it says he is currently in melbourne with family deciding..would rather him be here deciding than over there.

fingers crossed- surely his brother would try and get him over the line, and the chance to play on the g every second week

Well said, I have a good feeling.. A graet thing he's down here!!

Ok,

This is not going to win me any allies here, but it needs to be said.

We are talking about offering 1mil over 3 years, for a ruckman who has played 21 games of footy, and has not even dominated in those games.

Just though I would be the voice of reason. Would love to have Robbie play in the red and blue, but come on guys, surely he is not worth that kind of dosh!

well..he is

because we need a ruckman

he is over 200 cm. something we havent had in yonks

and so what if he's only played 21 games- reason he hasnt dominated is cos sandilands plays # 1 and warnock wouldve only strung about 9 games in a row max.

i pray for the day i open up the paper with headline- warnock wants trade to red and blue

Ok,

This is not going to win me any allies here, but it needs to be said.

We are talking about offering 1mil over 3 years, for a ruckman who has played 21 games of footy, and has not even dominated in those games.

Just though I would be the voice of reason. Would love to have Robbie play in the red and blue, but come on guys, surely he is not worth that kind of dosh!

Totally agree with you there.

well..he is

because we need a ruckman

he is over 200 cm. something we havent had in yonks

and so what if he's only played 21 games- reason he hasnt dominated is cos sandilands plays # 1 and warnock wouldve only strung about 9 games in a row max.

i pray for the day i open up the paper with headline- warnock wants trade to red and blue

In fact he is 206cm. That is something we haven't had.

Has anyone heard if Carlton are considering using their second round draft pick for Warnock? pick 23 or 24?

This just in!

Robbie Warnock is set to sign for Visy and do part-time work for Carlton.

(Amcor would protest, but they want a piece of the action.)

This just in!

Robbie Warnock is set to sign for Visy and do part-time work for Carlton.

(Amcor would protest, but they want a piece of the action.)

What have you heard?

Just the sort of news i'm familiar with as a Melbourne supporter.

Ha. On an unrelated point (not that this thread seems to indicate a related one) the Bombers have re-signed Laycock.

What have you heard?

That Carlton as-good-as have Warnock across the line.

Although:

Both White and Warnock are on the market.

Carlton could make a play for Warnock, drive his price up, have us pay over the odds for him, and then take White for next-to-nothing in the pre-season draft.

Ha. On an unrelated point (not that this thread seems to indicate a related one) the Bombers have re-signed Laycock.

Finally, some good news.

Why do you think Carlton would have to give us anything of value for White?

Why do you think Carlton would have to give us anything of value for White?

They don't have to give us anything for White, they can simply scoop him up in the PSD.

But they can also stuff us around over Warnock.

Question: is Warnock that good that we should get in a bidding war with Carlton and Visy over his signature?

That Carlton as-good-as have Warnock across the line.

Although:

Both White and Warnock are on the market.

Carlton could make a play for Warnock, drive his price up, have us pay over the odds for him, and then take White for next-to-nothing in the pre-season draft.

I would have thought whoever gets White will only have to pay next-to-nothing anyway.

I would have thought we'd be a better fit for Warnock than Carlton as they have Kruezer and Hampson developing too. I'd imagine it would be hard to come to a team that had such a disasterous year as us.

Where have you heard this mate? source?

If true well just gives me another reason to hate the blues.

Amazing if true cause the whole reasoning behind his move back home was for him to get more game time as a ruckman.

You are not going to get more game time for too long at carlton...

I would have thought whoever gets White will only have to pay next-to-nothing anyway.

I would have thought we'd be a better fit for Warnock than Carlton as they have Kruezer and Hampson developing too. I'd imagine it would be hard to come to a team that had such a disasterous year as us.

Agree that Carlton can get White for rock all.

Currently the Blues are presented with two draft options: 1) Kreuzer & Hampson with White as a mentor; and 2) Kreuzer, Hampson & Warnock. Both would be viable arrangements. But with White all-but gone, surely Carlton would go for the latter to get a versatile ruck department with Kreuzer for mobility, Hampson for grunt and Warnock for height.

Don't forget Ratten played with Justin Madden, so he's well aware of the importance of bean-pole ruckmen who can get first hand on the agate.

Surely though Carlton MUST be over the salary cap!?

I dont understand how this can happen!

Where have you heard this mate? source?

If true well just gives me another reason to hate the blues.

Amazing if true cause the whole reasoning behind his move back home was for him to get more game time as a ruckman.

You are not going to get more game time for too long at carlton...

I would have thought that we might have learned by now that there's no room for sentiment in this professional sport of ours. It's all in the words to this rap song I just wrote:-

Forget the bro',

Forget the game time

Just think of the dough!

Just think of the dough!

