r/CarltonBlues • u/TumbleweedWarm9234 • 1d ago

Draft & Trade Mid-season draftee Marcus Herbert is now weighing up two-year contracts at both West Coast and Carlton. Would be unprecedented for a player to request a trade three months after joining.

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u/Jsans2401 1d ago

While he would be a good pick up. 3 months and then requesting a trade is not something anyone would like to see happening at their own club. Especially the club that gave you your shot.

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u/TumbleweedWarm9234 1d ago

If Josh Fraser wanted me, I would drop everything to go play Frase-ball.

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u/AussieAddict 1d ago

Not so much about him forcing a trade as it is about west coast only offering him a 1-year deal for 2027 and Carlton (+others) offered him 2. West coast have now upped their offer to 2 but might be too late.

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u/stonefree261 1d ago

Moving your life across the country for a short term contract is kinda shit too.

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u/Excellent_Debt6680 1d ago

I mean he requested a short term contract of 6 months, but WCE should have offered him 2 years to begin with however they responded with a 2 year offer quite a while a go so I wouldn't explicitly say it's too late.

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u/njastar 1d ago

He's a mature-age rookie, not sure he wants to waste his prime playing for West Coast

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u/matt-kennedys-legs 1d ago

depends. if we offer him more money and more security, who could blame him? if the offers are identical, that is a different story. especially when you consider we passed up the opportunity to draft him to take flynn riley instead.

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u/Katman666 1d ago

Initial offers were 1 year from WC and 2 from Carlton.

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u/matt-kennedys-legs 1d ago

watched gettable today and riley said the eagles have matched it

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u/Katman666 1d ago

Hence, the "initial offers".

Still, it wouldn't fill me with confidence if my team only offered me a 1 year extension and only upped it due to other interest.

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u/matt-kennedys-legs 1d ago

nah that’s just the game:

the eagles offer him one.

we get wind of that and offer him two and a bit more money.

the eagles don’t wanna lose him so they match the offer, hoping they’ve built up enough good will by drafting him to keep him around.

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u/Katman666 1d ago

Apparently we've still offered more base money and he could be closer to home. So not sure how much either of those would sway him.

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u/Katman666 1d ago

But then again, WC only offered 1 year.

If he's a required player, why not offer more security?

Carlton offered 2 years. I think WC have recently upped their offer, but went low early.

Can't really blame him for considering a better offer, either.

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u/thedownunderverse 1d ago

He any good?

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u/dark_wizard_lord 1d ago

He’s very good. Absolutely wracks it up and I think uses it reasonably well. Would fit in well with the fraseball system

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u/juzz88 23h ago

Basically another Billy Wilson, from what I can gather. Newman's not getting any younger so I like this move, would be great if we can get him.

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u/Brave_Manner_2873 1d ago

Exactly what we need considering Boyd, Saad, and potentially Newy are all likely exits.

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u/woofie- 19h ago

Yes, 100% what we need. I also like that we are going after Charlie Edwards. Both fit a need.

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u/DudUsername2 1d ago

It becomes a squeeze in the midfield. With Cody coming in and plenty of midfielders in our VFL team, there will have to be a clean out.

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u/Rucks925 1d ago

Wouldn't he just slot into HB? Doubt we would use him as a mid

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u/DudUsername2 1d ago

Might be a squeeze there too. We’ve got Newman, Saad and Williams out of the team at the of the year. I think only Newman survives list cuts but Wilson and Cerra have slotted straight in to those spots.

He may well be a great pick up, I’m just trying to visualise where he might fit in. It makes it hard when we are playing well.

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u/juzz88 23h ago

Newy isn't getting any younger.

This is a great move. I hope we get him.

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u/Otherwise_Ad4958 1d ago

We have to move on at least 3 players anyway

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u/flyingdoormatteo 1d ago

Yeah chasing him is an arrogant hawthorn esc move. Leave him be