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Salary cap squeeze on at Collingwood - Tom Phillips is uncontracted , could pick him up because we could offer him more money than the Magpies - Taylor Adams as well.
Any player that improves our starting 22 is worth exploring.
Adams is an upgrade on dunstan so that’s a yes.
Phillips is an upgrade on his brother, based on team selected on the weekend. So that’s a yes
Problem is we have no currency. Collingwood won’t want any of our players and we don’t have any draft picks in the range of these 2. Next years second for Phillips may be in the ball park. But we have nothing for Adams.
They’re also both in the age bracket that pies wouldn’t want to get rid of. Pendles, beams and Sidebottom all getting on.
Spitballing a trade:
Stuv and Paddy to Geelong
For (currently) pick 18 and next years 1st.
Or pick 18 + one of cockatoo/Fogarty
Obviously depends on where Geelong finish this year and where they see themselves finishing next year. They’re right in the premiership window.
Then send 18 and next years 2nd for Phillips and Adams and we’ll do Collingwood a favour taking their salaries off their books.
Heavily weighted in our favour but Geelong get Stuv to give them another player for a crack at the flag. Gain Paddy as steak knives who could make it but unlikely. Lose unknown draft picks
Collingwood lose a couple of best 22 but get 1st rounder and cap space to resign Grundy