[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian read more

[Ruckman Matthew Allan met Sheedy yesterday morning and the two have agreed to talk again this week. Allan, an All-Australian and Carlton best-and-fairest winner in 1999, is believed to have told the club that he intends to retire but has been persuaded by Sheedy to reconsider.] Sheeds wanted him to stay and even James Hird spoke with him, ... They wanted him to go another year.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with read more

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, read more

For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy.

I came here today to listen and learn and report back to the president. I'm prepared ... to go back read more

I came here today to listen and learn and report back to the president. I'm prepared ... to go back and report to the president that these folks have done a great job.

It is a bit of both, ... It is a blessing because I know that I am capable but it read more

It is a bit of both, ... It is a blessing because I know that I am capable but it is a curse because I don't get the opportunities that I normally would get. But if I am in a situation that is out of my control, everyone is still going to hold me responsible.

Ashley is a role for me.

Ashley is a role for me.

I commend you in taking this step to move the company forward, ... I recognize these new contracts involve enormous read more

I commend you in taking this step to move the company forward, ... I recognize these new contracts involve enormous sacrifices by our employees. We have our work cut out for us; we are not out of the woods yet.

There are things that are so serious that you can only joke about them.

There are things that are so serious that you can only joke about them.

I know all about his (no-show) reputation and his temper. But I'm pretty darn confident he'll be here. I talked read more

I know all about his (no-show) reputation and his temper. But I'm pretty darn confident he'll be here. I talked with him personally, and then with his agent.