Mike - Can you pass this onto the club?

[Lone Ranger]

Can you nominate how long you are prepared to sign for, or is there a set minimum contract period for the draft (eg 2 years)?

[Lone Ranger]

Where did you hear that MG?
On Trading Places on Fox Footy, his manager said Carlton had made a written offer but Stevens hasnt signed anything to my knowledge.

[CQ]

even if we could afford that, richmond and carlton are apparently a lot more cashed up then us. and so they should seeing as they have totally shitful lists and we have a good one!!!

[AGE]

if CW want stevens that bad and stevens wants to come to CW, is it still tampering if collingwood make a deal with WB or Carlton that would sign Stevens for just 1 year and then we can deal with the Doggies or Blues in '05. This way we could get Stevens and offload the players Port didn't want, this way everyone is happy and Port STILL get nothing 1 year on..

I dunno if that has been mentioned in the previous posts as i only skimmed though most of them, sorry if it's been brought up already. Whether it's tampering or not, i don't know.

[mattdally]

Why cant Nick Stevens nominate for the national draft and force clubs to make a decision. I read this morning that Rawlings was looking at this option. That way it forces Carlton to use their only pick in the National Draft to get him. They would have to decide between Stevens or the second best youngster in the comp. It could work out better if he wanted to come to us so badly.

We would only have to use pick 17 to get him if he was still available. I think he and his manager should consider it. It would be the last resort to get to pieland.
Looking at the draft order there arent too many that could get him before us:

1. Bulldogs - Nope - want Cooney or Rawlings (depends if he nominates)
2. Carlton - Puts pressure on them to make a decision
3. Melbourne - Salary Cap? Chance to pick him up
4. Bulldogs - Nope
5. Melbourne - Maybe
6. Essendon - Can't see them fitting him under the salary cap they have
7. Geelong - He wont go there, they want a tall anyway
8. St Kilda - Not likely
9. Kangaroos - No
10. Hawthorn - No
11. West Coast - No
12. Fremantle - No
13. Essendon - No
14. Adelaide - No
15. Port Adelaide - No
16. Sydney - No
17. Collingwood - Yes

Am I being unrealistic? There would only be 2 or 3 clubs before us that would take him in the National Draft...
Could be the only way, but Port would have to do him a favour by delisting him before November 14th.

I dont think we should be front loading, rear loading or whatever. Look what happened to Carlton with Kouta. They will pay him over $1,000,000 next year!

[stoid]

cooldewd , I was way ahead of you (well about 24 hours).
Once again someone has plagiarised my idea and passed it off as their own.

http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14071&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

Great minds think alike!!

Cheers
Stoid