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Kevin Sheedy once told me many moons ago that you need to bring in 2 or 3 new best 22 players every season. As per Coach 25 points out above.The issue is our drafting and especially trade period/ free agency
Every year you need to bring in Best 23 players from other clubs through trade and free agency. Draft correctly.
We have only bought in ELJIAH hollands who has his issues and Nick Haynes
Adelaide brings in Rankine , Dawson,
Neal Bullen , Cummings , peatling etc
Hawks bring in battle , barrass , Mabio chol,
Massimo , ginnivan , chol and Gunston back
Gold Coast have improved bringing in Rioli and noble.
Every year you need to keep bringing in ready made talent from other clubs. That can contribute to best 23.
We have done the opposite and it is costing us now.
You either keep evolving or get left behind .


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Kevin Sheedy would not have realised that in many future moons, gaining 3 'best 22' players each seasonKevin Sheedy once told me many moons ago that you need to bring in 2 or 3 new best 22 players every season. As per Coach 25 points out above.![]()
I watch Sydney, Florent is a waste of time.

Yeah we need to be starting off looking for a lot better players than florent imoCorrect, not what we need at all.
Just being available is enough for some.
Counting down the days now till the annual Fiorini calls start to appear![]()
Chris Judd after joining Carlton.Libba, Ward and Danger have all had much better help throughout their careers to assist with the battering they received.
I really struggle to think of another star midfielder that's had to do so much of the heavy lifting himself as what Crippa has had to do.
I suggested I'd love to see him work on his contested marking in the off-season to play more forward/as a target as opposed to need to follow the ball everywhere. For a 195cm man he's a fairly poor contested mark, if he could get to even decent standard it could extend his career.100%. See Nat Fyfe, not Pendles. I still think Crippa has plenty of good football in him, but he’s played a highly physical brand for more than a decade and it adds up eventually.
In 3 years, I’m hoping we do what the cats have done with Dangerfield (or did with Ablett jr) and play him mainly as a forward who gets a couple of runs on the ball each quarter.
I wonder what Carlton has done to Jay Clark. A straight swap here would be the worst trade idea of all time.
lol I can't access the article, I hope he's mentioning giving us Sydney's first round pick as well. If not the article must be a scam lol
Would be worth a third rounder I reckon.The silky ball winner averages 15.4 disposals a game.
Are they his AFL or VFL stats?The silky ball winner averages 15.4 disposals a game.
What!Kevin Sheedy did not know that in many more moons it would be much easier said than done.
Are they his AFL or VFL stats?
Love the Doull.I can't see the logic in trading out Harry unless there are issues beyond what we already know.
If we were to cash in on any of our 'stars', Charlie would be the most dispensable.
BTW
your avatar always trips me up![]()
I find Harry has a greater impact on (puts in more effort) our team than Charlie does, so if we were to lose one i would rather it not be Harry.Let’s not overstate Harry McKay’s absence, it wouldn’t leave an unfillable gap.
Statistically, our forward line ranks among the league’s worst for converting inside 50s into scores.
The McKay/Curnow combination has rarely delivered consistent results, and the modern game demands a more diverse set of scoring options rather than relying on two $1M+ key forwards.
In reality, someone like Tim Membrey, who was available as a delisted free agent, would have offered Carlton a greater output in 2025.
This is a strange take on a combination that has delivered over 100 goals for the past 3 years. Every team would kill for a combination like this. IMO, any talk of trading one of the is madness. If one leaves and dominates elsewhere can you imagine the reaction.The McKay/Curnow combination has rarely delivered consistent results,