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List Mgmt. Carlton's 2019 Draft Thread

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My missus was so bemused by my intensity she posted a pic on Facebook of me glaring at the tv thinking it was weird. My mates partners returned same.

My wife was surprised I turned down nookie time in favour of the draft. I told her I’ve been WAITING ALL YEAR FOR ACTION FROM SOS!
 
I like a bit of self abuse...so how about we trade our 2020 2nd for one of Adelaides 2019 2nd’s and if needed offer to swap 2020 1st picks

That’ll test their Kahuna’s !!!!

They rate their ability to bounce back in 2020, after all they didn’t lose anyone of importance according to their supporters, imagine if we swapped and finished above them

Deathriding 2020 - How Crow can you go Part 2





I’ll leave now...I’m only joking.....or am I ???
 
I like a bit of self abuse...so how about we trade our 2020 2nd for one of Adelaides 2019 2nd’s and if needed offer to swap 2020 1st picks

That’ll test their Kahuna’s !!!!

They rate their ability to bounce back in 2020, after all they didn’t lose anyone of importance according to their supporters, imagine if we swapped and finished above them

Deathriding 2020 - How Crow can you go Part 2





I’ll leave now...I’m only joking.....or am I ???
I like it.

Deathride 2: Double Down
(Blues v Crows: the sequel)
 

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My wife was surprised I turned down nookie time in favour of the draft. I told her I’ve been WAITING ALL YEAR FOR ACTION FROM SOS!
Jesus you pulled the wrong rein there, with the pace at which the draft moved you could have gone once before pick 9 and and then gone back again waiting for pick 17!!
 
he was on the phone at least twice from the fox footage.

The Fox coverage was disappointing. They kept showing clubs' recruiting boxes AFTER they'd picked their player. They should have been showing the recruiting box of each club before they picked ie discussing their pick, on the phone etc. Fox missed all the drama. Whether this was a directive from the AFL to provide privacy/secrecy for clubs I don't know.
 
Did NOT go down so well in my house:

Better-half: Can you PLEASE stop staring at the draft and help put the kids to bed
ferris: It's almost Adelaide's pick - I need to see if we do a deal!
*Still watching 15 mins later*
Better-half: FERRIS! NOW!
ferris: We didn't do a deal, but it's our turn now. Babe, I swear Carlton will be done in 5 mins and I will help.




Narrator: Carlton were not done 5 minutes later and ferris did not help.
We were at the in-laws for dinner last night. Straight after dinner my wonderful understanding wife turns to me and says, “I know you want to watch the draft, don’t feel like you have to sit here”. I excuse myself, however, the mother in law is not impressed.

“Is it over yet?” (That was at Adelaide’s pick).
Me: “No, but this real interesting... rumours are we may be swapping picks ... wait up, no, we didn’t ...

*MIL rolls eyes

MIL: is it over yet

Me: No we are bidding on a player... over soon I swear.

MIL: Over yet?

Me: No just bidding on another player...

MIL: Over yet?

Me: No we haven’t picked yet...

MIL: You said it would be done soon half an hour ago...

Me: Yeah but Carlton are doing crazy things. Our pick is incoming now...

MIL:Come on, surely it’s over now?

Me: Just wait ...

*Carlton trades pick 11 for 17 and 22

Me ... Sorry, I’m going to be here for a while!

*MIL looks at my wife in disgust!
 

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The Fox coverage was disappointing. They kept showing clubs' recruiting boxes AFTER they'd picked their player. They should have been showing the recruiting box of each club before they picked ie discussing their pick, on the phone etc. Fox missed all the drama. Whether this was a directive from the AFL to provide privacy/secrecy for clubs I don't know.
Except for when they panned to the Swans table. You could see Dylan Stephens right there on their monitor for a good 2 minutes. Was pretty funny to be honest. Not much secrecy there.
 
Surely that's a swap of 2020 firsts for 24. We cant trade out our first in isolation

Agree - surely not our 2020 1st for 2019 pick 24. That would be insane, no matter the perceived quality of who’s left. I see Geelong slipping a bit next year and us improving slightly, so it may be our 2020 1st rnd pick (6-8) for their 2020 1st (12-14). That’s a trade I could live with.


