Carlton has hired a leadership specialist from Hawthorn to run the club's leadership program under new coach Brendon Bolton.

In what is the first hiring of a Hawthorn person at Carlton since ex-Hawk assistant Bolton was appointed, the Blues have hired Anthony Klarica to run the club's leadership program, with an initial focus on the players....

Best part of that article is the part where it says we're only spending minimum cap of 95%. New rules state you can bank the 5% and use it in future years so for example in 2017 we could spend 105% of the cap. Bank 5% of the cap for a few years and we can go shopping.

We have a poaching program...that doesn't involve Collingwood?

How many years can you "bank" for?

Will be: The introduction of a new TPP banking mechanism that allows clubs to spend over 100 per cent of the TPP and ASA limits (combined limit), if in any of the preceding two years the club spent below 100 per cent of the combined limit.

The permitted amount of overspend is commensurate with the level of underspend in the relevant preceding period.

For instance, if a club was $500k below the combined limit in 2015, it can spend up to $500k over the combined limits across 2016 and 2017

The overspend amount in any given year permits a club to spend up to a maximum of 105 per cent of the combined limit in that year.

This mechanism is effective from season 2015 (as such any underspends in 2013 and/or 2014 can be recovered in 2015)

Hawthorn is the new black.

And white.

We have a poaching program...that doesn't involve Collingwood?

It's a rolling 3-year window, i.e. the previous two years TPP savings can be used up in one season.

The AFL's equalisation changes explained

Riley, Ratten, Prendergast - Melbourne
Swan & Malthouse - Collingwood
SOS - GWS
Trigg & Craig - Adelaide
Bolton - Hawthorn