Recommitted Zach Merrett [UFA 2027] - Wanted a trade to Hawthorn, but it didn't get done

[Lore]

There we go, that's the clip:

 

[Burtman]

Worse, Worse, Fair, Fair, 85% yes but depends on team, Fair bc of age, Fair, 85% yes but depends on team, obviously, obviously, fair, 85% yes but depends on team, probably, probably not, homophobe, yes, no, is a winger but sure.

So basically everyone and some of your no’s are stupid. I’d love to see anyone pick a 30 year old merrett over current Isaac Heeney, the bloke had 3 games kicking 5 goals playing mid forward. You mustn’t have watched much footy this year

 

[txbyhull]

Seen enough of your list to be making that prediction very comfortably

Everyone bar Caldwell and Martin probably

 

[ImCheatingToWin]

Name one.

On your board, plenty. I remember seeing many such takes leading up to round 1. It was highly amusing reading

 

[Yoda_]

Everyone bar Caldwell and Martin probably

And Durham id have ahead of Weddle

 

[bomberlegend2007]

On your board, plenty. I remember seeing many such takes leading up to round 1. It was highly amusing reading

Go on, find the quotes then.

 

[Yoda_]

Everyone bar Caldwell and Martin probably

this is your second shit take

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I know it’s very u likely but trying to give the bombers fan realistic expectations of the absolute best case scenario for them.

It’s not a realistic example of the best case for them.

Scrimshaw is not going to want to go to the bombers, and he’s contracted

 

[ImCheatingToWin]

And Durham id have ahead of Weddle

Probably a good thing you'll never be in a position of talent acquisition then

 

[Moonatic77]

You realise it's the other way around don't you?

yeah fair call it is Merrett not talking to Scott, had that round the wrong way. Still not a good situation though

 

[txbyhull]

So basically everyone and some of your no’s are stupid. I’d love to see anyone pick a 30 year old merrett over current Isaac Heeney, the bloke had 3 games kicking 5 goals playing mid forward. You mustn’t have watched much footy this year

that’s like me saying yeah Merrett had 6 games with 34+ touches. Okay? I’d rather take Merrett in the middle at Hawthorn over the course of a season. Also lmao at 29 year old Heeney as if Merrett isn’t like 6 months older than him.

 

[txbyhull]

this is your second shit take

Holy friendly fire

 

[txbyhull]

And Durham id have ahead of Weddle

I had tossed it up

 

[BIGHAWK23]

And Durham id have ahead of Weddle

You’d be wrong

 

[Yoda_]

You’d be wrong

that is only in the eyes of a beholder.. ask the masses, the ones without a vested interest in there own clubs player and I think you'd find it a more balanced opinion

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

that is only in the eyes of a beholder.. ask the masses, the ones without a vested interest in there own clubs player and I think you'd find it a more balanced opinion

We shall see next year

 

[txbyhull]

We shall see next year

Hawks fans saying yeah we’ll see or we’ll see next year is a new tier of rage bait that I’ve only discovered in the last 48 hours that really grinds my gears. I applaud

 

[Burtman]

that’s like me saying yeah Merrett had 6 games with 34+ touches. Okay? I’d rather take Merrett in the middle at Hawthorn over the course of a season. Also lmao at 29 year old Heeney as if Merrett isn’t like 6 months older than him.

Well you might be the only person on earth who’d pick merrett over Heeney atm, Heeney was a deadset freak this year and tore apart multiple games. I’ll admit I thought he was younger, but still doesn’t change the fact that he’s currently a better player and had a better year than merrett

 

[Coasters7]

That’s not how it works, the team might get more votes but he has better players taking votes from him. It’s why mid table teams always have brownlow winners because they win half their games and have no one to take votes from them. Watson, cripps, wines, Priddis all fine examples of guys who had great years but probably weren’t the best players in the league

Last year Nic Martin 15 votes and for reference Jai Newcombe 24.

He’s better than Newcombe so if anything he takes votes off him and already had someone taking significant votes off him in a side that finished 11th.

Hawks finished 8th but won 15 games compared to Essendons 11. Delusional if you don’t think him playing for a better side doesn’t immediately push him into Brownlow contention

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Hawks fans saying yeah we’ll see or we’ll see next year is a new tier of rage bait that I’ve only discovered in the last 48 hours that really grinds my gears. I applaud

I was talking about Martin V Weddle … Who’s the better player!

Hopefully they go head to head when the two clubs meet next year.

 

[Yoda_]

I was talking about Martin V Weddle … Who’s the better player!

Hopefully they go head to head when the two clubs meet next year.

Weedle will wipe him off the park, Martin unsighted

 

[BIGHAWK23]

that is only in the eyes of a beholder.. ask the masses, the ones without a vested interest in there own clubs player and I think you'd find it a more balanced opinion

Zero clubs in the AFL would take Martin over Weddle

That’s including Essendon

 

[txbyhull]

Well you might be the only person on earth who’d pick merrett over Heeney atm, Heeney was a deadset freak this year and tore apart multiple games. I’ll admit I thought he was younger, but still doesn’t change the fact that he’s currently a better player and had a better year than merrett

Eh to each their own. I think it’s partially to do with my thinking that Heeney had fallen off a bit since last year, which is true but it’s more slight than I thought and probably corresponds to the team being much much worse. I think the key to my reasoning for a lot of my takes earlier in the picking x player over Merrett is to do with the fact that it’s related to trade value to Hawthorn specifically. I think a lot of those guys are great, obviously, but I just think Merrett fits Hawthorn so much better than a lot of them. Clearly why there’s so much sauce related to the trade

 

[txbyhull]

Zero clubs in the AFL would take Martin over Weddle

That’s including Essendon

in a vacuum sure but in reality both wa clubs would probably take Martin solely for the fact they’re close in talent (up to everyone’s own opinion about who’s ahead) and ones from here.

 

[Burtman]

Last year Nic Martin 15 votes and for reference Jai Newcombe 24.

He’s better than Newcombe so if anything he takes votes off him and already had someone taking significant votes off him in a side that finished 11th.

Hawks finished 8th but won 15 games compared to Essendons 11. Delusional if you don’t think him playing for a better side doesn’t immediately push him into Brownlow contention

We won 3 more games than essendon last year, so no it wasn’t that much of a difference. If he comes next year I wouldn’t be surprised to see Newcombe outpoll him, just as he did the last two years. In 2023 essendon finished 11th and hawthorn 16th. Wanna have a guess at who got more votes out of the 2 that year?

 

[dmark]

Contracted, captain, Brownlow medal candidate. We have to be talking biggest deal of all time territory because I can’t think of a direct comparison.

Youre paying for the finished product. Even moreso if Essendon stand their ground.

Brownlow medal candidate?
His form has dropped off the last 2 yrs, he is on the decline, will win bombers F&b but thats not saying much,
The bombers were at coles chasing players to play for them by the last round.

Anyway Its not going to happen.