News NWM stays at Saints (Will Faulkner wrong about being crows bound)

[Ford Fairlane]

So what's happening with him? Saints fans and Vic media identities seemed confident early in the week that he was set to stay.

Bergman has signed with Port but still nothing from the NWM camp?

 

[Peninsula Boy]

The copium getting around that place is what takes their breath away. They cling on to semi-competent footballers like they're rolled gold superstars of the comp, but I feel this has something to do with their delusion:

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A very nice chart.
Makes me feel good about life.

 

[Willsy10]

It would involve two future firsts at a minimum. If we’re getting Dougie and Pilot (and if they are as good as people say), then I don’t have an issue with it.

If they aren’t happy, then we should do a Geelong/Collingwood and get his manager to blackmail them into accepting a shitty deal.

Can we trade two future firsts? I thought we would need approval to even do one?

 

[Enviable Tradition]

The copium getting around that place is what takes their breath away. They cling on to semi-competent footballers like they're rolled gold superstars of the comp, but I feel this has something to do with their delusion:

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I do feel sorry for Saints fans.

Imagine if the Hinkley/Koch experience had been your entire footy life!

Their list really doesn't look great and NAS is the one shining light.

If he goes just before Tassie comes in it really makes it hard to see them winning anything any time soon.

 

[davesnothere]

Lyon hosing down any expectations of a signature any time soon?

 

[PAFC66]

Something gets done.

He’s out of contract. We won’t be asking permission from St Kilda for him to leave.

We can do 2 first round picks but for mine that’s too high.

2 first round picks and something back might be fair but that’s about as reasonable as it gets.

They should get no more than what we got for Houston

 

[longdonkey]

The way we overpay and then get underpaid when we lose players we should ban ourselves from trading. Every time a players changes hands we lose a little more.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

If he doesnt sign on by the end of next week Im gonna seriously start dreaming of NWM, Bergman, Butters under Carr in 2026 being a legit possibility.

 

[MrChow]

Berry was Pick 15 last year in arguably a better draft than this year. If Saints were keen on him, I could see us trading Berry, a Future 1st, and a depth player, with perhaps a future 2nd and 3rd round pick coming back to us.

Just saying that even though we don’t have a First Rounder to trade this year, if NAS wants to come home, we will find a way….

In terms of the AFL rules for 2 in 4 first round picks. In spirit I think JHF counts as he was very young, and we have a young list. We are at no threat of bombing out with bad list strategy.

So 2022 JHF, 2023 nothing, 2024 Berry, 2025 nothing, 2026 Cochrane

Port could argue, they don’t need to hold the first rounder to get a first rounder next year.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Berry was Pick 15 last year in arguably a better draft than this year. If Saints were keen on him, I could see us trading Berry, a Future 1st, and a depth player, with perhaps a future 2nd and 3rd round pick coming back to us.

Considering how much effort went into acquiring Berry, Port aren't gonna trade him away after one season.

That would be a HUGE SLAP to the entire list management and recruitment team. All that trade effort to get GC's first rounder and then trading up again to move two spots to get ahead of Freo to secure Berry.

 

[Willsy10]

They should get no more than what we got for Houston

Houston was in contract so that adds extra but pound for pound a 22 year old NWM and 23 yo Bergman with their prime years ahead of them are both worth more than a 27 year old Houston at the time.

 

[Revan11]

Considering how much effort went into acquiring Berry, Port aren't gonna trade him away after one season.

That would be a HUGE SLAP to the entire list management and recruitment team. All that trade effort to get GC's first rounder and then trading up again to move two spots to get ahead of Freo to secure Berry.

Not really. Just means the capital for Houston was in part used to get NWM.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

will Lorenz hasn't re-signed and out of contract 2025. maybe port already know something and possible trade out at end of season.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

So what's happening with him? Saints fans and Vic media identities seemed confident early in the week that he was set to stay.

Bergman has signed with Port but still nothing from the NWM camp?

If the AFL Melbourne media are quiet on it now, it's looking quite good for us.

 

[davesnothere]

Considering how much effort went into acquiring Berry, Port aren't gonna trade him away after one season.

That would be a HUGE SLAP to the entire list management and recruitment team. All that trade effort to get GC's first rounder and then trading up again to move two spots to get ahead of Freo to secure Berry.

Yes we don't want that to look bad.

 

[OneGreatClub]

If the AFL Melbourne media are quiet on it now, it's looking quite good for us.

Or the Crows, or the Saints

 

[Scodges]

Because Elspeth was waiting in the bins

She is a bin

 

[Port 2004]

Or the Crows, or the Saints

He is not going to the cows. It will be Port or Saints.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Meanwhile on the Saints board they are discussing whether losing Nasiah would be worth it to get Butters...

Butter did say that football not family would be the driver moving forward, so that definitively rules out the Aints

 

[davesnothere]

Butter did say that football not family would be the driver moving forward, so that definitively rules out the Aints

Butters isn’t going anywhere.

He’ll win next years Brownlow under Carr and Brownlow winners are generally enjoying their football.

 

[Chizza12]

His manager Ben Williams has supposedly asked St Kilda to forward a 2 year extension offer, if that's true, you don't do that if you intend to leave.

 

[longdonkey]

His manager Ben Williams has supposedly asked St Kilda to forward a 2 year extension offer, if that's true, you don't do that if you intend to leave.

I assume he's a free agent at the end of 2027.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I assume he's a free agent at the end of 2027.

Nope. Not until 2029 according to Saints fans

 

[longdonkey]

Nope. Not until 2029 according to Saints fans

I don't know how we pull of some type of Collingwood or Geelong recruiting coup where they end up with a good player without giving up much.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Considering how much effort went into acquiring Berry, Port aren't gonna trade him away after one season.

A week is a long time in footy.

If it is possible to get the top shelf, you get it.