There is one sticking point there Magic, we arenoing to be trading #1.
I am not having a go at you guys but IMO I think you guys need to think a little laterally to where you need to go.
What you guys really need is a plan IMO that works and is really achieveable and I am sure CFC is not unaware of this and not calculated there own plan. I am not trying to sell you anything but question me if you think I am off the mark.
ATM Carltons big strength is cap space. You have a few stars but you also have a lot of cap space which can be increased when others leave and retire. This will not be there later when you guys are up and about with a great list charging in finals. So all I am suggesting is CFC can maximise the cap space advantage by chasing the likes of Treloar now with bigger deals. One way of building lists is just draft draft draft but I think from where the CFC list is at, reflected by players some are looking to offload CFC can actually afford to let a pick 1 go now and still get the development upside it needs in the immediate years ahead even with the likes of Treloar and others coming in because others will be departing and retiring. So getting Treloar now typically would be a dumb move now however in CFC situation it actually wouldn't be so because the list development would not be compromised. For example getting Treloar now would be like us in 2004 getting Deledio and where still had plenty of room to develop our list which was not compromised and we still had plenty of opportunity to recruit great talent like Dusty down the track.
However, to chase Treloar and others you need collateral. In CFC's case it might be smarter to trade away pick 1 because Treloar is virtually a pick 1 anyway and you can get Weitering back via FA anyway which is when you team list should be arguably very strong.
The other thing is getting Treloar and other GWS players while losing others to retirement and what not means you still will be developing for a while anyway and get the draft advantage from 2016 and other years so your list is looking very healthy regardless and should prove just as strong as you gain further advantage from those development years in the next 3-4 years IMO