And rightly so.
Attitude towards the contest has gone backwards at a rate of knots since year 1.

Looked ready to explode in the off-season and then sulked when dropped and just lazes around on the periphery of the contest.
Still think he'll put the pieces together because he's a much better footballer than he's shown us to date.
Just hope we don't lose him in order for him to show us that to be the case.

Can't really agree. Hard to make a proper judgement on kids without giving them a proper run. Lucas like Collins and a few others need a consistent run. Then they can be judged better. Confidence and consistency is a huge factor in player development.

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That was a great interview. Rogers is pretty impressive and not afraid to make the odd incisive comment.

Between this and the hangouts, great to see the club make some good progress on being more honest and upfront with the supporters.

I remember 10 years ago I'd hang out for the Carlton show on 927 on a Tuesday night, and Coutts would bluff his way through an hour.

Yep. Remember that was around the same time poor old Garrie Hutchinson was forced to write fluff pieces before and after each thumping loss for the official website.

Sad as it was aramari the only way I could pick up that 927 show in Adelaide was through Austar's radio channels on the TV. Mrs would get up during the night and find me sitting watching a blank screen whilst listening to Coutts and his young offsiders propaganda!

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Rogers was terrific and gives you faith in the future.

You could tell we will embrace the draft 5 picks?
The star recruit

Rogers was terrific and gives you faith in the future.

You could tell we will embrace the draft 5 picks?
The star recruit is unlikely
The speed thing was clever. Didn't reveal our hand. Tall and fast? Strong and fast just fast and can kick

I blame the influence of Hoops and that GF!

Someone like Jordan Murdoch for instance.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Yeah, I reckon that one is gunna hurt for a long time.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Good pick up and agree. If you go back to the Mckay blueprint, he stated that one of the main reasons for signing up warnock was to prevent poaching (as opposed to he is a required player).

I think we will trade a ruckman - my preference would be warnock as I see great upside to hampson (improved every season). It's sacrilege to say so, but imo all 3 ruckmen should be on the market - if only to see what nibbles we might get back

Also interesting to see maclure show how poorly informed he is - talks in generalities. Said Bell needed to get a lot fitter only for Rogers to say that Bell is the only one that he has seen do a 16 beep

Love Sellars but he's not exactly a research beast.

Did he say fitness or weight? Bells unusual body shape might have caught him out. Synbad reckons he's a Bargearse as well.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Let it go Agro, let it go ...

Tho I share your frustration

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Yeah he got caught out there.

Couldn't really see the point of chipping Bell for celebrating his goal either.
Wasn't much in it & the kid was rapt with his kick.

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Hope Sellars is not anti-Bell. The kid has done nothing wrong to date.

One thing our list management has shown is that like in real life when some one decides they want to leave your organisation you are better off to let them go.

I have lost count of the number of times I have had people come and say they want to leave and you negotiate a better pay deal or different role for them - they show signs of instant improvement only just to prove a liability months down the track.

dont think footballers are much different and if they suggest they want out there is an underlying reason for that and it is probably best you negotiate a deal to let them go
Thornton Bower Russell Walker Setanta all wanted out - all had instant improvement when encouraged to stay and all have slipped back ( but the jury is still out on walker he may turn out to be an exception)

So I would say if Lucas wants out let him go because chances are he will be of no benefit to the team a year or so from now and if he does perform better elsewhere so beit because you could never be sure he would do the same at Carlton

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If you allow the Government to change the Laws in an emergency
They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

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Harsh on Walker as injuries to him and the rest of the team have really effected his season.
I take your point though.

Good insight into the man heading up recruiting.
Thought he was as candid as such situations allow. Frustrated some players aren't getting more time but what recruiter wouldn't be
Nice point by Maher on Collins getting dropped.

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I just want my old club back ... (edit) maybe I have!

I like Sellers, but he was a little exposed, so went on a little Robbo-style rant to re-assert his Alpha-ness

I still get surprised how big some ex-footballers are. Not just the height but the size of their bonce.

I remember seeing Kelvin Moore (the Hawks one) up close one day and could not get over the size of his head same goes for Ross Glendinning. They've got head's like Bison.

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I hope Essendon* folds.