If Malthouse was realistic where we sit he would never have shelled out $600 plus for Daisy.

Agree.

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You honestly think had we not gotten Daisy, that we would ve gotten anything decent for Eddie as compo ? we wouldn't ve, as Eddie was a rookie selection, with no major individual honours, whose form was pretty crap at the time he left.

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It hasn't worked out because in my opinion the medical assessment wasn't thorough enough combined with bad luck (shoulder)
But the philosophy in recruiting him was totally correct. We needed two way run and still do. We needed extroverts. Not all the risks work.
You need to know for a fact whether Betts really wanted to go to Adelaide before you pass full judgement and whether we could have kept him and recruited Thomas

Well said Jezz - couldn't agree more .

Mick has backed his players 100% when they've been unfairly attacked in the media. He is also the first to give them a whack when they @#$%&! up. He has a genuine 'no arsehole' policy rather than the BS Roos model.

We lost Eddie - disappointing, but he was never going to lead us anywhere. We lost Robbo - FFS .

We lost Garlett - see Eddie.....we picked up Thommo - a bloke who Mick has identified as a leader on and off the field.

He's had injury issues - he's no orphan, but he will come good and when he does, he's gonna be 10x better than Eddie and Robbo combined - hopefully for another 5 years.

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Eddie would have given us a pick in the 20's. He was given a 3 to 4 year on plus 500 at Adelaide.

I would have paid him the extra 100 k he wanted per year. 50 goals per year V a dime a dozen midfielder.

You wonder what letting go of Eddie did to Jeffy and Yarran whilst they bought in another mercenary from Collingwood.

Don't think his ankle is an issue anymore so no issue with the medical assessment.

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I don't doubt our players hate anyone that demands hard work and honesty of them...

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A pick in the 20s would have been handy had we been top 4. Give me DT as a straight swap for EB any day.

IMO, and it's just a feeling that Yarran will be traded west this year and for good reason. Nothing to do with Mick, but a simple 'go home' factor and we'd be stupid to fight it.

We need to extract a very good trade for him or we'll eventually lose him for 0.

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At the exact same time that health scare was mentioned, there were people crying in the media and on here that he shouldn't have missed the pre-season match versus the West Coast, and it came up again in the following week when there was speculation he could miss another game.

That's where all of this started. Barrett went in and had an interview alongside several other AFL-accredited outlets, and Mick mentioned the distraction comments. Two bad results and an average one later, after a full pre-season of media outlets rolling their eyes at our list, and here we are.

I can't really blame him for seeing red, but you're right, he needs to get in front of this stuff and show that the thing that drives him more than anything else, is to build this club into something lasting.

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20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Eddie wanted 80k more than Carlton were prepared to offer, because they wanted to bring in the next messiah Daisy.

Don't go into BS about compo picks or he wanted to go back home blah blah blah.

If Carlton paid what he wanted, he stayed. We would be in a better position now if he stayed. He provided onfield leadership as well, always directing players. Absolutely, got big hole in roving / small forwards at the moment. Menzel is ok, but not there yet. Buckley can't get a game. Hangon we got slow butt ellard playing that role.

Lewis Taylor, Zach Merrett, Billy Hartung & Darcy Gardiner were taken in the 20's that draft.

It would have made better sense to get the Pick & save the money we're wasting on Thomas in the cap. Bring contracts forward and have the space in future cap to target a FA that actually helps our side. That is list management.

Michael Jezz talking about crap, furphys and unsubstantiated facts.

Surely if Malthouse has "been the driver behind realism and honest assessment of where the list is at," you can show us the statements and quotes?
As Ive previously stated, I'm happy to let him coach out the year and prove himself but spare me the "honest Mick" nonsense.
Mick clearly shown a propensity to be dishonest in the past. Do some research and get your facts straight before having a go at others.

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Nice to see of the term furphy getting a run during ANZAC week.

Quite apt.

Many Furphy water carts were used to take water to Australian Army personnel during World War I in Australia, Europe and the Middle East.[1] The carts, with "J. Furphy & Sons" written on their tanks, became popular as gathering places where soldiers could exchange gossip, rumours and fanciful tales—much like today's water cooler discussion.

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Possibly the new rhyming slang for our captain?

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How did that work out with Didak driving around with Christopher Hudson?
Or Heath Shaw blowing 3 times the legal limit and crashing his car?
Or Heath Shaw and Didak lying about Didak being in the car to the point of the club holding a press conference to deny it?
Or Micks own charade of lying about calling Milne a rapist and even issuing a press statement to lie about it.
Or Dane Swan up on assault charges? What about Ben Johnson on a couple of assault charges and Chris Tarrant as well.
Brodie Holland punching a woman in the face…..Need I go on?

Suddenly Mick has become Mother Teresa. The reality has well and truly gone out the window in this thread.

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You forgot Krakauer

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Oh theres plenty more. I just can't be bothered looking back.

'No arsehole policy hey? Even Mick himself said players shouldn't be treated equally. Let the good ones get away with it and kick the strugglers. What a good message that sends.

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Mick was the arsehole evictor but Eddie was the arsehole recruiter.

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Yeah, it was all Eddies fault.
How many of them were evicted by Mick for their misdemeanours? Zero.

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