Shai's better. That bottom pic he's standing on a 2m blokes shoulders after the lift off. RidiculousNo trade for Shai is going to happen,but his mark a lot like Roaches.View attachment 1122917View attachment 1122919
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Shai's better. That bottom pic he's standing on a 2m blokes shoulders after the lift off. RidiculousNo trade for Shai is going to happen,but his mark a lot like Roaches.View attachment 1122917View attachment 1122919
My trade bait players:
Caddy - clearly not in the 22 at the moment and could be a valuable pick up for another club on the cusp of making the 8.
Coleman-Jones - ideally he stays and becomes the long term Jack replacement who can also pinch hit in the ruck, however we've got good depth in the rucks now and he could draw some real value for us in a trade
McIntosh - much like Ellis/Conca of the last couple of years if a club was to offer him a deal that we're not keen on matching then letting him go for the free agency compensation and cap space that may mean we keep the likes of Bolton then I'd let him go
Naish - much like Markov last year the lure of senior football could be too hard to ignore and we could use him with a 2nd/3rd round pick to get an upgraded pick
Bolton - going to no doubt draw some heat for this, but this only happens if Carr gets too greedy in terms of how much he asks for to remain at Richmond. We showed with Ellis that if you're asking for significantly more than we're prepared to pay we'll let you walk. Chances of this happening are about as slim as North making the finals, but you just never know until the contract is signed.
Yer spot on despite his injuries he’s been worth every cent we’ve paid for him.Prestia is a gun who has been a major reason why we won 3 flags. So who cares.
Need another mid or two. Our midfield is ageing and injury prone and struggles to get the job done in-season.
I'd look at Green, Hopper or Cerra as trade targets or someone like Matt Crouch as a free agent if we want to hold onto our picks.
Yep absolutely love the meatball!Yer spot on despite his injuries he’s been worth every cent we’ve paid for him.
The side is completely different when him and Cotch are fit. His ability to get first hands to the ball and maintain his balance in contests is second to none
I read a while back on the AFL site that we wouldn’t be participating in the mid season draft but Soldo to the lti list could give us that opportunity if there is someone we are super keen on??Wonder if clarkey has eyes for another Pickett in this years mid season draft to assist with our campaign , no way does soldo play this year, could easily slot him on long term injury list, reckon this is at play as we speak . Ball magnet from SANFL could be the go
I read a while back on the AFL site that we wouldn’t be participating in the mid season draft but Soldo to the lti list could give us that opportunity if there is someone we are super keen on??
Lower ladder position mid season could also be a factor in our decision to participate
Cheers mate that’s great to hear Could be an opportunity to pinch another one considering less than half of clubs will be involved and a possible lower than expected ladder position for usBalme mentioned a week ago in a radio interview that we are looking at options for a mid-season draft pick and whilst nothing was finalised he considered it likely we have one.
Just reading the tea leaves i reckon the plastics captain Coniglio might be available.He had knee surgery at the end of last season and now has some significant groin issues ( don’t think he’s played this year).
You wouldn’t want to be taking Crouch , Meatball and Cotch into a season too high risk.
Watched Tom Green yesterday would love him but ain’t going to happen also reckon Touk Miller would be great in our system (also unattainable). Hopper also having a very good season would be a great fit.
TYVMPicks as at the completion of round 8:-
11,14, 26, 29, 43, 47.
If we do our due dilligence and nail every pick, based off previous drafts that could look like
11 - Tom Lynch/Toby Greene/Steele Sidebottom
14 - Grant Birchall/Devon Smith/Jake Lever
26 - Jack Darling/Shane Edwards/Zack Merret
29 - Dayne Beams/Jack Gunston/Shai Bolton
43 - Andrew Swallow/Mitch McGovern/Adam Goodes
49 - Alex Fasolo/James Worpel/Kade Simpson
Or in Collingwoods case.We have the best draft hand since we drafted deledio. Keep the picks and nail the draft and we set ourselves up for another 10 years. We can't waste this opportunity and I doubt we will either. This is a strategy at least 2 years in the making.
