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Bleeding Blue and White
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Macpherson would be in out best 22 give him 3 years and pick 19 we would be made not to he is 23 yoYou can say he’s a list clogger or whatever you want to say but end of the day we were the worst pressure team in the league. It’s not flashy, but if we’re getting rid of guys like Dumont, we’re gonna need more guys willing to work hard and do the ugly stuff. I don’t think he’s best 22, but when Mahony went down for the last 2 games of the season we put on literally zero pressure in the front half, except for maybe the 2nd half vs Sydney.
We are 18th, not every player needs to be a world beater, MacPherson is similar to Young in that he’s not too old, can’t get games, but one aspect of his game is something we really lack, so he adds to competition for spots and he he gets his other aspects better he can be a good player for us.
The real reason people don’t like it is because we’ve all done our best 22s and if this guy does get a gig, it will probably be at the expense of one of our young guns. But I’m sorry if they can’t get in the side over MacPherson, they probably do need time in the VFL.
Now onto the future 2nd, if it’s a future 2nd we use in the deal, I think we will try to regain a future 2nd through other pick swaps on draft night so shouldn’t worry straight away saying we lost the trade.
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Most of us want him, but not for three years if he’s not up to the task. 2 years is pretty fair for a current non-best 22 player at an average club.You can say he’s a list clogger or whatever you want to say but end of the day we were the worst pressure team in the league. It’s not flashy, but if we’re getting rid of guys like Dumont, we’re gonna need more guys willing to work hard and do the ugly stuff. I don’t think he’s best 22, but when Mahony went down for the last 2 games of the season we put on literally zero pressure in the front half, except for maybe the 2nd half vs Sydney.
We are 18th, not every player needs to be a world beater, MacPherson is similar to Young in that he’s not too old, can’t get games, but one aspect of his game is something we really lack, so he adds to competition for spots and he he gets his other aspects better he can be a good player for us.
The real reason people don’t like it is because we’ve all done our best 22s and if this guy does get a gig, it will probably be at the expense of one of our young guns. But I’m sorry if they can’t get in the side over MacPherson, they probably do need time in the VFL.
Now onto the future 2nd, if it’s a future 2nd we use in the deal, I think we will try to regain a future 2nd through other pick swaps on draft night so shouldn’t worry straight away saying we lost the trade.
Well, we have the trades from last year to go on. We need to stick some trades were don't end up with the rough end of the pineapple. If you can win a trade negotiation being last spot and having the PSD option then you wouldn't have a lot of optimism for when deals are harder to get done.
We basically traded Brown for Stepho. After not offering Brown a revised deal when he rejected our first offer.
Yer should be 3rd rounderRe Macpherson: I wouldn't pull the trigger if it's for our future 2nd. Not enough gain for us for taking him on board.
He was worth what the market dictated. We didn't want him and there wasn't exactly a huge demand for his services.
At what stage do we say bugger it, make them take Taz as a FA and then walk CCJ to the PSD? We’ve tried to play nice but we don’t owe them anything. Need to be willing to walk away from CCJ imo.
Well, they will need to have Tarrant done before Friday, unless they plan to have him enter the draft. I am sure he will be thrilled with that.
He was worth what the market dictated. We didn't want him and there wasn't exactly a huge demand for his services.
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Late next Wednesday I imagine. If Richmond don't come to their senses before that.At what stage do we say bugger it, make them take Taz as a FA and then walk CCJ to the PSD? We’ve tried to play nice but we don’t owe them anything. Need to be willing to walk away from CCJ imo.
Yep. Not exactly high demand. And who knows what they were offering him.There was an article after the grand final where he said he had 3 clubs to choose from.
We basically traded Brown for Stepho. After not offering Brown a revised deal when he rejected our first offer.
The McPherson thing is potentially a genuine snag. Even though we all know the deal is primarily around pick #19.
The team would endure a salary dump scenario without dissent if it's 1-2 years but seeing a player who'd currently project in our 10-22 range racking up 3 years on the list might test their patience.
Particularly when length of list tenure has been a hot topic for us the last 2 seasons (Ziebell, Brown, Tarrant).
Unfortunately we may need to walk away if we can't find a GC player willing to take our terms and let someone else wear any potential collateral damage to their group.
The playing group don't have to rubber stamp every deal but they're human and we need their buy-in. They know how hard some of them had to fight for an extended deal and saw their teammates move on that too.
The player doesn’t want that. He wants his new club to do a deal so his old club is left with something, and not completely nuked. You can see the hate towards CCJ now - imagine if he left for nix.At what stage do we say bugger it, make them take Taz as a FA and then walk CCJ to the PSD? We’ve tried to play nice but we don’t owe them anything. Need to be willing to walk away from CCJ imo.
Spot on - Aaron hall couldn’t get 2 and we give 3 to a player who can’t get a game at a club that’s never played a final?The McPherson thing is potentially a genuine snag. Even though we all know the deal is primarily around pick #19.
The team would endure a salary dump scenario without dissent if it's 1-2 years but seeing a player who'd currently project in our 10-22 range racking up 3 years on the list might test their patience.
Particularly when length of list tenure has been a hot topic for us the last 2 seasons (Ziebell, Brown, Tarrant).
Unfortunately we may need to walk away if we can't find a GC player willing to take our terms and let someone else wear any potential collateral damage to their group.
The playing group don't have to rubber stamp every deal but they're human and we need their buy-in. They know how hard some of them had to fight for an extended deal and saw their teammates move on that too.
I haven't analysed the list, what do outgoing options look like in year 2 and 3? Unless we think we will struggle to find people to move off, I think 3 years is fine if we think he is going to be a decent player.