Rumour Bluemour Discussion XL - ‘Silly Season’ in full swing 😱

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

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Thanks all!

 

[Tazblue]

Yeah that’s the one we want .

I’d trade TDK compo for Dee’s f1 , with the players they’re losing probably be a top 5 pick

 

[yibbida]

Let's say we walk away, and King Charles sooks it up again next year... his trade value drops even further.

But we haven't made Geelong or Sydney better either? Totally worth it.

 

[windows1]

Simple feedback to Charlie:

They don’t rate ya mate. After all the bullshit talk. After all the courting. You’re worth the equivalent of pick 5 in a shit draft.

He should literally sack his manager. His manager didn’t do the work to make sure these dumb arse clubs would come to the table. These are token offers. Both Sydney and Geelong know their offers will be rejected.


Charlie and his manager are the fools here. Suck. ****en. Shit.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Even then, they are saying we will have to match with 2 picks only. If Cody is bid on at #1, then we have to match with something like #5 and #10. It's a massive guessing game which makes it unfair. The fact that free agency compo for other teams can ruin your hand is also grossly unfair. They need to preserve the original value of the picks you hold, regardless of where they end up. So if you hold Pick 8 and it drifts out to 11, you can still count the points attached to Pick 8.

They clearly didn't think it through properly...

Clubs push back because of this...

• FA compo picks impact the value of your picks
• The bid position is unknown and therefore very difficult to plan for, clubs essentially always have to plan for the worst
• Encourages tanking
• Encourages draft manipulation
• pick 5 + 10 is usually value for a top player at their peak
• it will drive the price up of peak top players too in the future

There's probably more issues with it that I've missed, but my bet is, they're struggling to come up with a way to make their proposed system work given all the spanners clubs have thrown back at them... which is why we haven't heard anything official yet...

 

[agro]

Hey Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie

Age

41

Ht

193cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.1

4star

MG

346.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.2

4star

- just quietly you'd better increase it

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Money is not the issue with getting deals done for the Saints.

They have their own printing press.
Might have to explain what that is to the youngsters

 

[TheReal99prelim]

And curnow reposts baz's provocative post...2 ego maniacs....heck him off

Trying to make his return to Carlton untenable

He's not leaving us that easily!!!!

 

[Blue_Fusion]

But we haven't made Geelong or Sydney better either? Totally worth it.

Who tf cares? I only care about making Carlton better and getting a better deal now before he stinks it up again next year will make us better in the long run.

 

[blue healer]

To be fair, players who are mates but play for different clubs often train together this time of the year so it's not unusual. Agree on both of them being pea hearts, I'd add pea brain as well.
So is there a world where we keep CC or has that ship sailed?

So if you think that about Curnow in what world would you like us to keep him?

 

[Soapy V]

People need to relax. Long long long way to go yet and your first offer should never be your best

 

[BrisbaneCFC]

Schmooze a player most of the year then say no when a player or 2 (contracted) of theirs doesn’t want to leave to free up coin.

Love it

Two years he's been wined and dined and courted then they did him dirty. He should be livid.

 

[Tazblue]

I think Hayward is a solid B grader. I rate him and was disappointed we didn’t get him last year when he was up for grabs.

Would be a massive upgrade on half our team, I’d add florent also

 

[NavySteel]

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POTY

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

The floor is yours, Sydney. Do better than that.

The bidding has started at $1

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

And curnow reposts baz's provocative post...2 ego maniacs....heck him off

Yeah, Smith is a flog. If that's Charlie's type of people, then f him.

 

[katmanblue]

Drive him to Southern Cross.

He can ride his bike

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Trying to make his return to Carlton untenable

He's not leaving us that easily!!!!

We can get him working with the ground staff at Princes Park.

 

[Benaly28]

Pies chasing Simpkin…….bahahahahahahahahah

 

[Just Kreuzing]

He can ride his bike

Without his seat…

 

[Poorman53]

How many times is this nonsense going to be spouted out on here?

Official trade:

#13 + #15 + #20 + F4 -> Cameron + F2(Giants) + F2(*)

Those F2's ended up being: #32 + #35

Cameron's value worked out around pick #6.



If you're not happy with 2 picks in the teens, why use the Cameron trade as an example? Hayward is better than a pick 20 + F4 and we're not sending two F2's back the other way either...

Need to cool your jets and realise what that actually helps us do:

1. Package #10 + #11 for a better pick in this year's draft, or another F1.
2. Combine our 2026 1st with F1(Swans) to match the Cody bid. Left over points could get us another pick in that draft too
3. Provide a decent medium forward with experience

It's nowhere near as bad as you're making out.



We have obv been posturing... we can't show any weakness otherwise other clubs would come to us with even worse offers... it's a smart and obvious move from Carlton to deny wanting to trade him unless we got a head turning offer...

Let's say we walk away, and King Charles sooks it up again next year... his trade value drops even further.

And Ned Flanders was pick 7…. Let Charlie sook it up, odds are Voss will be gone by the bye next year anyways.

 

[Stiffler's Dad]

Drive him to Southern Cross.

Nah he can ride his bloody bike!

 

[Faz 2000]

And Ned Flanders was pick 7…. Let Charlie sook it up, odds are Voss will be gone by the bye next year anyways.

Yeh, Saints are skewing the pricing for players right now with their… uhhh… aggressive and exciting (?) approach.

If Neddy is worth 7, Charlie is worth 7 and… and…

 

[SolGoodman]

Charlie really does have a kids mentality, he knows what reposting Sniffs story would attract. Silly, silly lad.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

And Ned Flanders was pick 7…. Let Charlie sook it up, odds are Voss will be gone by the bye next year anyways.

And Weller was pick 2...

It doesn't work that way...

Unfortunately, Charlie doesn't want to go to WCE... we are dealing with teams that he would be willing to go to. They can't offer us what they don't have.

Let Charlie sook it up means even worse offers next year. Are we prepared for that?

 

[Tazblue]

I would deal with anyone else for a lesser offer than Geeelong just for spite …

Agree, get best deal we can from swans, don’t give cats and Charlie what they want after scheming all year or longer