Key Forward

[Wigarus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_-uk95IXz0I#t=83s

 

[whiteoak]

no, wouldn't he be a unrestricted free agent.

Nope.

 

[tofushark]

Nope.

Please explain

A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (restricted free agent):

A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is not one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (unrestricted free agent)​

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[armedwithhope]

Really? I reckon Butcher is some sort of talent. Would love to pick him up.

I agree. He's playing in the SANFL and reading the reports from recent weeks has been doing ok but won't be considered for AFL until he fine tunes aspects of his game.

I guess he's a similar proposition to Gumbleton. High draft pick, has had injury and form problems. Difference being if he showed any intent to leave a number of clubs in his home state of Victoria would also probably be interested in giving him a chance.

 

[whiteoak]

Please explain

A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (restricted free agent):

A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is not one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (unrestricted free agent)​

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I just went back and checked and you are correct. I should have kept reading a little more.

Apologies.

Geez this stuff is bloody complicated.

 

[go_the_dockers]

no, wouldn't he be a unrestricted free agent.

I think that is what he said.

It looks like i was reading between the lines too well.

When WhiteOak said
He needs to be in the Bombers top 25% of their salary bracket for him to be eligible as a restricted free agent next year.

I assumed he also meant, therefore he would be an unrestricted free agent.

 

[Swan Districts Kid]

For the sake of those interested, here's a list of every AFL player 192+cm having 'Forward' classification (from "Footywire" stats) oldest to youngest:

