AFL Player 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett - Stepping down as captain for 2026

[Phone]

Yeah no worries wolf of Wall Street

17 teams won't be interested in a 31yo zach merrett. this is pretty obvious stuff. we wouldn't be interested in a 31yo zach merrett if he was at the Demons for example. a handful of teams will be interested in zach, of which zach will probably only be interested in a couple of them.

 

[jannissary]

Was waiting for something to be thrown

SAME, I NEED IT!

 

[crackers65]

Merrett’s manager looks like Peter Pettigrew!

 

[Old Campaigner]

Sounds like we were asking for 4 1sts and a 2nd

 

[calyam]

The deal is perfectly fine and it's a lot more than we'll get this time next year or the year after.

The probability that we win enough games next year to change Merrett's mind is very small. So all we are doing is shooting ourselves in the foot so that we can cosplay as a proud and successful club.

I'd much rather we simply set ourselves up for a proper rebuild and this trade, while not perfect, may achieve that.

 

[Foreverdon]

We asked for their future 2027 first and a future second on top

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Cracking the shits like a sook haha. Don’t ask us to do anything do it yourself you spud.

 

[Lethal]

He's even sooking to Barrett

 

[JayJ20]

Sounds like we were asking for 4 1sts and a 2nd

Lmao Dodoro is still here

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Great vision of Petroro

 

[Old Campaigner]

Lmao Dodoro is still here

eh, it's perfectly reasonable

 

[eddie_punchclock]

I'd hope that if we were -this- close to a flag and wanted to take the best player from another team, we'd make the right offer and get the deal done.

 

[GandalfTheDon]

The deal is perfectly fine and it's a lot more than we'll get this time next year or the year after.

The probability that we win enough games next year to change Merrett's mind is very small. So all we are doing is shooting ourselves in the foot so that we can cosplay as proud and successful club.

I'd much rather we simply set ourselves up for a proper rebuild and this trade, while not perfect, may achieve that.

Those picks realistically don't move the dial based on what they've said about the draft. Better off not caving and getting nothing

 

[GandalfTheDon]

The amount of Essendon supporters wanting us to capitulate to a rival for a ****ing horrible offer is sickening

 

[Lore]

oh right this was the CARD PLAY

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Hahahah that outburst was so childish.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Rough looks rough

 

[eddie_punchclock]

Body language says this deal is dead

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Hawks just dropped next years cup..lovely

 

[Burzum]

The amount of Essendon supporters wanting us to capitulate to a rival for a ****ing horrible offer is sickening

It's not capitulation. Why keep the captain who doesn't want to be here and will leave next year for a worse deal?

 

[JayJ20]

Hawthorn shot themselves in the foot from the beginning by taking a bad faith approach to the whole thing. Leaking to the media, waiting until the second last day, giving us a deadline, trading down etc.

 

[Foreverdon]

Even 4 first rounders isn’t great 10 22 2026 future first 2027 future first ….. turns into 14-15 24 future 2026 18-24 2027 could be anything but I’ll say 12-24

 

[Lore]

Body language says this deal is dead

Unless Hawthorn capitulates on 4 firsts or whatever

 

[Petrify]

Here's the footage LMAO

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

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Hahahah that outburst was so childish.

Gold! Lols!