The idea of McGovern as a defender is straight up comical. As the intercept, they'd waltz around him when he plonks his fat arse in the hole. Locking down a key target, they'd make two leads and he'd be gasping for air. He's a fat full forward that will be good for the development of mids in the twos. It's not his fault the club is paying him what it is.

Agree that Young is going to be in the frame (by default), but I'd have Oscar as the clubhouse leader for the lockdown defender spot. He might be giving away a couple of inches (at 196cm ), but he's hard to move when they get into a wrestle and, from what I've seen, plays at a high intensity that will allow him to peel off his man and kill the contest third man up if necessary.

With Doc out of the picture, I think we'll play a better defensive game. One that doesn't get torched by mid-to-small forwards as much. One that might open a few eyes as to how much Plowman is bringing to the table each week.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/casboult-likely-to-get-vaccinated-ahead-of-rookie-draft-20211117-p599rm.html

This article indicates Carlton is meekly requesting pick 64 to use (which the club already has) for this situation.

Meek, weak and feeble.

Carlton is just rolling over to the AFL.

No wonder Carlton never plays in finals. This is an example of a weak mind set & an unwillingness to push back and demand what you want.

We’ve got Lewis, Oscar McDonald and Caleb Marchbank returning from injury and some younger players coming through.

Channel 7 news said that the AFL has knocked back our request for an extra pick in the upcoming draft.
Not sure if we applied again or this is old news.
Seriously would it have been that big of a deal if we were allowed an extra pick?
We are not asking for any compensation, just a pick at the end of the draft.
Wonder what their response would have been if this was a club such as the Suns who found themselves in this position.

Channel 7 news said that the AFL has knocked back our request for an extra pick in the upcoming draft.
Not sure if we applied again or this is old news.
Seriously would it have been that big of a deal if we were allowed an extra pick?
We are not asking for any compensation, just a pick at the end of the draft.
Wonder what their response would have been if this was a club such as the Suns who found themselves in this position.

When one looks at the compensation clubs such as Suns, Demons; cheats, have received over the years due to their own ineptitude or illegal actions and we receive nothing due to the AFLs own policy it reeks of restraint of trade as yet another source of action.

Our new administration has shown it is strong internally now it needs to show some external strength and publically challenge the AFL on the facts and its history of precedents previously set.

Did I misunderstand when Cook said, in his interview yesterday, that other clubs may find themselves in a similar boat and perhaps the AFL is waiting to understand numbers before deciding anything...?

I took what he said to mean that the AFL is reluctant to give us anything because it will create an unwanted precedent for when this situation arises again.

I took what he said to mean that the AFL is reluctant to give us anything because it will create an unwanted precedent for when this situation arises again.