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Can't argue. Unluckily for Nahas, Turner came in and applied that pressure and showed a lot of all-round promise, so Nahas slipped back a rung as a senior option. Hope he does get kept as depth, even on the rookie list, as he earned a longer stay. Sadly, Loose looks a long way off. Hasn't...

On topic, North was apparently keen on Watts last year, but we are probably about up to our quota of experienced project players this time round. Shame, as I also think he'd be well worth looking at in a better team and with the whole top pick thing well behind him.

What on earth are you talking about? The rest of us are watching a club that gets gifted players, a CEO and as many coaches as it needs trying to flog just a few of the many high draft picked players that it's picked up over the past few years, in its own interests and without anyone forcing it.

A number of suggestions that boiled down to North getting pick 5 for losing Levi Greenwood. Even with pick 16 thrown in, that kind of thinking is based in Facebook reality.

I wouldn't be upset if North took him as the mature extra ruckman our list probably needs now we've shed Hale and Hamish and Daw and Mabon are still learning.

Now you're being silly. North is a stable club with a list on the rise. And it's not in Adelaide. I still don't thnk anyone outside Port supporters and club recruiters could pick him in a lineup. Typical trade week carry-on about a player no-one gave a thought to before and now will forget...

Mmmm. The Nick Stevens thing hasn't stopped anyone trying to get out. Jacobs isn't good enough to be worth clubs taking a risk to pick him for a club outside Victoria - he just might well get taken before 38 by another Victorian club.

I'm sure players have taken note. So either Port convince him to stay, or they lose him for nothing now. I doubt he'd last until North's second pick at 38, and he still won't be worth 15, so it's nothing to me either way, but his chances of getting home if he wants to are still healthy, just...

Pederson's gone for Gysberts so North only have 38/39 to offer - back in Port's court. Seems to be talk no deal will happen.

I think and hope they won't get sucked into anything like that - it's a minority of supporters who think choosing not to trade = failing at trading. They've done well at the draft and have cash to keep the players we have with space for a bigger play, but there's no-one available this year who...

Oh yes, I think we've all established that North's problem is asking too much for players it trades out. :roll eyes back into head

I gather your point is that if Port make all the choices you suggest, they won't bother trading unless it's for a pick above 30?

Thanks God, imagine what all day blithering about nothing happening would sound like. Damo tossing up rumours and sucking up to The List Manager, The List Manager dispensing more wisdom about how all clubs could be better run, managers lining up to flog their players' interests, footy managers...

Graham and Martin, if we're including logs.

It tells me that you are repeating yourself.

Now it's been announced, can Nor and Geelong fans please switch sides on his awesomeness/age and injuries? Report is the mooted 36 and exchange of other picks. Probably not finalized until all the FA compo picks are settled tomorrow, like everything else.

Does it work that way, though? Port toughed out the Stevens trade, and Collingwood gave Nick Davis away cheaply to Sydney. Did either decision affect how the two clubs got on with trading or were seen by other clubs after that? Wouldn't have thought so. I wouldn't be surprised if a mature...

Except Atley has shown plenty since being drafted and is better now than he was then, and Jacobs the opposite. I doubt that we'll offer much - Levi is reportedly off the table - so if he has named North it will be back to Port whether they want to get something or nothing. Btw Matt Campbell is...

That's nice. Zero chance of McKenzie or pick 14. I don't throw testosterone around these threads, I'm just saying that's completely unrealistic. Would be nice to get Jacobs, but it's not that big a deal for North if Port choose to walk away.

He might have been lost. And Matt Campbell is a handy player so he could be involved in a deal, but a straight swap would be ridiculous.

He might have been lost. And Matt Campbell is a handy player so he could be involved in a deal, but a straight swap would be ridiculous.

"North tells HMac" - just quietly, it's probably not the same as what some supporters on BF tell some Cats fans. Our actual footy department has said very little, nothing that could lead you to this conclusion. Your points about our recruiters doing well with middling picks is right, and I'm...

Can't argue with that.

You realize there's more than one of us? And we disagree about plenty and say different things? Find an individual poster who changes their tune and go hard at them. It's been bad luck for H that he had injury problems when playing very well, Goldy played well, and the sub rule has changed the...

:) from me too.

Bollocks. The AFL is run to maximize revenue by keeping everyone interested through the salary cap and draft. Free agents could move to top clubs for more fame or lower clubs for more money and game time. We don't know what will haooen, except we know there's no automatic division into classes...

If his injury troubles and form were as bad as you say, no-one would be keen to trade for him. If he's worth getting at all, it's because clubs believe he is fit enough to play well and his form this year, just before this injury, was promising. Same reasons we'd be happy to see him stay if no...

Good get, Cats. Lose Ablett, get two good young players in exchange, one year apart - that's how compensation was supposed to work. Would have loved to get him at North, but can't complain at being trumped by a special pick we never had because we didn't lose anyone. FWIW I don't have any...

He could walk to the ND, especially with Melbourne spending all but one of their picks already so being far less of a threat. Assuming he is genuinely fine to play for several clubs, he could now be putting a bit of pressure back on GC to do a deal. No need for them to jump too soon, though...

That's how most of us are feeling, and I assume most Cats fans too. Nice to get, but we're not going to lie awake over where Caddy winds up.