Hitman , let me firstly say interesting post and bunch of interesting replies (especially over at CatsClaw from Sue ouchhh)
Seriously , I remember Thompson in the last final your mob and mine played in 2000.Changed the game,creamed King and got you home. I’ve also seen him on TV on the odd occasion really cut sides up as a key forward. He’s got talent so why would the Hawks trade him.
1,An over abundance of big men?
Once the big men were your key asset. Hay, Graham, Thompson, Rawlings Barker Croad and some more I cant think. Is there any body on this list that is still firing for the hawks. Maybe it is time for the Hawks to go the well for more talls, but you have been unlucky with injuries like the Boyle could have made a difference. But fact is it doesn’t look like your knee deep in stand up talls unless they suddenly stay fit
2.Short Term pain, Long term gain
Tried that with Hodge which theoretically should have left you a mile ahead .You got the best pick in a talent ridden draft by trading an injury prone youngster and name player.2 years later you’ve go the name player back try miles ahead. BUT the youngster you traded was talent and bloomed but he that the price you pay for #1 right.#1 that’s you problem Just like Geelong all those years ago I reckon you might just have blown it with your pick. Put Judd or Ball in your side right now and Thompson would be getting more balls inside 50 and would be looking a lot better.
I think the Hawks need to still top up the midfield and hope they can get there big guys fit. So what is Geelong going to give you for Thompson. I don’t think it would be a straight swap it would probably end up 3 or 4 way to get the right mix. I think we would give you 2 promising young mids( eg. Spriggs, Enright, Hunt, Koulouriotis, Slade)+ 1 tall( eg,Kingsley,Foster,Gardiner) {depending on the mix}for a 2nd round pick(below 20) and Thompson and a 3rd pick or player from else where. You might try a Brisbane( or another club) to wangle a player like Troy Selwood that wants to come home, instead of your 2nd round..
My preference is that Geelong go’s after another top10 pick and just keep topping up with quality. Probably just like your chasing, This rebuilding stuff sounds easy but its just not so. Good Luck getting a better deal than that. In the end, after Rawlings, I dont think Thompson is going anywhere
TC
P.S what would you want for Hodge?
Seriously , I remember Thompson in the last final your mob and mine played in 2000.Changed the game,creamed King and got you home. I’ve also seen him on TV on the odd occasion really cut sides up as a key forward. He’s got talent so why would the Hawks trade him.
1,An over abundance of big men?
Once the big men were your key asset. Hay, Graham, Thompson, Rawlings Barker Croad and some more I cant think. Is there any body on this list that is still firing for the hawks. Maybe it is time for the Hawks to go the well for more talls, but you have been unlucky with injuries like the Boyle could have made a difference. But fact is it doesn’t look like your knee deep in stand up talls unless they suddenly stay fit
2.Short Term pain, Long term gain
Tried that with Hodge which theoretically should have left you a mile ahead .You got the best pick in a talent ridden draft by trading an injury prone youngster and name player.2 years later you’ve go the name player back try miles ahead. BUT the youngster you traded was talent and bloomed but he that the price you pay for #1 right.#1 that’s you problem Just like Geelong all those years ago I reckon you might just have blown it with your pick. Put Judd or Ball in your side right now and Thompson would be getting more balls inside 50 and would be looking a lot better.
I think the Hawks need to still top up the midfield and hope they can get there big guys fit. So what is Geelong going to give you for Thompson. I don’t think it would be a straight swap it would probably end up 3 or 4 way to get the right mix. I think we would give you 2 promising young mids( eg. Spriggs, Enright, Hunt, Koulouriotis, Slade)+ 1 tall( eg,Kingsley,Foster,Gardiner) {depending on the mix}for a 2nd round pick(below 20) and Thompson and a 3rd pick or player from else where. You might try a Brisbane( or another club) to wangle a player like Troy Selwood that wants to come home, instead of your 2nd round..
My preference is that Geelong go’s after another top10 pick and just keep topping up with quality. Probably just like your chasing, This rebuilding stuff sounds easy but its just not so. Good Luck getting a better deal than that. In the end, after Rawlings, I dont think Thompson is going anywhere
TC
P.S what would you want for Hodge?
and raise you one. 
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