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Carlton skipper Marc Murphy is keen for Bryce Gibbs to remain in the Blues leadership group despite his failed attempt to leave the AFL club.Gibbs sensationally asked to be traded to Adelaide for family reasons in Octobers trade period, only to see bitter negotiations between Carlton and the Crows amount to nothing.The star midfielder, who is contracted for another three years, returned to the club for the first time since the trade fiasco on Monday.Murphy maintained Gibbs return wasnt awkward for him or his teammates, even though he wanted to play elsewhere, and believes the star midfielder is ready to move on.Hes a tremendous footballer and person - he loves the footy club and the footy club loves him - so its great to have him still with us, Murphy told reporters on Monday.He was obviously going through a range of emotions (after the trade didnt go through) ... he was doing it pretty tough.(But) hes had a lot of conversations with people at the footy club and I think hes in a really good space now.He ran a really good time this morning in one of our trials ... hes in really good condition and looking forward to a big year.Gibbs was sensationally installed in the Blues leadership group for the 2007 season by then coach Denis Pagan without having played an AFL game.The No.1 draft pick was given time to mature away from the group after a year and has been a trusted lieutenant of Murphys since he took over the captaincy from Chris Judd ahead of the 2013 season.Well go through a process but Id love to still have him in (the leadership group), Murphy said.Hes been a great leader for the footy club and been a great support to me, so Id love to have him in the leadership group.Whether or not hes in that group or not ... well find out in the next few months, but hell still be a leader around the footy club (regardless).Murphys hope is that, with proper off-field support, Gibbs wont seek to leave the club again at next years trade period.Murphy suffered a serious ankle injury in round 10 and didnt play again this season, but reported he is in full training and is suffering no lingering effects of the issue. 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Its also generally regarded as nonsense.Seeing them in Boston earlier this year helped, Porcello said of pitching against Detroit for the first time in Comerica Park on Friday night. And obviously last year pitching against them in Boston, then coming here kind of took care of feelings or whatever you want to call it.With the race that were in, Im really trying my hardest not to let any of that creep into my head. I want to maintain the focus Ive had in my past three or four starts and not let anything alter that.Im trying to kind of block it out, really. After Friday then obviously I can go over and say, Hi, to those guys. But Im not talking to them before Friday.Though its been less than two seasons since he pitched for Detroit, Porcello should face at least three Tiger starters -- at short, third and in left -- who werent on the team during his time there.Porcello (16-3, 3.30 ERRA) is having one of the better seasons of any pitcher in baseball and is 9-1 with a 2.dddddddddddd75 ERA over his last 11 starts.Hell be up against an equally formidable opponent in Detroits rookie Michael Fulmer (10-3, 2.25 ERA), who at this time a year ago had just switched over from the New York Mets Double-A team to Detroits Double-A affiliate.The right-handed Fulmer was part of the trade that sent Cespedes from the Tigers to the Mets at last years non-waiver trade deadline.Fulmer pitched at Fenway Park on July 27 without getting a decision, allowing three runs on seven hits.In his last start, the rookie recorded his first major league complete game and shutout, taming Texas on four hits and nine strikeouts.Fulmer is two of three key pitchers obtained for Detroit by Dave Dombrowski at the non-waiver trade deadline last year, a scant couple of days before he was fired by the Tigers and quickly found a new home as head of the Boston Red Sox.Dombrowski is going to see all three of the key pitchers he acquired for Detroit on consecutive days. Lefty Matt Boyd started against Boston on Thursday and gave up one run in six innings of a 4-3 Tigers win in which he did not figure in the decision.Fulmer pitches Friday and lefty Daniel Norris goes Saturday. Norris and Boyd came from Toronto in the deal that sent lefty David Price to the Blue Jays, then subsequently signing with the Red Sox as a free agent. ' ' '