Bluemour Melting Pot XXI - Like seriously, the polar ice caps have got nothing on us

[juzza316]

Refusing to overpay for players isn't a trade failure, its a success.

The Suns wouldn't accept a reasonable trade for Martin so now they will lose him for nothing in the draft.

Stop complaining and acting like the world is burning down, we still get Martin, unfortunately we don't get Papley, but we now have pick 9 in the draft!

Until we actually get Martin, then I am not certain it will actually happen.

 

[GeoCoulthard]

Why is everyone so devastated? It's not SOS's fault. It takes two to tango and the other parties didn't want to dance. We still have the ability to pick up Martin in the PSD and Eddie is a pretty good short term alternative to Papley. We also have the improvement that should come from our existing players e.g. Cuningham and Stocker. Pick 9 might also be a pretty good player but will obviously be unlikely to help us much in the short term but in the long term ....

I do feel for Papley though - he and his girlfriend must be feeling pretty ordinary just at the moment. Long distance relationships can be hard to live with. Swans could see his form taper off pretty significantly if his home life is in relative disarray.

Another positive - do we really think that * will suddenly be able to resurect Daniher's broken body and lack of passion for football and the club. I think they have massively misjudged this and will regret is for a long, long time.

Reckon our club can overcome this speed bump just like Richmond did when Rance went down this year.

 

[kingkingston]

Reports have said GC will redraft Martin so not show how he'll slip to us.

they won't do that. That would be a stupid move bythem

 

[jimsta10]

28th of November is the new Jack Martin day.

 

[HereComesJuddy]

The draft is so even why not move back 6 spots and get the player you want?

Maybe our recruiters dont see 15 as good as 9. 9 could be pretty awesome.

Sos didn't overpay. Good on him

 

[TBellicious]

Yawn all the people lauding SOS
Terrible trade period and there’s no other way to spin it

Failed to get our top 2 targets who wanted to come
Unmitigated disaster

 

[Rustica]

I really feel for Tom and his partner.. stuck apart for another year. I hope it doesn’t detriment their relationship


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[Navara79]

I have no need for big footy if the information is consistently wrong. I’m out.

Bye bye

 

[Arr0w]

Well that was an anticlimax, anyway

Most of our improvement will come from within

And Martin in the PSD

Bring on 2020

 

[Poorman53]

Small mans comment from a poor man

Haha whatever mate, just calling it as it is. Actually laughed hearing SOS speak in regard to Papley and Daniher scenario as depressing as it is missing out on him.

 

[HARKER]

Ultimately, you cannot overpay. Unfortunately some trading partners don’t come to the party. Our net position is better having not pursued the terms put to us.

We are all frustrated, but it’s the right move. Now, which gun are we going to get at pick 9?

It's cute saying that but it wasn't the plan.
We've really made a mess of this whole trade period....we just have.
All the work has come to naught.

 

[carltonsworld]

Since Jack Martin is out of contract, can’t Carlton pick him up as a delisted free agent after 31/10

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Future dealings with Gold Coast and Sydney will be fractured now i would think

Not Sydney. They did nothing wrong

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Eddie will be happy...all the pressure on a 32 year old.
Awesome trade period considering all the deals were done 2 days ago
Whatever!!!


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What pressure is on Eddie? We will have 44 other players on our list.

All this carry on over Papley who was probably not even a top 10 player at Sydney, and Martin who was definitely not top 10 at Gold Coast, is pretty disrespectful to the guns we do have in our current side.

 

[carlton_99]

they won't do that. That would be a stupid move bythem

I highly doubt they will let Martin go for free. I think they will redraft him. No way will the AFL let him go for free

 

[WFGodot]

What the *! Have alternatives, have options, that’s 2 years in a row we’re we’ve managed F all at the trade circus, sorry but fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me!!! That’s a BIG FAIL SOS. Huge! Clubs know we can’t negotiate and exploit us. FFS Betts and Pittonet? FAIL!!!!!!

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Who gives a s**t about picks anymore.. we’ve had so many young kids come through the door.. should have paid overs to get these players


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Nope. Do fair trades, know a players worth, give up what we believe is right.

 

[Jeremias]

Oh boy. What an amazing melt by some in here.

At the end of the day, we have landed two of our targets, and will get a third for free.

Missing on Papley is frustrating but sounds as though that wasn't going to happen unless Daniher went through, so not sure what we can do there. He is and remains a contracted player.

Martin in the PSD is a very good result, GC is a laughing stock.

 

[BlueFlagger]

from the teague train to the sos trainwreck, hard to believe we’ve stuffed this up so badly.


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[WeninRome]

What's really annoying here is that the teams that we are directly competing with next year improved, whereas we did not. St Kilda, Kangaroos, Bombers and Hawks all come out winners here.

 

[The Defender]

Afl and Gold Coast will ensure we don’t get Jack Martin in PSD

 

[AT97]

Sam gray ?

Harley Bennell?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Since Jack Martin is out of contract, can’t Carlton pick him up as a delisted free agent after 31/10

No. Has to go through the draft or preseason draft.

 

[FRUMPY]

Yeah people are morons , who would you rather Papley or lachie Obrien in year one

How does pick 9 get papley when he was unavailable?

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[KnobHead]

what the hell do we pay sos for!!

Have you looked at the entirety of his work since 2015, when he came to the club?

Sure, 2019 is not a great trade period, but you shouldn’t trade for the sack of trading. SOS went for Papley who could’ve made a real difference, but he’s contracted. Others players that we were linked with, like Butler - how much of a difference would they have made?



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