Carlton's Tall Timber Off Limits

[Big Bad Sammus]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carltons-tall-timber-off-limits/story-e6frf9jf-1225915581257

The club said it would take an exceptional deal to pry one of those four loose.
Both South Australian sides may be looking for new ruckman, with Crow Jon Griffen keen to move home to Perth and Port Adelaide's Dean Brogan drawing interest from Gold Coast.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carltons-tall-timber-off-limits/story-e6frf9jf-1225915581257

Good to see the club wants to retain the services of all 4 big men, especially Jacobs. I want him at the club, however, if given the right pick, I would be more inclined to give up Hampson.

I see Jacobs as the better ruck option moving forward and possibly letting Kreuzer go forward with some stints as a pinch hitter.

 

[zeeCFC]

Same article says T Bird has asked for a trade

 

[zeeCFC]

I say give GC Thornton and Hoops for a pick in the top 10

 

[Big Bad Sammus]

Same article says T Bird has asked for a trade

Good pick up!!! - AW will also assess whether he should jump ship too, but this would be Carlton perhaps wanting to trade him.

I'm all for offloading T-Bird and a couple others, but I def want AW next year, has more to offer IMO.

Hoops was in brilliant form as our defensive forward prior to injury. He's a keeper...and I honestly believe if he was fit and firing, we would have won with him in the side for the Elim Final.

 

[Kramer1]

Standard pre trade week posturing. WCE not accepting any deal without pick one on the table, Freo adamant that pick 8 was required...it's all par for the course.

 

[Kramer1]

Same article says T Bird has asked for a trade

They also have a pic of Mitch next to their tall timber headline. It's the Hun, let's not jump at shadows

 

[Team Mo']

I say give GC Thornton and Hoops for a pick in the top 10

Can you trade rookie picks?

 

[zeeCFC]

2 experienced players for one pick of which they already have plenty of? I wouldn't rule it out....even though the "two wrongs don't make a right" theorum could apply....stranger things have happened!

 

[BLUE BLEEDING]

Jacobs is a gun. Have to keep him. I am however open to trading Hampson. We can't have these four guys on the list; it's wasteful and unfair on them.

Hampson and a fringe player/pick for Knights? I'd be up for that.

 

[fbfpf]

Standard pre trade week posturing. WCE not accepting any deal without pick one on the table, Freo adamant that pick 8 was required...it's all par for the course.

Agree, we are going to see a lot of these articles with clubs trying to drive up the price of players.

 

[Papa Juggs]

"Will take exceptional deal"

Reading between the lines is we don't want to give Hampson to GC17 for free.

I can't see how he could stay when he'd get more games/money back in QLD.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

"Will take exceptional deal"

Reading between the lines is we don't want to give Hampson to GC17 for free.

I can't see how he could stay when he'd get more games/money back in QLD.

Hampson is contracted. We did so deliberately to avoid the Gold Coast scenario everyone is currently experiencing. We will have to be pleased with the deal, even if Hammer did want to go. Seeing as though his family moved down to Melbourne, I am not sure this is the case.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Oh ok I didn't know that.

He might as well stay then and get a better deal later based on good form in 2011 and beyond.

 

[Aphrodite]

Good pick up!!! - AW will also assess whether he should jump ship too, but this would be Carlton perhaps wanting to trade him.
I'm all for offloading T-Bird and a couple others, but I def want AW next year, has more to offer IMO.

Hoops was in brilliant form as our defensive forward prior to injury. He's a keeper...and I honestly believe if he was fit and firing, we would have won with him in the side for the Elim Final.

Yet this article is in The Age ............

Blues rethink Walker plan

ENIGMATIC Carlton utility Andrew Walker's impressive performance in a surprise forward cameo in the club's gritty but failed elimination final on Sunday has prompted a rethink on the future of the former No. 2 draft pick.

Walker, who is contracted for next season, was likely to be offered for trade this year after battling to impress as a running half-back and being twice dropped from the side late in the season.

But three goals playing as a defensive, hard-running forward who could mark strongly to present as a third tall option has opened eyes to a new potential for Walker and caused the club to revise plans for the talented athlete.

Blues rethink Walker plan

The article also mentions that Steven Icke said yesterday the club was committed to keeping all four talls on its list with plans that once he returned from his knee reconstruction Kreuzer would play forward more than in the ruck.




Where is spudchamber

Carlton forward Brad Fisher, who had the LARS knee reconstructive surgery this year and is out of contract, is expected to seek a new home.

That is at the bottom of the article & also mentions that Wiggins is expected to retire ..........

Well derrrr !!!!!!!!

 

[RiCHii]

Blues tall timber off limits

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carltons-tall-timber-off-limits/story-e6frf9jf-1225915581257

Matthew Kreuzer, Shaun Hampson and Robert Warnock are all contracted, with former rookie Sam Jacobs about to sign a new deal in coming weeks

Good news if true that we will be keeping Sammy Jacobs

 

[Faz 2000]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

I read that as: "we really want a good player for one of Hampson/Jacobs" and "Walker and Thornton will be shopped to everyone who will listen".

 

[Faz 2000]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/departmentoftrade

Ha. Herald Sun website has the "Blues tall timber" article with a picture labelled "Sam Jacobs"... a picture of Mitch Robinson.

I dunno, all redheads look the same to me...

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Let's hope Fish does not have any gun footballing sons. 99 games .... ouch.

 

[Jock]

Yeah sure, the club looks to be posturing for a good deal.
Nice work.

 

[Weiterbot23]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

I will pay out odds at 2.90-1 if we have still have all 4 rucks after the trade period.

 

[Blue and Silver]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

afl.com.au disagrees and sees Jacobs on the move. Has some quotes from his manager, makes me think that he is just fishing to up the value

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102166/default.aspx

 

[PooMonkey]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

Article reads like they will only trade one of Hampson or Jacobs should the offer be to our advantage.

Thornton and Walker are as good as gone!

 

[Kreuzerlenko]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

I'll be over the moon if we keep them. They're all very handy players, I don't understand anyone who says we have too many big men...

 

[gbatman]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

i think it would be unnecessary to retain 5 ruckmen, 4 of which are good ones on a list with the holes we have if the appropriate trade was on offer. That would be poor list management.

 

[Jeremias]

Re: Blues tall timber off limits

Who is our 5th ruckman?