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[serial_thrilla]

 

[malpaso]

Essendon should just sit pat and squash Mitchell's methods.. Keep Merrett and he either plays or sits all year..

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I think Carlton haggle that pick 22 down a rung or two and Curnowngets done. Petracca obviously gets done and it sounds like Merrett wont.

I think Essendon are mad not taking that deal with where they are at but I am all for some Vic based Mutually Assured Destruction.

 

[Barnabus]

You only know one side of the story though because the Hawks are the ones leaking it all.

Pretty sure all sides have been leaking. We obviously don't know the full story but we do know Hawthorn made an offer, Essendon didn't amswer calls or an email, Hawthorn then put a timeframe on the offer so they could move on to hashing out a pick swap with Collingwood. The timeline of events is relatively obvious.

 

[Taylor]

Sydney can afford to blow away picks and players because they;

2014: Top of ladder finish. Picked up Heeney bid on at #2 with pick #18
2015: Top 4 ladder finish. Picked up Mills at #3
2016: Top of ladder finish. Picked up Florent at #11
2017: Top 6 ladder finish. Picked up Ling at #14 (Normal year for everyone else)
2018: Top 6 ladder finish. Picked up Blakey at #10
2019: Bot 4 ladder finish. Picked up Stephens at #5 (Normal year for everyone else)
2020: Bot 3 ladder finish. Picked up McDonald at #4, Campbell at #5, Gulden at #32
2021: Top 6 ladder finish. Picked up Sheldrick at #18 (Normal year for everyone else)
2022: Top 3 ladder finish. Picked up Konstanty at #20 (Normal year for everyone else)
2023: Top 8 ladder finish. Picked up Green at #16 (Normal year for everyone else)
2024: Top of ladder finish. Picked up Dattoli at #22 (Normal year for everyone else)


Notice how all the players they didn't get a leg up with or priority access to haven't worked out anything close to the ones they got a little boost out of.

The Swans have enjoyed a window of being handed top five and top ten players while sitting at the top of the ladder. Their talent is disproportionately high. They can afford to lose players to bring in Curnow.

 

[freo_leo29]

I'm not taking that if I'm bombers

I'm wanting overs to relinquish my skipper and best player

We paid more for Bolton last year and zerrett is a far better player

 

[Lach72]

I'm not taking that if I'm bombers

I'm wanting overs to relinquish my skipper and best player

We paid more for Bolton last year and zerrett is a far better player

He’s also 30 not 25

 

[mike91]

Seems like a really good offer from the Swans.

Good. It's a sh*t offer.

No doubt they'll accept something very similar tonight, but no Carlton fan should be happy with that offer

 

[Lach72]

Lols.
5 years for a 29 year old with creaky knees.

I hope this ****ing implodes spectacularly (not injury wishing)

 

[Paracleet]

Bit cheeky Swans trying to dump Florents salary in this huge deal. Like a $400 bouquet of flowers with a turd in the vase.

 

[mike91]

Bit cheeky Swans trying to dump Florents salary in this huge deal. Like a $400 bouquet of flowers with a turd in the vase.

Spot on. It's not to benefit Carlton, it's to get an overpaid fringe player with 4 years left off the books.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

They’re place holders anyway. Tired of people bringing them up every time we’re linked to a defender. Will always maintain that the two in the WAFL were better but towards the end of the year when we were winning most games you had to do a lot wrong to get dropped.

He’ll come in and be b23 sure, but I’d be surprised if we notice a significant difference with him in the team vs Walker/Simpson

I think he gives us the best of both TBH. Walker's defensive work and speed with Simpson's neat and creative ball use.

 

[malpaso]

I think Carlton haggle that pick 22 down a rung or two and Curnowngets done. Petracca obviously gets done and it sounds like Merrett wont.

I think Essendon are mad not taking that deal with where they are at but I am all for some Vic based Mutually Assured Destruction.

Merrett I could understand if he had 1 year left on a contract but he has 4 and he's the captain. Also they don't want to help the Hawks win a premiership... Wouldn't trade him unless the Hawks offer was a no brainer, as it stands it's meh because all they have is meh.

 

[Lach72]

Bit cheeky Swans trying to dump Florents salary in this huge deal. Like a $400 bouquet of flowers with a turd in the vase.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Isn't it nice not having any skin in the game during the final day of the trade period?

 

[freo_leo29]

He’s also 30 not 25

He's also a captain

The 4 year age gap doesn't outweigh that merett is the far better player AND the captain of the club.

Hawks need to pay up if they want to poach

 

[Paracleet]

Let the record show my post predates this tweet by 7 minutes. The writ is in the mail Cleary.

 

[freo_leo29]

Florent is worth more than a third

Would get a game with us off the half back

How big is his contract? I can't imagine it being over 600k at most

 

[Lach72]

 

[freo_leo29]

Melbourne going for Steele

 

[Lach72]

Florent is worth more than a third

Would get a game with us off the half back

How big is his contract? I can't imagine it being over 600k at most

Is he? He’s beige as ****

 

[rgauci]

Is he? He’s beige as ****

Expensive Banfield IMO.

 

[Andy Brennan]

Imagine how he'll feel if he doesn't get picked up by anyone and has 4 more years booked in at a team that doesn't want him

 

[mike91]

Florent is worth more than a third

Would get a game with us off the half back

How big is his contract? I can't imagine it being over 600k at most

He's the very definition of a meh player. Hard pass. Salary or not, future third is spot on.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

He's also a captain

The 4 year age gap doesn't outweigh that merett is the far better player AND the captain of the club.

Hawks need to pay up if they want to poach

I disagree, the 4 year gap at that age is gigantic. its 80+ more games of the player in their prime

 

[freo84]

Pretty sure all sides have been leaking. We obviously don't know the full story but we do know Hawthorn made an offer, Essendon didn't amswer calls or an email, Hawthorn then put a timeframe on the offer so they could move on to hashing out a pick swap with Collingwood. The timeline of events is relatively obvious.

Yes but look at the way it was framed.

Essendon were being childish because they won't share their toy that's theirs and they had first... by not responding.

But the kid in the Hawks guernsey over there having a tantrum because the kid with the toy he wants won't engage and share...

All the blame is on Essendon which is wrong. Hawks were told no originally and still tabled an offer which was ignored.