mellowyellow
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I listened with some interest to richo on 927 last night and felt secure in the belief that he wanted to finish his playing days with the tigers,however i am less than assurred that the club will show the same loyalty. Dirty deals with the enemy would not surprise me with elliott and co sniffing at the door .
Elliott says Carlton wants Richo
By Jake Niall
August 6 2002
Carlton president John Elliott has told a sponsor's function that the Blues would attempt to recruit Richmond star Matthew Richardson at season's end.
Elliott also told the function that the Blues would not be going into panic mode despite their terrible season.
The comments were made at the Hilton Hotel last Friday evening, just 90 minutes before Carlton's crushing 108-point defeat at the hands of Collingwood.
According to sources who attended the function, Elliott said the club would be trying to secure Richardson's services and that the Blues should also benefit from access, through the first draft pick, to an unnamed "stand-out" youngster in the national draft, though he also said the club was not conceding the wooden spoon just yet.
Elliott's comments were last night confirmed by club sources, who said that the Blues would be keen on Richardson, assuming he opted to leave Richmond and was available.
Richardson, who booted five goals in a return to form at the weekend, has declared that he would prefer to end his career at Richmond, but has also said he would wait until the end of the season before sorting out his contract - a position that does not rule out a move, should he desire it.
Richardson's future at Richmond is considered uncertain, in part because of his struggles with injury and form this season, but also because of the certainty that the Tigers will ask him to take a substantial pay cut from his enormous salary, estimated to be about $700,000 this year, when marketing money is included.
Elliott spoke for about 10 minutes at the function, where he painted a positive picture of the future at Carlton, despite the club's worst-ever season.
While he said the club would not panic, it should be noted that he was speaking before the record loss to Carlton's arch foe - a defeat that could be the catalyst for blood-letting at Optus Oval, with the prospects of coach Wayne Brittain clearly weakened by the embarrassing extent of the defeat.
Elliott also spoke at Carlton's annual auction on Saturday night, where he told supporters the Blues would be aggressive in pursuing uncontracted players from other clubs.
Reiterating his message from the previous evening, he said the Blues would benefit greatly from their draft position and vowed that they would turn their fortunes around.
Richardson's future could also be influenced by how many games Richmond wins in the remainder of the season, given that the bottom four clubs qualify for the pre-season draft "lottery" provided they win less than seven matches. If Richmond wins fewer than seven - it now has five wins - it will join Carlton in the pre-season lottery.
It would make it harder for the Blues to force a favourable deal because uncontracted players will not be able to say for certain that they will go to the bottom team if they aren't traded.
Elliott says Carlton wants Richo
By Jake Niall
August 6 2002
Carlton president John Elliott has told a sponsor's function that the Blues would attempt to recruit Richmond star Matthew Richardson at season's end.
Elliott also told the function that the Blues would not be going into panic mode despite their terrible season.
The comments were made at the Hilton Hotel last Friday evening, just 90 minutes before Carlton's crushing 108-point defeat at the hands of Collingwood.
According to sources who attended the function, Elliott said the club would be trying to secure Richardson's services and that the Blues should also benefit from access, through the first draft pick, to an unnamed "stand-out" youngster in the national draft, though he also said the club was not conceding the wooden spoon just yet.
Elliott's comments were last night confirmed by club sources, who said that the Blues would be keen on Richardson, assuming he opted to leave Richmond and was available.
Richardson, who booted five goals in a return to form at the weekend, has declared that he would prefer to end his career at Richmond, but has also said he would wait until the end of the season before sorting out his contract - a position that does not rule out a move, should he desire it.
Richardson's future at Richmond is considered uncertain, in part because of his struggles with injury and form this season, but also because of the certainty that the Tigers will ask him to take a substantial pay cut from his enormous salary, estimated to be about $700,000 this year, when marketing money is included.
Elliott spoke for about 10 minutes at the function, where he painted a positive picture of the future at Carlton, despite the club's worst-ever season.
While he said the club would not panic, it should be noted that he was speaking before the record loss to Carlton's arch foe - a defeat that could be the catalyst for blood-letting at Optus Oval, with the prospects of coach Wayne Brittain clearly weakened by the embarrassing extent of the defeat.
Elliott also spoke at Carlton's annual auction on Saturday night, where he told supporters the Blues would be aggressive in pursuing uncontracted players from other clubs.
Reiterating his message from the previous evening, he said the Blues would benefit greatly from their draft position and vowed that they would turn their fortunes around.
Richardson's future could also be influenced by how many games Richmond wins in the remainder of the season, given that the bottom four clubs qualify for the pre-season draft "lottery" provided they win less than seven matches. If Richmond wins fewer than seven - it now has five wins - it will join Carlton in the pre-season lottery.
It would make it harder for the Blues to force a favourable deal because uncontracted players will not be able to say for certain that they will go to the bottom team if they aren't traded.
