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https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/07/14/king-ive-never-seen-a-list-overhauled-in-three-years-like-carltons/


“They’ve made 40 changes to their list in three years. The next highest is the Gold Coast who’ve been as much of a mess as anyone and they’ve turned over 34.

“If you go to the other end of the spectrum, you’ve got the Dogs and St Kilda who’ve only turned over 22 players.

“That’s almost half of what Carlton’s done. It’s not just a new team, there’s so many new faces coming in, you’ve got no cohesion, no shared experiences and you’re still learning the game plan and how to be an AFL footballer and how to be a professional.

Good pick up. Thanks for posting.

David King is one of the few media performers I enjoy listening to, as he provides real insight.

They are yet again good points he has made.

He has also pointed out that the AFL needs to step in to reform the draft, free agency, trading system, which I agree with. Few media commentators are looking at how the system operates. For example, Would they look at increasing the drafting age by 1-2 years for instance so clubs can give players more time to mature before being drafted?

I don't think the draft age is an issue, it's clubs, members, media wanting/expecting immediate success from players.
IMO better off changing contracts from draftee's from 2 to 3 or maybe 4 years.
The AFL also need to look at having a genuine reserves and possibly an u20 competition for AFL clubs, you draft the kids and bring them up through your system.
More players in an AFL system could help increasing the talent pool.

I like that.

The thing that concerns me after listening to both SOS and MLG is that they both keep talking about how they said that they were going to go to three drafts and we've done that. The obvious implication is that we're now particularly amenable to trading picks for ready made players. Geez I hope we don't go down that path. Three drafts is not enough. I'd like at least three more kids in this year via top 30 picks, and preferably four or more, (I'm still hopeful that we'll stop this "no PP for us" nonsense at the end of the year).

I seem to be in a minority on this, presumably because people are sick of losing and want something done about it now. I can handle losing now to give us the best shot at a flag in five years, (I reckon that's as soon as it could happen). In five years any kids we draft now will be 22-23. The guns we're developing now will be in their mid to late 20's. It could work out perfectly.

The thing that concerns me after listening to both SOS and MLG is that they both keep talking about how they said that they were going to go to three drafts and we've done that. The obvious implication is that we're now particularly amenable to trading picks for ready made players. Geez I hope we don't go down that path. Three drafts is not enough. I'd like at least three more kids in this year via top 30 picks, and preferably four or more, (I'm still hopeful that we'll stop this "no PP for us" nonsense at the end of the year).

I seem to be in a minority on this, presumably because people are sick of losing and want something done about it now. I can handle losing now to give us the best shot at a flag in five years, (I reckon that's as soon as it could happen). In five years any kids we draft now will be 22-23. The guns we're developing now will be in their mid to late 20's. It could work out perfectly.

It is so difficult pretendy running this club from the couch. Exhausting!

The thing that concerns me after listening to both SOS and MLG is that they both keep talking about how they said that they were going to go to three drafts and we've done that. The obvious implication is that we're now particularly amenable to trading picks for ready made players. Geez I hope we don't go down that path. Three drafts is not enough. I'd like at least three more kids in this year via top 30 picks, and preferably four or more, (I'm still hopeful that we'll stop this "no PP for us" nonsense at the end of the year).

I seem to be in a minority on this, presumably because people are sick of losing and want something done about it now. I can handle losing now to give us the best shot at a flag in five years, (I reckon that's as soon as it could happen). In five years any kids we draft now will be 22-23. The guns we're developing now will be in their mid to late 20's. It could work out perfectly.

ha. i'm tired and want a holiday.

Looking at what SOS did at GWS and listening to his view over the journey, I don't think he will go down that route. He values early draft picks very highly and wont trade for unders.

Agree with you , Silvagni can't possibly trade Pick 1 in any draft unless it's clearly in our favor.
Especially with such enormous talents as Lukosius or Rankine . They are quite sensational.
Any deal to pass on either would have to be very attractive to CFC. Drafts 2018 &19 have excellent strong top ten, next year has quite a few quality midfielders .

i have the same view also.

what has had my wheels turning since that interview on monday night is SOS' quote, "everything's for sale". what does that mean?? especially if we hold onto our first pick.

which players would we trade?
any from the last 3 drafts?

i'm so curious.

What that means is that we will look at any and all offers, it does not mean that we will accept any offers. i.e if you want pick 1 then be prepared to pony up something special.