Jeff Garlett and Declan Keilty have been delisted by Melbourne.
AFL DAILY: Carlton unwilling to sign swingman Levi Casboult beyond 2020 deal
He activated a games-based clause in the last round to stay at Carlton in 2020, but Levi Casboult is no certainty to remain a Blue beyond next season as he awaits a contract offer. RE-CAP ALL OF TUESDAY'S FOOTY NEWS.
Carlton is unwilling to offer Levi Casboult a contract extension past 2020 despite his extraordinary season as the Blues Mr Fixit.
Casboult is one of the most improved players in the competition, taking nine intercept marks in Round 22 after being thrown back for the second time this year.
He turns 30 in March and would love to stay at Carlton given his ties to the club and eight years of service.
But the Blues won’t relent on a contract extension that his manager Anthony McConville is keen to acquire for him.
Whether that means rival clubs will try to drag him out of Carlton is a question that will only be answered in the trade period.
Having played 30 games in the two-year span of his contract he only ticked off the games-based clause for 2020 in the final round of the year.
That gives him the security of an extra one-year deal, having played for Carlton as a key defender (43 intercept marks), key forward (15 goals), and ruckman (164 hitouts, 50 to advantage) this year.
But if he had missed that clause he would have been an unrestricted free agent, which ironically would have given him huge leverage given his current position.
“He is contracted to the Blues for 2020 and ideally we would like to look at a contract extension beyond 2020,” McConville told the Herald Sun.
“Carlton have indicated they are not prepared to do so. It is only early days and that’s where it is.
“I suppose the dust will settle and outside interest in Levi remains to be seen but we will have to work through that.
“He has shown he can play in a variety of positions and that’s an extremely valuable position for a player to have. He’s an asset for any coach.”
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Carlton has re-signed Michael Gibbons and Hugh Goddard on one-year deals, with Gibbons having played 21 games after being secured as a pre-season supplementary selection.
Gibbons said he was thrilled to sign on after the former carpet layer believed an AFL career passed him by.
“I am stoked to re-sign, playing at the elite level has always been my dream and I’m looking forward to working hard with a full pre-season to take my game to the next level,” Gibbons said.
“This year has been a whirlwind and a real eye-opener to how hard you have to work to compete at the highest level.
“Running out in front of the Carlton faithful still gives me goosebumps every time, the atmosphere at all our games this year has been electric. I am really driven and prepared to put in the work, to help us achieve success and personally I want to have a long career in the Navy Blue.”
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— Nick Smart (@NickSmart85) August 27, 2019
Bomber Baguley calls time
Essendon veteran Mark Baguley has announced his retirement after eight years with the club.
“I have been reflecting on my career and how bizarre it was that the club took a chance on a plumber from Frankston," he told the club website.
"I have loved every minute of my time at the Bombers, I had no idea how long my career would last, but I was fully committed to giving it everything I had."
"I have been reflecting on my career and how bizarre it was that the club took a chance on a plumber from Frankston."
— Essendon FC (@essendonfc) August 27, 2019
Well, it was totally worth it.
Thanks for everything, Baggers ❤️🖤
Podcast: Top question Bombers must ask on Woosha
Essendon must either sign John Worsfold to a long term deal or move forward with a new coach, according to AFL goal kicking great Brian Taylor.
Speaking on this week’s SuperFooty Podcast, Taylor broke down the key question the Bombers must ask themselves regarding Worsfold’s future and how it should impact their next move.
“The question they’ve got to ask themselves is…is John Worsfold the long term coach of this team? “Do we see him as the long term coach or do we see someone else in that position?
“If they’re just going to put him down for another year or two then you may as well move on and get on to the next one (coach). If they do commit, it has got to be long term or nothing.”
The Bombers were one of many big topics on this week’s SuperFooty Podcast, including all the latest finals news and reaction to the All-Australian team.
Listen to BT, Mark Robinson, Jon Anderson and Scott Gullan below.
LIONS STUNG BY TIGERS' FAST START
In a year where almost everything has gone right for Brisbane, Sunday’s first- quarter mauling by Richmond has left a mark.
Key defender Harris Andrews admits it stung him and his fellow backmen as the Tigers booted six goals in the opening term at a packed MCG to set up a 27-point AFL win.
Jack Riewoldt in particular had a field day, kicking first-term majors. Andrews said while the Lions regained some pride over the next three quarters, it was that opening term which will be put under the microscope before the teams meet in a qualifying final at the Gabba on September 7.
“It was obviously frustrating for us to see Jack kick four goals in the first quarter,” Andrews said.
“There wasn’t a lot Marcus (Adams) could do or the rest of us. “No doubt we’ll do as much as we can to prevent that from happening next time we play them, but it’s a team effort.” Andrews was one of five Lions named on Monday in the preliminary 40-man All Australian squad along with Charlie Cameron, Lachie Neale, Dayne Zorko and Hugh McCluggage.
