Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

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Saying not much interest has been shown in Fev.

HAVING finally summoned the wherewithal to part with Brendan Fevola, Carlton may not be able to do so for a lack of interest in the wayward full-forward, with clubs high and low on the ladder distancing themselves from the Coleman medallist last night.

Be it the incompatibility of a club in a rebuilding phase recruiting a player who will be 29 in January, salary cap constraints for those in contention who could not accommodate his $700,000 a season contract or a general wariness of his troubled past, there was little encouragement for Fevola or Carlton to believe that he will find a new home when the AFL's trade period opens next week.

Culprit wrote:We will have to merge the Fev threads me thinks.

The Club has come out and said they don't want him. Playing hard ball to get him for stuff all? Fev's management allegedly has said Saints and Pies are his preference. The Blues are prepared to cover part of his salary to off load him. He has allegedly punch a player on Brownlow night as well which was the final straw.

This morning the Saints have said no as has the Swans.

So your saying the Pies have said no?

All clubs have said no especially when the Blues have said give us your #1 & #2 pick in the draft.

Blues will have to pay part of his salary if he goes to another club.

If they just leave him on their books they have to play the whole contract.

Not many clubs can fit Fev in - so the Blues are not in the position of power that the WCE were when they sold off Judd.

This is a great chance for a club to really make the Blues hurt as if they don't offload Fev they will look like real goats.

Culprit wrote:All clubs have said no especially when the Blues have said give us your #1 & #2 pick in the draft.

Just the start of the dance mate.

Draft picks will designate how much salary of Fev's that they pay.

I would give them pick 14 for Fev and Hampson.

Oh yeah the Media has an off/season story to run feral with. Last season it was Cuz now we have Fev.

Straight swap for Josh?

Scum must be desperate to off load him, on the radio today its reported they are willing to pay out most of his contract if a deal can be done. That in itself is amazing.

This just feels like Ben Cousins and Chris Judd all over again. Short memories people.

Simone wrote:This just feels like Ben Cousins and Chris Judd all over again. Short memories people.

It's Over. However most won't accept this. They love the pain and suffering this will bring on 2:00pm next Friday.

Fatui Attata wrote:[You're a smart man, Faves.

You're a bad judge of intelligence Mugwamp.

History shows that premiership windows are made by patiently accumulating talented young players and bringing them together at the right age with the right experience at the right time. They aren't made by trading youth for 29 year old stars with behavioural issues.

Geelong needed a ruckman with whatever personality Brad Ottens came with when they gave up precious draft picks to the tiges for him. An obvious hole to fill. Like we have up forward now. Horses for courses. Fevola could be more to us than what Ottens has been to Geelong's Premiership success. And that's alot!

Did we get rid of Didak over his behavioural problems? No. What about Swan and his assault charges? Might win the Copeland this year. They have stayed focussed and turned their behavioural problems around. Fevola was pathetic. Swan was pissed and helped bash a poor guy. Perspective needs to be kept here.

Leaving aside my IQ testing abilities, Ottens was 25 when he was acquired for the cost of a surplus midfielder with injury problems and pick 16. If you'd offered me a 25 yo (ie just short of peak age) ruckman when we delisted Richards, I'd have said fine - because that is consistent with my original post about flags being built nowadays by timing talent to mature at a similar time.

If they want Rusling and pick 16 for Fevola, I guess we'd have to consider it... and even then I'd probably oppose, but the discussion here supposes trading off high quality young talent for a 29yo.

I think the behavioural debate is secondary to the price we'd have to pay in youth for age. I cannot think of a team that has bought a premiership by buying in aged players since Carlton in 97 or so. Maybe that makes your case, but I think Diesel Williams was a champion where Fevola's just a good player, and I just don't see him making that much difference.

It appears from today's Age that every other club is making the same judgement and no-one's lining up to buy, though that may change.

Eddie on MMM this morning didn't sound like he was saying no.

Sounded like he was working a deal.

Not saying its all stitched up, or that we'll give anything to get him, but we are in the hunt. No question.

What are the odds that Fev remains a Blue? If they put a market a sportsbet I may have a flutter on it.

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OEP wrote:God I hope the Pies don't try and snare this dickhead during trade week.

Costs to much, to many off-field problems that will continue to occur because he believes he's bigger than any club he's in, to big a risk of adversely affecting our young list, will take a spot that can be (and should be) filled by one of our up-and-coming forwards, and the bloke is a tool of the highest magnitude.

He's nothing but a plague infested rodent and should be avoided at all costs.

When we win a flag with him in our side, just say to yourself. "Yeay we won but I still think hes a dickhead" and the pain will go away.

Nope the pains still there, and he's still a parasitic dickhead. I'm never going to sway from my belief that Fevola's nothing but an incurable cancer to whatever club he infests. A big tattoo saying "AVOID AT ALL COSTS" should be printed on his forehead.

Costs to to many off-field problems that has been occur because he believes he's bigger than any club he's in to big a risk of adversely affecting our young list will take a spot that can be and should be filled by one of our up-and-coming and the bloke is a [you]tool[you] of the highest magnitudeing.