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She didn't have a great season, but at only 20 years old, she's going to be a great acquisition.
One thing I'm getting out of this trade period is that Carlton are obviously doing all the right things with our womens team. We've got A Grade facilities, a top notch coaching staff and give our players the opportunity to play on an AFL standard ground each week in front of thousands of supporters.
I feel like our club has really started to turn a corner on all fronts with regards to our administration.
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We've apparently offered Jakobssen!
Not sure why we would offer Jakobssen, didn't she grow up a Carlton supporter?
It would seem to me the great benefit of obtaining Harris would be to play her along side Jakobssen and Vescio letting them get the 2nd and 3rd defenders.
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The Lions want more than just Jacobssen.
Don't sell the farm for a player who cares more about boxing than footy
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With the new teams coming in in 2019 we MUST lock in all the high talent we can.
This is a league where one player can lift you a long way up the ladder and when the new teams come I it will be even more stark.
Harris is an absolute beast and we'll have quality ball users hitting her lace out, much better tan Brisbane and with Vescio taking a lot of heat.
Get her, go hard.
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From my understanding all the interstate teams aren't interested in picks coming their way.
Come draft time they only pick from the pool of girls that have nominated to play in their state.
So giving Bris our 10th 12th pick means nothing. They would be picking the girls at that pick anyway at one of their picks.
The interstate clubs want players not picks.
But the victorian clubs are more than happy to get the interstate picks because they are picking girls in which there are 4 clubs vying for pick positions.
If for example GWS get a deal from a Vic club for their 1st & 2nd pick that club would have the 1st pick in the draft (& 1st in the Vic pool of talent) and then GWS 2nd pick which would be pick 9 overal (but pick 6 in the Vic pool).
There in lies the power the interstate clubs can give the Vic clubs.
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(05-20-2017, 01:45 AM)No1inParticular link Wrote:From my understanding all the interstate teams aren't interested in picks coming their way.
Come draft time they only pick from the pool of girls that have nominated to play in their state.
So giving Bris our 10th 12th pick means nothing. They would be picking the girls at that pick anyway at one of their picks.
The interstate clubs want players not picks.
That is how it currently stands for the northern clubs, because there are effectively zero women's comps in the northern states. But it's a different situation for the other states, SA and WA actually have an advantage over the Vic clubs.
In any case, that rule won't stay in place if AFLW becomes a success, the girls will have to become full-time professional and go where the contracts come from.
At the moment they have a strong case for work and lifestyle choices because the season is so short it's just semi-professional. They have to supplement AFLW with other careers.
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