Gibbs requests trade to Adelaide

[Bicks]

We can't get caught up in the romance of it. Carlton will be wasting a locker space if they don't trade him now. None else is going to want him. We can quite easily pick him up in the pre season draft.

You really should just stop now, before you really confirm what most of us are thinking!!

 

[themuldohyeh]

Sloane = Gibbs.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...d2=4&type=A&pid1=3150&pid2=1719&fid1=S&fid2=S

You are criminaly underrating Gibbs again.

Or are you underrating Sloane? No-one here underrates Gibbs, he is a classy outside mid, but lets be honest.

Sloane 4th in Brownlow, AA, AA vice-captain, 6th in AFL for tackles. He is clearly the better player at the current period.

 

[jo172]

Sloane = Gibbs.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...d2=4&type=A&pid1=3150&pid2=1719&fid1=S&fid2=S

You are criminaly underrating Gibbs again.

I can make Matth Crouch = Gibbs using stats.

Fails the eye-test.

 

[Tex200]

Sloane = Gibbs.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...d2=4&type=A&pid1=3150&pid2=1719&fid1=S&fid2=S

You are criminaly underrating Gibbs again.

Agree.

People need to go to footy wire or inside footy ratings. His gsmes this year v Geelong, GWS, Syd and Melb in particular were nothing shy of immense.

He rated 7 or above in 13 out of 22 games. A little more consistency would have him in top 10 in the comp territory

 

[spexau]

I wouldn't give up pick 13 for Gibbs. He is going to be 28 next season. He has maybe 2 good years left, followed by 2 or 3 years where we will be wishing we hadnt signed him. We dont actually have a super talented group coming through. Milera and Menzel are first rounders, but other than that we are scraping the bottom. Maybe one of of Wigg, Gore, Doedee, Greenwood, Kelly makes it to a real top level player. We need to take our first rounders and use the talents of our fantastic recruiting department to make them count.

Sloane is 27 at the start of next year. If we follow that line of thinking Sloane won't be a premiership player for us. We need to captialise on our current crop of senior players. Sloane, Walker, Jacobs, Jenkins, Lynch, etc

 

[Tex200]

Or are you underrating Sloane? No-one here underrates Gibbs, he is a classy outside mid, but lets be honest.

Sloane 4th in Brownlow, AA, AA vice-captain, 6th in AFL for tackles. He is clearly the better player at the current period.

Stopped reading right there. He's nothing of the sort.

He played all year at the coal face

 

[pjcrows]

FiveAA is gold.

"I want Gibbs but won't give up Pick 13 or Lyons. But I'd give up Dear and Henderson for him".

 

[hellboy1975]

Matthew Loyd thinks 13 + Lyons isn't good enough.

Ok, I guess we can throw in D-Mac as well...

 

[Sanders]

Well well well maybe this is a new regime and a new club?

Now to close

 

[themuldohyeh]

Stopped reading right there. He's nothing of the sort.

He played all year at the coal face

Probably a poor choice of words, but alluding to the fact he is known for classy disposal rather than being a contested beast.

 

[Malifice]

Or are you underrating Sloane? No-one here underrates Gibbs, he is a classy outside mid, but lets be honest.

Sloane 4th in Brownlow, AA, AA vice-captain, 6th in AFL for tackles. He is clearly the better player at the current period.

I put them in the same ball park. Roughly the same age, output, accolades etc.

Sloane (and Gibbs) are A grade mids, but not elite. I reserve 'Elite' for Danger, Selwood, Pendles, Hodge, Judd etc.

 

[Tex200]

I think the way we attack this is via GWS and deal with them - they send Marchbank to Carlton.

Someone here will know better than me what points GWS will need for academy selections

 

[Shaz2012]

Sloane is 27 at the start of next year. If we follow that line of thinking Sloane won't be a premiership player for us. We need to captialise on our current crop of senior players. Sloane, Walker, Jacobs, Jenkins, Lynch, etc

No. Sloane is already in our squad and he wont cost us pick 13 next season. Its not the same line of thinking at all. Gibbs wont buy us a premiership, we are nowhere near that close. Those last couple of games against west coast and sydney should have made that clear to you. If we are going around with Thommo, Mackay and Douglas again then thats great. I love those guys - yes even Mackay. But if we are we are simply not competing for a premiership next season - Gibbs or no Gibbs.

 

[Tex200]

Probably a poor choice of words, but alluding to the fact he is known for classy disposal rather than being a contested beast.

He was a contested beast this year.

 

[themuldohyeh]

I put them in the same ball park. Roughly the same age, output, accolades etc.

Sloane (and Gibbs) are A grade mids, but not elite. I reserve 'Elite' for Danger, Selwood, Pendles, Hodge, Judd etc.

What accolades does Gibbs have again?

 

[Vader]

Unrestricted free agent. Can go where he is wanted with 0 compensation.

Unrestricted does not mean 0 compensation. It just means that we don't have the right to try and match any offers he may receive.

We should receive some compensation, though what form that takes depends on how many $$$ his new contract is worth.

 

[themuldohyeh]

He was a contested beast this year.

59th best average contested possessions per game. Whatever you think.

 

[spexau]

No. Sloane is already in our squad and he wont cost us pick 13 next season. Its not the same line of thinking at all. Gibbs wont buy us a premiership, we are nowhere near that close. Those last couple of games against west coast and sydney should have made that clear to you. If we are going around with Thommo, Mackay and Douglas again then thats great. I love those guys - yes even Mackay. But if we are we are simply not competing for a premiership next season - Gibbs or no Gibbs.

Clearly the club feels different

 

[Sanders]

We gave back Gibbs, Betts and Jacobs.

You owe us.

We gave you Trigg

You're welcome

 

[earlsta]

Sloane = Gibbs.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...d2=4&type=A&pid1=3150&pid2=1719&fid1=S&fid2=S

You are criminaly underrating Gibbs again.

Stats don't show heart, Sloane would run the length of the field on a rebound to defend a goal on the line with a gut running punch, not many midfielders do things like that.
Sloane doesn't even have elite skills yet he's top 10 mid in the comp easily, his heart and character is the reason why.

 

[Hank93]

Massive day for the footy club.

Identified a weakness and chased a solution.

If we can snag Rocky as well with next year's first rounder our midfield looks immediately more imposing.

With him clearly under contract first rounder at a minimum seems likely.

I'm tipping 13 and Dear at the moment.

 

[mattymac]

God so many muppets on AA trying to bundle Hendo and Douglas or Dear and Hendo. Never mind the value doesn't add up but Hendo is a bloody FA for starters. Dear hasn't played a game. Douglas is 30. I'm sorry Carlton fans.

13 would have to be the meat in the sandwich surely.

 

[Redcap]

Dangerfield was pick 9 and Gore. Pick 13 and Lyons sounds about right.

Didn't we get Pick 28 as well which we on traded?

 

[Scorpus]

I think Sloane is a better player than Gibbs, but Gibbs is still very good.

 

[Tex200]

59th best average contested possessions per game. Whatever you think.

I did say he needs some more consistency. Point being is that he played as an inside mid this year and had some very significant performances