That representation reflects a year in which the Lions have gone from outside bets for a top-eight finish to genuine premiership contenders and it’s a ride that Andrews has enjoyed every minute of.
“We haven’t been here before so it’s a very exciting time for the club,” he said.
“I know Fages (coach Chris Fagan) put on a bit of a persona all year that he wasn’t going to talk about it (finals) and credit to him, he didn’t talk about it until we achieved a certain amount of wins.
“It’s really exciting to finally get there.”
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'ABSURD IN THE EXTREME': SCOTT'S FINALS ANGST
Defiant Geelong coach Chris Scott says he won’t be silent about the inequality he sees in the AFL finals fixturing and confirmed the Cats were prepared to play the long game on the issue.
Scott’s side finished on top of the ladder, but will be forced to play a “home” final at the MCG against Collingwood, instead of its GMHBA Stadium base.
The Pies play their home games at the MCG and Scott says that’s an unfair advantage to a side that finished fourth.
“I can trot out inanities like ‘we’ll play anyone anywhere’, well you have no choice, of course that’s what you’re going to do,” Scott said on SEN radio.
“But if someone asks a question ‘Does the finals series make sense’ the answer’s going to be no, it doesn’t, it’s wrong and the AFL know it’s wrong.”
He said claims Geelong hierarchy had asked him to muzzle his concerns publically were wrong, with the Cats firm in a “united club view”.
“We sit down and talk about these things regularly — the club’s position is we’re not running away from this,” he said.
Scott said he wasn’t concerned the scrutiny surrounding the issue would affect his players’ preparation for the Friday night blockbuster.
“(It) depends how highly you rate them — if you think that they’re psychological minnows, then maybe it could be a problem,” he said.
“I don’t think they are, I’m sure they’re not. I think that’s absurd in the extreme.”
RATINGS BOOM AT SEN
-OLIVER CAFFREY
SEN would be a happy place today after the release of the latest radio ratings.
Gerard Whateley made huge ground in his mornings timeslot, jumping to a 5.3 per cent share, up from 4.3.
The AFL360 co-host’s Whateley program has almost doubled his share in a matter of months, as he was sitting on only 3.0 per cent at the end of April.
It was the first ratings period without Kevin Bartlett after the beloved SEN’s presenter’s resignation last month.
RICCIUTO: 'I'LL STAND DOWN IF IT'S MY FAULT'
Adelaide’s football director Mark Ricciuto says he’ll stand down if an external review finds he’s a cause of the AFL club’s problems.
And Ricciuto suggests coach Don Pyke would do likewise.
“I’m not saying I expect someone to get sacked but if findings are that that is the case, then you have got to go,” Ricciuto told Triple M radio on Tuesday. “I know what Pykey is like, he’s an absolute A-grade person. And I would like to think I’m an honest and fair person as well.
“If I found I was the problem, I would step down immediately; would not even think twice about it.” Pyke is contracted until the end of the 2021 season.
The Crows have drafted a sports psychologist and a high-performance expert to be on a four-member external panel to review all club operations.
An internal review will also be held after the Crows missed the finals in consecutive years after being beaten grand finalists in 2017. “Obviously it’s probably a bit of a nervous time for people,” Ricciuto said. “The supporters and members … are incredibly frustrated at the moment and quite rightly so.
“But everyone involved internally at the football club is equally as frustrated about the performance of the last couple of years.
“It is a little bit unusual for a club to do an external review … (but) everyone at the footy club is disappointed with where they’re at and are happy to open it up to an outside set of eyes.” Ricciuto has apologised for saying on Sunday that Crows members and supporters should back the club’s decision makers “and if they don’t, well then maybe they don’t need to barrack for the footy club”.
On Tuesday, he said: “I put my foot in my mouth and I have got to pay the price … I have got to live with that and fix it.” Ricciuto, a former Crows captain and the club’s sole Brownlow medallist, was still seeking answers to Adelaide’s slide.
“I’m in the footy department and the footy department hasn’t worked well,” he said.
“So we will come up with our conclusions internally about what we have done wrong and then we will just see what happens from the outside.” “Hopefully they marry up, that is the ideal world where you know what your weaknesses are, you know where you have made mistakes and you know where you have got to improve and then you make those changes accordingly. “If they are not lined up, well then that is the benefit of doing an external review because then you’re finding out things that you didn’t know and that is when there is an issue.”
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-GLENN MCFARLANE
Collingwood premiership player Tyson Goldsack joked that "footy's grim reaper" finally got hold of him as he announced his retirement from football to his teammates this morning.
