Redleg

You are not saying I hope OD, that you wanted to continue with Darwin are you? If nothing else and you are looking for a reason to have stopped it, just ask the players or someone in the FD. Good riddance I say.

Disagree. We make the finals for example, by one game, not having lost the regular next game after Darwin and calculate the difference in revenues from finals participation, gate, sponsorship, membership, merchandise, attracting new players, which in turn increases the preceding items again. Also what if substitute game is say a home game against Bombers for example, the gate alone for that would cover the Darwin game.

From the proceeds of a game in Melbourne with ticket sales, sponsorship etc and a better finish to the year increased membership etc.

Not surprised.

I am excited about Rivers. I had not considered him available to us with our last pick and after taking him looked at his highlights and read more about him. I know highlights are pretty useless, as even I had one or two way back when, but this kid seems to have some real attributes. He is a nice size and can go hard at the ball, then is able at least in the highlights, to give off accurately and quickly . He can cover ground with his kicking and has some pace. Have a feeling this kid could be ok for us.

Will need to catch a bigger fish first.

In 1857 women in Britain were first allowed to divorce their husbands.That is something to contemplate in between breakfast and ablutions.

Yes I know that, but to play a high level physical sport in those conditions is ridiculous enough but to then have the disadvantage of having to fly home, recover and play again in a short break is totally unacceptable. Thankfully we have finally come to our senses and put our players first and short term financial gains second.

I have just come from Darwin and am now in Cairns and I hope this doesn’t make me a racial profiler, but I look at every young indigenous boy I see and wonder if they can play footy. We certainly did the right thing ending the Darwin game. It must be debilitating for the players.

Pickett and Rivers.

I am upset about Kemp for 2 reasons. First I think he could become a very good player and second that Carlton got any new players at all.

That is what I meant. Set the deal up now if possible and do it if Port take another player.

Do that and you could have Robertson and that would shut a lot of criticism down. Only one club to pass on him then needed.

Apparently yesterday someone noticed some horns starting to grow on Pickett’s head.

If it’s true that he hasn’t run for 6 months, it would not be difficult to see him missing most, if not all of the season. Playing any games this year might be a bonus.

Jetta won’t be on our list in 3-5 years, unless you mean he could become an assistant coach or have some other role at the MFC.

If we are taking Pickett, then I hope Sydney take him, so we won’t have to revisit the draft over and over if Kemp becomes a star.

It was the Super Summer Sports Show.

Sorry you have lost me, what does that mean? What was the name of the radio segment you are suggesting?

For once Bob, I hope your feeling is right and mine is wrong.

Good to see friendships continuing.

While I support Taylor, I have this gnawing feeling, that Pickett could be another Dion Johnstone, while Kemp becomes a Fyfe/Cripps/Dangerfield type. If Kemp is what he is described as I would take him and look for a small forward with our last pick. A strong, tall, quick mid, is far more value imo, than a small forward and harder to come by.

Not sure if you are agreeing with me or disagreeing. I was pointing out to the poster that we can and have picked players who won’t play straight away.

If it is true we are taking Pickett at 10, we won’t be doing any swap with Port for 12-18 as they could also want him. In another example of how badly compromised the draft is, Freo will take Henry, a better player than Pickett, at a much later pick, while we will have to use 10 to get Pickett.

Never had one.