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Ah, the classic 'salty' argument. That's as water-tight as you can get.
Carton fans really covering themselves in glory today.
1. Sydeny list manager was on radio yesterday. So, no, not really ' cards close'.
2. "Carlton drafted for the furture" should read "18 clubs drafted for the future.
meh, SOS fans - gotta love 'em
Feel free to explain how Carlton "burnt bridges" then, because I'm not seeing it.
1. Everyone had Flanders to Sydney until yesterday afternoon. The change to Stephens impacted trade discussions between Carlton and Adelaide, and pretty much ruled out any chance that Geelong, Port and Hawthorn had of trading up for McAsey. Those possibilities were all on the table for weeks, and it was only in the hours leading up to the draft that Sydney's actual preference came to light.
2. Context - Carlton's draftees have been "fast-tracked" to the seniors by necessity recently, whereas this year we've taken a talented kid who slid due to an ACL and will probably spend 2020 in rehab, and a slight inside mid who will develop in the 2's for a bit. That's all I'm getting at there, we didn't get sucked in on "best available" Flanders just because he'd be ready to go in his first season, and I'm happy with that and what it means for the list as a whole.