Redleg

Assistant Coaches have called in the lawyers at Carlton. Commentators tonight say Carlton Coach conference was poor and that Malthouse did himself no favours. Hope the tide is turning and the club spirals downwards.

That would leave Toumpas and Grundy for us. Don't think that will happen.

Hayden Jolly of the Suns wants to go home to Adelaide. Could form part of the Tippett deal.

Happy for Grimes who I sponsor, but thought Jones would win by a country mile. Interesting that except for Rivers, no one in the top 10 is being spoken of as possibly leaving.

I was told that 2 weeks ago Cloke was gone, but now with his form and Carlton, Eddie has labelled him "keep at all cost." I think they will clear a couple of players and lift the offer to $900k per year for 5 years. Then Cloke can stay and say he took less than elsewhere and all the Pies fans will think the sun shines out of his arse, when it really shines out of Eddie's.

A deal with GWS for Hogan of itself precludes them from JV bidding. GC's interest in Tippett, IMO precludes them from JV bidding, as Crows will advise GC they better have pick 2 handy for trading. If those two scenarios happen JV goes as our second round selection. I am convinced that if Crows lose Tippett they will insist on pick 2 to get an adelaide boy in Toumpas or more likely Grundy.

Some were just anti your idea.

So the first Sheedy medal is devalued by controversy and is nothing short of a shambles. A political vote to save face, by a club that overpaid an ordinary footballer and person. Hope his contract leads to salary cap problems in the future. PS. Apparently his contract is now affecting the clubs ability to deal with Giles. Oh the joy.

I heard something similar. Disgraceful episode by the AFL.

Have they run out of salary cap room? How could that happen, unless they were paying someone way too much?

Not if they want Tippett. I am sure Crows will tell them if they want Tippett, they better have pick 2 left to trade with.

Yes, in a heartbeat.

We will see the record winning margin in the Bluey. Nathan will street the field. Good luck to him he deserves it.

Hope you are right, but that is not a given. Injuries and the draw for starters, will play a big part.

And the war between Pies, Malthouse and Carlton heats up.

Just heard Buddy wants to come to us, we could swap bate for him. Wot bout tri get footy baller now soon wen he good not to later wen he no so good animore at doing it footie yes ok.

Ok, well since Gerard is into Inquiries by the AFL, lets have one on this issue about players being approached before the 1st October, I think it's called poaching. Gerard can be called as the first witness to divulge where he got his info from. While we are at it, we can keep the inquiry going for a couple of months and sully the Saints and Cats image.

I could live with the two Perth clubs winning this week.

Correct. That is why I disagree with RPFC. My understanding is that they tally up what you lost and subtract what you gained and you are given a pick at the value of the difference. Maybe I have got it wrong though.

Don't know enough about Kenendy and Garlett but what I have seen of Caddy doesn't thrill me.

Well we have two other Queenslanders, Spencer and Bail. A 3 way deal could be on the cards as well.

So hypothetically if we lost Beamer and Rivers and got no one back as a free agent we could get pick 5. Wow that could lead to manipulation by clubs.

Could we debate that?

To throw in a bit more confusion WJ, I read this morning in the Age, that if for example Goddard went to the Bombers as a free agent, the Saints could get pick 13, the one after their pick 12 as compo. I thought the highest compo was a pick at the end of round 1. Which is the correct position? Could this lead to further draft manipulation?

Could we vote on whether we have the poll to decide on having polls.