News Taylor Adams coming to Pies? Hine: "Yeah, I think so"

What do you reckon about this drawn out trade?


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I'm so devastated. Shaw was the heart and soul of this club in its only premiership in 20 years. Never felt this way about a player leaving before.

No one player is the heart and soul of the club, the clubs heart is it's 80 thousand strong black and white army and its soul is it's 100 years of proud history and 15 flags.

Players come and players go, we will find new stars to replace thomas shaw didak and then again be sad when those new stars leave... it's the circle of life. The only constant is we are always black and white :rainbow:
 

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I get the feeling that we might be doing a swap of Pick #27 for pick #35, and then sending pick #35 for Jesse White. It gives GWS a little bump in value while leaving us with a slightly lower pick that's closer to fair value for White.

I might be wrong, but that seems to make some sense.
 

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I would of been happy with Shaw. I would of been rapt with Adams. Cats a chance at Nick Smith, otherwise we maybe finished for bringing any one in. Pies with Adams, 10 &11, on top of Grundy and Kennedy last year have a nice little foundation for the future!
Don't forget Broomhead also. 5 first round picks + Adams in the last 2 years looks pretty good for the future of the club.
 

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All the best, Heath. It sounds like a fantastic deal that's sets you up for life after footy and all.
All being well, there's a real 'win-win' in this and that's cool... now if Dale Thomas and the entire Carlton list have an injury-plagued next four years or so, all is right and good with the world.
 

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Time to chuck up a photo shop of Adams and white in a pies jumpers next to each other on here
 

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Going for the money and probably to be with Rhyce.
Where is the evidence? Who says he has agreed? Why is it assumed that lower draft picks will be involved? ............. Now I've read the article, am I to assume that this newspaper article is henceforth to be regarded as the one which boldly trumpets a mutually fortunate deal? Shaw for Adams + some insignificant lower swaps.:D

Isn't it a draft that is meant to drop sharply away after pick 1, plateauing out to a pool of mediocrity relatively early into the call? Adams may be no worse than his rival number 10's. He'd make an excellent partner in a straight swap for Heath.

Adams appeals because he is ready to play AFL immediately, and provides promise of increased midfield defensive presence when we compete for a top 4 spot next year.
Surely Taylor Adams is ours already, especially now we know that Heath will play in GWS colours next year. So many pages and words have been devoted to Taylor Adams, that to come this far with him, then have to remove him from the 'best of 2014' teams, would crush the egos of those posters who have eagerly swallowed the hype and gossip and penciled him in to their best 22s. :D

Next year promises better pickings to a greater depth, so we'll trawl deeper through the pool of talent, scooping up size and quality in 2014. That seems to Hine's message ahead of the draft. Be frugal this year and cast a wider net next year. There'll be big ones in the depths, not just in the shallows like in 2013. From a strictly fishing perspective, it makes no sense whatsoever. :confused:

As a draft tactic with pick 10 or 11, if we spend it on Adams and someone more exciting slips through to us, in a Grundy-like slide, then we use our next pick on the one we missed out on for Adams. Heath and a 2nd round for Adams is acceptable, though not to the extent a straight swap would be.

Two live picks in the first round should be our goal.
 
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Where is the evidence? Who says he has agreed? Why is it assumed that lower draft picks will be involved? ............. Now I've read the article, am I to assume that this newspaper article is henceforth to be regarded as the one which boldly trumpets a mutually fortunate deal? Shaw for Adams + some insignificant lower swaps.:D

Isn't it a draft that is meant to drop sharply away after pick 1, plateauing out to a pool of mediocrity relatively early into the call? Adams may be no worse than his rival number 10's. He'd make an excellent partner in a straight swap for Heath.

Adams appeals because he is ready to play AFL immediately, and provides promise of increased midfield defensive presence when we compete for a top 4 spot next year.
Surely Taylor Adams is ours already, especially now we know that Heath will play in GWS colours next year. So many pages and words have been devoted to Taylor Adams, that to come this far with him, then have to remove him from the 'best of 2014' teams, would crush the egos of those posters who have eagerly swallowed the hype and gossip and penciled him in to their best 22s. :D

Next year promises better pickings to a greater depth, so we'll trawl deeper through the pool of talent, scooping up size and quality in 2014. That seems to Hine's message ahead of the draft. Be frugal this year and cast a wider net next year. There'll be big ones in the depths, not just in the shallows like in 2013. From a strictly fishing perspective, it makes no sense whatsoever. :confused:

As a draft tactic with pick 10 or 11, if we spend it on Adams and someone more exciting slips through to us, in a Grundy-like slide, then we use our next pick on the one we missed out on for Adams. Heath and a 2nd round for Adams is acceptable, though not to the extent a straight swap would be.

Two live picks in the first round should be our goal.
Agree we are not going to trade one of our first round picks with Shaw going to GWS not even if they throw in their 2nd and 3rd round picks. I could put up with losing our second round pick, even if it makes it harder to deal with the Swans and Lions. We should recruit someone around about the same value as Adams with both pick 10 and 11.
Would be happy with a straight swap. Even happier if they threw in their third rounder because they wernt going to use it.
 

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Robbo reckons that the druggies were closer than what most people think regarding Shaw.

I would be fascinated to know (considering their predicament) what they possibly could have offered us.
 
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