Surely though Carlton MUST be over the salary cap!?

I dont understand how this can happen!

Ancient football saying: "Visy will provide."

Surely though Carlton MUST be over the salary cap!?

I dont understand how this can happen!

this will happen basically because the AFL want Carlton to be strong, they want the crowds Carlton brings in and are slowly trying to eradicate the smaller supported clubs like ours, its Demetriou the scumbag and Fitzpatrick the former Carlton captain who is the boss of the commission. They are trying to kill us, mark my words. :angry: :angry: :angry:

this will happen basically because the AFL want Carlton to be strong, they want the crowds Carlton brings in and are slowly trying to eradicate the smaller supported clubs like ours, its Demetriou the scumbag and Fitzpatrick the former Carlton captain who is the boss of the commission. They are trying to kill us, mark my words. :angry: :angry: :angry:

Obviously everyone realizes that Godemons has simply made this story up completely. If it were true he would have provided a source. there is no source.

But Godemons is obviously trying to make a point, and it possibly is a valid one. Warnock's value is being increased through a bidding war between MFC, Blues and Richmond. This all for a guy who's played 16 career games and not dominated in even 1 senior game. Should we really be paying 300k for that?

Is it possible we are getting dooped for a developing ruckman who hasn't made it yet---- Meesan anybody?

If we get Warnock imo it would be a great get. However i would only take him for free in the PSD or with a 3rd round pick (to save the PSD pick for something else.) I would also not like to give him a huge pay packet either.

Obviously everyone realizes that Godemons has simply made this story up completely. If it were true he would have provided a source. there is no source.

But Godemons is obviously trying to make a point, and it possibly is a valid one. Warnock's value is being increased through a bidding war between MFC, Blues and Richmond. This all for a guy who's played 16 career games and not dominated in even 1 senior game. Should we really be paying 300k for that?

Is it possible we are getting dooped for a developing ruckman who hasn't made it yet---- Meesan anybody?

If we get Warnock imo it would be a great get. However i would only take him for free in the PSD or with a 3rd round pick (to save the PSD pick for something else.) I would also not like to give him a huge pay packet either.

So you'd like him to play for the team that finished 16th for the love of the game, when his market value is at least $300K? No wonder Juddy passed the Demons up last year.

So you'd like him to play for the team that finished 16th for the love of the game, when his market value is at least $300K? No wonder Juddy passed the Demons up last year.

trolls aren't welcome. goodbye

WARNOCK TALKS ON CONTRACT NEAR END

The West Australian

Living in Perth I would not take anything The West Australian has to say as resembling the truth. They make it up if it's a slow news day and the rest is just rampant advertising of consumer goods no-one needs. (Gee its great to have a rant every so often )

I hope we do get Robbie W as we do need a tall Ruckman in fact we could probably do with two extra talls especially if the AFL continue with the 4 Boundary umps like they did late in the season. Getting one with experience and a rookie would be the best option but I don't reckon we should trade any of our early picks to achieve this.

I think we all agree we are in a rebuild and to try and rush it by going for the short term glory never works. So we build slowly, draft young players with good foot skills into the positions we need to strengthen the side. Work hard at improving the foot and decision making skills of our current list during the pre-season. Oh and make the central corridor our "Biatch"

To do it right you need to spend the time and when the time comes we can all sit back and savour the wins just like Geelong Fans are doing it now. (Smug Barstools)

Anyway this is after all just my opinon and you know what they say...

OALAEGO

Freo2008 So you'd like him to play for the team that finished 16th for the love of the game, when his market value is at least $300K? No wonder Juddy passed the Demons up last year.

Juddy is a business man and made his decision as any businessman would. (more power to him) AFL is big business to sponsors and the like but to the fans its much more emotional. So yes we want him and no we don't want to pay too much for him. If you don't like it who gives a ___t!

I don't know about you but I reckon there are players who do still play football because they love football, getting paid to do something they love is just a fringe benefit.

So we (MFC) like you (FFC), want Robbie because he would make a great asset to our respective teams, if having his brother playing for the red and blue is going to sweeten the deal then why should we not use that especially when you are using money as a sweetner. Having a go at our discussions on how we could get him to MFC on this forum is an exercise in futility. Why? because your a Freo Fan!

Having a dig at our team for finishing last this season is just petty and purile so in return i would like to point out to you that in the west for the last two years the buzz has been that Freo will finish in the top 4 (with short odds too if i recall). WTF OMG talk about dellussional lol Anyway we can sling mud around and get in to a argument over whose is bigger (mine is by the way) but really it achieves nothing.

My main point is Your a Freo Fan who really gives a flying toss what you think about this issue! You have your opinion (which is wrong by the way) and We have our's (which is right because your in Demonland)

why would they need warnock, they have cloke and vodka cruiser already ?