2018 Rd 16: Pre Game Prattle: Carlton vs St Kilda

[Thryleon]

We've trusted, 'those in the know' before.

We've had 45 delistings in the past 3 years or so.
Sometimes 'those in the know' don't know $h1t.  :-\

Yep.

This needs to be less emotional and more critical.  Ciaran is a nice guy.  Convert from another code, has been extremely unlucky, and irrespective of where he sits age wise, is simply another sub 50 gamer who wont make it to 50 games next season even with an injury free run at it.  He shows the requisite qualities to persist with, but thats only one part of this equation.

Going forward, do we gain more from keeping him than losing him?

i.e. his going will free up a list spot to be used for Player x.

Until we know what player x looks like, he stays.

Part of that decision making will be who else goes, and sometimes players move on you are not anticipating moving on in some scenarios (Clay Smith just retired after yet another knee injury).

Does Simpson play on next season?  We need him, but he could very well pull the pin.
Does Rowe go on next season?  100 games, and moving forward there are lots of kids vying for his spot, but we need ruck insurance.  Id say he stays.
Levi?  Does he decide this is too hard and finally gets a gig elsewhere?  Others may decide he could be a handy acquisition in another team, and if they miss Tom Lynch, they might want a big forward with sticky fingers (forget value, him leaving frees a list spot).
ACOS?  Retirement?
Mullet?  Crap?
O Shea?  Ditto?
Kerridge?  Done?
Lang?  Ordinary?
Lobbe?  Not up to it?
Phillips?  In demand?
Kreuzer? Broken?
N. Graham? Gone?
Thomas? Tired and done?

Then there are the kids who aren't kicking on either:

JSOS
Cunningham

Then there are all the other clubs looking at our list, and seeing value in a target that is currently in struggle town with us or perhaps simply wants to leave us ala Shaun Grigg.

If many of the above list end up leaving at seasons end, we have to work really hard to replace them with prospects and we have no idea what they look like.