List Mgmt. 2014 Trade and Free Agency Targets Thread

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Prepare to be howled down even though Jacobs has show more in that role at VFL level than Dumont or more at that level than Levi ever did.
Do I need to post that pic of Jacob sitting on his arse in the final against Sydney? Do I? :stern look
 

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If Swallow was fit all year Greenbackwood would be worth pick 78.

The man played a great year and is cashing in. So he should. Opportunities don't come that easy as Greenbackwood would know.

We land a promising kid with 25. We've added class and experience. We will go that extra step next year.
 

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Prepare to be howled down even though Jacobs has show more in that role at VFL level than Dumont or more at that level than Levi ever did.
Jacobs was smashing it in the VFL towards the end averaging 37 pos in a string of games. The improvement has been slow but constant. I think he has something.
 

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Prepare to be howled down even though Jacobs has show more in that role at VFL level than Dumont or more at that level than Levi ever did.
Exactly. He's good to go I think. The club obviously rates him considering they moved him to half back just to fit him in the team. He's about to have his second pre-season so his tank will only improve. I'm one of Levi's biggest fans (well, I once was) but I think Jacobs could have more upside (goal wise and accuracy).

I know the in thing on this board is to chuck a rookie in (Dumont). But realistically Jacobs is the better option and he's ready to go.
 
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25 for Greenwood is probably slightly unders when you just consider his ability and results from this year but when you consider that he's out of contract, he nominated a club and 25 was just about all that club had to trade then it changes the entire situation. 25 is fair when you consider not only his ablity and results of this year but the other factors involved. We are by no means getting 'bent over.'
Agree with all of that, what I don't get is the mindset from some is the 'we have no leverage, so something is better than nothing'

Why shouldn't we turn the screws on Collingwood and play hardball? See if teams like the Dogs are going to pay if we send him to the PSD? Yeah something is better that nothing but that isn't the only risk. Probably hasn't been demonstrated in Levi's scenario, but letting players get to clubs of their choosing automatically gives the impression that 1. Opposition clubs in subsequent situations will know we will cave in and 2. Next player out of contract will have their manager in their ear trying to do the same thing Levi/Pickering has done.

Admittedly all the above is worst case scenario as we have good morale around the club, but im rather disappointed we didn't push for more from a club that has a history of being kents during trade week. Levi doesn't owe us anything and we don't owe him anything by getting him to Collingwood.
 

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They can. It is irrelevant.

There is no point picking a player on a big salary in the PSD who has made it clear he doesn't want to be there.

Would be ridiculous list management.
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Jacobs was smashing it in the VFL towards the end averaging 37 pos in a string of games. The improvement has been slow but constant. I think he has something.
Anthony and Warren smash it every week in the VFL, sometimes that just makes you a good VFL player.
 
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I think the trade period needs to be twice as long next year so we can have 800 pages of dick jokes with one or two trade-related posts hidden amongst them.
Loses marks for not using "inserted" instead of "hidden".
 
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He should consider himself lucky I'm not a cats supporter otherwise there'd be a fan sitting with a sniper rifle waiting for him.

If we knew they were going to cough up pick #21 for Stanley we should've thrown Majak at them, probably would've got 2 first rounders out of them.
 

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If we knew they were going to cough up pick #21 for Stanley we should've thrown Majak at them, probably would've got 2 first rounders out of them.
Geelong basically traded out Varcoe and Christensen (with his personal problems) for Clarke and Stanley, leaving all their original picks intact.
 
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