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Analysis Rank 'em 2017 Trade Period synopsis
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Thought saintas were the unheralded winner's by far IMO, rumoured to be targeting (and getting)everyone from fyfe to stringer to kelly to dusty to tomilson to gaff ,and was simply a matter of time before weller,the lachie variety came 'home' to seaview too but was all just a masquerade to bluff and blindside their competitors as to their one true target,the next rance/silvagni/scarlett hybrid.........
Austin, Logan Austin......
Baines you Sneaky bastard, you ve done it again
Austin, Logan Austin......
Baines you Sneaky bastard, you ve done it again
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That is the best option, just play all the promising kids surrounded by the better players who will be there for the long term, finish 17/18th, grab another elite talent to go with this years pick 4.
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1. Essendon - landed 3 quality targets Stringer, Smith & Saad
2. Fremantle - Replaced Wellar with Wilson as a bargain, but gained #2 pick. Wtf!
3. Port - brought in 2 good FA Rockliff & Motlop. Lost Trengove, but Watts as a forward more of a need. Traded out fringe types.
4. Carlton - do well on the Gibbs deal & more importantly used some of his picks to bring in younger players to help the rebuild - Kennedy & Lang... as well as adding a 1st rounder in this year's draft, but back in 2018.
5. Western Bulldogs - Got unders for Stringer, but always the case after they walked him out the door, then pretended he would be welcome back. Got Schache for a bargain & Trengove as a FA shores up their defence. Also, got another 1st rounder.
6. Adelaide - finally got our man Gibbs to strengthen our midfield, but for overs... so handed gains from CC & Lever trades. Brought in Gibson on the cheap, to ensure we have only 1 net experienced out to the squad (with Smith injured).
7. Melbourne - Paid overs for Lever, but got their targeted player. Also, got ok value for Watts, given they pushed him out.
8. Geelong - Ablett is handy get & getting #19 compo for Motlop thanks to Port's generous contract is a bonus.
9. West Coast - Got Ah Chee on the cheap, but strategy to bring in picks needed for the now to replace retiring players... but will them giving up 1st rounder in next year's superdraft be costly?
10. GWS - traded out Wilson for under & usual of trading out depth for picks. Got back into the 1st round after losing one for Whitfield.
11. Hawthorn - picked up Impey for #34 & unexpected bonus for Hodge coming out of retirement.
12. Sydney - traded out a player yet to play... as they know points are more important for their academy.
13. Richmond - just traded picks, but given their list & they got busy last year, no real need to do anything.
14. Brisbane - Paid overs for Cameron (thanks
) & lost Schache for unders. Lost Rockliff as FA, but Hodge's leadership should be invaluable. Lost net picks & players imo.
15. Collingwood - didn't do much. Would think they would be strengthening their KPP's. Why were they not chasing the likes of Watts?
16. St Kilda - brought in Logan, but would have though they would be targeting an established midfielder with one of their 1st round picks.
17. Kangaroos - Though it was a perfect opportunity to get some value for Goldy, which would speed up the development of Preust & much needed picks for rebuild.
18. Gold Coast - lost their best player & best pick #2. Wellar nice in, but overpaid... when compare to what they received for Saad.
2. Fremantle - Replaced Wellar with Wilson as a bargain, but gained #2 pick. Wtf!
3. Port - brought in 2 good FA Rockliff & Motlop. Lost Trengove, but Watts as a forward more of a need. Traded out fringe types.
4. Carlton - do well on the Gibbs deal & more importantly used some of his picks to bring in younger players to help the rebuild - Kennedy & Lang... as well as adding a 1st rounder in this year's draft, but back in 2018.
5. Western Bulldogs - Got unders for Stringer, but always the case after they walked him out the door, then pretended he would be welcome back. Got Schache for a bargain & Trengove as a FA shores up their defence. Also, got another 1st rounder.
6. Adelaide - finally got our man Gibbs to strengthen our midfield, but for overs... so handed gains from CC & Lever trades. Brought in Gibson on the cheap, to ensure we have only 1 net experienced out to the squad (with Smith injured).
7. Melbourne - Paid overs for Lever, but got their targeted player. Also, got ok value for Watts, given they pushed him out.
8. Geelong - Ablett is handy get & getting #19 compo for Motlop thanks to Port's generous contract is a bonus.
9. West Coast - Got Ah Chee on the cheap, but strategy to bring in picks needed for the now to replace retiring players... but will them giving up 1st rounder in next year's superdraft be costly?
10. GWS - traded out Wilson for under & usual of trading out depth for picks. Got back into the 1st round after losing one for Whitfield.
11. Hawthorn - picked up Impey for #34 & unexpected bonus for Hodge coming out of retirement.
12. Sydney - traded out a player yet to play... as they know points are more important for their academy.
13. Richmond - just traded picks, but given their list & they got busy last year, no real need to do anything.
14. Brisbane - Paid overs for Cameron (thanks
) & lost Schache for unders. Lost Rockliff as FA, but Hodge's leadership should be invaluable. Lost net picks & players imo.15. Collingwood - didn't do much. Would think they would be strengthening their KPP's. Why were they not chasing the likes of Watts?
