So you guys don't want him?
Why haggle over a pick if you don't want him.
Traded Paddy Dow [Traded to St Kilda in 4-Team Trade]
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Why haggle over a pick if you don't want him.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
We offered him a contract. He chose to explore his options.
Who says we're haggling? No one knows if SOS has actually tabled an offer yet.
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Dow is 24 and came to Carlton very small, we're not talking about a late 20s wash up here.
I'd argue Dow's current level sees him as an AFL standard mid, albeit probably a rotational one. He's got some strong positives and I'd be more than happy to keep him on the list personally...
I'm realistic that we'll get stuff all, but I feel we as a club could handle these situations better, even if it's through some PR / media planting.
I suspect SOS and Austin have mutually agreed to get it done later in the period, when the dust settles on their other trades. If SOS does alright out of the Henry, Gresham, Coffield deals he will probably be ok throwing us an F3 or something out of goodwill (maybe with an F4 coming back). If things don't work out to his liking, he will figure he's not in a position to do that and we probably just give him Dow for nothing rather than force him through the PSD.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
What's wrong with what the club has said?
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The prevailing media sentiment with Fisher and Dow has been that we have essentially been open to helping them continue their careers elsewhere. That doesn't help us strike good deals. I think Austin is soft, when there is need for flexibility in trade situations, I get the feeling it's typically us that bends. That's my view and Austin doesn't strike me as a "strong personality" from what I've seen of him.
I have no idea why Carlton posters were cheering the Fisher deal, North absolutely got the better of us there for a contracted player. Dow looking likely to leave for next to nothing.
Sorry I was talking about Carlton fans. If you guys don't rate him then why keep asking for a F3 instead of a F4?
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
I've never said any of that so why don't you go ask whoever you're referring to then? Better idea than you replying to my posts with garbo.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
Not a club in the land would give a second for Dow, and we only offered him minimum chips with no Gametime guaranteed, so why make his exit difficult? Disagree it's soft, it's just the reality of the situation.
Dude, you quoted me first, I'm replying to you. What do you think he is worth?
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And the Fisher situation?
I guess we will never know what clubs might have given for Dow, because we allowed it be known we are for some reason happy to help him pack his bags. I highlighted the Stephens trade as an good example of how a club can get it done in very similar circumstances.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
You keep bleating "we don't want him" when the article you originally posted says the exact opposite.
He's worth what St Kilda are prepared to pay. We won't get a say in it.
Never mentioned that you guys didn't want him. Actually stating that Crlton do want him and that he's a good player.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
You see that funny looking thing at the end, it's called a question mark. They usually denote someone asking a question not making a statement.
zeggie
You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
Maybe we took that approach last year and got no takers.
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Sounds fair however it plays out if they net similar value. Dow and Coffield are worth about the same.
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How that draft should have played out differently for both clubs
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What would be involved in this trade, sir?
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How many trade related meetings have you been involved in with Austin?
I'm hoping it'll be a 3rd or F3 and some swaps of later picks but we'll see.
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Yep, 2016: SPS & Fisher, 2017 Dow and O'Brien, SOS flailing about all over the place, lucky he picked up Darcy Lang and Billie Smedts in those years to make up for it.
