I was talking to my dad today about some of Port's recruiting options, and we came up with something that
may possibly, with a little bit of help from the
'footy gods' and a few other clubs, solve all of our KPP problems.
I'm terribly sorry if something like this has already been posted, but I really can't be bothered going through 66 pages of posts just to find out, so if I have re-told this idea from somebody else, I apologize and good minds think alike
Apparently there was a rumor going around that Jeremy Cameron, the young AA, KPF for GWS (three abbreviations in 4 words), is thinking about leaving his club in order to move to SA where his family have secured a good job. This move is made more realistic by Cameron's contract being out at the seasons end.
Please note: I do NOT have an extremely reliable and none of this may be true, but I have talked with a few of my Crows and Port mates and they have all heard that Cameron is thinking about moving, so I don't think I'm completely off the ball. Anyways, Cameron is a high-quality, young KPF that can easily fill Schulz's shoes, as he will only have a few more years left in him. He is good enough make our best 22 and he will solve our problem for a tall KPF, however; we may have to give up some of our quality players to nab him, with the Crows a likely contender in buying him (even though they don't need him), we may have to give up someone like Hartlett to get him. Hartlett for Cameron - its so tempting, but I just can't let go of hammer, especially after he kicked 4 goals today. Here's where the solution comes in:
Greater Western Sydney have shown their interest in Shaun Higgins, a high-class midfielder that goes out of contract at this years end, from the Western Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs have also shown some interest in Port Adelaide's own John Butcher, which would solve their problem of having no KPF's or KPD's.
We all know Butcher isn't too flash, and I can't see him getting any better, so I think we should trade like this:
Butcher goes to Bulldogs with a possible draft pick if they want more.
Higgins goes to GWS and Bulldogs exit the trade.
Port takes Cameron off of GWS and may have to offer another draft pick or two to help compensate the loss of Cameron from GWS. This way,
all 3 clubs get who they want and we get rid off Butcher. We should easily be able to grab Lycett off of West Coast so he can replace Renouf on our list as a backup ruckmen, who can also play forward.
This three-club trade, along with the Lycett deal, could potentially set us up as the best traders of the 2014 trade period.
It's a little far-fetched, and is probably unlikely to happen, but hey, anything is possible
