Well then, the plot thickens.
Supposedly,
Carlton are peed with Richmonds stubbornness in the yarran trade and are also under the belief (understanding?) there is friction with Lennon and Hardwick.
They have just about accepted that they wont get the first round pick for Yarran so are in Lennons ear to go into the PSD. They are using the impasse in Lennons contract and the Yarran trade negotiations as proof that Richmond are just pricks to deal with and he owes them nothing. They will be happy to take whatever Richmond is offering them and get Lennon for nothing
This is from a bloke who I know who is a forward scout for another club. He doesnt normally divulge to much ( unsure how much he actually does know) . He could be winding me up, but when I asked him if there was any truth to the Hardwick/Lennon story he said he didnt know.