Does our club know what they're doing???

[The Starchild]

This has been discussed at length on 'TBV' but thought I'd ask if anyone here knew what the hell was going on regarding our veteren's list.

A while back on the official site O'Sullivan stated that Braddles was our only veteran and we'd be selecting 5 rookies and Ratten was on our primary list (main list). I am under the impression that Ratten IS eligible for the veteren's list and he should be selected on it given that it would free up around $150,000 and a spot on the list which we could utilise in picking up Robran (a tall defender) to aid our overall defensive structure.

Now I read that Carlton are unsure whether they were going into the pre-season draft or not, now guys/girls this is truly confusing. I'm assuming there's only one player we'd go for in the pre-season draft and that's Robran (obviously because of our structural weaknesses), the listing of Ratten on the vet's list would free up space and cash to get Robran, but O'Sullivan made those statements and I'm wondering if he actually knows what he's talking about sometimes or if he just whims it or maybe he really doesn't know the workings of all the AFL cap/list rules at all. You'd think a man in his position should at least know the rules given that it all affects us directly in who we can select or not select, especially given the precarious predicament we could find ourselves in should one or two of our main defenders go down throughout the year with injury.

What do you all think? Do you know what is going on?

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Usually the Blues are past masters at keeping the rest of the AFL guessing as to what they are up to but this year, they are just confusing their supporters and having the rest of the AFL laughing at us. There has to be a good reason for it all, I mean they have been doing this for 105 years of VFL/AFL football and are the greatest team ever, so I will bow to their better judgement ...... for now.

I'm wondering about the rabbit they are about to pull out of the hat or awaiting some further information from somewhere. The veterans list thing just doesn't make sense. Why have a 5th rookie when you could just put one of them straight into the vacant senior list position? Maybe we think we have a better chance of finding a good player from the rookie list than from the lower end of the senior list? Three rookies playing seniors last year is a pretty good effort.

Maybe they have announced their plans and the official Blues site hasn't updated yet!!! ;)

[Blues2001]

When is Kouta eligible for the veteran's list?

[Thrawn]

Originally posted by Blues2001
When is Kouta eligible for the veteran's list?

Not for a few years, at least. When Bradley retires, I'd expect McKay to take the position on the veteran's list, in which when either Ratts or Macca retires, Kouta will get a spot ;) This, of course, depends if Bradley plays on or not (who knows, Braddles might play for an extra three years, albiet very rare).

As for Carlton's drafting techinques... I really do hope it comes out in a positive way. Recruitment must be planning something big... maybe to surprise the members, or even the opposition?

[The Old Dark Navy's]

As it turns out we ended up with a senior list of 38, 5 rookies and Bradley and Ratten are on the veterans list. so we are two senior listers down due to salary cap issues and one rookie up to compensate. And it was such a simple thing to follow.:rolleyes: