Given the Judas situation in the last 24 hours and where said player plays, we would be stupid, absolutely stupid, if we didn't go after Carlisle.
I don't know that we'd necessarily be "absolutely stupid":
- Poor character is blatantly obvious
- A potential WADA ban looming ominously
- The rumour that has spread through this board (if it's false, then obviously it's irrelevant. If not, he should not be pursued)
- Essendon are terrible to deal with at the trade table
- He apparently wants a fairly long contract (4-5 years) worth around 500k a year (correct me if this is wrong) - that seems excessive for a bloke whose bargaining power rests almost entirely on his form from the first half of 2013. The rest of his bargaining power is merely flashes of brilliance across two years, showing both his brilliant natural ability but also his inconsistency, lack of noteworthy versatility and poor attitude
It's worth looking at, but I'd only sign him on our terms, not on terms forced upon us by his management or Essendon. He's not worth overpaying for in my opinion