Recommitted Ryan Griffen

[adammania9]

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/af...kliff-devon-smith-ryan-griffen-and-jack-watts

Smith isn’t the only Giant on the way out of Spotless Stadium, according to Damo, with midfielder Ryan Griffen potentially heading to Carlton as well as part of a package deal including Smith and Matt Kennedy.

Damo reckons the Blues are into another package deal from the Giants, the most impressive so far including Griffen, Smith and Kennedy. Griffen doesn't have a discussion thread yet so I thought I'd start one.

It make sense given after Cripps got injured, the only Blues' midfielders who could run out games were Murphy and Gibbs, as Fisher, SPS, Cuningham etc. simply didn't have the tank to play four quarters of footy 22 times, so the Blues were thumped in the second half of the year to end up finishing 16th. Gibbs likely leaves for Rockliff, and Griffen comes in as an experienced head who can assist the Blues in winning games and keeping youngsters happy with victories and tutoring. It goes against the rebuild but he's a quality player likely to be available on the cheap and build the culture by winning more games and mentoring younger mids (he is an ex-captain). The Blues could do a lot worse.

 

[eth-dog]

Would take if he were low cost.

 

[Golden_6]

Absolutely cooked. Been that way since the start of 2014. Not to mention a hefty salary for the upcoming season.

 

[footyfan1978]

Backs a bit dodgy.
For pick 135 happy for him to mentor on board.

 

[ManOfClay]

Carlton turned Liam Jones around. Griff might become elite again.


Really a huge failure by GWS. Imagine turfing a no1 pick tall who goes on to dominate on the big stage unlike Jeremy Cameron and Jon Patton for an old hack and a pick used on a player who left almost immediately anyway.

Lunatics running the asylum at spotless

 

[james Dean]

I've heard it could be done as a salary dump. On his own he is worth next to nothing.

pick 20-30 for the three of them.

 

[TiAn_]

If he'd won the flag last year instead of us, I'd probably hate him, but the way things have panned out, I feel sorry for him. He never wanted and was never cut out to be a club captain.

He would have actually been really suited to playing off half back for the Dogs of 15-17, if he'd stayed and his body was up to it.

Hopefully for his sake missing a year with an ankle injury has allowed his back to improve, though that's not necessarily how back injuries work. He'll add something to a Carlton, but I'd be surprised if he's more than a 10-12 game a season player until he retires.

 

[La Dispute]

He'd play up to 10 games, but mainly grabbing him as a salary cap dump to leverage the Smith/Kennedy deal

 

[Noel Gallagher]

He'd play up to 10 games, but mainly grabbing him as a salary cap dump to leverage the Smith/Kennedy deal

Kennedy going to hawthorn

 

[james Dean]

Kennedy going to hawthorn

For What?

 

[eagle eyed]

For What?

Haven't you read the thread? Poppy's on his way!

 

[Giant Strides]

Barrett's been reading BF too much. Tripe recycled is just stinky crap..

 

[bird_man]

Kennedy going to hawthorn

Definitely Maybe

 

[MasterSamurai]

For What?

Why do you ask?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Barrett's been reading BF too much. Tripe recycled is just stinky crap..

We've been thinking the same on our board. We swear he is trawling BF now that he is persona non grata at some clubs.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Wont happen carlton won't trade #3 and smith wants to go to Geelong anyway.

Griffen is worth about pick 100.

GWS have also flagged they are going to the draft so i doubt they do many trades.

 

[eth-dog]

We've been thinking the same on our board. We swear he is trawling BF now that he is persona non grata at some clubs.

Oh he definitely does. Except in regards to Stringer.

 

[La Dispute]

GWS have also flagged they are going to the draft so i doubt they do many trades.

They can always trade for draft picks