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

[Addy23]

Yep.


We’ve got tradable players who should have interest for saints as sweeteners.

I’ve mentioned them today.

Lorenz moraes as young prospects. Lord as a young kpf. Failing them there’s established first 22 footballers in drew and jones.

This is on top of draft picks we have to trade.

Trade Berry before Moraes. Moraes likely will be the best out of Berry, Whitlock and himself imo. Just needs some experience and a preseason or 2 in the system

 

[Anyonebutken]

Surely Nas would have re committed to the saints by now if he was staying put. I think he is coming to Alberton

 

[all seeing eye]

Trade Berry before Moraes. Moraes likely will be the best out of Berry, Whitlock and himself imo. Just needs some experience and a preseason or 2 in the system

Moraes worst feature on display today, just a terrible kick, worst ball drop ever. Has good features to his game, but if he is to make it that kicking action needs massive work. Berry will surpass him.

 

[philthy05]

We are looking to give up a quality young player because we don’t have the draft capital to get NWM. It’s as simple as that. We don’t have a first rounder this year don’t forget and next years alone will not get the job done. Whitlock actually playing a great game today does wonders for this potential trade option. If we can somehow convince the Saints that Whitlock and next years first is close, that would be unreal.

Also NWM being a much better player than everyone you listed is very very relevant to this conversation.

Nice to see you didn’t answer my question and state the players of quality teams gave up when they poached our players.

Cause the answer is none.

As for your retort that we have to because we don’t have the draft picks .. rubbish.

pies did not have the draft picks last year, it didn’t stop them poaching a contracted player.

 

[davesnothere]

We are looking to give up a quality young player because we don’t have the draft capital to get NWM. It’s as simple as that. We don’t have a first rounder this year don’t forget and next years alone will not get the job done. Whitlock actually playing a great game today does wonders for this potential trade option. If we can somehow convince the Saints that Whitlock and next years first is close, that would be unreal.

Also NWM being a much better player than everyone you listed is very very relevant to this conversation.

There was one particular mark Whitlock took today that normal players just simply don’t take.

Whitlock is going to be pretty good.

NWM is a uncontacted former St Kilda player.

He is not a contracted player as JHF was.

Saints would have asked for Whitlock and been happy with him and a future 1st.

We will do it with picks Port won’t and shouldn’t give up Whitlock.

 

[Cosmicwinduptoy24]

Trade Berry before Moraes. Moraes likely will be the best out of Berry, Whitlock and himself imo. Just needs some experience and a preseason or 2 in the system

I think the opposite but do think Moraes will be a handy player

 

[philthy05]

I’m not gonna say what port will or won’t do, I don’t trust us.

I’ll simply comment on reality as we see it as evidenced by past trades where our players are poached.

 

[longdonkey]

There was one particular mark Whitlock took today that normal players just simply don’t take.

Whitlock is going to be pretty good.

NWM is a uncontacted former St Kilda player.

He is not a contracted player as JHF was.

Saints would have asked for Whitlock and been happy with him and a future 1st.

We will do it with picks Port won’t and shouldn’t give up Whitlock.

There's something Justin Westhof about him not Mathew Westhof

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

No kidding, why else would St Kilda engage with a contracted Whitlock?

 

[Coobk001]

Trade Berry before Moraes. Moraes likely will be the best out of Berry, Whitlock and himself imo. Just needs some experience and a preseason or 2 in the system

Na, Berry will still be the better playerr out of Moraes and Berry, he's just not anywhere near the type of player we needed, nor the ability level we hoped as we traded to get him.

Whitlock could still be anything. We could regret letting him go big time, but we probably have to do it.

Club will have to be extremely confident of Zemes and Cochrane though to go through with it.

 

[2121]

If Whitlock helps us net nwm you do it, he's surplus with geo luko and marshall returning. Plus dougie and zeme due up in the next couple drafts.

 

[Chewy316]

Moraes worst feature on display today, just a terrible kick, worst ball drop ever. Has good features to his game, but if he is to make it that kicking action needs massive work. Berry will surpass him.

Berry looked really good today. Moraes' ball drop in the last quarter was abysmal. I like what Moraes offers but if he can't fix his kicking technique he's not going to make it at the top level.

 

[melanChronic]

If Whitlock helps us net nwm you do it, he's surplus with geo luko and marshall returning. Plus dougie and zeme due up in the next couple drafts.

He's not really like those players, a natural forward who can second ruck has been a huge hole this year and a massive target up forward would complement the other kpfs on our list.

 

[Duck Farmer]

I think we'll sign Ken for another year to enshrine the stability gun recruits crave when moving to another club.

 

[Rash]

If im ranking our 3 draftees, predicting who is the best in 5 years time:

1. Whitlock
2. Berry
3. Moraes

 

[davesnothere]

If im ranking our 3 draftees, predicting who is the best in 5 years time:

1. Whitlock
2. Berry
3. Moraes

Ramm ( mid season counts )

Whitlock

Tommy Cochrane

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Some of y'all crazy.

If Saints are happy to take Whitlock to get NWM here, sorry Jack, you got to go.

 

[TazD]

Some of y'all crazy.

If Saints are happy to take Whitlock to get NWM here, sorry Jack, you got to go.

The same people will laugh at Saints supporters asking the world for NWM.

 

[Del80659]

did he play good this weekend?

 

[SureBuddy]

If im ranking our 3 draftees, predicting who is the best in 5 years time:

1. Whitlock
2. Berry
3. Moraes

But I thought everybody on here had already completely written off Berry? lol

 

[JUSTWORK]

did he play good this weekend?

very good

 

[Rash]

But I thought everybody on here had already completely written off Berry? lol

i think moraes has the lowest ceilling due to his poor kicking, if berry's game translated from juniours i think he will become a better player than a moraes.

people are just dissapointed in him, development isnt linear.

 

[Addy23]

Na, Berry will still be the better playerr out of Moraes and Berry, he's just not anywhere near the type of player we needed, nor the ability level we hoped as we traded to get him.

Whitlock could still be anything. We could regret letting him go big time, but we probably have to do it.

Club will have to be extremely confident of Zemes and Cochrane though to go through with it.

If Moraes fixes his kicking/ball drop as somewhere here pointed out, he'll not have other major flaws in his game to be an AFL winger. I don't think he'll be an inside midfielder but see him as a Duursma type and I think it's a crucial role.

I'm not convinced about Berry when the pressure's on.

Cochrane is basically done. You'll hear about it in media in Aug/Sept

 

[Schulzenfest]

If St Kilda suggested to Port give us Butters, 2026 1st rounder, Joe Berry, Jack Whitlock for NWM, you'll be okay for that to happen? After all, Port are "giving up something" to get something.

Butters is better than NWM, so no. I'd absolutely give up the other three for him though.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Just have to get this bloke, he’s gunna be a top liner.

Whatever it takes.. get it done.. match whatever $$ offer saints are.. players like him can turn our fortunes around quickly