Cruize Garlett has turned his back on a one-year contract extension with North Melbourne to seek a new home in the Gillette AFL Trade Period.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/149590/default.aspx
Thought I'd get in before the standard Melbourne is offering pick 4 article.
Thursday 11 October
OER Forum
Tuckerbag
Dees looking to Cruize in 2013
Disgruntled Nought player Cruize Garlett is on the lookout for a new home after Nought offered him only a small bag of Allens Party Mix lollies. Nought Chairman, CEO and resident jack of all trades master of none James Brayshaw still insisted Cruize Garlett was a required player but they had used up their funds on the large bag of Allens Party mix and a box of Cheezels in their futile attempt to get Josh Caddy to the Club. "It's a shame its come to this" said Brayshaw further insisting that " if we had double the membership we did he could have had the bag of lollies the cheezels and a toothbrush but alas". Cruize Garlett insisted that he was more than "jelly baby" and the only real snake was James Brayshaw and the Nought Melbourne.
In further developments Melbourne has come forward as a suitor to continue the career of Cruize Garlett. Coach Mark Neeld in a statement said that " We think Cruize can temporarily fill a hole in the list but more importantly can at least get Melbourne fans through the tournstiles at least until the end of our first home game next year. Pick 4 could just about do it we think."
"Cruize absolutely fits into our plans. A player with limited senior time who has fallen out of favour at his club but wants to resurrect his career anywhere just to get a couple of hundred grand a year and keep him from the ever burgeoning number of call centres popping up in the major cities all over the country. Some may think pick 4, surely they are paying overs but we think he is right up there. After all Jay Viney is going at 26 and he hasn't played a game right"
Neeld further added " We have no capabilities in developing any young talent we can't afford to invest in that we aren't a Collingwood, Hawthorn or Richmond for that matter. Did I say Richmond oh how could I forget I played there in the mid 90's and how many finals series have they participated in?"
Neeld reiterated" Someone elses junk is our treasure. With potentially Mitch Clark teaming up with Cameron Pederson Chris Dawes and now nippy small forward in Cruize Garlett we feel we have the potential to dismantle defences and cause headaches."
When quizzed about Sharrod Wellingham refusing to come to Melbourne Neeld was adamant that the club is on the up and that it is an attractive club to go to." Once the blood stains from the knives thrown by Cameron Schwab have been washed away with ammonia and the tape from the floor where Dean Bailey's coaching career was assasinated we feel that we will at least be on a par or at worst just below some other clubs who we won't mention and the gap will continue to close"
"Cruize Garlett could one day captain this side or Casey someday so there are leadership qualities there that we feel can influence our list and make us a really respected VFL side at the very least. Its a dog eat dog world out there and we don't want to miss out on getting any bones"
Melbourne players will be returning from their overseas holidays from the Swiss Alps next week and will begin pre season training on Monday November 5 provided the temperature is less than 25 degrees celsius.
Melbourne's odds to make the 8 are now officially higher than Gold Coast's and sports betting agencies are not taking bets on Melbourne's premiership odds which were listed at 1000/1 post Sydney's Grand Final.
Mark Neeld is unperturbed and believes that his side can cause a few surprises next year and build on those 100+ point losses experienced this year claiming that if we can keep the margins consistently between 10-15 goals then we will have shown improvement and as a coach that's all you want to see in our players.
Melbourne are expected to launch their season 2013 at the end of the ski season at Mt Buller this weekend and weather permitting next weekend at Mt Hotham where it is expected at least 20 people will attend with a couple of boxes of barbecue shapes and some Patra orange juice in plastic cups and Spumante to watch the snow melt from their disappointing 2012.
