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[Professer E]

Maybe AFL headquarters can quietly intervene to assist us.  Priority picks, soft draw at helpful venues and times, suggestion that player X consider Carlton, just compensation for losing players.  Still beggars belief that Waite,  a central player at North,  resulted in zero compensation.

[cookie2]

Maybe AFL headquarters can quietly intervene to assist us.  Priority picks, soft draw at helpful venues and times, suggestion that player X consider Carlton, just compensation for losing players.  Still beggars belief that Waite,  a central player at North,  resulted in zero compensation.

We were well and truly shafted by the system/establishment over Waite. Mind you, God knows what we would have done with it had we gotten anything?

[LP]

We were well and truly shafted by the system/establishment over Waite. Mind you, God knows what we would have done with it had we gotten anything?

The establishment is the other clubs, they argue very hard not to have priority picks issued when it's not to their own club. If we are guilty of anything, it's probably naivety and weak lobbying.

What are the odds The Aints or Lions get a priority pick at the end of this season?

[ElwoodBlues1]

The establishment is the other clubs, they argue very hard not to have priority picks issued when it's not to their own club. If we are guilty of anything, it's probably naivety and weak lobbying.

What are the odds The Aints or Lions get a priority pick at the end of this season?

Brisbane would be first cab off the rank IMO .....AFL will look after its QLD investment, think we would be next in line...

[Lods]

They can, and will refuse us a PP because we have publicly chosen the rebuild path.
We've deliberately cut our list back starting in 2015.
We played finals two years before that.

It's hard to argue that we're in the position we're in through anything other than our own deliberate decisions and actions.
We've gone backwards to go forward but....
They will say that had we followed a less radical approach we wouldn't have fallen so far.

You get assistance because you're hopeless...you won't get it because you're following a planned strategy to renew your list.

[flyboy77]

We were well and truly shafted by the system/establishment over Waite. Mind you, God knows what we would have done with it had we gotten anything?

I don't understand why they can't/sholdn't revisit the Waite fiasco now - the AFL was clearly wrong in their determination of Waite's worth....surely they should make good?

[Thryleon]

The only way we will get a priority pick is if one of our much vaunted youngsters wants out at the end of this season.

[ElwoodBlues1]

They can, and will refuse us a PP because we have publicly chosen the rebuild path.
We've deliberately cut our list back starting in 2015.
We played finals two years before that.

It's hard to argue that we're in the position we're in through anything other than our own deliberate decisions and actions.
We've gone backwards to go forward but....
They will say that had we followed a less radical approach we wouldn't have fallen so far.

You get assistance because you're hopeless...you won't get it because you're following a planned strategy to renew your list.

You might get an argument about being hopeless if Essendon belt us......but I agree our rebuild status is of our own doing and I cant see the AFL giving us charity on that basis.
Also it kind of sells the idea the rebuild has failed if we are asking for charity.....

[PaulP]

Bartel on Access All Areas saying that Bolton should not be under any pressure. Said that he hopes the Blues fans are patient and "get their heads around the fact that a rebuild doesn't take 3 years anymore - you pay for past mistakes................" - reckons it's 5-6 years and for players like Charlie to get to 100 games.

Sign up that very sensible man now !

[cookie2]

Bartel on Access All Areas saying that Bolton should not be under any pressure. Said that he hopes the Blues fans are patient and "get their heads around the fact that a rebuild doesn't take 3 years anymore - you pay for past mistakes................" - reckons it's 5-6 years and for players like Charlie to get to 100 games.

Sign up that very sensible man now !

There are several pundits I've listened t saying the same thing. I think most of us would accept that a rebuild such as ours takes time but I would think that to see a few signs of progress along the way in terms of improved performance would not be too much to ask? Is progress happening if there are no visible signs of it?