Hawks move closer to signing O'Keefe

[mightymightyblues]

http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68788

HAWTHORN has moved even closer to claiming the services of Sydney Swans star Ryan O'Keefe, after the forward's management gave the team the go ahead to meet with him on Wednesday.
After meeting with O'Keefe's manager, Tom Petroro, on Tuesday night, Hawthorn has been given the go ahead to progress talks further with the classy Swan.
The Hawks have acknowledged that coach Alastair Clarkson is in Sydney and is now meeting with O'Keefe, with a view to luring the 2005 premiership player to wear the brown and gold in 2009.
It is understood O'Keefe has confirmed his interest in playing with the Hawks next season.
It is also believed Hawthorn has offered O'Keefe a reduced contract, although that has been offset by his desire to return to Victoria and play in a successful side.
Although Carlton is still hovering in the background, Hawthorn remains in the box seat.
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[kirbatron]

nothing in there we didnt already know..

 

[Big Red is back]

http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68788

HAWTHORN has moved even closer to claiming the services of Sydney Swans star Ryan O'Keefe, after the forward's management gave the team the go ahead to meet with him on Wednesday.
After meeting with O'Keefe's manager, Tom Petroro, on Tuesday night, Hawthorn has been given the go ahead to progress talks further with the classy Swan.
The Hawks have acknowledged that coach Alastair Clarkson is in Sydney and is now meeting with O'Keefe, with a view to luring the 2005 premiership player to wear the brown and gold in 2009.
It is understood O'Keefe has confirmed his interest in playing with the Hawks next season.
It is also believed Hawthorn has offered O'Keefe a reduced contract, although that has been offset by his desire to return to Victoria and play in a successful side.
Although Carlton is still hovering in the background, Hawthorn remains in the box seat.
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The 2008 AFL exchange period runs from October 6-10, 2008. Please note, no trades are official until paperwork has been accepted by the AFL and formally recognised after 2pm EST on Friday, October 10.

Follow all the ins and outs of football’s most intriguing week at afl.com.au/trade. Track every trade as it is confirmed, plus the very latest news via our twitter feed.

Here we come

 

[Hollow Knight]

Here we come

Just like Brown and Kerr were sure things to come to Carlton?

 

[Invigoration]

"desire to return to Victoria and play in a successful side"

Here we come

And off you go again

 

[Bennycoff]

Carlton are far too arrogant to trade anything good for O'Keefe. Pick 6 and deal would be done as simple as that, cos Carlton have the coin...

 

[dean33]

Here we come

yes the mighty blues and their success at developing their own talent... really to be a good player at carlton you either have to be a number 1 draft pick or get poached from another club....

 

[smithos]

Just like Brown and Kerr were sure things to come to Carlton?

It clearly says we're in the box seat, if we don't come out of this with Jordan McMahon and the self-serving feeling of 'keeping them honest', then I'll go heave.

 

[Hollow Knight]

It clearly says we're in the box seat.

Actually, it clearly doesn't.

Read it again.

 

[Big Delut]

yes the mighty blues and their success at developing their own talent... really to be a good player at carlton you either have to be a number 1 draft pick or get poached from another club....

Which club was Fev poached from?

 

[smithos]

Actually, it clearly doesn't.

Read it again.

sh1t that changes everything!

 

[Hawkk]

Here we come

Puzzling move

Surely the interest to move to a successful club takes Carlton out of it?

 

[Hawkk]

It clearly says we're in the box seat

Where?

 

[year of the cat]

Carlton are far too arrogant to trade anything good for O'Keefe. Pick 6 and deal would be done as simple as that, cos Carlton have the coin...

Coming from a team that has stated that it won't part with pick 16?

 

[grimlock]

Where?

Oops, I can't read either. Silly me.

 

[dean33]

Which club was Fev poached from?

ok I'll give you fev, any others??

 

[TheWiseOne]

Coming from a team that has stated that it won't part with pick 16?

We will trade pick 16 for ROK

 

[HFC082]

"desire to return to Victoria and play in a successful side"


And off you go again

hehe nice

 

[Sam The Doc]

i guess we are just trying to make the competition half competitive in the next 3-4 yrs???if o keefe makes it to hawks, the arrogant hawks are going to be going hardcore for a long while...
comon pies have a dip!!!!

 

[flankerfromsrilanka]

ok I'll give you fev, any others??

Simpson, Waite, Thornton, Walker, Betts, Fisher all can be classed as good players.

Grigg, Bower, Jamison, Hampson all developing nicely.

Should answer your question.

 

[doona]

We will trade pick 16 for ROK

you'll need more then just pick 16

 

[halfback dasher]

Okeeffe to Hawks
pik 16 to Dees
Green to Swans
ALL DONE...

 

[Bas44]

you'll need more then just pick 16

According to SEN, we will hand pick 16 to Demons for Green.

Another propping up Roos in the finals trade"

ROK for Green. No other player thrown in.

 

[philthy05]

Simpson, Waite, Thornton, Walker, Betts, Fisher all can be classed as good players.

Should answer your question.

????????????? what, hey surely waite is the only one that you listed that could be classed as elite. the rest are only serviceable ( that you listed). the argument was that outside of trading and top draft picks you havent developed a great deal of talent. good players dont make great teams.... and great teams identify and develop top talent outside of the first 2 rounds of the draft. you are building a good list with great kids like gibbs, murphy etc. but you have found them by being at the bottom of the ladder. i know of fev obviously and you can probably find some others but i doubt they are anything other than ok to good players.

sorry im not trying to troll.... just think this is a valid point... feel free to disagree... provide reasonable arguments without attacking me please... and i understand you will take you success any way you can get it and i havent outlined anything that isnt well within the rules.

 

[Nightwolf]

Pick 16 for Okeefe? **** yeah.

Couldnt give a rats ass what the Dees or the Swans get.