No chance of landing Weitering or Sache with pick 3. We need to finish 2nd last and it is very possible if you think about the Suns playing Bris and us playing Bris at the Gabba.

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Koperek.

We will beat Brisbane unfortunately. Our only hope is the Suns winning a few games. With ablett out who know? We may finish 2nd last if anything. Fingers crossed.
We may even beat Melbourne too.

The club are publicly portraying it as Lachie wanting to leave because we all know how stupid it is to be the one forcing him to leave. Hence SOS's comments at that presser a few weeks back that discussions were going well.

At the beginning of the year Norf approached Lachie's management and were told Lachie wanted to stay at Carlton and would only be dealing with Carlton.
It is only since the club informed Lachie that they would be looking to trade him for a first rounder has his management been seeking a trade - Lachie would still like to stay but I feel the longer this goes the more we burn him and we'll end up making him want to leave.

It is very much the plan that they will look to trade him for a first and if no offers are suitable they think they'll just be able to sign him midway through the trade period. Which I think is hilarious and would encourage Lachie to leave - that is no way to treat your players. Loyalty is a two way street.

I feel really sorry he is being treated this way. Lachie is a ripping guy.

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O say does that star spangled banner yet wave.

In all due respect we don't know how true this all is or if information had been misinterpreted.

In any case, if we get a 1st rounder for Lachie, you take it. He has not played well for us as a forward. Poor guy is a defender and if he ends up staying then I hope our new coach plays him at CHB.

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Koperek.

I know, but other people who don't know the difference between the development squad and the development league, are reading.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Henderson isn't eligible for free agency, nor is Yarran (until next season when his contract expires). If we delist them we get nothing, even if they're signed as a free agent. The only way they can both be shifted this year is via trade, and Henderson could move via the PSD, ND or rookie draft.

For an actual free agent at end of contract, the compensation is determined based on the new contract, unless the AFL deems that value to be miles off the player's intrinsic value (eg. Frawley).

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Shit draft = load up on picks!

BOOM

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dane's trolling again

When will they announce whether the future draft picks thing is a goer or not?

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

Is he really being treated that badly? Good bloke but this is about the club not the individual. Given his output over the past 2-3 years how much do you believe he is worth? Personally, I am thankful the club is finally being prudent with contracts. They don't have much room in TPP, they are reshaping the list over the next 3 years, don't believe he is worth big money and believe he wants to go anyway. I don't see any issue.

If Geelong offer Pick 10 and given our position I would be saying thanks for your service but we need to move on.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

That's the time you want as many early picks as possible. The top end every year will be good. The draft is weak because of the lack of depth.

If you can pick the eyes out of a weak draft you can catch up quicker. Example being Hawthorn in 04 nailing 3 top 10 picks. The first 5 that year were consider superstars in the making. They knew they were getting 2 of them and then an opportunity at one of the best of the rest at 7.

Please God let us have a first or second pick... can't go forward without that

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Rubbish!
We've got 3 x #1 draft picks on our list right now. Picks mean nothing.

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

Sarcasm Ryan .. but thats the clubs blueprint that will catapult us into, the Footy stratosphere

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Do we get to go to Mars too?

Didn't get the sarcasm........ haha - I'm an idiot!

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

Agree Synbad we've got to get the structures right , President and board are crucial, coach and support team ,
liist magment to development, we need soild , dependable leadership on and off field.
Current situation is a little more fluid than a year ago but we're still in the wilderness.
Lets hope there is some good to come out of the pain we're going through.
This stanza our our history is deplorable and I hope it will never be repeated again.

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Go Blue Boys

The culture is ingrained in the Board, of course it will be repeated.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Someone pointed the bone at Carlton.
Like they did to McAlister at Collingwood following the Nicky Winmar day.
Pies won their first spoon.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Didn't a former Carlton player point his boner at someone?

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It is not as bad as you are lead to believe.......it is %$#^& worse!!!