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Did Cal have a brain fade this morning?

He was saying about how Sydney are at a disadvantage because they do not benefit from platers requesting trades back home like Vic, SA and WA sides do.

He of all people should be aware Sydney and GWS get access to a lot of these kids before they even leave, they don't have to try and work out trades.

Really bizarre comment, I'm sure he just wasn't thinking

(Maybe there was more to it, only heard the end of the conversation)
It's Called the NSW Academy Zone ......biggest lift up GWS, SYD, BRIS, and GC can get

Try Mills, Heeney, & Gulden as Zoned players ....before we even have the Draft
 

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It may not even be a power move. We aren't the only ones angling for the Bulldogs pick 17, we now go back to Bulldogs and say the Swans turned it down and the Bulldogs go "OK, we'll move on to the next team on our list" and the possibility of getting the pick goes up in smoke.
I actually wish we do get Pick 17 regardless.
 
Stupid posturing from the Swans. #17 (with extras) was the best they were going to get. Uncontracted player, going home, nominated a club, with the PSD a (last resort) possibility.

Given the $$ squeeze would have something to do with their current number 23, pick #23 has a nice ring to it.
 
FMD

This post summarizes the collective stupidity on the Sydney board.

"We look silly if we accept because we have acted tough by saying we Want a top 5 etc etc"

And as Adam Kelly learnt last year, this is why you don't make comments that box yourself into a corner.
 
If the deal with the dogs falls through, what are peoples thoughts on trading pick 4 to the Tigers for 7 and 15. And then trading pick 15 to Swans for Dawson. Then we would go into the draft with pick 7, 23, 37 and 44

I am assuming the swap with the Bulldogs would wipe out 23, and 37 (maybe even 44?). So this way we get to keep all of our other picks as well as adding Dawson.

The downgrade from 4 to 7 is not ideal, but as has been mentioned many times the pool is quite even after the top 2 and the F/S selections.
Unless the player we want at 4 is going to be there at 7, we shouldnt be doing any deal involving our Pick 4.
 

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Sydney board are going through the same thing we did last year with Crouch, the club coming out saying we are expecting a top pick, then realising there is literally no way, have to accept what they get and walk away with egg on their face and an angry supporter
 
Sydney board are going through the same thing we did last year with Crouch, the club coming out saying we are expecting a top pick, then realising there is literally no way, have to accept what they get and walk away with egg on their face and an angry supporter
Crouch and Dawson are completely two different arguments.

Not even in the same ballpark of discussion.
 

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