Ok, I'm now confused....
1. Dusty is making a decision in the bye between round 23 and the finals according to his manager. Assuming we make finals then you wouldn't think that there would be an announcement to say he is leaving. In fact, given he is a restricted free agent, he can't actually make a decision to leave at that point because
a) Free agency hasn't opened at that point so he can't accept an offer that can't be made under AFL rules
b) If a wasn't true, the RFC have the option to match any offer anyway
2. Assuming that Ralph Carr surprises us all and nothing is announced (to the media) during the proposed time then where is he likely to go? he has been linked to:
Go North! - however Dusty hates Tassie and surely would prefer to play in front of actual crowds rather than fake crowd noises. Oh and they may not even have a coach at that point
GWS - who denied it
Sydney - who denied it
Saints - who are actually reasonably placed to trade for him
Hawks - have cap space probably but no picks whatsoever to offer if we match offer.
Essendon
Gold Coast - by Hird
Have I missed anyone? Surely if he is considering moving it would be to 1 or 2 clubs tops, not a highest bidder scenario as some flog journalist said....