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Weasely · May 25, 2016

AzKirkby said:
Other option could be trying to get Marchbank off GWS as they are going to need picks for a few academy kids in first round only problem is I see Marchbank as more as a third tall.

Unfortunately GWS traded in two 2016 First Round picks (Collingwood & Carlton) and one 2016 Second round pick (Adelaide) during last year's trade period. Add whatever they get for McCarthy (Freo offered Pick 22 and 2016 Pick 1 and were knocked back) and they're probably going to have enough for their entire academy!

GotTheGoodes · May 25, 2016

Weasely said:
Unfortunately GWS traded in two 2016 First Round picks (Collingwood & Carlton) and one 2016 Second round pick (Adelaide) during last year's trade period. Add whatever they get for McCarthy (Freo offered Pick 22 and 2016 Pick 1 and were knocked back) and they're probably going to have enough for their entire academy!

When you look at it like that.... Jeezuz! The AFL may have gone a slight little bit too far with ensuring they were successful perhaps? They are going to dominate the footy landscape for the next decade if they can keep their side together and can get a few keepers out of all these picks... I'm assuming some players are probably looking at them almost as a destination club now given the likelihood of success in the next 10 years.

miggs · May 25, 2016

Luckily there is a salary cap.

sataris · May 25, 2016

GotTheGoodes said:
When you look at it like that.... Jeezuz! The AFL may have gone a slight little bit too far with ensuring they were successful perhaps? They are going to dominate the footy landscape for the next decade if they can keep their side together and can get a few keepers out of all these picks... I'm assuming some players are probably looking at them almost as a destination club now given the likelihood of success in the next 10 years.

The only thing the AFL did to ensure they were successful was introduce them to a competition that has Carlton in it.

GotTheGoodes · May 25, 2016

miggs said:
Luckily there is a salary cap.

The advantage of becoming a "destination" club is that players are willing to play for less coin than they'd get elsewhere. This is the real advantage that clubs like Hawthorn, Geelong & we have been benefited by.

There's no way you squeeze Lake, Hodge, Mitchell, Burgoyne, Frawley, Gibson, Buddy, Gunston, Cyril, Lewis, Roughy, Hill & so on into 1 team without most (if not all) getting underpaid in some way.

Geelong did it before them & we continue ro do it with all our:

Late picks (Parker, Goodes etc)
Rejects (JPK, Mummy, Laids)
Kids/rookies (Heenz, Mills, Hewy)
Project players (Pykey, Kennelly).

I'd suspect in the next 3 years GWS will become a destination club if they can keep tracking as they have been. They will then attract interest from within & external players willing to play for less than they're worth to be part of it. If I was a player I know I would love to be in a clubs first flag.

bedford · May 25, 2016

No way Dunn, now there is a shit human

miggs · May 25, 2016

bedford said:
No way Dunn, now there is a shit human

anecdotal evidence?

connolly · May 25, 2016

GotTheGoodes said:
The advantage of becoming a "destination" club is that players are willing to play for less coin than they'd get elsewhere. This is the real advantage that clubs like Hawthorn, Geelong & we have been benefited by.

There's no way you squeeze Lake, Hodge, Mitchell, Burgoyne, Frawley, Gibson, Buddy, Gunston, Cyril, Lewis, Roughy, Hill & so on into 1 team without most (if not all) getting underpaid in some way.

Geelong did it before them & we continue ro do it with all our:

Late picks (Parker, Goodes etc)
Rejects (JPK, Mummy, Laids)
Kids/rookies (Heenz, Mills, Hewy)
Project players (Pykey, Kennelly).

I'd suspect in the next 3 years GWS will become a destination club if they can keep tracking as they have been. They will then attract interest from within & external players willing to play for less than they're worth to be part of it. If I was a player I know I would love to be in a clubs first flag.

It may be the opposite and they will be a giant football TAFE for blooding and developing young footballers who return to their states of origin. If they don't develop a strong club culture they will go the way of the (dying) Suns. Mumford only has one year left physically at best, Shaw and the most over-hyped pretender in football history are towards the end of their careers. Be interesting to see what happens to them as their older imports retire.