The 32-year-old hasn’t played a senior game this year and last Saturday's final round VFL match was his last in a black and white jumper.
One of the Magpies’ most loved and respected characters, Goldsack always knew 2019 would be his final season as he planned a move to Adelaide with his wife, Chelsea, and young family.
But he couldn't add to his 165 AFL games this year – with the 2018 Grand Final being his last senior game with the club – though he did play 17 VFL games this year.
“I gave it one more year but football’s grim reaper got me,” Goldsack said. “But I’m content. How could I not be? I realised all of my football dreams, met some outstanding and interesting people and, in a sense, grew up with Collingwood’s arm around me."
“Chelsea and I made the call after the Grand Final last year to relocate to South Australia in 2020, so we’ve been preparing for the next chapter.
“I hope I did the jumper proud and thank the many, many people who helped me along the way.”
Goldsack famously kicked the opening goal of the 2010 Grand Final replay after being brought into the side at the expense of Leon Davis.
His mother also won a nice return for backing him at good odds to snare the first major.
He was also one of the feel-good stories of the 2018 season, overcoming a preseason knee reconstruction to return in time for the Magpies’ four finals, where he bedded down a much-needed key defensive role.
An absolute character across his 13 seasons at Collingwood.
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) August 27, 2019
Watch Goldy announce his retirement to the players and coaching staff. pic.twitter.com/JPOuqt1tS1
Originally from Pakenham, and recruited from the Gippsland Power, he was selected by Collingwood as pick 63 in the 2006 national draft, proving an absolute bargain for the Magpies.
A genuine utility who has been courageous and willing to do whatever the team requires, Goldsack has been able to play defensive or forward roles according to the club’s needs.
He made his debut against the Western Bulldogs in Round 8 in 2007, won a Rising Star nomination that season and played 17 games in his first season.
Coach Nathan Buckley said Goldsack, with him he played for a season, was the epitome of a team player, always winning to do what was best for the collective.
"From his earliest days ‘Goldy’ was always one of the most intense players in the contest," Buckley said. "His speed and courage either in the air or on the ground quickly earned the respect of his team-mates."
“He was also a great clubman, someone people liked to spend time with. In the confines of a football club, who you are is as important as what you can do and ‘Goldy’ is a first class human.”
'FOOTY'S GRIM REAPER GOT ME' GOLDY CALLS TIME
-GLENN MCFARLANE
Collingwood premiership player Tyson Goldsack joked that "footy's grim reaper" finally got hold of him as he announced his retirement from football to his teammates this morning.
The 32-year-old hasn’t played a senior game this year and last Saturday's final round VFL match was his last in a black and white jumper.
One of the Magpies’ most loved and respected characters, Goldsack always knew 2019 would be his final season as he planned a move to Adelaide with his wife, Chelsea, and young family.
But he couldn't add to his 165 AFL games this year – with the 2018 Grand Final being his last senior game with the club – though he did play 17 VFL games this year.
“I gave it one more year but football’s grim reaper got me,” Goldsack said. “But I’m content. How could I not be? I realised all of my football dreams, met some outstanding and interesting people and, in a sense, grew up with Collingwood’s arm around me."
“Chelsea and I made the call after the Grand Final last year to relocate to South Australia in 2020, so we’ve been preparing for the next chapter.
“I hope I did the jumper proud and thank the many, many people who helped me along the way.”
Goldsack famously kicked the opening goal of the 2010 Grand Final replay after being brought into the side at the expense of Leon Davis.
His mother also won a nice return for backing him at good odds to snare the first major.
He was also one of the feel-good stories of the 2018 season, overcoming a preseason knee reconstruction to return in time for the Magpies’ four finals, where he bedded down a much-needed key defensive role.
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsAn absolute character across his 13 seasons at Collingwood.
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) August 27, 2019
Watch Goldy announce his retirement to the players and coaching staff. pic.twitter.com/JPOuqt1tS1
Originally from Pakenham, and recruited from the Gippsland Power, he was selected by Collingwood as pick 63 in the 2006 national draft, proving an absolute bargain for the Magpies.
A genuine utility who has been courageous and willing to do whatever the team requires, Goldsack has been able to play defensive or forward roles according to the club’s needs.
He made his debut against the Western Bulldogs in Round 8 in 2007, won a Rising Star nomination that season and played 17 games in his first season.
Coach Nathan Buckley said Goldsack, with him he played for a season, was the epitome of a team player, always winning to do what was best for the collective.
"From his earliest days ‘Goldy’ was always one of the most intense players in the contest," Buckley said. "His speed and courage either in the air or on the ground quickly earned the respect of his team-mates."
“He was also a great clubman, someone people liked to spend time with. In the confines of a football club, who you are is as important as what you can do and ‘Goldy’ is a first class human.”