BRENDAN Fevola would accept Carlton's decision to postpone his contract negotiations until season's end, but believes he could re-sign with the Blues within a fortnight and that a meeting of the club's board could settle the matter as soon as Monday.

A guest speaker at a charity lunch at the MCG yesterday, Fevola was interrogated by compere Garry Lyon about his contract dealings. He started by saying he couldn't "really say anything", before taking questions on his contract, his contentious recent on-field antics and the future of Carlton for more than six minutes.

"All I've done is stated that I want to be at the club and that's still how I feel. I want to be there next year and hopefully it gets done in the next week or two or however long it takes."

Fevola confirmed that Carlton and his management, Velocity Sports, had not progressed in negotiations this week, as reported in The Age yesterday, but suggested his contract could be an agenda item at an imminent meeting of the club's hierarchy.

"My manager and I, we haven't spoken to the footy club this week. I believe they've (the Blues) got a board meeting on Monday … maybe they'll discuss it there and hopefully something will be done next week, which will be good.

"Hopefully it gets done sooner rather than later."

Club sources confirmed again yesterday that the mood about Fevola's re-signing had changed considerably in light of recent events and, when asked how he would feel about the dealings being delayed until season's end, Fevola conceded: "That'd be all right."

When he was asked how much the contract that was put to him several weeks ago was worth — it is believed to be close to $700,000 a season over three years — Fevola said: "Next question."

Fevola defended his chumminess with St Kilda players after the Blues' 32-point loss last Friday night.

"I know the St Kilda boys well, we play poker a couple of times a month together, I grew up with Milney (Stephen Milne) playing football and I was next to him after the siren went and put the arm around him — he kicked five and I just said he was a freak and he said 'I know'. It was quite funny actually.

"As I was walking off, and I barracked for St Kilda as a kid, I looked over at Robert Harvey and … and I thought if he retires I won't get the chance to go up and shake his hand on a football field again. He was my idol, I had pictures up on the wall of him so I thought I'd go up and shake his hand and give him a hug and say just how much I appreciated his football."