Hot Topic Carlton 2024 Trade Discussion
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For a start, he'd be able to clear D50
Will Houston really improve us significantly enough anyway?
Shouldn't Saad and McGovern be doing this already?
But don`t forget that Rome wasn`t built in a day........but then again every dog has it`s day!!!...
Strike while the iron's hot
Who Dares Wins
Dont put all your eggs in one basket, and
NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH !!
A cynic might say that if he does that he's not playing to our game plan
And we also know All Roads Lead to Rome.
But apparently Coll will get away with 13 + Richard’s. Make it make sense.
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In 12 months, Houston will still have 7 months left as a 28 year old, if people dont think its a good fit, all good, but this distorting of facts isn’t needed to justify anyone’s opinion,
He turns 29 in May 2026
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Like with BS article about Owies contract demands, is it possible some of these articles are a bit of gamesmanship?
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I’ve been critical of Austin in the perception that other clubs feel they dont need to trade for Owies because we wont offer him a deal, the article about Kennedy and Young is something i would have liked from the club regarding Owies.
Other clubs need to think they have to trade, i understand no interest in Young, not so much Kennedy.
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Shhhhhh ... let them find that out after they've drafted him
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If Houston gets to the Pies, plus Perryman, could you imagine them missing finals… 
the start to them sitting near the bottom of the ladder all the while Tasmania steal all the best kids… it’s coming, either 2025 or 2026 is going to be a massive slide imo
the start to them sitting near the bottom of the ladder all the while Tasmania steal all the best kids… it’s coming, either 2025 or 2026 is going to be a massive slide imobut didn`t Kouta once say "it all sounds Greek to me" or maybe that was Aphrodite.......
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For one, I modified my message before he posted to clarify what I was seeking in terms of a worthwhile discussion, but secondly this isn't the first time they've come at me with a short essay built off a largely faulty premise.
I feel like Kako isn't in the mix until at least 12, but really I would rate him 15-25.
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Hewett and Williams were both free agents, though Hewett would have been unrestricted.
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SOS negotiation 101
No SOS trade is ever easy, though at his age and lack of opportunitties Dogs can't expect much for macrae
Under the Family Law Act Richmond have priority access to all abused children - they want to go there because the Tigers don't beat anyone.We should get O’Farrell under the father / son provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 - full custody to the father’s football team is in the child’s best interest…
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Adopted children and biological children are treated equally under the law, so it would require a specific provision in the AFL rules to exclude adopted children - though that could arguably be implied given the purpose of father-son (and daughter) rules being to recognise the familial history with the club. Might there be different answers for children adopted young as opposed to someone adopted a la the Blindside scenario or a more extreme variant thereon? What about a biological child never known to the father and perhaps the identity of the father never previously disclosed to the child? A bit of a minefield, but as it stands it seems to me that in the absence of something express in the AFL rules around father-son (and daughter) recruiting the starting position is that adopted and unrecognised children qualify. The only clear protection against a blatant ex-player-adopt-a-junior-player rort would be the general prohibitions on tampering with the draft - but of course this is the AFL so ex-post-facto makey-uppy would come as no surprise.
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Same thing was said about cerra. dont think cerra is a top 3 kick in our team even when fit.
This 'good kick' stuff is right - but I think less important than having a good kick to take. We just don't have anyone to kick to half the time.
Ain’t that the truth. We have NFI how to create space to kick in to. Many of our reputed poor kicks are actually good kicks. When you factor in looking up the ground, calculating the angles of oppo defenders etc rather than just being aware player x will be cutting in, while player y will lead up and big player z will present to the wing for the fall back dump. Or similar. It has long irked me that too often clubs have their running patterns set and immediately enacted while we rely on individuals own “creativity”.
It is crazy that we have for decades ignored the basics. We need a Chocco Williams type to drill skills and patterns. At this level is is not defensible. I still shudder to think how good we could be if we stopped relying on individuals and zero in on systems. The cream will still rise, but the base is strengthened exponentially.
And tackles hard, is a 2 way player, has pace and can run on a wing. That said I would not be over-paying for him. Try and get pick 13 for a reasonable price - even pay overs - and this would probably force Collingwood out of the race or force them to give more, the choice would then be us or North and I don't mind strengthening North as much as I do the Pies, especially as their best years are still a few years off. If the price is too stiff we go to the draft with 12 and 13 or whatever they end up being which in this draft is a strong hand to go with and hopefully another pick in between them and Ben Campo with Lucas late or rookie.
Would potentially fill a few gaps but isn't easy to see where a genuine second key defender can be found unless someone from within steps up.
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We were close to a test case with Jason Horne-Francis, it would have been interesting.
