List Mgmt. 2017 - Trading and Free Agency

[greatgatsby]

196cm is the new 193cm. Kids born in the 90s have much more chance of reaching their genetically possible height due to massive advances in medical technology and knowledge of nutrition since then.

Guys like Pavlich, Brown etc were born in the 70's when mothers still smoked during pregnancy and kids still got things like chicken pox at a young age. I'm about the same age as those guys and I am 194cm and played all my (rubbish) career as ruckman. 193cm was very tall for that era. It's not any more.

Generalisation much? By the way, kids should get chicken pox - that's why it's a childhood illness - and it doesn't stunt growth.

 

[meima]

They are a free hit. No draft picks, outside salary cap. No risk.

The problem is not free hit or not but Ross selection policy. If Ross had lever injured do you think he will play Keith ?

 

[go_the_dockers]

The problem is not free hit or not but Ross selection policy. If Ross had lever injured do you think he will play Keith ?

It would improve our list to have Greenwood and Keith. I think they both would be playing.

 

[DaveLister]

Greenwood's reaction speed and ball handling is outstanding

 

[Cobbler]

Sticky hands McGovern gets a good run at it and solid mark. Shanks the kick from 30m out.
Decent quarter. 1 handball and 1 kick.
Spilled a soda chest mark early in the term but made up for it with the highlight grab.
8 touches for 2 behinds.

 

[ydraw]

Generalisation much? By the way, kids should get chicken pox - that's why it's a childhood illness - and it doesn't stunt growth.

Kids don't get chicken pox any more. There is a vaccination for it. Thanks for chiming in though Dr Karl.

Polio used to be a childhood illness too and now it isn't. Thanks science.

Any kind of illness in childhood can stunt growth. The eradication of said illnesses is the primary factor behind the steadily increasing average height in developed countries.

 

[Wizard]

Any kind of illness in childhood can stunt growth. The eradication of said illnesses is the primary factor behind the steadily increasing average height in developed countries.

Not the place I go for medical info but I did find this informative!

 

[rgauci]

Don't worry about McGovern, I'd pay Greenwood 2 mill over 4 years for the move. Provided he uses the PSD. He's a gun.

 

[meima]

I though Adelaide had lots of money after Jared lyod left and the retirement of Thompson to keep greenwood .

 

[Sweetback]

Sticky hands McGovern gets a good run at it and solid mark. Shanks the kick from 30m out.
Decent quarter. 1 handball and 1 kick.
Spilled a soda chest mark early in the term but made up for it with the highlight grab.
8 touches for 2 behinds.

He is not the messiah.

 

[fnerd]

I

He is not the messiah.

I don't think anyone's claimed he's the saviour but your selling him short if you don't think he d add a different dimension to our fwd line
Also loving this "rating" of him off 1 game lol, then again most rate tabs off his 3 good games out of 50 so not sure why I'm surprised

 

[Taylor]

He builds his game off having a jump at the ball. We have nobody drawing the defenders now to leave him free to do that.

 

[meima]

Adelaide win today game purely on midfield , walker, Charlie ,betts,Mitch , Jenkins all had quiet game.

 

[Taylor]

Jenkins was huge early, worked hard into space and got dangerous

 

[Sweetback]

I

I don't think anyone's claimed he's the saviour but your selling him short if you don't think he d add a different dimension to our fwd line
Also loving this "rating" of him off 1 game lol, then again most rate tabs off his 3 good games out of 50 so not sure why I'm surprised

That rating comes from a number of games this year. He's a good mark, but he can't kick straight, doesn't touch it enough, and doesn't do enough around the ground, and as Taylor says, we don't have the game to make the most of him. He's not better than Kersten on form. And they're the same height. We've got enough second and third talls, we need a KPF. IMO He's not it.

 

[Sweetback]

If we're gunna go for a bloke who can mark anything but can't kick straight, I'd rather we nab Casboult. At least he'd offer more structure-wise and allow our existing forwards to play their natural positions.

 

[meima]

Jenkins was huge early, worked hard into space and got dangerous

No matter how huge he only touch the ball 13 times and mark the ball three more time than Mitch, decent but can't said a forward dominant performance.

 

[Taylor]

If we're gunna go for a bloke who can mark anything but can't kick straight, I'd rather we nab Casboult. At least he'd offer more structure-wise and allow our existing forwards to play their natural positions.

He could also take the ruck freeing Taberner and Cox to play strictly forward.

 

[DaveLister]

Lets not convince ourselves that Casboult would be a good get, bloke's a spud.

 

[meima]

If we're gunna go for a bloke who can mark anything but can't kick straight, I'd rather we nab Casboult. At least he'd offer more structure-wise and allow our existing forwards to play their natural positions.

I rather freo develop their own , strnadica or a mature age players , not in a hurry in a rebuild . Will like casboult type if freo are top 4 side like 2015 .

 

[Sweetback]

He could also take the ruck freeing Taberner and Cox to play strictly forward.

Yeah, I think his value would be in straightening the side up. Could be an inexpensive solution to several problems.

 

[Sweetback]

I rather freo develop their own , strnadica or a mature age players , not in a hurry in a rebuild . Will like casboult type if freo are top 4 side like 2015 .

It would just be nice to have a focal point for the next three or so years while strnadica is building, should he ever make it.

If recruiting a player like Casboult allows the rest of the side to play in their positions consistently and learn from that, then it's worth it.

 

[meima]

Lets not convince ourselves that Casboult would be a good get, bloke's a spud.

I agree , Adelaide dealing with losing some good players in recent time had been good. Not been bent over with Gibbs and open the door for greenwood to fill in perfectly .

 

[fnerd]

That rating comes from a number of games this year. He's a good mark, but he can't kick straight, doesn't touch it enough, and doesn't do enough around the ground, and as Taylor says, we don't have the game to make the most of him. He's not better than Kersten on form. And they're the same height. We've got enough second and third talls, we need a KPF. IMO He's not it.

Jesus he's only as good as Kersten now??...
I totally agree we need a true kpf but where is said kpf?.....the draft?....only brander measures up ATM and we re no guarantee to get him,free agency...Sam Reid ?....No chance....trade?...with what? Our 3rd rounder?,....so we just sit and wait and hope and continue this merry round argument of tabs v kersten?

Why is trading for McGovern or any other player of need constantly seen as an 'absolute' with some?.... look at it as just another piece in building a complete team as possible

 

[Taylor]

If we can secure Greenwood, McGovern, a mature key forward like Casboult AND still use our top five pick it will be a massive win.