Club happy with kids we've drafted.
Club is aware that injuries have compounded the mid-rebuild, inexperienced list profile.
Confident we're on the right track, and asking for a priority pick feels like an admission that we're not confident in our plan.
Was pushed by Watson about whether that was the right move. Should club do everything in its power to improve list? Understood position but said club doesn't share it. Repeated: we're confident in our plan.
Bolton and Liddle on employee agreements, not fixed term contracts. No expiry date, protections in place for club and employee. All parties comfortable with this setup.
Pushed again by Watson - when could termination be enacted? Didn't have a bar of it, said it's a confidential matter like other workplaces. All parties comfortable with current arrangement.
Asked about Friday nights - should Carlton have so many given our current form? Big supporter base, exciting young players, our consistency will improve and we feel that we'll be a club that will deliver exciting Friday night footy. Not out decision, but we'll take the games that the AFL offered.
Asked about free agents/big fish. Said SOS planned to hit three drafts hard, has done that. Now we need to balance bringing in kids as well as players 24-26yo.
Asked if big contracts to Cripps, Curnow etc. would restrict us in that space. Said our young list profile meant we'd have room for experienced players and we'd start to target some of those.
Asked why we haven't signed Cripps and Curnow to long extensions yet. Confident that talks are progressing and should see something in that space in the near future. Tried not to get drawn into speculation on contract length, but agreed that their current form would make something in the vicinity of 5 years appropriate.