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

[Lore]

There we go, that's the clip:

 

[Westlo]

You have until 7pm to give us an answer… or pick 9 is off the table forever!!

Next day they want to add 22 to pick 9 and the rest

 

[Tasmanian saint]

Peter Wright is like Max King but he plays 20+ games a year

Yeah he plays 20 but 15 of them are garbage

 

[Blackhawk42]

If we'd gone 20 years without winning a final, just finished a 6 win season, and James Sicily

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James Sicily

Age

30

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188cm

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90kg

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18.3

5star

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12.7

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5.7

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6.3

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1.5

3star

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365.0

5star

D

19.4

4star

K

14.3

5star

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5.1

3star

M

5.9

5star

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1.0

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437.4

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10.0

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6.0

3star

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4.0

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4.2

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2.0

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173.8

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requested to leave, I'd consider pick 10, 22, a future first and a fringe player an exciting chance at a course correction.

I mean, we literally did something similar at the end of 2022 but got FAR less in return. It pushed the rebuild into overdrive and here we stand 3 years later fresh off a preliminary final appearance.

The Melbourne situation with Petracca and Oliver (holding one year too long) should be studied and absorbed by the Essendon list management and coaching teams. Tell Andrew Welsh

Andrew Welsh

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42

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188cm

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88kg

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16.4

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9.7

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6.7

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4.6

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2.9

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1.6

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9.6

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7.4

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2.2

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4.0

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3.6

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to stay in his lane, and have a crack at building a proper foundation.

 

[SSSSSS]

You have until 7pm to give us an answer… or pick 9 is off the table forever!!

Next day they want to add 22 to pick 9 and the rest

Well 9 is apparently off the table now...

We swapped it with Carlton's pick 10.

We weren't wrong.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Yeah he plays 20 but 15 of them are garbage

yeah just like King he's only good 25% of the time

 

[Skipper_]

And if he stays he gets another $350k a year for the next 2 years.

Despite this he still desperately wants out.

This has been confirmed to be false.

 

[dank420_]

Upped the offer to pick 10 huh? 7D chess.

 

[fishardansin]

If we'd gone 20 years without winning a final, just finished a 6 win season, and James Sicily requested to leave, I'd consider pick 10, 22, a future first and a fringe player an exciting chance at a course correction.

I mean, we literally did something similar at the end of 2022 but got FAR less in return. It pushed the rebuild into overdrive and here we stand 3 years later fresh off a preliminary final appearance.

The Melbourne situation with Petracca and Oliver (holding one year too long) should be studied and absorbed by the Essendon list management and coaching teams. Tell Andrew Welsh to stay in his lane, and have a crack at building a proper foundation.

I love it when someone lashes out bitterly because they can't get what they want and then try to somehow spin it like it is reasoning.

 

[SSSSSS]

Upped the offer to pick 10 huh? 7D chess.

Is there some sort of pick 9 curse like pick 6?

 

[matey]

Steely look ……. Essendon players can’t even do that running out on game day!

 

[Petrify]

I think the best approach for Hawthorn at this point is to somehow try get pick 1 off West Coast and send it to us so we can get Duursma

 

[dank420_]

Is there some sort of pick 9 curse like pick 6?

Not really anything to do with that. Just a pretty interesting tactic for a player you're trying to trade for.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

Lewis isn't an elite player & is injury prone... so why would we trade for him? I'd argue May has elite potential too.

I never said you should trade for Lewis , if I was Essendon I would be asking for Loyd meek to go with the picks a underrated player and would fill a big need as your ruck stocks are now terrible with Draper leaving

 

[txbyhull]

I think the best approach for Hawthorn at this point is to somehow try get pick 1 off West Coast and send it to us so we can get Duursma

There is genuinely nothing Hawthorn could do to get 1. Your 5 and 6 is barely enough in this draft cohort

 

[SSSSSS]

Not really anything to do with that. Just a pretty interesting tactic for a player you're trying to trade for.

Well I would imagine it's so we can throw pick 22 in there.

So it will be Pick 10, Pick 22, F1 and Hustwaite (or maybe no Hustwaite).

Gives you something to throw at the Eagles for Pick 1, and something to play for Zane Duursma.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

IF Hawks land Merrett, Are they premiership favourites? Along with Brissy ofc

Brisbane still a long way a head there midfield depth is scary good, plus they have added Draper and Oscar Alan and the will also be bringing in the best player from the draft

 

[HairyO]

This has been confirmed to be false.

I thought it was Essendon who announced he was offered extra money, not the media?

Or was it the media making up thst Essendon offered it.

 

[Petrify]

There is genuinely nothing Hawthorn could do to get 1. Your 5 and 6 is barely enough in this draft cohort

Then they're screwed I guess

 

[Foxx]

I think the best approach for Hawthorn at this point is to somehow try get pick 1 off West Coast and send it to us so we can get Duursma

This.

 

[txbyhull]

Then they're screwed I guess

Lmao. Essendon really asking the world for Merrett. Kind of embarrassing when the rest of your list is in the state it’s in, having not won a final in however long. You’d think there’d be 100% commitment to the rebuild

 

[Skipper_]

I thought it was Essendon who announced he was offered extra money, not the media?

Or was it the media making up thst Essendon offered it.

We did top up his contract last year after the Saints came sniffing.

Tom Morris suggested that we might do the same again this year, but Rosa shut that down when he was asked about it.

 

[jannissary]

Lmao. Essendon really asking the world for Merrett. Kind of embarrassing when the rest of your list is in the state it’s in, having not won a final in however long. You’d think there’d be 100% commitment to the rebuild

pot, kettle etc.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

30 isn't old these days especially for merrett whos been pretty bulletproof, look at Pendles.

Yes, let's look at Pendles.

There have been approximately 153,000 players play VFL/AFL football. Of those, Pendlebury has played more games than 152,998 players. Tuck's 426 games was the most by anyone in 115+ years of the competition, was the record for several decades and was thought that it would never be broken. Pendlebury played 425 games. In other words, he is in the top 0.000000001% of players ever for longevity. We should definately be making a trade expecting Merrett to be in that 0.00000001% of players and not in the 99.99999% of players, right?

Even then - with Pendles one of the most famous examples of longevity and playing well late into his career - was not All Australian or a Best and Fairest winner after the age of 31. He was moved to half back and an OK role player through almost all of his 30's.

Using Pendlebury as an example, would suggest Hawthorn will get 1 elite season out of Merrett before he is a mere role player - which is exactly why the current offers are already generous for a player of Merrett's age.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Merrett for CMac and our 2nd? Hawks potentially grudgingly accept.

But Cam still says no.

IMO it would be Pick 9 + McKenzie.

McKenzie may so no, but doesn't look like deals happening without it at this stage

 

[Petrify]

Lmao. Essendon really asking the world for Merrett. Kind of embarrassing when the rest of your list is in the state it’s in, having not won a final in however long. You’d think there’d be 100% commitment to the rebuild

Our list is full of promising youth & we already have 2 top 10 picks. We don't need more youth. We will be the youngest list in the comp next year.