Cox, Dean (Eagles) / Age: 31 / Games: 255 / Height: 203cm / Weight: 107kg / Origin: East Perth
Brown, Jonathan (Lions) / Age: 31 / Games: 234 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 102kg / Origin: Geelong Falcons
Hille, David (Bombers) / Age: 31 / Games: 195 / Height: 202cm / Weight: 108kg / Origin: Dandenong Stingrays
Podsiadly, James (Cats) / Age: 31 / Games: 64 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Geelong
Riewoldt, Nick (Saints) / Age: 30 / Games: 243 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Southport
Petrie, Drew (Roos) / Age: 30 / Games: 226 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 101kg / Origin: North Ballarat Rebels
Lynch, Quinten (Pies) / Age: 30 / Games: 214 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: West Perth
Koschitzke, Justin (Saints) / Age: 30 / Games: 196 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Waite, Jarrad (Blues) / Age: 30 / Games: 154 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 95kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Bock, Nathan (Suns) / Age: 30 / Games: 138 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 93kg / Origin: Woodville-West Torrens
O'hAilpin, Setanta (Giants) / Age: 30 / Games: 82 / Height: 199cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: Ireland
Thornton, Bret (Giants) / Age: 29 / Games: 188 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: Oakleigh Chargers
Roberts-Thomson, Lewis (Swans) / Age: 29 / Games: 174 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: North Shore
Hale, David (Hawks) / Age: 28 / Games: 177 / Height: 201cm / Weight: 102kg / Origin: Broadbeach
Merrett, Daniel (Lions) / Age: 28 / Games: 139 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: Southport
Staker, Brent (Lions) / Age: 28 / Games: 139 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: NSW
Schulz, Jay (Power) / Age: 28 / Games: 122 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 95kg / Origin: Woodville-West Torrens
Maister, Beau (Saints) / Age: 27 / Games: 37 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 98kg / Origin: Claremont
Cloke, Travis (Pies) / Age: 26 / Games: 179 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 108kg / Origin: Eastern Ranges
Franklin, Lance (Hawks) / Age: 26 / Games: 165 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: Perth
Roughead, Jarryd (Hawks) / Age: 26 / Games: 163 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Gippsland Power
Westhoff, Justin (Power) / Age: 26 / Games: 115 / Height: 199cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Central Districts
Thompson, Scott (Roos) / Age: 26 / Games: 97 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 93kg / Origin: Geelong
McGuane, Luke (Tigers) / Age: 26 / Games: 97 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 92kg / Origin: Broadbeach
Williams, Tom (Dogs) / Age: 26 / Games: 76 / Height: 198cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Morningside
Martin, Stefan (Lions) / Age: 26 / Games: 61 / Height: 198cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: Sandringham
Spangher, Matthew (Hawks) / Age: 26 / Games: 32 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Eastern Ranges
Ryder, Patrick (Bombers) / Age: 25 / Games: 135 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: East Fremantle
Tippett, Kurt (Swans) / Age: 25 / Games: 104 / Height: 202cm / Weight: 104kg / Origin: Southport
Clark, Mitchell (Demons) / Age: 25 / Games: 97 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 103kg / Origin: East Fremantle
Goldsack, Tyson (Pies) / Age: 25 / Games: 95 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 92kg / Origin: Gippsland
White, Jesse (Swans) / Age: 25 / Games: 56 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 102kg / Origin: Southport
Kennedy, Joshua (Eagles) / Age: 25 / Games: 13 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 99kg / Origin: East Fremantle
Hampson, Shaun (Blues) / Age: 25 / Games: 6 / Height: 201cm / Weight: 104kg / Origin: Mt Gravatt
Rowe, Sam (Blues) / Age: 25 / Games: 3 / Height: 198cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Walsh, Tommy (Swans) / Age: 25 / Games: 3 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 99kg / Origin: County Kerry, Ireland
Dunn, Lynden (Demons) / Age: 25 / Games: 1 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 98kg / Origin: Calder Cannons
Hawkins, Tom (Cats) / Age: 24 / Games: 150 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 105kg / Origin: Melbourne Grammar
Riewoldt, Jack (Tigers) / Age: 24 / Games: 116 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: Tassie Mariners
Hansen, Lachlan (Roos) / Age: 24 / Games: 83 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 98kg / Origin: Gippsland
MacKenzie, Eric (Eagles) / Age: 24 / Games: 81 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 98kg / Origin: Claremont
Brown, Nathan (Pies) / Age: 24 / Games: 73 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 101kg / Origin: Nth Ballarat
Dawes, Chris (Demons) / Age: 24 / Games: 71 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 105kg / Origin: Sandringham
Everitt, Andrejs (Swans) / Age: 24 / Games: 62 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 89kg / Origin: Dandenong
Sellar, James (Demons) / Age: 24 / Games: 40 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Glenelg
Stewart, Daniel (Power) / Age: 24 / Games: 35 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: Labrador
Gumbleton, Scott (Bombers) / Age: 24 / Games: 30 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 99kg / Origin: Peel
Tarrant, Robbie (Roos) / Age: 24 / Games: 28 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Bendigo Pioneers
Jenkins, Josh (Crows) / Age: 24 / Games: 15 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 104kg / Origin: Frankston
Simpson, Dawson (Cats) / Age: 24 / Games: 5 / Height: 206cm / Weight: 109kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Walker, Taylor (Crows) / Age: 23 / Games: 68 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Broken Hill North
Henderson, Lachlan (Blues) / Age: 23 / Games: 64 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Geelong Falcons
Casboult, Levi (Blues) / Age: 23 / Games: 8 / Height: 199cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Dandenong Stingrays
Grant, Jarrad (Dogs) / Age: 23 / Games: 5 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: Dandenong Stingrays
Sinclair, Callum (R) (Eagles) / Age: 23 / Games: 3 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 95kg / Origin: -
