I thought Cory was a bit unlucky to get delisted, but seeing all the great players we got in the drafts, I would not take him back.

Good honest player, nothing special, but still unlucky to get delisted.

Most of his comments arent really new news.

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My Blue Heaven

dont really mind.

interesting comments he makes tho...not groundbreaking, but interesting.

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Carlton 2012: Lets remind them why they once feared the Dark.

At his age, I was surprised he lasted as long as he did. Very lucky!

I'm surprised Cory was so surprised he was delisted. Wasn't his removal from the club inevitable? A few helpful games here and there doesn't cement your spot in the clubs list especially in such turbulent times.

At 27 and with Teague (contract or no contract he managed only 7 games in 2006) and Wiggins still on the list he should count himself unlucky. In a team short on foot skills he was a beautiful long raking left foot kick and had a solid 2006 being 8th in tackles, 12th in kicks (higher in effectives) and 11th in marks ... he was in our best starting 22 even allowing for injuries.

Unlike a lot of his team mates: he could kick a football.

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"It was like calling your ex girlfriend after a night on the booze, just a really bad decision".

I don't think he was ever going to survive until our next premiership because he was hardly a star but he was a serviceable player who after being generally a permanent fixture in the side probably is justified in feeling somewhat aggrieved at his delisting. Cory played 38 out of a possible 44 games over his last two seasons at the club, which might explain his and many supporters' surprise at his delisting. There were just a few others who might've got the chop before Cory.

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Proves what I have been saying all along.....The longer we keep Penguin the further we will sink down the bottom of the sea.....

He has no idea and it shows with the way we play......

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Yup. He's almost 28 and hardly had all manner of clbs chasing his services.

I liked his attitude, but how long were we going to keep him anyway at his age and skill level?

0 goals 4 behinds Vs Geelong last season - all gettable for a competant footballer.

I liked CORY, but he had his limitations. It's a good thing that we don't need his services anymore - it means where finally in a position we're we don't have to carry sub-standard footballers anymore.

Carrazzo and Teague next year.

How do we know it was Dennis' decision to axe him? I thought the board was running the show .

If he was so brilliant, he would've been snaffled in a flash by someone else.

Good, not great.

Coz alot of people around here just assume!

A number of those expressing surprise at the delisting are talking about his 19 games in 2006, or his likely appearance for the seniors in 2007 (assuming he wasn't delisted).

I'd argue your timeframe is all wrong. We are finally, after wasting a bitof time in the process, starting to rebuild a list to compete in 2008 and 2009. With that sort of timeframe, there's no point in retaining a 28 year old tryer who simply won't be around then, and if he was, we'd be up the chute entirely.

I agree he was a tryer and far from our worst for most of the year but when you rebuild you have to assess who is going to be a good player when you ready to make your tilt. You don't just fill gaps until someone else comes along.

There are others on the list that may be in the same position but they are generally 3-4 years younger and may still show something, although unexpected I guess.

BINGO, unlucky but through circumstances and the amount of picks we wanted he had to go.

Sad but ultimately he got about as much out of his career that his talent allowed him to. Should just be thankful for that.

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We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

it was essentially cory vs bannister for that last spot and the mc have gone with bannister. no doubt cory was a great club man and trainer, but he wasn't going to win us a flag (probably neither is bannister).

tho, doesn;t discount his comments which will have some level of truth to them. too many telling the same story....old skool coach with old skool ideas...

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The list is building. Tells you something. It's common knowledge by know that he's lost the players well and truly, unless, of course you live with your head buried firmly in the sand. If Pagan was out of contract would you give him another one right now?

I thought this thread was about McGrath...??

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"...the less you know - the more you believe..." - Bono 2006

So why is wiggins on the list.?

I thought this thread was about McGrath?

Seriously, Wiggins had a good 2006 and the role he played will be needed in the next few years. Don't you agree? He may be one that doesn't last until 2008 like Teague, Bannister etc.

Probably wasn't. He was probably told by the board. If it were up to Denis he'd probably have been kept on, along with a few others.