe he wants somewhere closer to the high country...

This bullshit with contracts is a result of players that do sweet FA... asking or have received uge contracts in the past.. its s chain reaction.
Kouta gets a mill.. so Campo wants too much... Campo wants too much so Lance wants too much... they want too much so when Houla comes up for renegotiation he says" i want more or im leaving".... .. Lappin sees Houla on a heap.. and hes on around 200k.. so he wants more.....then other young kids are up....theyre thinking Houla Campo Lance do F.A.. im going for more too... and it just keeps on keeping on....

Thats the problem with unions of any sort
become a major barrier to productive business

Mate he's been renting there for 22 weeks a year for the past 4 years...

Goes under a psuedonym. I'll find out from the owner of one of the pubs in Mt Buller...

Thats the problem with unions of any sort
become a major barrier to productive business

Please save us from your right wing ideological baggage Josh. Each player is trying to maximise their wealth by shopping around through their agents before signing contracts. After all it is their livelihood. Unions what unions? What you are seeing is the free market at play very much what Howard has in mind by trying to do away with collective bargining via AWAs.

The players have every right to put the welfare of their familieis first. On the other hand Carlton has every right to put its own interests first and shop players around where it feels they have overpriced themselves like Campo.

Unfortunately for Carlton it should have done so whilst they were at their prime. We are now paying th price with Kouta and Campo. Don't blame the players. The past administration have a lot to answer for. Now it's time for making the hard decisions and setting the tone for future contract negotiations.

This bullshit with contracts is a result of players that do sweet FA... asking or have received uge contracts in the past.. its s chain reaction.
Kouta gets a mill.. so Campo wants too much... Campo wants too much so Lance wants too much... they want too much so when Houla comes up for renegotiation he says" i want more or im leaving".... .. Lappin sees Houla on a heap.. and hes on around 200k.. so he wants more.....then other young kids are up....theyre thinking Houla Campo Lance do F.A.. im going for more too... and it just keeps on keeping on....

We cant afford it!!!!!

Get rid of a few of them.. and ask who else wants more money???...

You have to stem the tide somehow...
Fancy Teague asking for more dosh on the back of one good year.....