Klaosen, Tim (R) (Crows) / Age: 23 / Games: / Height: 197cm / Weight: 87kg / Origin: Gws
Naitanui, Nicholas (Eagles) / Age: 22 / Games: 77 / Height: 201cm / Weight: 109kg / Origin: Swan Districts
Hurley, Michael (Bombers) / Age: 22 / Games: 67 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Northern Knights
Watts, Jack (Demons) / Age: 22 / Games: 58 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 88kg / Origin: Sandringham Dragons
Vickery, Tyrone (Tigers) / Age: 22 / Games: 58 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Sandringham Dragons
Jones, Liam (Dogs) / Age: 22 / Games: 41 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Scotch College
Roughead, Jordan (Dogs) / Age: 22 / Games: 39 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: North Ballarat Rebels
Stanley, Rhys (Saints) / Age: 22 / Games: 26 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: West Adelaide
McKernan, Shaun (Crows) / Age: 22 / Games: 23 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 99kg / Origin: Calder Cannons
Cornelius, Aaron (Lions) / Age: 22 / Games: 23 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 88kg / Origin: Tasmanian Devils
Cordy, Ayce (Dogs) / Age: 22 / Games: 17 / Height: 202cm / Weight: 99kg / Origin: Geelong Falcons
Thompson, Rory (Suns) / Age: 22 / Games: 17 / Height: 200cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Southport Sharks
Lisle, Jordan (Lions) / Age: 22 / Games: 10 / Height: 195cm / Weight: 95kg / Origin: Oakleigh Chargers
Brown, Mitchell (Cats) / Age: 22 / Games: 6 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 92kg / Origin: Sandringham Dragons
Black, Aaron (Roos) / Age: 22 / Games: 4 / Height: 192cm / Weight: 88kg / Origin: Peel Thunder
Johnston, Lewis (Crows) / Age: 22 / Games: 3 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 91kg / Origin: North Adelaide
Lee, Thomas (Saints) / Age: 22 / Games: 2 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 91kg / Origin: Claremont Tigers
Redpath, Jack (R) (Dogs) / Age: 22 / Games: / Height: 194cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Kyneton
Reid, Sam (Swans) / Age: 21 / Games: 51 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Gunston, Jack (Hawks) / Age: 21 / Games: 36 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: Sandringham
Butcher, John (Power) / Age: 21 / Games: 12 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 93kg / Origin: Gippsland Power
Mitchell, Luke (Blues) / Age: 21 / Games: 1 / Height: 198cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Calder Cannons
McGovern, Jeremy (R) (Eagles) / Age: 21 / Games: / Height: 195cm / Weight: 93kg / Origin: Claremont
Kennedy, Ayden (Roos) / Age: 21 / Games: / Height: 192cm / Weight: 89kg / Origin: Eastern Ranges
Lynch, Thomas (Suns) / Age: 20 / Games: 30 / Height: 199cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Dandenong Stingrays
Day, Sam (Suns) / Age: 20 / Games: 26 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 101kg / Origin: Sturt
Cameron, Jeremy (Giants) / Age: 20 / Games: 20 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 91kg / Origin: Dartmore
Walker, Joshua (Cats) / Age: 20 / Games: 7 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 91kg / Origin: Geelong Falcons
Lycett, Scott (Eagles) / Age: 20 / Games: 4 / Height: 203cm / Weight: 98kg / Origin: Port Magpies
Bruce, Josh (Giants) / Age: 20 / Games: 3 / Height: 196cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: Canberra
Richmond, Ben (R) (Pies) / Age: 20 / Games: / Height: 196cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Sydney
Ferguson, Jackson (R) (Saints) / Age: 20 / Games: / Height: 194cm / Weight: 89kg / Origin: Pennant Hills
Richards, Xavier (R) (Swans) / Age: 20 / Games: / Height: 194cm / Weight: 87kg / Origin: -
Patton, Jonathon (Giants) / Age: 19 / Games: 10 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 100kg / Origin: Eastern Ranges
Tomlinson, Adam (Giants) / Age: 19 / Games: 9 / Height: 193cm / Weight: 89kg / Origin: Oakleigh Chargers
Paine, Jackson (Pies) / Age: 19 / Games: 6 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Sandringham Dragons
Elton, Todd (Tigers) / Age: 19 / Games: 1 / Height: 197cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Dandenong Stingrays
Daniher, Joe (Bombers) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 201cm / Weight: 94kg / Origin: Calder Cannons
McInnes, Fraser (Eagles) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 197cm / Weight: 90kg / Origin: Perth
Stewart, James (Giants) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 195cm / Weight: 80kg / Origin: Sandringham Dragons
Brand, Kaiden (Hawks) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 198cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: West Adelaide
O'Brien, Tim (Hawks) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 193cm / Weight: 81kg / Origin: Glenelg
Wearden, Patrick (Lions) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 192cm / Weight: 76kg / Origin: -
Clurey, Tom (Power) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 193cm / Weight: 88kg / Origin: Murray Bushrangers
Shaw, Mason (Power) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 197cm / Weight: 89kg / Origin: South Fremantle
Curran, Tom (Roos) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 195cm / Weight: 96kg / Origin: Oakleigh Chargers
Wood, Mason (Roos) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 192cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: Geelong Falcons
Staley, Jordan (R) (Saints) / Age: 19 / Games: / Height: 194cm / Weight: 93kg / Origin: Gippsland Power
Paparone, Marco (Lions) / Age: 18 / Games: 1 / Height: 194cm / Weight: 86kg / Origin: East Fremantle
Hogan, Jesse (R) (Demons) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 195cm / Weight: 97kg / Origin: Claremont
Colledge, Brant (Eagles) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 192cm / Weight: 90kg / Origin: -
Jaksch, Kristian (Giants) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 195cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: Oakleigh Chargers
Bourke, Jordon (R) (Lions) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 193cm / Weight: 85kg / Origin: Morningside
Close, Michael (Lions) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 196cm / Weight: 88kg / Origin: North Ballarat Rebels
White, Spencer (Saints) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 196cm / Weight: 84kg / Origin: Western Jets
Mcbean, Liam (Tigers) / Age: 18 / Games: / Height: 202cm / Weight: 86kg / Origin: -

