Strategy Trade and List Management thread 2.(...the waiting for the hammer to fall edition)

[Super Hans]

Lewis was saying on 360 a month back that the players would all be happy to take pay cuts to stay together, but when someone new comes in and is the highest earner it's an issue. It sounds exactly like what they've done.

 

[Doggy]

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They will be up there again next year

 

[immortalmike]

Too bad he never uses it. Koby is the best in the league for getting the ball in open space, u-turning into trouble, and then trying and failing to break a tackle before giving off a pressured handball.

Has a little of the Tarzan/Janes about him. No big loss for the Dogs.

Wait what? Did you insinuate he plays soft football?...that'll do me.

Also he can't be the best in the league at that. Lin Jong is still playing league football.

 

[LittleG]

You'd be pretty pissed off if you had taken 150k less to stay at the Hawks then they just go drop 700k on a bloke who hasn't looked like playing in two years.

Or paying overs for Vickery. That would hurt any decent players feelings. Get me to take less and pay it to Vickery?!?! WTF?

 

[immortalmike]

You'd be pretty pissed off if you had taken 150k less to stay at the Hawks then they just go drop 700k on a bloke who hasn't looked like playing in two years.

Not to mention $500 grand to Vickery.

 

[Super Hans]

So is this what Tom Boyd was meant to do to us?

 

[Trent85]

Both Geelong and Richmond have said Deledio is open to a move down the highway, and on Wednesday night rumours circulated about another club becoming involved: the Western Bulldogs.

Those rumours are yet to be verified by anyone in the Dogs, Tigers or Deledio camps, but that didn’t stop Phil in Murrumbeena calling radio station SEN on Thursday to float the trade of the century.

“I’ll be very disappointed if we lose Lids but I understand the way professional sport is going,” he told hosts Francis Leach and David Schwarz.

“The big one that no one’s talking about that will happen ... it will be a straight swap — the Bont for Lids.

“The Bont’s always barracked for Richmond and he only stopped barracking for Richmond when he (was drafted).”

“Deledio for the Bont? You’d throw in Jack Riewoldt — you’d be throwing in at least another couple (of players). That ain’t happening,” Schwarz said.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ri...o/news-story/38a2f9c8994dd1c301df6da252516900

 

[Igloo]

Some of the comments in here about Koby are pretty bloody stiff.

 

[Doggy]

Meh who cares.. lets concentrate on our own PREMIERSHIP team

 

[Boristown]

Wait what? Did you insinuate he plays soft football?...that'll do me.

Also he can't be the best in the league at that. Lin Jong is still playing league football.

Nah, was insinuating that for a big brute of a bloke, he breaks tackles about as well as Declan Hamilton.

From what I know, Koby spends plenty of time doing bicep curls in front of the mirror. Looks good, doesn't help his style of play.

 

[immortalmike]

Some of the comments in here about Koby are pretty bloody stiff.

The guy had a shit end of season and all of a sudden he's a headless chook with the kicking skills of Nick Bruton, softer than Jordan McMahon and the running ability of Scotty West post career ending injury.

He's not and probably never will be a superstar but he's a tough, inside/outside mid with good pace, decent skills and some awareness issues. Basically he's what I hope Jong can become.

 

[murphy2bedabest]

Picks 18 35 (hamling deal

Serious bummer to be likely to lose all of Hrovat, Stevens and Hamling for 3rd round or worse. The latter two are best 22 when in form.

Think Hamling move is to do with likelihood of game time as well as wanting to play with his mate Kersten. As people reminded me, he is a Broome boy and only moved to Perth in his draft year to play at Claremont so he is pretty unlikely to be homesick.

None of them are best 22, not even best 30

 

[immortalmike]

Nah, was insinuating that for a big brute of a bloke, he breaks tackles about as well as Declan Hamilton.

From what I know, Koby spends plenty of time doing bicep curls in front of the mirror. Looks good, doesn't help his style of play.

Think he does a decent job at breaking tackles myself.
The rest is pretty derogatory and I'd be ashamed to post something like that about a guy I didn't know.

 

[Boristown]

Think he does a decent job at breaking tackles myself.
The rest is pretty derogatory and I'd be ashamed to post something like that about a guy I didn't know.

You're obviously a fan of him, no sweat.

If he's as good as you're suggesting, no doubt Saints will happily cough up a 2nd.

 

[Boristown]

And why do you assume I don't have some knowledge of him outside of just watching him play?

 

[fronkalicious]

Stevens is a decent AFL footballer, and should do fine at the saints, so in some ways is getting a bad wrap here, but neither is he worth much via trade unfortunately. Fwiw I'd like to keep him, but he's also the kind of player that top teams can't overpay.

Motlop has been hurt by the same goldfish memory syndrome. Played a bad final and now he's shite. Forget the B&F runner up and the consistent 20 touches and 1.5 goals a game stuff.

 

[Zgope1]

A tiny part of me is thinking Marsh back to WA is good news for us. Hope I haven't jinxed it

 

[immortalmike]

You're obviously a fan of him, no sweat.

If he's as good as you're suggesting, no doubt Saints will happily cough up a 2nd.

Absolutely a fan of him at his best but you know he won't attract that because he's out of contract and had a terrible end of the year.

No need to get all sarcastic.

 

[footyfan000001]

Take Marsh and leave us alone Freo!

 

[Chops]

You must be talking to yourself. Because I've watched every game Stevens has played in our colours (including VFL) and several pre-draft and at the Eagles. I've also spoken to his dad a few times at games. But nah I need to watch more.

How do you explain why you think Stevens is fast then? He has a number of good qualities but fast isn't one of them.

 

[immortalmike]

And why do you assume I don't have some knowledge of him outside of just watching him play?

I'm not assuming anything but I'm not sure how potting the guy adds much to the discussion other than making you seem petty.

 

[VitalDread]

Can't wait to work alongside Lewis at Casey Scorpions

 

[Chops]

Wouldn't mind Lewis in a MBoyd type role for a few years.

You are kidding us. He is cooked

 

[immortalmike]

How do you explain why you think Stevens is fast then? He has a number of good qualities but fast isn't one of them.

Who said he's fast? Learn to read Ernie. Welcome back btw.

 

[StringyDog]

O'Meara is Jaeger Bombing Hawks list.

All great empires eventually come down in a crumbling mess