Rd 20: Post Game Palaver: Carlton vs Essendon.

[Lods]

The AFL won't give us a priority pick.

The AFL think we are tanking, and they refuse to reward such behaviour!

But you can expect a priority pick for Brisbane this year, jot it in now!

I suspect that's right.
If you come out and say you're "rebuilding your list" that's a choice you make...and we've done it very publicly.
We had to do it that way to keep the supporters on side.
But you cant say "we're stripping back our list to the bare bones...but give us a priority pick anyway."
It's our choice that we've taken this path.
That's the "out" for the AFL
It won't be rewarded in the short term.