The fact that both teams could trade 17 year olds for draft picks was a disgrace and the AFL should have stopped it.
"It is understood Essendon could have acquired the rights to GWS-linked 17-year-old O'Meara by handing over Tom Bellchambers two years ago.
This year GWS offered up the rights to Jack Martin, considered an astounding midfield talent, for Essendon's Carlisle."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...ome-to-the-party/story-fn69a32t-1226730194867
Regrettably, as a Carlton coterie member has recently pointed out, many club back offices are just terribly, terribly bad and thats all there is to it.