RW · May 25, 2016

miggs said:
anecdotal evidence?

Like a good chef, Bedford never reveals his sauces. What you make of them is up to you

bedford · May 25, 2016

Did a couple of clinics at my local club, couldn't have given a F and he was with that other dud that went to Freo to be a bigger failure

miggs · May 25, 2016

RW said:
Like a good chef, Bedford never reveals his sauces. What you make of them is up to you

bedford said:
Did a couple of clinics at my local club, couldn't have given a F and he was with that other dud that went to Freo to be a bigger failure

i guess bedford likes me after all. Got the secret sauce

miggs · May 25, 2016

bedford said:
Did a couple of clinics at my local club, couldn't have given a F and he was with that other dud that went to Freo to be a bigger failure

Sylvia? Yeah now there is a bloke that gave 0 f--ks

bedford · May 25, 2016

Ben Reid and Brad Miller have been the best to come down and we also get The Frost's and big Maxy Gawn who are both from our club.

TripleB · May 25, 2016

bedford said:
Ben Reid and Brad Miller have been the best to come down.....

Why, did Brad bring the missus along??

MF · May 25, 2016

Has anyone here been to Blundstone arena before? Whats the ground like and have you sat in the Hill section? Are they actually seats?

Swansrule100

bedford · May 25, 2016

TripleB said:
Why, did Brad bring the missus along??

No, unfortunately and she gave him the arse. Also his old man Neville Nifty Miller wore number 13 for the Bloods and he was a ripper as well

PVF · May 25, 2016

MF said:
Has anyone here been to Blundstone arena before? Whats the ground like and have you sat in the Hill section? Are they actually seats?

Swansrule100

Only been there for the cricket but it's not a bad ground. Planning on going to the Friday night game there next week and the Swans game.

The hill section has no seats. Also Blundstone is a bastard of a ground to get out of. Went to a Big Bash game earlier in the year and it took 45 minutes just to get out of Bellerive.

1956 · May 25, 2016

bedford said:
No, unfortunately and she gave him the arse. Also his old man Neville Nifty Miller wore number 13 for the Bloods and he was a ripper as well

trying to think which Miller coached swans

MF · May 25, 2016

PVF said:
Only been there for the cricket but it's not a bad ground. Planning on going to the Friday night game there next week and the Swans game.

The hill section has no seats. Also Blundstone is a bastard of a ground to get out of. Went to a Big Bash game earlier in the year and it took 45 minutes just to get out of Bellerive.

Ah damn. I just purchased tickets. It gave me a seat row and numbers so I assumed I'd be seated.

The King! · May 25, 2016

MF said:
Ah damn. I just purchased tickets. It gave me a seat row and numbers so I assumed I'd be seated.

4 rows of seats in front of the hill
But not elevated

Unless your front row it sucks

MF · May 26, 2016

Swansrule100 said:
4 rows of seats in front of the hill
But not elevated

Unless your front row it sucks

Cheers. Yeah I got row a on the wing so hopefully won't be too bad

bedford · May 26, 2016

1956 said:
trying to think which Miller coached swans

Allan Miller, never played VFL/AFL. Went reasonable with the Under 19's and ended up with the top job, but had no success like most in those days.

miggs · May 26, 2016

bedford said:
No, unfortunately and she gave him the arse. Also his old man Neville Nifty Miller wore number 13 for the Bloods and he was a ripper as well

I could find myself loving a bloke named neville nifty miller. Cult hero instantly

RainMachine · May 26, 2016

Gaff OOC. Arguably our weakest spot on the ground (Outside midfielder). Only 23, not a whole lot in the academy this year it seems. Would give a first and change. Sinclair might need a friend

miggs · May 26, 2016

RainMachine said:
Gaff OOC. Arguably our weakest spot on the ground (Outside midfielder). Only 23, not a whole lot in the academy this year it seems. Would give a first and change. Sinclair might need a friend

Gaff and Mcgovern for Mitchell and Sinclair. In a dream world only

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