16. St Kilda - brought in Logan, but would have though they would be targeting an established midfielder with one of their 1st round picks.
17. Kangaroos - Though it was a perfect opportunity to get some value for Goldy, which would speed up the development of Preust & much needed picks for rebuild.
18. Gold Coast - lost their best player & best pick #2. Wellar nice in, but overpaid... when compare to what they received for Saad.
And teams not too far below them doing more for the future. North is kind of stuck in no-man's-land doing neither one thing nor the other and you could argue that they have been doing so for a long time.
Both failing to make finals after doing so the year before...
A lesson there somewhere... Ask Juddy about it from earlier in the year when he raised concerns for them on FC.
and failed to make finals after making it the year before... doh
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Meh, all we paid was a 2nd round pick in the 30s which we got for Impey and he was useless for us. Also ended up with saints 2nd round pick (21) this year.
That clearly went over your head.. You missed finals mate. Did you even read the reference to Juddy or his concerns for your team early in year that with so many new guys from other clubs your team may not gel in 2018 to improve from 2017. In fact you went backwards and missed finals totally. Hello!!!! Wakey wakey
But if you happy with failing to make finals, guess "meh" reaction is fair enough for your low expectations. after making finals the year before.
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The reaction was more to the fact we gave up nothing valuable.
Give nothing, gain nothing.
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Yeah, we failed. Needed to win a final.
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1. Essendon - landed 3 quality targets Stringer, Smith & Saad
2. Fremantle - Replaced Wellar with Wilson as a bargain, but gained #2 pick. Wtf!
3. Port - brought in 2 good FA Rockliff & Motlop. Lost Trengove, but Watts as a forward more of a need. Traded out fringe types.
4. Carlton - do well on the Gibbs deal & more importantly used some of his picks to bring in younger players to help the rebuild - Kennedy & Lang... as well as adding a 1st rounder in this year's draft, but back in 2018.
5. Western Bulldogs - Got unders for Stringer, but always the case after they walked him out the door, then pretended he would be welcome back. Got Schache for a bargain & Trengove as a FA shores up their defence. Also, got another 1st rounder.
6. Adelaide - finally got our man Gibbs to strengthen our midfield, but for overs... so handed gains from CC & Lever trades. Brought in Gibson on the cheap, to ensure we have only 1 net experienced out to the squad (with Smith injured).
7. Melbourne - Paid overs for Lever, but got their targeted player. Also, got ok value for Watts, given they pushed him out.
8. Geelong - Ablett is handy get & getting #19 compo for Motlop thanks to Port's generous contract is a bonus.
9. West Coast - Got Ah Chee on the cheap, but strategy to bring in picks needed for the now to replace retiring players... but will them giving up 1st rounder in next year's superdraft be costly?
10. GWS - traded out Wilson for under & usual of trading out depth for picks. Got back into the 1st round after losing one for Whitfield.
11. Hawthorn - picked up Impey for #34 & unexpected bonus for Hodge coming out of retirement.
12. Sydney - traded out a player yet to play... as they know points are more important for their academy.
13. Richmond - just traded picks, but given their list & they got busy last year, no real need to do anything.
14. Brisbane - Paid overs for Cameron (thanks
15. Collingwood - didn't do much. Would think they would be strengthening their KPP's. Why were they not chasing the likes of Watts?
16. St Kilda - brought in Logan, but would have though they would be targeting an established midfielder with one of their 1st round picks.
17. Kangaroos - Though it was a perfect opportunity to get some value for Goldy, which would speed up the development of Preust & much needed picks for rebuild.
18. Gold Coast - lost their best player & best pick #2. Wellar nice in, but overpaid... when compare to what they received for Saad.
How could last years grand finalist, who finished on top of the ladder, and who are now going to miss the finals by 3 games, end up being ranked in 6th position?
Maybe because the post was written by a Crows supporter 10 months ago.
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This was ranking trading not fitness & conditioning staff.
Not a very good troll...
It is interesting that your top 6 all had poor to terrible years this year.
Or make a final
Yeah and how good has Gibson been this year for them....
Because replacing experienced young players with draft picks takes years to pay off, and because ins and outs dont usually dictate whether your other players improve or decline next year.
14. Brisbane - Paid overs for Cameron (thanks
It seemed that way at the time, but Cameron was playing like he was worth the price, until he got injured.
At least Murray was a rising star nomination. Maybe not so mind boggling after all.
Brisbane ended up being one of the winners with no only Cameron, but getting something decent for Schache.
Agree with Freo, GC, not sure about the blues given they only won 1 game for the season, and the bombers didn’t make the 8 when some expected them to be top 4. Although Smith will probably win their B&F and was a great get. The jury is out on the other 2
Stringer and Saad have both been very good this year. However it’s just unfortunate that it took 8 weeks for the group to click.
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what if you win a final next year
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Failed year this year still.
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