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yeah gotta ask how long you wait for a player to show hes got more to give,clark coff and paton all drafted later and have reached another level,doubt dunstan will be more than a trier & great clubman,gotta let it go at some point
He only came 3rd in the Brownlow as a mid tho.
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Surely if they force a trade we walk, theres no chance they would risk holding onto a player for 5 years that has zero interest in playing for the club, it would utterly destroy what culture they have left -Saints absolutely have them over a barrelSt Kilda is open to trading defenders Dylan Roberton and Jimmy Webster as the club makes room for incoming Adelaide star midfielder Brad Crouch.
Crouch, 26, has chosen the Saints to continue his career next season after the Herald Sun on Tuesday revealed Geelong had dropped out of the race for the star onballer.
The Crows’ best-and-fairest winner could be the finishing piece in St Kilda’s engine room upgrade and will use his strong contested ball and clearance game to help bring speedy wingman Brad Hill into the play more next season.
As a free agent, Crouch will cost the Saints nothing in a trade, unless Adelaide tried to match the offer. St Kilda’s first pick in this year’s draft is No. 14.
But St Kilda is also open to making hard calls on Roberton, who played only one game for the season, and Webster, who managed eight, in this year’s trade period. Both are contracted at St Kilda for next season.
While Webster, 27, is believed to have attracted some interest, Roberton’s situation is more complicated by his heart issues which kept the rebounding backman sidelined for almost two seasons.
Roberton, 29, is confident he has got on top of the issues with some expert medical advice. He collapsed on the field in Round 4 2018 against Geelong and then had another scare in a preseason game in Ballarat last year.
Roberton’s time out of the game significantly impacted his fitness levels which saw the Saints overlook him for selection in every game this year aside from the season-opener when he had eight possessions against North Melbourne.
Roberton has played only five games in the past three years since he finished second in the club’s best and fairest in a career-best 2017 season.
The Saints are undeterred by Crouch’s end-of-season indiscretion when the star onballer and teammate Tyson Stengle were found with an illicit substance in Adelaide.
St Kilda has spoken with Crouch and are in the advanced stages of talks with his management, W Sports and Media, about a long-term deal.
If the Saints pay Crouch less than $650,000 a year, as expected, the Crows would receive an end-of-first-round compensation selection.
That compensation is a downgrade on Adelaide’s initial hopes that it could receive an early first-round compensation which would slot in at pick No. 2.
But the Saints are unlikely to offer Crouch the blockbuster contract offer required to trigger pick No. 2 which would give Adelaide the first two selections in this year’s draft.
Adelaide football director Mark Ricciuto said the Crows would begin talks with the Saints about the transfer.
“St Kilda could get him for nothing (depending) on whatever wage they offer him (under free agency rules),” Ricciuto said on Triple M.
“Whereas if they offer him low-end (money). If they think they’re going to get him cheap, then Adelaide can match and you have to trade.
“Both clubs get together and work out what happens.”
Ricciuto said the unknown elements of the AFL’s free agency model was frustrating for clubs.
“There is no set formula, there is no document you can get from the AFL to say if he gets this and this you will get that,” he said.
“There is a lot at stake here for Adelaide fans.”
From watching our earlier games this year and listening to Ratts talk after we had a few injuries in the midfield this year, He was saying he’d actually like to start Steele forward a bit more often, in that Dangerfield/Martin role. He has the versatility to play more forward unlike Ross/crouch. Also believe Steele played a lot of junior footy as a forward.
They are absolutely delusional on that Crouch thread.
I'm waiting for a crows fan to say that he's going to kick the ball to their players next year when we play Adelaide.
Why can’t we pay him the $650k and Adelaide pay $100k of his wage.
Crouch is out of contract. Clubs never play a portion of a player's wage when they leave, when uncontracted. Steven still had a contract with us, which is why we paid a portion.
If you were a supporter through the 80s and had to wait 18 years to see a final and lived through 7 spoons you would understand.
Ah yeah true. Completely forgot the free agent aspect haha
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Your club is cooked mate, will be in Tassie within five years, take that to the bank. By the way, Polecs contract is horrific and he’s a seagull, at least Crouch finds the hard pill.
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