My post was based on the assumption that Jackson came in, Lobb stayed and Freo refused to trade Meek and only keeping him as injury insurance in case Darcy goes down, context is important Cathy.
Traded Lloyd Meek - [Traded with F2 (Dogs) to Hawthorn for Jaeger O'Meara and F4]
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Kind of hoping Meek stays at Fremantle due to how unreasonable they are at the trade table and their low-balling of Melbourne over Jackson.
It is not out of the realm of possibilities if West Coast down-grade their pick 2, then they would have multiple first round selections that could be used to satisfy Melbourne's trade demands for Jackson.
Ideally Hawthorn would manufacture a F2 from an expected 'good' team, or a F3 from an expected 'poor' team in 2023.
Would give them something in the 30->40 range.
Would give them something in the 30->40 range.
I have acknowledged that in my reply in points 3 and 4. Did you read the post?
Not to sound rude, but I think you need to have an understanding of how the trade period works and look at examples of similar situations. For example, there have been many examples of ruckmen leaving for more opportunities. None of them resigned to play VFL.
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So our future 3rd? Done
If you don’t understand that it was a tongue in cheek hypothetical post, you then you need a better understanding of life lad. Stop taking your self so seriously. Maybe get out of the western suburbs more and wait until you have finished school or uni before trying to be patronising. I’ve seen a lot more drafts and trade periods than a kid like you, so move along Kiddo.
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You'd surely be backing yourselves to finish equal or higher than 2022?
Freo probably wouldn't be happy with a pick around 45.....
As I said none of this happens until Jackson. AFL wants Jackson done prime time. Then when it gets done it most likely Lobb being traded as Bullies are more likely to give up more. Meek stays for Depth one more season. Meek is a good citizen around the club, Professional. He will take it as a professional.
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We have alot of experience going out and so far only Amon and kids coming in through the draft. I feel like our current ladder position was on the back of the kids not the experience so natural growth should help but I've went a year being told it's the experience guys proping us up other wise we would be bottom 4
I suppose people are just choosing whatever one helps with their narrative.
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Jackson to West Coast with Meek and Lobb walking next year would be quite the wake up call for Bell.
Jackson would be brilliant at West Coast. Kennedy retired, Nic Nat not getting younger, Oscar Allen back from a knee reco.
I can understand telling Lobb that he is required for his last contracted year due to team structure and his importance to the team. However telling Meek, ‘we will keep you here for a 6th year only as injury insurance and you can play for Peel’, is a lot different.
Currently Meek is the 15th oldest player at Freo, it’s not like he’s still a developing kid, he wants an opportunity, it would be nice if Freo let him have it. Only looking one year ahead with list management is dangerous.
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Makes the most sense, Meek will likely get done next year though. Out interest won't change and he had a pick of suitors this year and choose.
It is a business and he put pen to paper. We both know all it takes is Sean Darcy to get struck down and then Meek becomes the main man. Jackson will be playing more Lobb’s role.
West Coast will need some mids to get the ball forward. They will have mid field spots available with Yao to captain their WAFL side and Gaff to captain their womens side
Yes I understand and agree with your sentiment however treating players this way and only looking 1 year ahead is dangerous as it doesn’t give you sustained success. What happens the year after? you don’t have a ruckman developing at Peel because Meek is playing that role and is on his way out. Freo have a great list at the moment but you have to balance it because you don’t want too many years like this year where so many players want out.
We had the same problem at Hawthorn, we would have loved to have kept Pittonet as a back up to Bigboy the last few years but as it happened Reeves was given an opportunity. Meek is the same age as Pittonet was when traded for pick 54.
How much has Benning grown this year. He’ll be your second ruckman in 2024 when Freo are firmly in their first flag window. now is that worth it just for 1 year of insurance? Trade Meek and pick up another back up ruckman, there are a few going around. The likes of Lycett, Vardy, Hickey, Simpson, Jacob’s, Hudson etc all ended up playing in GFs
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My posts are based on some Freo posters saying keep Meek for a year only as injury insurance for Darcy. With Jackson in that isn’t even guaranteed now. Pick 52 sounds fair, similar what we got for Pittonet and Ceglar.
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Well if they aren't happy with a pick around 45, it doesn't get done. We are not that desperate for Meek despite what others may think, a pick around 45 is more than fair value imo and if Freo don't think so then I can't see the deal happening.
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We've been through this old man. The Brad Hill trade for pick 23 was more then fair, stop bringing it up for no damn reason.
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It really wasn't, Hill was worth a pick in the mid-teens at the time he was traded out but Hawthorn did the right thing by him and let him go home.
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Yep about as fair as 52 for this bloke.
It was a pretty busy pick. It was comp for Mayne, went to Hawks, then went to St Kilda who used it to pick Ben Long. Hawks sent it to Saints with other picks for Pick 10. which was used on O'Meara. Interestingly, Ben Long has just been traded for Pick 32, so it still lives on!
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It’s more like not happy with pick 48 and therefore keep him for insurance.
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