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But if he is the last man on earth, that makes you...nevermind.
List Mgmt. Trade & F.A. 2017 (if a scenario sounds wrong - read on before posting)
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sr36
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Agreed. Thomlinson has great size and mobility, but he's ordinary in the air and his disposal and decision making is suspect. He'd be a good get if he was cheap, but he won't be cheap.
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Elliott. Yes. Sidey. Yes. Fas - yes and no. Daicos and Kirby - at present no, but I do rate their potential.
Daicos and Kirby who knows? Could be duds
Cam McCarthy might be one. Not very tall (192cm) and not a strong marking player though. Wouldn't be a great partner to Moore.
Wright wasn't good enough to take at 5. Much prefer De Goey and we did need a developing potential star mid. Wright's the exact example I'd use to warn against not taking best available this year. You don't give up the chance to take a potentially elite player by purposely taking a worse one due to need. You do that later in the draft not in the top 10. An elite player always fits.
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Trade summary 5 October 2017.
Today, precisely nothing of interest or importance happened.
I couldn't find my belly button today. Gripped with a deep sense of existential dread and nothingness due to this, I briefly contemplated watching Fox News. Managed to pull myself back from the brink with the aid of pure alcohol. Spoke to a pot plant...he was a witty conversationalist and made better sense than Terry Wallace. He told me we are into Balic.
Tomorrow, I may buy a panda.
Found my belly button after all. It was in the sock drawer all along. Blue lint again. Reassuring.
Good times.
Today, precisely nothing of interest or importance happened.
I couldn't find my belly button today. Gripped with a deep sense of existential dread and nothingness due to this, I briefly contemplated watching Fox News. Managed to pull myself back from the brink with the aid of pure alcohol. Spoke to a pot plant...he was a witty conversationalist and made better sense than Terry Wallace. He told me we are into Balic.
Tomorrow, I may buy a panda.
Found my belly button after all. It was in the sock drawer all along. Blue lint again. Reassuring.
Good times.
It's funny how every player that nominates another club is referred to as one "we've missed out on". The lack of noise from within the club suggests we might have a clear plan rather than a "have a crack at anyone and everyone" trade period.
Unfortunately Buckley doesnt have the right to be patient and risk another poor year in 2018, to focus on the trade and draft periods next year.
Another poor year and Bucks wont even be there, despite a 2 yr deal.
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Steele + whatever to GC for Lynch.
Sloane in to replace Sidebottom.
Sounds alright #spitballing
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Might be true for Bucks, but he isn't the Collingwood Football Club.
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If Saad is off to the Dons we should make a play for Baguley (RFA). He's one of the best shut down back pockets going around. Continue to develop Crisp as an offensive half back. Plus Varcoe for extra dash. That's a good mix.
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Brett Anderson from SEN is one of the best in the business.. Him and Jake Niall are two to take notice of this time of year
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The Dons clearly see pace as the key. They're going to be a scarily quick team - they're already bloody quick.
Explain to me how you have disproved it? Both of those players a) win more contested footy b) Treloar has the lowest kick to handball ratio, only kicking 43% of the time compared to Danger 45% and Martin 64%. But keep telling me how looking at his disposal efficiency proves he is a good kick.
Well its a concern considering we chased Smith hard, and despite his own manager getting a role with the club, and having a best mate in Adams there, along with Treloar and WHE, he still bypassed us.
Saad we also chased, and he bypassed us.
There has to be something in it, you cant have a interest in players, like Lever, Smith and Saad and not gain a interest from any of them, yet Essendon can get 2 and will be 3 tomorrow, players asking to go there.
And Smith is not salary cap or position played issue, as we were after him for quite awhile and very keen to get him to the club.
They will use future picks to get all three over the line, with a player or two in the mix.
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Wright was absolutely good enough to take at 5. He was talked about as a top 3 prospect his entire draft year. I love JDG and think he’s a jet, but you’re kidding yourself if you think Wright wasn’t worthy of being selected earlier than he was. He’s out-performed all of McCartin, Pickett, Brayshaw and Marchbank who were taken before him, and is roughly on par with Moore (who was bid on with pick 5 iirc).
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Yep Saad and Stringer will fit in like a finger in the bum, dunno bout Smith
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I think we should make a play for Cale Hooker. AA Fullback. Play him in the backline. He prefers playing there. Him and James Stewart will be fighting all year for that KP spot with the recruitment of Stringer. He's turning 29 next week. So at least 3-4 years left him. He would allow Mclarty to develop. That would allow Reid to be a fulltime forward too.
He isnt, but like other members who are paying their hard earned to be part of a successful club, l want to see success next year and that is making finals no less. Four years of being mediocre is enough, and guaranteed we go in with practically the same list next year, and blatant issues on the list are not rectified in this trade period, we wont be playing finals.
I wont be expecting a early draft pick/s to be the solution to our problems.
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Lol you’re taking the piss yeah? Hooker has Stewart well and truly covered. He’s not fighting with Stewart for anything.
Completely wrong. Sorry. Dangerfield being an RFA has everything to do with Geelong getting him for below market price. If Adelaide had have pushed for more the Cats would have just signed him and they'd have to accept the compensation instead.
We paid what we needed to for Treloar. Probably hoped we'd finish higher the next year, but what can you do? Bringing in an elite player with other teams for competition comes at a cost. Still worth it given he was young at the time and that there is always uncertainty about draft picks. Treloar is easily worth one top 5 pick. It's where he was, would have been, taken himself. Then the fact that he has already actualised as a very good player, he's also worth more. Another first rounder? Slightly stretching it, but get back a 2nd rounder as well and it's fair enough.
Also remember that we'd gone heavily to the draft the previous two years taking 5 first round picks in two years, it was the right time for such a deal.
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