Certified Legendary Thread 2017 The Summer of George Trade Period Part 1

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Isn't he the guy that achieved Olympic qualification times in summer time trials?

My hawks mate says he burns the ball, he will fit in well at the PAFC :)
No footballer has achieved Olympic qualification times in summer trials. The beep test isn't an Olympic event.
 

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If we can replace Lobbes (Who is on about 450k) contract with Motlop + maybe an extra 50k on top (500k) then that's fine. 650k is pushing it.
I'd go to $550 if we could offload Lobbe, but then IMO we need to trade-in, FA or rookie list a ready to go 'break glass' ruck. You don't insure the pointy end of the careers of Ryder, Gray, Boak, Westhoff on Billy Frampton alone. That's not a reasonable expectation to drop on Billy.
 

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I'd go to $550 if we could offload Lobbe, but then IMO we need to trade-in, FA or rookie list a ready to go 'break glass' ruck. You don't insure the pointy end of the careers of Ryder, Gray, Boak, Westhoff on Billy Frampton alone. That's not a reasonable expectation to drop on Billy.
Not much out there. Zac Clarke? Or a pitch hitting quartet of Frampton, Hoff, Watts and Doogie?
 

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Not much out there. Zac Clarke? Or a pitch hitting quartet of Frampton, Hoff, Watts and Doogie?
Even Miles Davis needed a full time quartet with him, and he had his pick of the best players ;)

EDIT: does Watts seriously pinch hit in ruck, as in Westhoff-level or more? Would still prefer that to Zac in most situations, and the mostly playing one rotation down that Zac's um, 'presence' would require.
 
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I bet Adelaide have no intention of signing Motlop, and are just trying to make us pay more for him.

If not it’s just more evidence that it is much easier to get a payrise by changing workplaces than to ask for a raise.
Like warehousing Scott Hodges in 1996. If they worried more about themselves and less about us they might actually achieve something other than universal loathing.
 

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Telling that there are no takers. Will be at West Adelaide when his contract runs out.
Yeah IMO he's no good, so I like that we wont waste time with him. He's one that Essendon will think they should get great value for, but I'm sure Port and the Crows would be thinking he's barely worth a 3rd rounder.
 

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I bet Adelaide have no intention of signing Motlop, and are just trying to make us pay more for him.

If not it’s just more evidence that it is much easier to get a payrise by changing workplaces than to ask for a raise.
Roles reversed I'd hope we'd be doing the same thing.
 
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