As an aside, its interesting how many talls are traded very late in their AFL careers - Lynch, Lake, O'hAilpin, Thornton, Hale, Shulz, Bock, etc.

 

[Trever]

What about grabbing Justin Koschitzke as a free agent

 

[manpurple]

I have to confess that I would like to see Watts come over. Just so that I can have my sense of normalcy restored. Yes people can generally pick a no.1 and yes it was just Melbourne who managed to destroy his talent.

 

[strobe00]

John Butcher from Port would have to be some sort of option. Seems to be out of favour at Port.

Jack Watts?

Butcher was something like pick 7 at the draft. Dunno what's going on at the moment with him, but it's hard to believe Port would ever let him go for anything less than an emerging gun in a position that they are weak in.

I have no idea what positions they're weak in.

 

[Tas]

north have tall forwards coming out of the ying-yang. surely one of them is up for grabs?

Petrie 30yo (31 in Oct) 197cm 101kg
Hansen 24yo (25 in Aug) 197cm 98kg
Tarrant 24yo (Apr) 196cm 97kg
Daw 22yo (Mar) 195cm 97kg
Black 22yo (23 in Nov) 192cm 88kg
Kennedy 21yo (22 in Oct) 192cm 89kg
Curran 19yo (20 in Sep) 195cm 96kg
Wood 19yo (20 in Sep) 192cm 84kg

I think the age of most of them is the pleasing sign, Petrie is the only one who will be retiring in the near future.

I am most excited about Tarrant, Black, Wood and Curran. Kennedy and Hansen will likely be pushed as KPD and Daw being a ruck/fwd utility.

Not sure how sustainable it is having that much depth but it is nice knowing Tarrant and Hansen can be out injured and we can give guys like Daw and Black games.

 

[Wigarus]

Petrie 30yo (31 in Oct) 197cm 101kg
Hansen 24yo (25 in Aug) 197cm 98kg
Tarrant 24yo (Apr) 196cm 97kg
Daw 22yo (Mar) 195cm 97kg
Black 22yo (23 in Nov) 192cm 88kg
Kennedy 21yo (22 in Oct) 192cm 89kg
Curran 19yo (20 in Sep) 195cm 96kg
Wood 19yo (20 in Sep) 192cm 84kg

I think the age of most of them is the pleasing sign, Petrie is the only one who will be retiring in the near future.

