Andrew Mcleod Trade

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Hey all just posting this out of curiosity as it seems to me a lot of crows fans are interested in looking at this option.

If a viable trade arose for the AFC which involved trading Andrew Mcleod do you think we should go along with it???

IMO we SHOULDN'T trade Mcleod. Admittedly the club is in the biggest rebuilding phase in its entire history and i also concede that to get quality you must give up quality.

HOWEVER are we not also trying to build a heritage and a tradition that will follow on and be remembered for years to come. I concede that Andrew Mcleod is certainly on the wane as far as his career is concerned. It must also be taken into consideration however that this man has won 2 Norm Smith Medals, has been runner up in the brownlow and has been BOG in countless finals and crucial finals type games. To get rid of a man who has done so much for our club is getting rid of part of our history. For example when Kernahan reached the end of his career (after playing 3 years too long) the option of trading him was not even considered as he had played such a key role in Carlton's success. I'm not proffessing that i'm right and we do need a fresh injection of talent but surely there are better ways to go about it than trading a player who many would argue has been the greatest (if not one of) in the clubs short yet successful history.

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When I first saw the thread title I nearly fell off my roller chair. Then I read it and while what you say is balanced and fair I dont even know if we should be going there.

We are rebuilding but I dont think we are as far away as people think. If we make the right trade for Stenglein we only serve to strengthen our club. Also on Stenglein if he goes AND Mcleod then your midfield experience looks shaky.

I am sure with a good pre season Andrew Mcleod will once again stand among the games greats with a Brownlow around his neck.( I would say he was rocked to his competitive core when Roo won it first for Adelaide IMO)

Fix his knees and let him go in the midfield not on a back or forward flank where he has spent the last 12 months.