Mega Thread Trade Targets 2014
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Whenever i hear people getting excited about landing a largely unproven young player i have flashbacks of Frank Marchesani
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I went back & watched the last qtr v Geelong from last week. His one handed mark was enough to show it's not just hype.
Okay with all this Boyd talk, it does actually seem likely he'd be traded this year over next. His contract ending gives GWS less leverage; knowing they will lose him, they'd want the most they could get. The big question is what we give. Have to be our 1st rounder plus a decent player. Pick 5/6 + who? Kreuzer? It is overpaying but what else would they accept?
I think we may Infact give a first round plus walker and Lucas
Something like that would get it done, but can you see us parting with Walks? Brutal if we did, may also unsettle the boys.
Walker is actually the perfect trade with our first pick. In the age bracket they need at 28 and is the right amount of talent to be coupled. But as I said, unsettle the lads?
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I have no doubt he is very talented but he was a number one draft pick because someone picked him at number 1. That in itself proves very little.
I wouldn't say he has shown nothing but he is still unproven.
He may prove to be a superstar but then again he may not. I'm happy for him to play with us, just not at any cost.
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The difference is though that Eddie decided to move on, in this scenario Walker would be moving on at our request.
I'm still unsettled
... Yeah I hear your point; the players seem to have all bought in to the club's direction. We'd need a pick upgrade to get into the first round if this happens.
Much as I love 1AW, if we can trade in the undisputed #1 young player from the 2013 pool who fills a desperate need and will also bleed for the Navy Blue, I'd send Tex to GWS with our 1st pick (6) in a heartbeat. Reckon there may be knives in the deal if it were to actually happen though. Something like, but not necessarily...
Carlton get: T. Boyd and GWS' 3rd Pick (~39)
GWS get: A. Walker and Carlton's 1st Pick (~6)
GWS likely to trade another kid to get a 2nd rounder anyway (Jaksch, JOR etc) so won't be phased about losing a pick above 30...
We could then do a Everitt-type trade with Sydney to get Tommy Mitchell in, say:
Carlton get: T. Mitchell and their 4th (~73)
Sydney get: Carlton's 3rd (~39)
This way we keep our 2nd rounder and even try to get another 2nd for Lucas, Garlett etc and go to the draft with:
Pick ~24, ~42 and ~73, having already secured Tom Boyd, Tommy Mitchell and potentially another 2nd or 3rd rounder in there.
We can dream...
Carlton get: T. Boyd and GWS' 3rd Pick (~39)
GWS get: A. Walker and Carlton's 1st Pick (~6)
GWS likely to trade another kid to get a 2nd rounder anyway (Jaksch, JOR etc) so won't be phased about losing a pick above 30...
We could then do a Everitt-type trade with Sydney to get Tommy Mitchell in, say:
Carlton get: T. Mitchell and their 4th (~73)
Sydney get: Carlton's 3rd (~39)
This way we keep our 2nd rounder and even try to get another 2nd for Lucas, Garlett etc and go to the draft with:
Pick ~24, ~42 and ~73, having already secured Tom Boyd, Tommy Mitchell and potentially another 2nd or 3rd rounder in there.
We can dream...
The Toms from the Sydneys. Make it happen.
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True. Didn't think of it like that.
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We're not getting Mitchell.
And why would Sydney trade a gun like Mitchell for a 3rd rd upgrade?
Really?
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