I am most excited about Tarrant, Black, Wood and Curran. Kennedy and Hansen will likely be pushed as KPD and Daw being a ruck/fwd utility.

Not sure how sustainable it is having that much depth but it is nice knowing Tarrant and Hansen can be out injured and we can give guys like Daw and Black games.

I'd take Daw

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

Petrie 30yo (31 in Oct) 197cm 101kg
Hansen 24yo (25 in Aug) 197cm 98kg
Tarrant 24yo (Apr) 196cm 97kg
Daw 22yo (Mar) 195cm 97kg
Black 22yo (23 in Nov) 192cm 88kg
Kennedy 21yo (22 in Oct) 192cm 89kg
Curran 19yo (20 in Sep) 195cm 96kg
Wood 19yo (20 in Sep) 192cm 84kg

I think the age of most of them is the pleasing sign, Petrie is the only one who will be retiring in the near future.

I am most excited about Tarrant, Black, Wood and Curran. Kennedy and Hansen will likely be pushed as KPD and Daw being a ruck/fwd utility.

Not sure how sustainable it is having that much depth but it is nice knowing Tarrant and Hansen can be out injured and we can give guys like Daw and Black games.

when's black's contract up? do you reckon he'll start to 'miss home' once your injured forwards are back and now that everyone is losing their collective shit over daw?

 

[theGav56]

when's black's contract up? do you reckon he'll start to 'miss home' once your injured forwards are back and now that everyone is losing their collective shit over daw?

I think it is up this year.

 

[caterina]

I detest Jack Riewoldt, can't stand the sight of him, but there's no doubting that he can play and Coleman medallists don't grow on trees
He is out of contract at the end of the year, and if we are going to trade for someone why not pursue a trade for solid talent like Riewoldt not marginal players like Hansen?
Of course this is all highly unlikely, no doubt Richmond want to sign him and he wants to stay, but my point is if we are going to lose first round picks and quality players like Zac Clarke we may as well be trying for top players.
Buddy FA still looks the best though.

 

[Tas]

when's black's contract up? do you reckon he'll start to 'miss home' once your injured forwards are back and now that everyone is losing their collective shit over daw?

lol Daw is exciting but not sure the output matches the hype atm, his athletic feats are entertaining though.

Black extended to end of 2014 a year or so ago. He has always said that he loves it here in Melbourne so not sure about go home factor, then again, i doubt anyone is going to say anything different until they have purchased the flight ticket back home.

It is going to be interesting. Scott said during the week he wont be dropping Black this week even if Tarrant and Hansen are available so that is probably a good sign for Black.

 

[Wigarus]

I detest Jack Riewoldt, can't stand the sight of him, but there's no doubting that he can play and Coleman medallists don't grow on trees
He is out of contract at the end of the year, and if we are going to trade for someone why not pursue a trade for solid talent like Riewoldt not marginal players like Hansen?
Of course this is all highly unlikely, no doubt Richmond want to sign him and he wants to stay, but my point is if we are going to lose first round picks and quality players like Zac Clarke we may as well be trying for top players.
Buddy FA still looks the best though.

Yeah... Like you said Coleman medalists don't grow on trees. There is no way that Richmond won't re-sign Riewoldt. I don't know of any players that fit the bill that realistically we could get.

I honestly think going after Butcher would be a dream come true if we could get him but I can't think of any others.

I think the most likely scenario is that we trade for a pick upgrade and pick a highly rated junior.

 

[caterina]

Yeah... Like you said Coleman medalists don't grow on trees. There is no way that Richmond won't re-sign Riewoldt. I don't know of any players that fit the bill that realistically we could get.

