Traded Adam Saad [traded to Carlton with #48 and #78 for #8 and #87]

[Ambrosia]

Figured it was his time he got his own thread. I rate him highly but can see why the club would be tentative to match long term deals given we are currently being burned by the Hurley/Hooker deals atm.

 

[Virgin Dog]

Carlton board nutting themselves over links to him, but surely this whole this is just posturing between Saad and the Bombers. I expect he eventually re-signs

 

[Colonial]

Wouldn’t mind him but we are overloaded right now, has a lot of heart

 

[Corkie]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

 

[citizen-erased]

Just burn the ****ing place down.

Sigh. Irish, now saad. Daniher not far behind.

 

[schmuttt]

Stevo reporting on ch7 he is likely to leave Essendon with Melbourne and North leading the race. Would be a fantastic pickup for Melbourne but geez we'd give up a bit for him.

 

[citizen-erased]

Stevo reporting on ch7 he is likely to leave Essendon with Melbourne and North leading the race. Would be a fantastic pickup for Melbourne but geez we'd give up a bit for him.

Tracc please......pretty please

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

If he goes the board should be fired.

 

[Go Woods]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

Are you serious? How could they afford to chase anyone for the next 2-3 years is beyond me....

 

[HTPunter]

Stevo reporting on ch7 he is likely to leave Essendon with Melbourne and North leading the race. Would be a fantastic pickup for Melbourne but geez we'd give up a bit for him.

Could get him cheaply with a big offer but it'd make you think twice salary wise.

Can't see why he'd leave the Suns a couple of years ago only to go to North...

 

[banzai]

Are you serious? How could they afford to chase anyone for the next 2-3 years is beyond me....

Rance retired before this season so we would be able to effectively carry over his money from this year + next year where he was also under contract. Should free up close to 1.5 mil for next year that wasnt planned for. But with the cap cuts i cant see us chasing much.

 

[schmuttt]

Could get him cheaply with a big offer but it'd make you think twice salary wise.

Can't see why he'd leave the Suns a couple of years ago only to go to North...

$$$

Essendon might be feeling the Hooker/Heppell/Hurley deals now, although I reckon if Daniher leaves Saad won't go.

 

[cznsnowy91]

What's he worth in a trade?

 

[HTPunter]

$$$

Essendon might be feeling the Hooker/Heppell/Hurley deals now, although I reckon if Daniher leaves Saad won't go.

Would have got plenty of $$$ at Suns though if it was just that, surely being part of a decent side in Victoria was part of it which rules North out for the short term future.

 

[HTPunter]

What's he worth in a trade?

Mid to late first rounder as an uncontracted player I'd say. Went for a 2nd round pick to Essendon, definitely at least AA squad worthy now, but loses value as uncontracted. See what Melbourne do with Brayshaw and a few others too.

 

[Tristan34]

Mid to late first rounder as an uncontracted player I'd say. Went for a 2nd round pick to Essendon, definitely at least AA squad worthy now, but loses value as uncontracted. See what Melbourne do with Brayshaw and a few others too.

This is Essendon we are talking about.. They will want a top 5 pick..

 

[FairKouta]

What's he worth in a trade?

First rounder

 

[TheGrizz]

$$$

Essendon might be feeling the Hooker/Heppell/Hurley deals now, although I reckon if Daniher leaves Saad won't go.

Apparently the issue is length as opposed to $$$.
He wants 5, we were at 3 but now are tentatively at 4 according to Edmund at SEN.

Also worth noting i think that there is still alot of unknown in list management circles as the extent of list/salary cap cuts are still in flux. I imagine the Saad situation escalates either way quickly once list parameters are finalised

 

[adogsfan5]

You gotta laugh at the reporting. Some reporters are saying he wants to play finals and is concerned about future success At Essendon. But at this stage north and Melbourne are leading the way.

 

[Ambrosia]

You gotta laugh at the reporting. Some reporters are saying he wants to play finals and is concerned about future success At Essendon. But at this stage north and Melbourne are leading the way.

For some reason the media often try to avoid the he left for a better contract narrative.

 

[Dangerousfield]

This is Essendon we are talking about.. They will want a top 5 pick..

If he wants North $ he can walk straight to the PSD if Dodo must "win" the trade

 

[tiger_tough]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

No chance, not a need for us. We have Short, Baker and Vlastuin who are all locks and very good players.

 

[Tygrys]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

Saad is a good player but he would be surplus to our needs. We have weaknesses in midfield clearances and lack of ruck depth. Also Riewoldt probably only has a year left so we'll potentially need to start looking for a replacement very soon. They are all needs to be addressed before looking at someone like Saad

 

[THE_GUN]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

Probably the last player we need at the moment with Houli still around another 2 years imo
Jayden Short
Liam Baker
Oleg Markov
Egg-Smith

all can play this position and have all shown good signs this year with the games they have played

 

[THE_GUN]

Are you serious? How could they afford to chase anyone for the next 2-3 years is beyond me....

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