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To be fair Clark expressed clear interest that he wanted to leave. As far as I'm concerned as soon as a player wants to leave it's anyone's guess where they'll end up.
only exception really, but like franklin to gws, he was destined to freo, but we did a sydney HA!
 

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we also didnt have a chance for clark
Clark was always leaving Brisbane. Off field issues necessitated it. You weren't fighting over him with us, you were fighting over him with Freo (who acted like clowns). Rocky is contracted, lined up as future captain, and as I said, firmly part of the ingroup at the moment. Just super unlikely. We have the cap space to match any offer from any club at the moment bar Sydney apparently.
 

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Clark was always leaving Brisbane. Off field issues necessitated it. You weren't fighting over him with us, you were fighting over him with Freo (who acted like clowns). Rocky is contracted, lined up as future captain, and as I said, firmly part of the ingroup at the moment. Just super unlikely. We have the cap space to match any offer from any club at the moment bar Sydney apparently.
Melbourne has very large cap space having said that i doubt we will do a silly deal that will kill that
 

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How do you guys feel about Sylvia's name being bandied about by other clubs ?

Rumour has it he was spotted lunching over in Perth today.....

Don't expect him to stay and don't really care. Has been part of our problem for too long. Hopefully he gets a big pay-packet and we get better compo than we got for Moloney and Rivers.
 

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Melbourne has very large cap space having said that i doubt we will do a silly deal that will kill that
Rockliff is worth more to Brisbane than any other club, as he is integral to the team ethos and culture. He's one of the 3 Rs, and the leader of the wave of younger players coming through to take over as the last of the premiership players drift away. The Lions would move heaven and Earth to match any offer if money was what it took.
 

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Sylvia to the Dockers? wouldn't be a bad get for you guys...If he chooses to leave then so be it, this is his last chance to have a crack at a premiership.

As far as Rocky goes he isn't the first and wont be the last player to be linked to our pick 2...slim chance of happening, would love him though,
 

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Rockliff is worth more to Brisbane than any other club, as he is integral to the team ethos and culture. He's one of the 3 Rs, and the leader of the wave of younger players coming through to take over as the last of the premiership players drift away. The Lions would move heaven and Earth to match any offer if money was what it took.
Im looking at Brisbane with interest to be honest, both are at hard times atm, both will be strong enough to kick out of it though, youre just lucky it hadnt affected your on field performance, no doubt the speculation has affected ours.

Hate that Essendon got the media defence and Melbourne hasnt been allowed to use it
 

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How do you guys feel about Sylvia's name being bandied about by other clubs ?

Rumour has it he was spotted lunching over in Perth today.....
I'm really curious to see how he goes at a good team. I'd imagin really well and concede our 7 seasons down the bottom has not been the environment for him.
 

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Im looking at Brisbane with interest to be honest, both are at hard times atm, both will be strong enough to kick out of it though, youre just lucky it hadnt affected your on field performance, no doubt the speculation has affected ours.

Hate that Essendon got the media defence and Melbourne hasnt been allowed to use it
It may still. We'll just have to see what next year brings.
 

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I'm just excited that we're going to land someone half-decent purely on the basis our coach is a god. And if we land a couple such as the following, then things may finally get interesting.
For instance:
B:Frawley Garland McDonald Grimes Shaw
M:Jones Rockliff Viney Trengove Cross
F:Clark Dawes Hogan Howe
 

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I'm just excited that we're going to land someone half-decent purely on the basis our coach is a god. And if we land a couple such as the following, then things may finally get interesting.
For instance:
B:Frawley Garland McDonald Grimes Shaw
M:Jones Rockliff Viney Trengove Cross
F:Clark Dawes Hogan Howe
I'll put my money on that we won't land anyone half decent.
 

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would you guys trade pick 2 for matt priddis?
If you ask yourself the question, would i trade matt priddis for #2 and your answer is yes - Then there is no way any man or his blind dog would take priddis for #2


On a side note guys whats the deal with Blease - Whats the gut feel about him staying /going
 

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If you ask yourself the question, would i trade matt priddis for #2 and your answer is yes - Then there is no way any man or his blind dog would take priddis for #2


On a side note guys whats the deal with Blease - Whats the gut feel about him staying /going
have you seen priddis play??
 
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have you seen priddis play??
He's a very good ball winner with average skills and average pace. He will be 29 at the start of next season and his best footy is behind him. You wouldn't get a pick in the top 20 for him.
 

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On a side note guys whats the deal with Blease - Whats the gut feel about him staying /going

Good question - there havnt been too many whispers about Blease other than 1 or 2 unsubstantiated comments on here that havnt popped up in the media.

He is contracted for next year, but although he has the pace we currently lack, he is a one-way runner which doesnt fit Roos' ethos as far as I can tell.

I would be happy with a 3rd rounder for him, but I suspect others around here would like to see him get at least 1 more year under Roos to see if he can step it up.

My opinion is that he wont make it.
 
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