List Mgmt. 2026 List Management

[Not since 1910]

I guess the good thing for Port here is if he doesn't agree to the godfather offer then they know he's gone. Can start planning around his departure.

If he's not coming to the Blues however, then I hope he stays at Port!

 

[Aphrodite]

The AFL will be so pissed off if it's only Ben King and Zac Bailey as free agents, what will Cal & co talk about?

 

[Aphrodite]

Not Carlton related but Port are about to present Butters with a monster offer.

But someone stated as fact the other day that he’s going to the Dogs

 

[ctwenty1]

Not sure the Power's offer of Port Admiral Hotel vouchers will be enough to ward off the Dogs, but good luck to them.

(funnily enough, was speaking to someone that worked closely with a few Dogs boys and they were very confident of ZB making his way to the sons of the West)

Maybe they meant the other ZB

 

[Thrawn]

Not Carlton related but Port are about to present Butters with a monster offer.

I'm sure we can beat an energy drink.

 

[The Bighouse]

Not sure the Power's offer of Port Admiral Hotel vouchers will be enough to ward off the Dogs, but good luck to them.

(funnily enough, was speaking to someone that worked closely with a few Dogs boys and they were very confident of ZB making his way to the sons of the West)

As long as not Hawthorn (and then grubby Geelong), pretty happy.
Actually add scum STK in there too + Collingwood and then Richmond.

 

[Blue since 72]

Not Carlton related but Port are about to present Butters with a monster offer.

Would be silly not to in this environment.

Tassie coming in clubs have to keep their stars more than ever.

 

[The Sultan]

8 years for a player with a history of injuries and an average kick is silly.

would have some incentives in there ie. if he plays more thge x games a years he gets a bonus etc etc.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Cornes preference for picks over Walsh is idealistic.
We, as a club, know only too well the risk of relying on the hope that early picks will win us cups.
All lists need balance and to wave goodbye to a player of Walsh's talent, experience and character for the hope of a couple of early picks would not only be a terrible message to our players but perhaps even more risky than signing him long term.
When someone of Walsh's pedigree wants to commit despite generating overwhelming interest from other clubs, you sign him. End of Story!!

Two firsts, two seconds and a third: Blues building bumper ’26 haul

Carlton completed its fourth live trade of the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft.

www.carltonfc.com.au

We’re in a fairly good position atm, draft picks and list wise with the young talent coming through, still some list holes that need to be filled throughout the upcoming years…

We have Cody this draft and a quite large number of future F/S’s on the horizon coming through…

 

[Benaly28]

I don’t think many people understand how important it was to sign Walsh regardless of the length of contract.

We can’t have anymore instability in our club.The powers above have been put in place to restore calm and freshen the place up.

Also we can’t underestimate our first and future picks before Tassie blows things up.Having no quality talent on your list now will set you back years.

 

[gab213]

Not Carlton related but Port are about to present Butters with a monster offer.

Good, hopefully they sign him up, and we avoid that pointless speculation about him coming to Carlton (even though we don't have the picks to get it done) for the rest of the year. One less messiah to worry about.

 

[GT619]

I don’t think many people understand how important it was to sign Walsh regardless of the length of contract.

We can’t have anymore instability in our club.The powers above have been put in place to restore calm and freshen the place up.

Also we can’t underestimate our first and future picks before Tassie blows things up.Having no quality talent on your list now will set you back years.

Yep do what hawthorn did, target FA in future years

 

[Soapy V]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey

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Zac Bailey

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

& Bailey Humphries hard

 

[The Bighouse]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

By Jingos. Stacked HFF line…

Edit, see below. Zac would be more of the need, zip around the ball and disposal

 

[Blue__Balls]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

Gotta think both would be a stretch, but if we can get one or the other it'd be a big result.

Also casts the Lij move to half back in a new light.

 

[agro]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

Showing interest in players a season out from the hard chase seems to be an Austin signature tactic - its a bold strategy lets see how it plays out.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

Love it soap.

 

[GoBlues!]

By Jingos. Stacked HFF line…

Edit, see below. Zac would be more of the need, zip around the ball and disposal

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Great line up. Not sure Wilson would get into the 22 ahead of Ollie Hollands.

 

[Blueyourmyboy!!]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

Austin & co bloody need to land at least one of them to make up for that walsh contract FM the money per yr was fair but the years geez 2 yrs too many.

 

[tragic]

Austin & co bloody need to land at least one of them to make up for that walsh contract FM the money per yr was fair but the years geez 2 yrs too many.

The reason the money was fair was because we gave him the extra two years

 

[JJBagger]

Austin & co bloody need to land at least one of them to make up for that walsh contract FM the money per yr was fair but the years geez 2 yrs too many.

Why do the years matter if we are paying him well per year? If we offered him 5 or 6 years, a team would’ve just offered 7 or 8 and we would’ve lost a superstar for nothing

 

[marcmurphy3]

The reason the money was fair was because we gave him the extra two years

100%. Its either 6 years on bonkers money or 8 on reasonable money. Other clubs would probably offered 8 on bonkers money.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Catching up with some Blues people prior to Reserves.

Rapt Walsh done and now chasing Zac Bailey & Bailey Humphries hard

Should have some money up our sleeve. No TDK, Curnow, Cripps & Williams coming to the end of their contracts. Only really Walsh,Weitering, McKay left on big deals in a few years.

 

[Soapy V]

Love it soap.

Be very happy if we could land one

I have no doubt we are going to be very active and would have a lot of names targeted. These are just two I was told we are keen to have and are putting our best foot forward

 

[JJBagger]

Be very happy if we could land one

I have no doubt we are going to be very active and would have a lot of names targeted. These are just two I was told we are keen to have and are putting our best foot forward

Have you heard anything about whether Butters is genuinely in play for us? He will command a fortune, just interested more than anything