Blues 2016 H&A Discussion

Mat0369 · October 07, 2015, 11:50:40 PM

Carlisle is good, Walker sucks. We have enough crappy tall forwards (Liam Jones)

fanTCfool · October 09, 2015, 08:36:40 PM

Very disappointed to hear Tom Bell has requested a trade

Money Shot · October 09, 2015, 10:56:31 PM

Quote from: fanTCfool on October 09, 2015, 08:36:40 PM
Very disappointed to hear Tom Bell has requested a trade

Yeah and we probably will come out behind in the trade as well ... We will probably get pick 21 for him which I think is a bit less than what his worth. Unless we can some how get Aish in a deal for him.

Ricochet · October 09, 2015, 11:16:41 PM

Quote from: Money Shot on October 09, 2015, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on October 09, 2015, 08:36:40 PM
Very disappointed to hear Tom Bell has requested a trade
Yeah and we probably will come out behind in the trade as well ... We will probably get pick 21 for him which I think is a bit less than what his worth. Unless we can some how get Aish in a deal for him.

Similar age to Greenwood last year and also similar in that he's coming off a breakout year. Greenwood got pick 25.

21 isn't unders for Bell

Money Shot · October 10, 2015, 01:30:23 AM

Quote from: Ricochet on October 09, 2015, 11:16:41 PM
Quote from: Money Shot on October 09, 2015, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on October 09, 2015, 08:36:40 PM
Very disappointed to hear Tom Bell has requested a trade
Yeah and we probably will come out behind in the trade as well ... We will probably get pick 21 for him which I think is a bit less than what his worth. Unless we can some how get Aish in a deal for him.
Similar age to Greenwood last year and also similar in that he's coming off a breakout year. Greenwood got pick 25.

21 isn't unders for Bell

That is true! He was probably in our top 5 players this year though and is only going to get better!

Ricochet · October 10, 2015, 01:34:23 AM

Quote from: Money Shot on October 10, 2015, 01:30:23 AM
Quote from: Ricochet on October 09, 2015, 11:16:41 PM
Quote from: Money Shot on October 09, 2015, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: fanTCfool on October 09, 2015, 08:36:40 PM
Very disappointed to hear Tom Bell has requested a trade
Yeah and we probably will come out behind in the trade as well ... We will probably get pick 21 for him which I think is a bit less than what his worth. Unless we can some how get Aish in a deal for him.
Similar age to Greenwood last year and also similar in that he's coming off a breakout year. Greenwood got pick 25.

21 isn't unders for Bell
That is true! He was probably in our top 5 players this year though and is only going to get better!

Well Greenwood was in the top 2 for North :P he got runner up in their BnF

Mat0369 · October 10, 2015, 01:49:59 AM

Is the Bell request official yet? There has been nothing on the AFL, Herald Sun or Carlton websites yet. Ideally I am still hopeful that he stays but if he goes it's fair enough considering his dad is sick.

It also turns out that Laurie Kerr's daughter was murdered by her son. That's a pretty messed up situation

fanTCfool · October 10, 2015, 01:42:21 PM

Apparently Treloar grew up barracking for Blues, and we are offering more than Pies.
Would love to see him running around in the Navy Blue next year.

Mat0369 · October 10, 2015, 02:07:12 PM

Juddy and The Rock were his heroes growing up. Both he and Shiel were mad Blues supporters growing up

Mat0369 · October 11, 2015, 10:21:41 PM

Herald Sun posted some excerpts from Juddy's book on the Ben Cousins situation. Reason I post it in here is because of this quote

QuoteThe invaluable impact on me of Cousins the leader did not really hit home until much later in my career, at Carlton. Iâ€™d reached an age when I found myself analysing what sort of player and person I was, and retracing the steps that had made me who I am.

It was apparent to me that the core of the Bluesâ€™ list had not had a leader on whom to model themselves.

It increased my admiration for guys like Andy Carrazzo and Kade Simpson, who had emerged from those years as good footballers, but, more importantly, driven footballers, without anyone whose behaviours they could emulate. They are self-made AFL footballers. It made their achievements more impressive in my mind.

This is the article

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/chris-judd-book-extract-how-i-coped-with-ben-cousins/story-fnp04d70-1227564473545?sv=1f731bb037b9835d2809f6fc380ba9f4

Mat0369 · October 11, 2015, 10:27:22 PM

In a way I am also happy Carlisle nominated the Saints. The way he went about his on field stuff including not giving an effort and stating 'this team is flowered' and telling opponents he was counting down the days before he left at the end of the season, it is a horrible attitude. It''s almost like he is just looking for a pay day and considering we are trying to rebuild he isn't the type of player we need. Yeah he has talent, but there is no certainty he lives up to it with his attitude.

fanTCfool · October 13, 2015, 08:34:11 PM

Thoughts on Kerridge?
I think he would be a great pick up, a Mid that can hit the scoreboard, exciting.

TomK · October 13, 2015, 08:40:30 PM

Play him against North Melbourne, you'll win every time! :P

elephants · October 13, 2015, 10:27:46 PM

Yeah I rate Kerridge highly. Think this would be a good deal for the Blues if the Crows take their third rounder!

Money Shot · October 13, 2015, 11:18:05 PM

Could we play him as our third tall or is he more of a midfielder?
(Don't know much about him)