Pre Game Preparations: AFL 2021 R3 Carlton vs Fremantle at Marvel

[ElwoodBlues1]

A big problem for us is that we only have a couple of A-Grade ball users, and sMurph is one of them.

While we are getting smashed in the midfield, I feel we haven't got enough footy "on our terms" to judge the D50 or F50. When we do get the footy we are under the pump or trapped in a press.

Murphy is being gifted games to get him to 300, I get it,  not many players reach that milestone but he is taking a spot that a youngster should have on the wing.I'm no fan of LOB at this stage but he along with Cottrell and others need that spot to either make or break them as players and I really think its a bit selfish of Murphy to be prolonging his career for glory and think he should say to the club I will step down and retire gracefully.

We are seriously trading out cripps now?


Be careful what you wish for.  Many were happy to get rid of Gibbs for two first rounders.

Those players are Dow and Lachie o brien.

Cripps is going now, and his worst footy is still capable of being a match winner and we are going to ask for maybe sps, dow and lochie o brien back at the trade table potentially....

Im glad many on here aren't list managers. 

I think the Gibbs deal was fine and good trading but the Dow and LOB selections obviously are looking shaky.
We might not have to make a call on Cripps, if we only offer 750k like Cornes and Lloyd value him at then he wont be staying, he will take the million dollar offer/s and walk.
What a lot of people are forgetting is we dont really have much of a hold on Cripps anymore, he will be a restricted free agent and if he does stay its going to be for a over inflated deal or for a short term deal so he can leave after a couple of years and take the big dollars then rather than now. This maybe the last time we can call the shots and will have to do what GWS did with Cameron and force a trade by matching another clubs offer if Cripps says he wants out...
You have to play the odds, no club killer big money  deals and no short term contract where we could end up big time losers and get nothing for him trade wise except a compo pick..
It cant be an emotional deal it has to be business....