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If all the conjecture about this being the end of SOS, it would be fairly obvious he would be doing whatever it takes to get a better pick tonight to put a full stop to his rebuild.

SOS loves the rush of trade week and trading! And if this is his last opportunity to get that hit for a while or forever he'll do it!

The beauty of trading futures now is that if done smart it can be perpetually done and done smartly... eg: trade a future 2nd this year... then next year trade your future 2nd again (or 3rd and 4th) to get back into the 2nd round etc....
 
Robertson has me stumped, I see him as a Neale clone

Rivers is another, kid that can play all over the park, with the way he reads the play/pill and elite by foot. Still see him as a top 10 prospect

Taylor on talent alone is also a 1st rounder, if he gets his head straight, motivated and committed, could become the most dynamic/dangerous player of this draft


Robertson has got most people stumped. None more than me. I have him at 3 on my final ratings behind Rowell and Jackson.

I guess it's up to him to do a Luke Parker or Worpel who were All Australian centremen and Club captains who were snubbed at the draft.

In saying that he can still go Pick 22-25 which is a lot higher than Parker(40), Worpel(45) and Neale(56). As Mick Ablett said last night, he'll use this as motivation.
 
According to article in The Age - Philp was rated by other recruiters and they thought he was a good selection.

Oh phew - im glad other clubs also rated him - that now makes him a better player. I was scared no other club rated him as that would mean he is a worse player because we picked him earlier than other clubs would have picked him. I can relax......
 

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My wife was surprised I turned down nookie time in favour of the draft. I told her I’ve been WAITING ALL YEAR FOR ACTION FROM SOS!
Never seen the Seinfeld episode where George is able to integrate Nookie, with Watching TV and Eating....

censored extract from wikipedia..

Episode The Blood..

Although George's girlfriend is disgusted when he starts eating a pastrami sandwich during nookie, he is so delighted at combining two of his favorite activities (nookie and food) that he tries to go for the "trifecta" and add television as well. However, when she finds him eating a sandwich and watching TV during nookie, she angrily kicks him out. By this point, however, George has involved food in his nookie life so much that when he eats food he gets an erotic pleasure (Jerry calls him "Caligula").
 
Robertson has me stumped, I see him as a Neale clone

Rivers is another, kid that can play all over the park, with the way he reads the play/pill and elite by foot. Still see him as a top 10 prospect

Taylor on talent alone is also a 1st rounder, if he gets his head straight, motivated and committed, could become the most dynamic/dangerous player of this draft
More of a Worpel clone very good inside but can't kick for shite
 
We were at the in-laws for dinner last night. Straight after dinner my wonderful understanding wife turns to me and says, “I know you want to watch the draft, don’t feel like you have to sit here”. I excuse myself, however, the mother in law is not impressed.

“Is it over yet?” (That was at Adelaide’s pick).
Me: “No, but this real interesting... rumours are we may be swapping picks ... wait up, no, we didn’t ...

*MIL rolls eyes

MIL: is it over yet

Me: No we are bidding on a player... over soon I swear.

MIL: Over yet?

Me: No just bidding on another player...

MIL: Over yet?

Me: No we haven’t picked yet...

MIL: You said it would be done soon half an hour ago...

Me: Yeah but Carlton are doing crazy things. Our pick is incoming now...

MIL:Come on, surely it’s over now?

Me: Just wait ...

*Carlton trades pick 11 for 17 and 22

Me ... Sorry, I’m going to be here for a while!

*MIL looks at my wife in disgust!
Legit I went through almost identical dialogue with my wife. Trying to explain the mechanics of live trading and Academic bidding when she had (arguably still has) no idea about the process was amusing. Surprised she was so receptive (usually gives the eye roll after the first mention).
 
Utter brilliance Ferris. Problem is I'm not sure most will get it. Yes, I saw it straight away. Others I feel may struggle a bit. Under appreciated way of writing in my opinion. Risky but ever so rewarding. Back on topic. Under no circumstances should SOS go. Me, you and all and sundry want him to stay,

I had not originally seen the hidden message. Amazing. The poem was brilliantly written even without factoring in the message. Amazing stuff.


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