2009 AFL Draft

[TFL]

rumour or fact, who knows

Brock McLean to the Blues for Pick 11

Not rumour or fact just plain BS.

 

its all over SEN pal.

as i said take it with a grain of salt because it is SEN

Nick Stevens told he is no longer required. No Surprises there

Check the AFL website guys, its official.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85230/default.aspx

[Francois Jackson]

nice one TFL.

BS is it 65. no worries

this will all but rule out any hope we have of getting Trengrove. No chance now.

They will take 2 mids and use Pick 11 on a tall forward.

Butcher is ours people

[1965]

rumour or fact, who knows

Brock McLean to the Blues for Pick 11

Not rumour or fact just plain BS.

 

its all over SEN pal.

as i said take it with a grain of salt because it is SEN

Nick Stevens told he is no longer required. No Surprises there

Check the AFL website guys, its official.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85230/default.aspx

Hasn't happened yet (he says desperately trying to backtrack)

 

[crannyvegas]

4 picks inside the top 18, f$*& me!!
the advantage of having those pics in this draft is enormous. Completely jealous of the position they are in, they were already a year or 2 ahead of us in terms of development. eugh, we probably need to bottom out for a further 2 years in order to amass a list that can have a serious crack at finals for a prolonged period of time.

[Infamy]

Trading players like McLean will just make their rebuild take longer, not quicker
Now Sylvia on the other hand, I'd get rid of him in a heartbeat, may not get Pick 11 though

[Francois Jackson]

I disagree. McLean had a poor year and they have found players like Grimes who is streets ahead of Mclean IMO.

They are putting themselves in the best possible situation and something tells me they really want Trengrove and getting rid of Mclean will make that decision much easier now as they can use their Pick 11 on a Key forward.

The dees are not stupid they have played this our beautifully by not winning those extra meaningless wins.

[Infamy]

A draft pick is still going to take 4 years to get to the level required to become a full time player.

McLean is only 22 years old and a previous #5 draft pick, they're trading away 6 years development for 6 places in the draft less than what the player was taken with originally. It will take Melbourne until 2013-2014 before they find out if they are ahead of the trade or not.

However, it's also worth noting that McLean requested the trade, it wasn't Melbourne's choice.

[torch]

McLean to Carlton?

OMG! are Melbourne serious?

[Hes My Hero]

However, it's also worth noting that McLean requested the trade, it wasn't Melbourne's choice.

Apparently not overly impressed by the tanking shannanigans going on this year.
Let's just say he is of the breed that competes to win......always.
And didn't see eye to eye with a certain Dean Bailey.

This after giving 10 K from his own wallet for the debt demolition too.

[Smokey]

Apparently not overly impressed by the tanking shannanigans going on this year.
Let's just say he is of the breed that competes to win......always.
And didn't see eye to eye with a certain Dean Bailey.

This after giving 10 K from his own wallet for the debt demolition too.

And if that is truly the case HMH then he is worth 10 of the type that accept trying to lose as 'the only way forward'.  Melbourne are selling their soul and no amount of draft picks, no matter how high, will compensate for that.

[Gigantor]

I reckon carlton are brilliant in targetting needs and solving them...I firmly believe they are on track to have a real crack at the premiership next season

[Infamy]

However, it's also worth noting that McLean requested the trade, it wasn't Melbourne's choice.

Apparently not overly impressed by the tanking shannanigans going on this year.
Let's just say he is of the breed that competes to win......always.
And didn't see eye to eye with a certain Dean Bailey.

This after giving 10 K from his own wallet for the debt demolition too.

A little hypocritical in going to Carlton then

[WilliamPowell]

If any club is prepared to part with players deemed to have "currency" then you can get decent picks

I still reckon we could have got a first rounder for one of our better players (I was nominating Foley previously) from a Sydney or Carlton

The opportunity is still there I suppose, it depneds on what we are prepared to give up

I cannot see Tuck getting us a late 1st round pick unfortunately

[the_boy_jake]

Good for both clubs IMHO.

McLean was 5th in a very weak draft. Only Cooney, Raph Clarke and Stanton have really fulfilled their promise from the first round. Melbourne know they need a draft like Hawthorn in '04 and McLean will have less pressure on him at Cartlon than at Melbourne.

[tigersalive]

I reckon carlton are brilliant in targetting needs and solving them...I firmly believe they are on track to have a real crack at the premiership next season

Then why have they never solved the clear need to find an avenue to goal other than Fevola? 

They are no where near a Premiership tilt.