During the week I was a guest at the annual Carlton v Collingwood Peter McCallum Clinic breakfast and sat on Nathan Buckley's table. I was going to wear my red and blue MFC tie but thought better of it, not wanting to offend my host, a very passionate Magpie fan who stumped up big bucks for the table with Bucks. The coach himself was very friendly (even when he discovered who I support) and generously gave a couple of fantastic autographs for two members of my grandson's junior footy team celebrating their 50th games (they're mad Pies fans).

The whispers I got unofficially were that Collingwood is heavily into GWS's Adam Treloar (a story that's been doing the rounds for a couple of months) and Brisbane's James Aish.

However, the big news from some well connected Carlton fans was that irrespective of who coaches them next year, you can expect a clean out with Henderson and Yarran off elsewhere and a large number of players to be dumped from the list.

The big story from a number of different sources is that the Blues are assured of securing Jake Carlisle who definitely wants out of Essendon and is virtually committed to Carlton.

While I remain wary of recruiting anyone from Essendon who might be tainted by the WADA proceedings, I think Carlisle would otherwise be a good pick up for them although he would come at a cost - possibly draft picks obtained from trading Henderson and/or Yarran.

Carlisle to Carlton and Henderson to Essendon sounds like a win/win to me.

Carlisle to Carlton and Henderson to Essendon sounds like a win/win to me.

Thought Henderson was committed like every other good player, to the Cats.

Thought Henderson was committed like every other good player, to the Cats.

There are a lot of aging players at Geelong but very few of them are putting up their hands to retire so where do they fit Danger, Selwood (from WCE) and Henderson in their salary cap?

I like that you didn't wear your scarf, I like that Carlton have hit rock bottom, and I like that everyone is going to abandon the druggies.

I think we should make a play for Daniher or Zaha. Both should be clean, taking Daniher will rip out their hearts. Time to pounce and kick a dying dog

I like that you didn't wear your scarf, I like that Carlton have hit rock bottom, and I like that everyone is going to abandon the druggies.

I think we should make a play for Daniher or Zaha. Both should be clean, taking Daniher will rip out their hearts. Time to pounce and kick a dying dog

Your posts never fail to cheer me sweet!!

Thanks for sharing WJ.

Surely obtaining Carlisle has a massive bearing on who Carlton select at the draft.

Is there a Josh Schache cup on the cards?

Thanks for sharing WJ.

Surely obtaining Carlisle has a massive bearing on who Carlton select at the draft.

Is there a Josh Schache cup on the cards?

There's a game on today at the Gabba called "The Weitering Cup".

Wonder if Roos will steer Taylor away from the Blues' fire-sale. Mental scars and all that.

There are a lot of aging players at Geelong but very few of them are putting up their hands to retire so where do they fit Danger, Selwood (from WCE) and Henderson in their salary cap?

Enright likely to go (at his own discretion), Stokes, Johnson & Kelly have already been tapped on the shoulder.

Enright likely to go (at his own discretion), Stokes, Johnson & Kelly have already been tapped on the shoulder.

Are you going to be one of those guys that turns up at the silly season, makes copious amounts of claims about what's happening and gets next to none of them right?

Are you going to be one of those guys that turns up at the silly season, makes copious amounts of claims about what's happening and gets next to none of them right?

I'd say Mach5 is Maschy, which means he has very good sources at Geelong...

We shall see.

I'm just as interested as any to find out how correct my "intel" proves to be.

I have it on good authority (a Geelong supporter) that every single free agent in the league has already put pen to paper at Geelong.

Boy, they are going to have some midfield next year!

carlisle to the blues has been the hot word for some time.

hope they enjoy the two years he's banned from playing...

wouldn't touch any of the 'bomber 34' with a bargepole.

Saints having a pretty serious dip according to twitter

Carlisle would just be another braindead recruitment mistake in a long, long line of recruitment mistakes from Carlton.

The risk of 2 year bans isn't worth the trouble.

Reminds me a lot of the "we just need a new environment" attitude of many players who leave Melbourne for greener pastures, but merely fade into irrelevant obscurity.

Those players are damaged psychologically, developmentally and, soon, WADAlly.

Jake who put on 3 short sizes during essondrugs peptide pre season.

Liam Jones MK2.

Enright likely to go (at his own discretion), Stokes, Johnson & Kelly have already been tapped on the shoulder.

SJ 32 yrs &1 month looks like both catters & blues into a heavy rebuild at the same time. wonder who the cats will shed to get picks?

worth sniffing out Vardy?

I reckon any Ess players who go to Cats would feel right at home....

Zaharakis from Essedon has had a below-par season for him, is 'untainted' and is a zippy attacking player missing from our midfield.

Other than him (and of course some kind of Daniher fantasy), can't say I'm interested in anything that might be coming from Essendon right now.

Oh, fans. Any Essendon fans looking to step away for integrity reasons, I'd count that as a fair clean start.

Enright likely to go (at his own discretion), Stokes, Johnson & Kelly have already been tapped on the shoulder.

I have always been a big Kelly fan. Wouldn't be upset if we gave him a 1 year deal with the old 'play a certain amount of games for second year' clause similar to Crossy.

I have always been a big Kelly fan. Wouldn't be upset if we gave him a 1 year deal with the old 'play a certain amount of games for second year' clause similar to Crossy.

Good mates with Byrnes actually.

Has precious few mates left at Geelong after the T Selwood thing (both having it off with the same bird, she chose the guy still on a list, most chose to side with the skipper & he obv chose blood).