Don't forget there will be many clubs this year looking to draft in a player with premiership experience that we might be prepared to let go.
Dunno about Cripps or Kelly, but I'd have no problem with us throwing the kitchen sink at Weitering in 2023. Imagine grabbing him and Sam Taylor - our defence would be top shelf sorted for the rest of the decade. Should have some coin to splash by then too, just quietly.Like the idea of adding another mature mid because Cotch and Prestia while still A graders are probably only good for 60% of the year.
But wouldn’t be offloading any first or early second round picks.
Or chase Cripps, Kelly etc that’ll cost you north of 800k
Dunno about Cripps or Kelly, but I'd have no problem with us throwing the kitchen sink at Weitering in 2023. Imagine grabbing him and Sam Taylor - our defence would be top shelf sorted for the rest of the decade. Should have some coin to splash by then too, just quietly.
They’d only report that in the paper coz we had NO spots , soldo won’t play , there’s a spot should we be keenI read a while back on the AFL site that we wouldn’t be participating in the mid season draft but Soldo to the lti list could give us that opportunity if there is someone we are super keen on??
Lower ladder position mid season could also be a factor in our decision to participate
Cheers mate that’s great to hear Could be an opportunity to pinch another one considering less than half of clubs will be involved and a possible lower than expected ladder position for us
injuries to midfielders also a factor I guess to participate.
That’s definitely a change of mind as I mentioned AFL site (over a month ago) stated we wouldn’t take a pick.
Wonder if Nathan Freeman would be considered for the mid season draft. He's 25 and dominating the VFL averaging over 5 marks and 40 disposals. Could be a steal if he's over the injury troubles. Not sure what his speed is like these days though.Desperately need a midfielder, preferably in the 25-27 age range. Cotch and Prestia out badly exposed our midfield and it's defensive capabilties. Our midfield pressure was non existent and with those 2 now spending more time injured than not during a season, we need another two way runner who can find the ball in our midfield to at least battle. Got smoked against the Cats midfield, likely get smoked against the Giants midfield, although we are better around the ground.
Ess midfield went toe to toe with them , I wouldn’t be underestimating usDesperately need a midfielder, preferably in the 25-27 age range. Cotch and Prestia out badly exposed our midfield and it's defensive capabilties. Our midfield pressure was non existent and with those 2 now spending more time injured than not during a season, we need another two way runner who can find the ball in our midfield to at least battle. Got smoked against the Cats midfield, likely get smoked against the Giants midfield, although we are better around the ground.
That’s the kind of pick you’d consider in mid season , history shows selecting a D grade overlooked junior ultimately fizzes out as expectedWonder if Nathan Freeman would be considered for the mid season draft. He's 25 and dominating the VFL averaging over 5 marks and 40 disposals. Could be a steal if he's over the injury troubles. Not sure what his speed is like these days though.
You think we might have a spare 900k in the tppJust reading the tea leaves i reckon the plastics captain Coniglio might be available.
Played better without him.
Isn’t he on a long term contract for big money?Just reading the tea leaves i reckon the plastics captain Coniglio might be available.
Played better without him.
Yep we gave up a lot for short term success which was achieved in the first year far less the next two flags . However as everything does it came at longer term success which was pretty evident at time we recruited him . Had we recruited Steele his output from the get go may not have allowed the level of success , but his output now would most likely be greater .Prestia is a gun who has been a major reason why we won 3 flags. So who cares.
I'd play for peanuts.You think we might have a spare 900k in the tpp
And move Balta up fwd.Dunno about Cripps or Kelly, but I'd have no problem with us throwing the kitchen sink at Weitering in 2023. Imagine grabbing him and Sam Taylor - our defence would be top shelf sorted for the rest of the decade. Should have some coin to splash by then too, just quietly.