I will be performing a tap dance in top hat and tails outside the Supreme Court if we win this won - and also the halls of the 2006 National Draft just to annoy "The Spew" he hates losing.

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

Winston Churchill

If it’s in the AFL’s best interests to see Carlton become a drawing power again as soon as possible (which it is), why wouldn’t Demetriou simply come out with a statement saying…
“As a result of the Carlton Football Clubs’ legal challenge re. the removal of the 2002 priority ND pick for salary cap breaches, our legal advice is that Carlton would most likely succeed in their challenge. Therefore, in the best financial interest of the AFL, the AFL has no choice but to re-instate to Carlton the 1st round priority pick from 2002 which was taken from them.
Carlton will therefore receive a 1st round priority draft pick in the 2006 ND.â€

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There's so much I could say...

Two questions-

1. If Caroline Wilson stumbled across this thread, and saw this rumour about Carlton taking the AFL to court, would she then go off and do some of her own digging and publish an article if she found some corroborating evidence?

2. If we assume Carlton already know they are going to be given a priority pick, would this explain why the club appear to be headed towards 2007 without a ruckman? (ie: perhaps they already know they will have Gibbs and Sellar on their list in 2007)

Yer all dreeeeaaaamiiiing

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Ich bein ein Carltonian

[quote="budzy"]If it’s in the AFL’s best interests to see Carlton become a drawing power again as soon as possible (which it is), why wouldn’t Demetriou simply come out with a statement saying…
“As a result of the Carlton Football Clubs’ legal challenge re. the removal of the 2002 priority ND pick for salary cap breaches, our legal advice is that Carlton would most likely succeed in their challenge. Therefore, in the best financial interest of the AFL, the AFL has no choice but to re-instate to Carlton the 1st round priority pick from 2002 which was taken from them.
Carlton will therefore receive a 1st round priority draft pick in the 2006 ND.â€

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

Winston Churchill

[quote="budzy"]If it’s in the AFL’s best interests to see Carlton become a drawing power again as soon as possible (which it is), why wouldn’t Demetriou simply come out with a statement saying…
“As a result of the Carlton Football Clubs’ legal challenge re. the removal of the 2002 priority ND pick for salary cap breaches, our legal advice is that Carlton would most likely succeed in their challenge. Therefore, in the best financial interest of the AFL, the AFL has no choice but to re-instate to Carlton the 1st round priority pick from 2002 which was taken from them.
Carlton will therefore receive a 1st round priority draft pick in the 2006 ND.â€

[quote="budzy"]If it’s in the AFL’s best interests to see Carlton become a drawing power again as soon as possible (which it is), why wouldn’t Demetriou simply come out with a statement saying…
“As a result of the Carlton Football Clubs’ legal challenge re. the removal of the 2002 priority ND pick for salary cap breaches, our legal advice is that Carlton would most likely succeed in their challenge. Therefore, in the best financial interest of the AFL, the AFL has no choice but to re-instate to Carlton the 1st round priority pick from 2002 which was taken from them.
Carlton will therefore receive a 1st round priority draft pick in the 2006 ND.â€

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C'mon Blueboys!

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

"It means they're acquiring it compulsorily?"





ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"Tell em they're dreaming"

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Congratulations CK95

[quote="budzy"]If it’s in the AFL’s best interests to see Carlton become a drawing power again as soon as possible (which it is), why wouldn’t Demetriou simply come out with a statement saying…
“As a result of the Carlton Football Clubs’ legal challenge re. the removal of the 2002 priority ND pick for salary cap breaches, our legal advice is that Carlton would most likely succeed in their challenge. Therefore, in the best financial interest of the AFL, the AFL has no choice but to re-instate to Carlton the 1st round priority pick from 2002 which was taken from them.
Carlton will therefore receive a 1st round priority draft pick in the 2006 ND.â€

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Confucius say "Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone"

The following goes to everyone who keeps telling guys like Agro and me that we’re dreaming. We probably, most definitely are. I mean the odds of this coming off are very remote to non-existant. But a lot of this futility comes down to so many Carlton supporters simply accepting the new rules regardless of how unjust or unfair they are towards our club.

You have all just shrugged your shoulders and provided no opposition or rage against the rules and their impost on Carlton. I know it don’t mean much posting and discussing on here about it but what forums like this has shown me is that there are too many of you who just prepared to brush this PP scam off as either too hard to fight or just the way its going to be. Sorry, that’s piss-weak if you ask me.

This whole PP rort is virtually on par with the way we were treated on Black Friday in 2002 except this time we have done nothing wrong and have not breached anything. We are being punished for the unethical behaviour of other clubs who chose to blatantly flaunt the PP rules and the AFL has decided to clamp down on this behaviour but in the process it is once again doing this at a massive, unreasonable cost to our club.

Yep, we might be dreaming. That’s because we give a f#^k!!!

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C'mon Blueboys!

What if Collingwood or Essendon* were in our position and we were in theirs. We would all be saying "stiff shit pies, them is the breaks".

I would have preferred Carlton take the then VFL to court when they introduced the draft in 1987 because it is a restarint of trade.

Once Synbad comes on-line perhaps he can advise when this apparent action is going to happen! I'd love to see the Baggers back in a stoush with the AFL. Hopefully we don't f#@k it up....and if we win then we may just start to get the "Carlton swagger" moving again.

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Confucius say "Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone"

Sorry MB...not trying to offend you....But yes we are dreaming.

You can't cop the penalties, whinge about them, try to use them to an advantage (remember the Fightback campaign)......and then 4 years later claim that they were unfair.....anyone including the courts will throw it straight back at you.
As for the PP change....that's a different story....and if you remember....when Smorgo got in he raised this "not that it was going to matter as we were going to win a ton of games anyway"...
This is the bone that this dog should be shaking. We can argue we consistently said it was unfair and now we can show it is and we are arguing for it as we always said it was poptentially unfair....well you know what I mean

Any rule change will catch someone out....and be unfair to someone.

This we a have a cause to argue...the 2002 PP...I think we will only struggle (even though I agree it was unfair...still do...) falls into the "Kerrigan" catagory

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

Billc, I agree with you that trying to get back at the AFL for the 2002 penalties is plain stupid and a waste of time. I criticise the club for pursuing this action if that is the case.

But denying us a PP because of these rule changes is wrong and definitely worth fighting for. Watch this space I guess...

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C'mon Blueboys!

"Dad! Smorgon dug another hole."

Maybe we can get one of those Aboriginals... Cathy Freeman? Eyvone Goolagong?

Can we get this guy to represent us?

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If meat is murder then yoghurt must be burglary
GO YOU BIG RED FIRE ENGINE
Move aside Kouta, Lance etc - you're holding us back... from entering the under 18s

May as well Wolfy we already have Denis Dennuto coaching us

Its Marbo - Its the constitution - Its the vibe of it

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

I salute you Agro and Marci.

This is not a divisive prank from a young Cameron (starting a petition against Pagan earlier this year).

It's about fighting for a cause we believe in and for all to enjoy.

Who knows, if it is agued well enough (inferences to the Castle) and the AFL doesn't back down, we may find ourselves some sympathisers in the shape of sponsors:

Kleenex Tissues (wipe those tears)
Pfizer (calm those nerves)
Prozac (because you give a F###k)
National Trust (preserve our history)

If we have a case, fight it. Then when it's all and done, forget about Black Friday, and move forward.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Mmm, maybe offer some membership discounts for their products!!!

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C'mon Blueboys!

Hey...........

does anyone else see the slight irony in pfizer....and their
said product...........?


kindest regards tommi

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that'siti'mnotchangingthistagain......!