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

[Beerfish]

Are you serious we will we get our shed in order? If winning is defined by that then we are definitely behind the eight ball. Our shed is big shed full of turkeys.

Well, you gotta break a few eggs to make a turkey omelet.

 

[jdstorm]

I'd also say it's one thing for Sydney and Gold Coast with their academies to burn 1st round picks when they know 2nd round picks can do the job for them (particularly for this season), it's another thing for Hawthorn (or Essendon or any Vic club for that matter) to burn all their draft capital for the immediate future.

now that just arguably heightens the need for the Hawks to have added a player, but still, I think when comparing the Curnow and Petrracca trades, we have to acknowledge that the GC/Swans have a slightly different currency which is advantageous to clubs trading a player to them



I don't really get this, if we really wanted McKenzie or something, then why weren't we talking to them? It's **** Hawthorn on one hand and on the other hand, we're being respectful gentlemen and not trying to poach a player we like from them unless they grant us permission?

We really wanted to keep Zac. That was our starting point and hawthorn had to budge us from that.

They could do it by offering us an undeniably good package. They offered us a mid teens pick in a weak draft, a VFl player and two picks projected to be in the 20s

Robert Downey jr built his iron man suit in that cave with more than what the hawks were offering.

The comparison to the Trac/curnow trades isn’t the draft capital. Hawks amount of draft capital was fine even in excess if we’d got 1 good useful blue chip asset.

Suns gave up Flanders to make that happen. Swans two players in seperate deals. Hawks had no interest in doing so. Dumped worpell for compo and were hoping to get Zac from the bargain bin as a replacement.

 

[DERO]

Does he get to keep the lambo or does he get swapped into Andy’s Prius?

 

[ant555]

Does he get to keep the lambo or does he get swapped into Andy’s Prius?

Now that is where he went wrong. Lambo. What a w***er

 

[HirdsTheWord]

is it true hawks were offering him

1.3m / 5 years?

 

[Maxabillions]

 

[HirdyLannister]

Good article of the slops Hawthorne was offering

Merrett trade saga shows it is time to stop using first-round picks to judge deals

The AFL trade period offered three different test cases on just how much value a first-round pick holds during negotiations. Two stars got their moves, while one was left stranded.

www.abc.net.au

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Also decent wrap up by the senior afl journos at The Age.

 

[Maxabillions]

Good article of the slops Hawthorne was offering

Merrett trade saga shows it is time to stop using first-round picks to judge deals

The AFL trade period offered three different test cases on just how much value a first-round pick holds during negotiations. Two stars got their moves, while one was left stranded.

www.abc.net.au

That’s a beautiful read

 

[Doss]

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Feel free to say something at some point, Zachary.

 

[bommer16]

Feel free to say something at some point, Zachary.

There has to be some corner of his mind that feels regret with how it initially unfolded and should not be too surprised with the outcome.

Learnings.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Feel free to say something at some point, Zachary.

The silence is rupturing my eardrums...

 

[dank420_]

I wouldn’t be mad if he just filmed another no context dryp promo

 

[dank420_]

Actually VelvetSledge here’s one for you. Apparently this pic is him walking towards Hawks HQ. Can you flip him around going back to Tulla?

 

[Zach Package]

Wearing Yeezys is a nice touch.

Kanye, much like the trade to Hawthorn, has been cancelled

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Actually VelvetSledge here’s one for you. Apparently this pic is him walking towards Hawks HQ. Can you flip him around going back to Tulla?

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All that fashion and our boy still can't find jeans that fit

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Wearing Yeezys is a nice touch.

Kanye, much like the trade to Hawthorn, has been cancelled

Can we have a toast to the douchebags, assholes, scumbags and jerk offs on the hawthorne board?

 

[dank420_]

All that fashion and our boy still can't find jeans that fit

They might be D pants

 

[VelvetSledge]

Actually VelvetSledge here’s one for you. Apparently this pic is him walking towards Hawks HQ. Can you flip him around going back to Tulla?

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[astrowizzle]

All that fashion and our boy still can't find jeans that fit

He looks 10

 

[bommer16]

All that fashion and our boy still can't find jeans that fit

Actually it’s time for him to put the big boy pants on.

 

[crackers65]

Can we have a toast to the douchebags, assholes, scumbags and jerk offs on the hawthorne board?

No. We don’t have enough time before the footy season starts. You can’t be like whorethorne and leave it till the last minute.

 

[NAB777]

Good article of the slops Hawthorne was offering

Merrett trade saga shows it is time to stop using first-round picks to judge deals

The AFL trade period offered three different test cases on just how much value a first-round pick holds during negotiations. Two stars got their moves, while one was left stranded.

www.abc.net.au

Try explaining this to a Hawthorn supporter.

 

[thepokey]

Good article of the slops Hawthorne was offering

Merrett trade saga shows it is time to stop using first-round picks to judge deals

The AFL trade period offered three different test cases on just how much value a first-round pick holds during negotiations. Two stars got their moves, while one was left stranded.

www.abc.net.au

This feels like a much better laid out version of what my thoughts were on trade deadline night (as in actual deadline night, not fake deadline night)

 

[fairbump_playon]

im firm in the camp his manager led him down the wrong path.

i doubt zach is a campaigner

his manager just said he should be to get out

thats my take at least, will know soon enough

What percentage do agents get?

With Zach set to get an extra $400k x 5 years from the Hawks Petroro had a vested interest in advising his client to leave