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[Jars458]

Paranoid then.

Don't be defensive.

 

[Mong]

Paranoid then.

How so?

We're not the ones getting worked up over a little rumour.


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[Mead]

How so?

We're not the ones getting worked up over a little rumour.


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Your use of a rhetorical question, line spacing, and green smiley face clearly shows you're getting defensive

 

[spindoctor]

Your use of a rhetorical question, line spacing, and green smiley face clearly shows you're getting defensive

Your use of invective, poorly concealed anger and asinine 'statements of fact' about the Weagles plan show you're getting a bit more than defensive.

 

[Jars458]

Your use of invective, poorly concealed anger and asinine 'statements of fact' about the Weagles plan show you're getting a bit more than defensive.

Chill out will you. I believe Mr Mead was calling a truce. Lets just leave it.

 

[Crow-mosone]

No-one here knows any facts. History will tell you the Eagles don't trade people from interstate purely on the speculation they might want to go home later.

and everyone else does ????

please.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Stiffy,

I think you make too much of Thompson 'hating' the crows. For a start, I don't believe he has any stronger feelings than the Cornes boys going to Port.
Also, it's a business and I doubt he is stupid enough not to know that.

The club isn't taking these comments seriously, and I think neither should we.

I agree with you. As I have said before I rate Thompson as a player and I would love that type of player in our side. Yes he hates the Crows and I don't like him because of it but as you rightly point out, Cornes boys weren't exactly keen on Port either but now you can't get them out of the place

Stiffy, why do we want Thompson when he hates us?

I just hope we can get Monfries in the draft.

Waters would be perfect for us. Exactly what we need.

We want Thompson because he would be just what the doctor ordered. He is young, tallish (185 cm) inside midfielder with good skills and doesn't mind putting his body on the line. Now if we get him all of a sudden our midfield looks a hell of a lot better. Its a business so him hating us probably won't have much effect on the deal if it happens. Thompson is out of contract, playing for a financially struggling club who had to beg their members to empty their pockets so they could upgrade Davey and have to operate at 92.5% of their slary cap. A bare minimum. What we are hoping to do is price him out of Melbourne's reach so we either get him cheaply in trade week or we are lucky enough to get him in the pre-season draft.

I don't think its a given that we will draft a midfielder with our 1st pick. This will depend on what happens during the trade week. For example if we manage to get (hypothetically) Waters and Thompson in trade week, I can bet you that we will pick up Cameron Wood with pick 8 if he is still available and I think it would be a smart thing to do.

 

[spindoctor]

Blast it and trade for Alastair Lynch.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

What's with all this "trade Biglands" rubbish. What do we do then if Hudson or Clarke get injured???

Bring back Ormond-Allen
Seriously do what St Kilda do, concede the ruck, rove to losing rucks, and have an extra man in field play that exposes the opposition ruckman.

No I'd rather play Andrews if it came to that. Plus Biglands trade value will start to seiously deteriorate due to age after this year.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

For example if we manage to get (hypothetically) Waters and Thompson in trade week, I can bet you that we will pick up Cameron Wood with pick 8 if he is still available and I think it would be a smart thing to do.

Monfries or Eckerman still b4 Wood

 

[Jabber]

and everyone else does ????

please.

Read the posts I was replying to Einstein. Are you called Crow-mosone because your missing one?

 

[Crow-mosone]

Read the posts I was replying to Einstein. Are you called Crow-mosone because your missing one?

I did, and shock horror, I am not dazzled by your intellect.

must be me.

 

[Jabber]

I did, and shock horror, I am not dazzled by your intellect.

Congratulations, I wouldn't have expected anything less.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Monfries or Eckerman still b4 Wood

You don't pass up the opportunity to pick up the best ruckman in the draft for a 4th or 5th best midfielder

 

[macca23]

You don't pass up the opportunity to pick up the best ruckman in the draft for a 4th or 5th best midfielder

Tell me Stiffy, re Wood. What's his field play like??

We don't want another Matthew Clarke.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Tell me Stiffy, re Wood. What's his field play like??

We don't want another Matthew Clarke.

Improving all the time. Like every 18 year old ruckman he is a work in progress. He is 203 cm tall, bean pole and very athletic. He can take a mark and is pretty good below his knees. He knocked back US$100K baseball scolarship from USA to play footy.

General opinion is that he is the best ruck prospect in this years draft and as such is a prized recruit.

Generally, ruckmen at young age are not that prolific in field play but they improve with more training. They really need to grow into their body before really starting to blossom. He can take a screamer and had a go but is not a mongrel like Huddo.

Every recruiter says that if you need a ruckman and you have a top 10 pick, you'd pick him if he is available. Ruckman are MUCH harder to find than midfielders and as such generally take priority come draft time. If we can secure say Waters and/or thompson in trade week, I think we will go for Woods. You can still get a very good midfielder with pick 24 but not a ruckman.

Fact is we need addressing both areas and if you have a chance to get a ruckman you would go for him wouldn't you???

 

[WaynesWorld19]

You don't pass up the opportunity to pick up the best ruckman in the draft for a 4th or 5th best midfielder

I suscribe to taking the best available with your pick. Our needs are widespread, so I don't see a need to vary from this.
If Wood is a better player potentially than Monfries or Eckerman then fine, if not choose one of the midfielders.

I thought Deluca was rated higher than Wood?

I have huge question marks on Woods ability to be able to develop his around the ground play. If its not inherant in his game now can it be developed - Clarkes history would suggest not.