His name is in the 25 rookies to watch list compiled by Champion Data

The Blues are not good enough to compete for a top-four spot in the short-term and are lacking the abundant young talent required to set-up another sustained crack at it in the long-term.

When the Saints and Western Bulldogs reached the same crossroad a few years back, they took a real and committed approach to rebuilding through the draft.

The question that will worry the Blues’ fan base is whether they have taken too long to reach the same conclusion? And whether being stuck in the AFL equivalent of a halfway house presents a clear vision for the future? And whether the club would be prepared to make hard calls on senior players who have currency at the trade table in October to secure prized extra draft picks?

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Silvagni has returned to Carlton with high praise for the job he did at Greater Western Sydney.

But at Ikon Park, he will head over the waterfalls with both hands chained behind his back, wanting to help the club find an escape from the tough spot that it is in.

When Carlton will reopen its premiership window is unclear, other than to say the Blues will almost certainly go backwards before it goes forwards.

The years between 2009 - 2011 has given us virtually nothing.
We are honestly still paying the price for procrastinating over Wayne Hughes for so long.

And even when the board worked out he was shite they moved him sideways not out.
I hope the scouts we have used in WA have been given the flick.

There is no way that Brock McLean was worth a first round draft pick.

Looks like Swanny has jumped onto Shane and employed him as a consultant at the Brions. It's on Shane's LinkedIn profile.