Brock McLean has left the building

[Jaded No More 67,875]

I love it

I suppose I haven't reached your level of detachment, I still actually enjoy supporting players as individuals, as well as the club.

You obviously don't feel the same, lucky you.

I'm shattered, especially since Brock will be going to f'ing Carlton!!!!! :angry:

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

buddy, mind telling us the other name(s) that you know? i will believe you if you say it, unlike those other tossers, jk

haha, check out the quotes

He's pretty much saying Davey.

Question for anyone who knows: If another player wanted to leave that we felt was required can we put them in the PSD and redraft or can they pick the draft they want.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,012]

I can't see Davey leaving, but then I couldn't see Brock leaving either.

Davey has had a huge amount going on behind the scenes with his indigenous development efforts. He's doing huge things for the club, and is well and truly entrenched with the surrogate family of indigenous players. Surely that would be enough to keep him with us? I doubt he'd be able to get more money at a good club. We have more room to maneuver than most in that regard.

[cooko 124]

losing Brock is pretty mental...

..but if we lose one of our 2 best players in Davey or Sylvia.. that really is F&*#ed

Edited September 23, 2009 by cooko

[Al`s DEMONS 0]

This better not be a hint dafacat.

Spit it out. What do you know?

no dont do that , lets just talk in riddles..... spill the beans sunshine

[Hannabal 4]

I'm happy. As posted earlier I couldn't see McLean in my 2012 team.

Three picks in the top 11 unless they on trade it. Once there's a name to pick 11 supporters we'll be in a better position to evaluate.

Thumbs up.

[Einstein 1]

Jeez, Ive totally forgotten what kind of emotional stress there is this time of the season.

[Jaded No More 67,875]

If Davey leaves it will be an ever bigger PR disaster than it would be a football disaster, not to mention the possible impact it'll have on Aussie and Jurrah (anyone else thinking that Aussie may not have signed yet as he's waiting to see what happens with Davey?? )

Get your [censored] together Melbourne, and don't undo all the great work of the past 2 seasons.

[Carn dees 108]

Half of me is annoyed because I rated him.

The other half of me is feeling the same way I did when CJ left - if you don't want to play for the mighty Red and Blue you can p!ss off.

Thered be more to it than that i recon.

I recon mclean realised how we have those 3 similair players and that i change may do him and the club better. Either that or the club sat down with him and said hed struggle to get a game due to that.

This has hit me pretty hard actually dont no why, probably because of how loyal and passionate i thought brock was for the club.

Also his going to carlton!

Edited September 23, 2009 by Carn dees

[Its Miller time 6]

Not happy with this at all.

If we trade for Burgoyne i will upgrade it to out-right rage.

[Hannabal 4]

Fark there's a lot of panic merchants on here.

What an embarrassing lot.

[dafatcat 0]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following .. Davey wants out - to play with his brother, the players as a group have no idea what the game plan is and there is much anger about the C.J send off. I know i will not be believed but it was the same conversation about brock. We will have to work hard to keep Flash.

[gOLLy 401]

Can we merge the 2 threads please.

[Hannabal 4]

I suppose I haven't reached your level of detachment, I still actually enjoy supporting players as individuals, as well as the club.

When a star leaves drop me a line.

If they're not a star and we're well compensated I couldn't give a toss.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,012]

I am fuming, this club has gone to [censored] in the way it has tried to attract and or keep players and the treatment of them, robbo, woey, ox all shunted

mclean who bled for this club is going, we are supposedly trying to build a new culture and all I see is more failures, I am fcuking so angry, and the fact he will be wearing a fcuking carlton top next year is just too fcuking much, this club needs to have a good hard look at itself where we keep [censored] players and trade those who have a bit of passion for the place.

If they want me to re sign next year they better give me a fcuking good explanation on why they could not keep Mclean and what lengths they went to.

Good and succesful clubs keep their players, we are ending up like port. Except they can win a flag every now and then.

Chill dude.

We have only one press release from the club. The rest is speculation. If things go totally pear-shaped I'll agree with you, but they're not there at the moment. McLean is a loss, but we can cover it. We don't have anything else but worst-case scenarios being thrown up in panic. I'll wait until the club tells us something before I worry too much.

[JJJ 1,054]

Agreed with the Johnstone trade and agreed with the Woewodin trade. This one is a little different. In the cold light of day I think we could do OK out of this trade but it just means some more short term pain. Wait and see approach required.

In saying all that, McLean has given his all and given us some pretty good memories for a short career. F### the Blues!

[45HG 1,539]

[censored] joking.

Play with his brother? Professional sportsman? Surely he wouldn't leave

Edited September 23, 2009 by 45hotgod16

[frawley for captain 0]

Brock was a good player but was never going to be a star. I think he actually did us a favour because Brock, Jones and Moloney were not going to fit into a team with grimes, blease, strauss, bennell, sylvia, morton, scully and probably trengove/martin coming into it. 1 of those 3 had to go and i'm actually happy it was Brocky. Jones is a better player and Moloney grew up barracking for the dees so he isn't going anywhere.

Brock has done us a favor because now we can get a quality tall with pick 11.

Rebuild complete.

1 = Scully

2 = Trengove/Martin/Rohan

11 = Talia or maybe Butcher will slide but i would prefer Talia

[Its Miller time 6]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following ..

It better not be Hutchy.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,012]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following .. Davey wants out - to play with his brother, the players as a group have no idea what the game plan is and there is much anger about the C.J send off. I know i will not be believed but it was the same conversation about brock. We will have to work hard to keep Flash.

Frightening thought. Davey is much more to the club than just a great player. His loss could be devastating. Throw the checkbook at him to get him to stay I'd say. Perhaps arrange for a captaincy after Junior retires.

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following .. Davey wants out - to play with his brother, the players as a group have no idea what the game plan is and there is much anger about the C.J send off. I know i will not be believed but it was the same conversation about brock. We will have to work hard to keep Flash.

Hmmmm. The plot sickens. Makes the tanking vs winning culture dabate a bit more lively.

[cooko 124]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following .. Davey wants out - to play with his brother, the players as a group have no idea what the game plan is and there is much anger about the C.J send off. I know i will not be believed but it was the same conversation about brock. We will have to work hard to keep Flash.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gOLLy 401]

Ok i will not reveal my source - you would not believe it... The very same source has said the following .. Davey wants out - to play with his brother, the players as a group have no idea what the game plan is and there is much anger about the C.J send off. I know i will not be believed but it was the same conversation about brock. We will have to work hard to keep Flash.

I happy with Brock but now I'm starting to worry.

[Dr Jekyl & Mr Hyde 0]

where are you getting all of this 'insider information'?

why would the dees swap our 3rd round pick for their 3rd round in the deal? shouldnt they give us pick 11 and their 3rd round pick for say our 4th round pick and brock? he was pick 5 in his year!

never go against the Dr

... ok so I was wrong about the 3rd round swap .. lol

[dees189227 12,241]

Im really not shattered. It was his choice. I think if we got rid of him i'd been annoyed. But i can see his point. He has been there for a few years now without playing in a whole heap of finals. He can see at Carlton he will play finals for a few years. If carlton are stupid enpugh to give us pick 11 then Id say take it. 4 new kids in the top 18 will help us in the future. It will be weird playing against him though.

Well does that male Bruce the obvious choice for captain now? It will also open the door for Grimes in the future.