List Mgmt. Trade & F.A. 2017 (if a scenario sounds wrong - read on before posting)

[jmac70]

SEN suggested lot of Don's contracts haven't included the 20% pay rise.
Makes sense most of them banned before those negotions progressed.

I doubt that.

 

[JustInsideFifty]

No chance essendon will land Saad, Smith and Stringer. They have pick 11 and 27.

Terry W suggested this (I think this is it):
11 and 27 to GC for Saad, 19, 24
19 for Stringer
24 for Smith
Sounds plausible to me, much better than his efforts last year from memory.

 

[Thefly38]

Given that Melbourne are actively encouraging Watts to look elsewhere and he's still pining for them in the media indicates to me he doesn't have the fire in the belly to really grab an opportunity elsewhere and will never fulfill his talent.

Buyer beware.

Interesting take on it.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Hine did his best work when he was just focusing on identifying talent.
I'm glad we went back to the future (or is that forward to the past?).

At the beginning of the night I don't really see too much difference.

 

[Scodog10]

Steele is suppoesdely on unders. You don't trade him out to fit someone into the salary cap.

You do if it frees up $600k and he offers the best value of your mids. Unders or overs is irrelevant. For instance obviously clearing the decks of Mayne or Greenwood ticks one of the boxes, but not the second.

 

[Thefly38]

Well we should be offering 10 mill over 6 years....as long as we can plan to afford it.

Joking yeah ?

 

[Go Woods]

Joking yeah ?

Certainly not.

 

[Go Woods]

Smith wants like 600k I don't think Pies can afford him.

And he is not worth it.

 

[sr36]

You do if it frees up $600k and he offers the best value of your mids. Unders or overs is irrelevant. For instance obviously clearing the decks of Mayne or Greenwood ticks one of the boxes, but not the second.

If you're looking at bringing in free agents on big dollars to propel you to the promised land, good players on unders - which is what Steele supposedly is, are vital to have the cap space and the quality within the team to make the strategy work. They're worth their weight in gold.

 

[Tazzaye]

The more $ Dons spend the lesser chance they get Lynch next Season, spend it all druggies

 

[Finnishpie]

Pies will draft Coffield then sign Lynch and Sloane next year and win 2019 flag.

But we don't need Sloane. He's a great player, but he's a midfielder of the type we have plenty of - to super fast, can get the ball, decent but not brilliant disposal.

Lynch would be awesome, but everyone will make a play for him.

 

[nahnah]

But we don't need Sloane. He's a great player, but he's a midfielder of the type we have plenty of - to super fast, can get the ball, decent but not brilliant disposal.

Lynch would be awesome, but everyone will make a play for him.

I still see a need for a clearence beast

 

[Thefly38]

Certainly not.

well you should be because thats funny.

I don't think any player is worth 1.6 Mil per year

Maybe a forward who dominates in the mould of Carey. I don't think he's that dominant

 

[soreplums]

Salary cap space end of 2018:
Levi- $450k
Oxley-?
Goldsack -?
Mayne less
Wells less
Reid- ?
Fas ?
Varcoe ?
Sinclair?
Smith?

 

[Scodog10]

If you're looking at bringing in free agents on big dollars to propel you to the promised land, good players on unders - which is what Steele supposedly is, are vital to have the cap space and the quality within the team to make the strategy work. They're worth their weight in gold.

Have you actually thought this through?

Steele goes out, Sloane replaces him and we then invest the trade currency acquired from trading Steele in the draft to improve the overall quality. It's a surprisingly simple concept.

I can't believe I've been drawn into this. I'm not even interested in Sloane...

 

[Go Woods]

Just heard about Jake Lever getting photographed dumping his crows gear in the tip haha

Should of Ebay'd it.

 

[Thefly38]

Have you actually thought this through?

Steele goes out, Sloane replaces him and we then invest the trade currency acquired from trading Steele in the draft to improve the overall quality. It's a surprisingly simple concept.

I can't believe I've been drawn into this. I'm not even interested in Sloane...

Good theory ill never agree just because I rate steele so much.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Smith wants more midfield time we can't give him that

 

[Go Woods]

Wouldn't touch Lynch if Darcy has a good year. Lynch will cost a fortune. Id rather get a few decent smalls.

Do you not rate, Elliot, Fas, Daicos, Kirby, Sidey (should playing as a small forward prodomanently)

 

[Tradethefarm]

Not so worried about keys for the moment for a couple of reasons, according to those in the know there isn't anything special in this draft and the keys available for trade are too costly even if we had the money and by all accounts we don't. Hopefully we can trade for what we need later when we have a bit more money and success, the two things you need to be a destination club. Lynch obviously the hope but there will be others available. In the meantime we have to get creative and put everything else in place and that means going to the draft and getting some speed and class so here is my favoured scenario.

National draft Pick 6 Coffield
Fasolo WC pick 30 Richards
Reid Syd pick 31 Ling
National draft Pick 36 Petrucelle
National draft Pick 54 Butts
National draft Pick 59 T Brown
National draft Pick 78 Crameri

Crameri I see as cheap Lynden Dunn type pick up for the forwardline to assist Moore until Lynch (hopefully) gets there. The rest have been picked for class and speed, except for Butts, but given the Pies history with names like that he's almost a certainty to come to us.

 

[Thefly38]

Smith wants more midfield time we can't give him that

Prob a fair call from him , we already have players who aren't getting enough midfield time.

 

[Thefly38]

Do you not rate, Elliot, Fas, Daicos, Kirby, Sidey (should playing as a small forward prodomanently)

Agree. I think sidey be a great crumbing forward. Smart user

 

[Go Woods]

Happy to let saints have Tomlinson. Offered 5 years at huge coin, plus GWS would want a high draft pick to let him go.....
Pass.

Rather we go to the draft...looking forward to McLarty playing seniors.

 

[sr36]

Have you actually thought this through?

Steele goes out, Sloane replaces him and we then invest the trade currency acquired from trading Steele in the draft to improve the overall quality. It's a surprisingly simple concept.

I can't believe I've been drawn into this. I'm not even interested in Sloane...

I don't think you've fully thought it through. We'd only bring Sloane in for immediate improvement. The draftee that we brought in for Steele's trade would be unlikely to offer anything immediately. If Steele is on unders, we'll also have to ship out another decent senior player on good money. Does Sloane actually offer more than Steele + 1 other decent senior player? Maybe he does, but I'd suggest that we'd be way better off sending off someone else who isn't getting unders. If you're looking to create salary cap space, you don't look at trading out guys on unders. You'd only look at trading out Steele if it's for a trade or draft chip.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Of course it's ok with me. It is your life to live.

Thanks Babe