I honestly think going after Butcher would be a dream come true if we could get him but I can't think of any others.

I think the most likely scenario is that we trade for a pick upgrade and pick a highly rated junior.

I think Butcher will go back to Victoria if he leaves Port. And he seems injury prone, Gumbleton like, and we all know what happened there
I seriously think there are many things pointing to us having a red hot go for Buddy. The history of doing the same with Cloke, the space we have freed on the cap, Bond's predilection to avoid trading etc.

 

[Dockernut]

Butcher was something like pick 7 at the draft. Dunno what's going on at the moment with him, but it's hard to believe Port would ever let him go for anything less than an emerging gun in a position that they are weak in.

I have no idea what positions they're weak in.

Don't know about Butcher. If Port die hards don't rate him, can't see him being any more value to us than Kep.

 

[Wigarus]

I think Butcher will go back to Victoria if he leaves Port. And he seems injury prone, Gumbleton like, and we all know what happened there
I seriously think there are many things pointing to us having a red hot go for Buddy. The history of doing the same with Cloke, the space we have freed on the cap, Bond's predilection to avoid trading etc.

Yeah, I think we would be mad not to, I just don't see it happening. Would love for it to happen though.

 

[DOCKERZ]

I'd rather hack off a 'nad with a broken stubbie than rock up at Subi to watch Riewoldt in purple.

 

[strobe00]

Petrie 30yo (31 in Oct) 197cm 101kg
Hansen 24yo (25 in Aug) 197cm 98kg
Tarrant 24yo (Apr) 196cm 97kg
Daw 22yo (Mar) 195cm 97kg
Black 22yo (23 in Nov) 192cm 88kg
Kennedy 21yo (22 in Oct) 192cm 89kg
Curran 19yo (20 in Sep) 195cm 96kg
Wood 19yo (20 in Sep) 192cm 84kg

Out of that lot, I'd grab Tarrant. But that won't be happening. You'd never let him go.

Hansen would be handy, but I thought you lot locked him up for another couple of years or something last year?

Petrie would fit the structure perfectly, but I think there's as much chance of him leaving North as there is of me playing AFL.

 

[strobe00]

I detest Jack Riewoldt, can't stand the sight of him, but there's no doubting that he can play and Coleman medallists don't grow on trees
He is out of contract at the end of the year, and if we are going to trade for someone why not pursue a trade for solid talent like Riewoldt not marginal players like Hansen?
Of course this is all highly unlikely, no doubt Richmond want to sign him and he wants to stay, but my point is if we are going to lose first round picks and quality players like Zac Clarke we may as well be trying for top players.
Buddy FA still looks the best though.

Like the thinking. But that'd be like us trading away younger version of Pav. Or the Pies trading away Cloke.

Love the idea, but I'd love for a gold nugget to plunge out of space and land in my back yard (without vapourising my wife, my puppy, myself and my house).

I'd have zero issues with having Riewoldt play for us... except for the price. And I don't mean the dollars.

 

[couldhavebeen]

Don't know about Butcher. If Port die hards don't rate him, can't see him being any more value to us than Kep.

If Port members don't rate him the you've go a better chance of getting him for SFA
and he would see it as a 2nd chance to play AFL
Also if port don't rate him neither would anyone in Melbourne.
You would get him for a song same as Keps

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

lol Daw is exciting but not sure the output matches the hype atm, his athletic feats are entertaining though.

Black extended to end of 2014 a year or so ago. He has always said that he loves it here in Melbourne so not sure about go home factor, then again, i doubt anyone is going to say anything different until they have purchased the flight ticket back home.

It is going to be interesting. Scott said during the week he wont be dropping Black this week even if Tarrant and Hansen are available so that is probably a good sign for Black.

well, i moved to melbourne 11 years ago and i don't blame him. the place is tops. north will have a problem in a year or two, though. petrie will probably get the arse in the short term but one of the other four nearest to him is going to looking over the fence soon.