Trade Nathan Brown

[Ruanaidh]

This is a Super -Draft by all accounts and the last one before the quarantining of the 09,10 draft for the new mooted sides. Additionally, RFC is still arguably 3 years away from a tilt at the Cup. I suggest we trade Brown for a first rounder as he has regained some currency this year and in all likelihood will be too old when our premiership window opens.

 

[froars]

How has he regained currency?

 

[Tiger67]

This is a Super -Draft by all accounts and the last one before the quarantining of the 09,10 draft for the new mooted sides. Additionally, RFC is still arguably 3 years away from a tilt at the Cup. I suggest we trade Brown for a first rounder as he has regained some currency this year and in all likelihood will be too old when our premiership window opens.

A player who is 30+ would never get a first round draft pick.
I think Browny still has 3-4 years left him and we are very short on senior players so I would not want to let him go anyway

 

[Infamy]

It's not really a super draft, the top 7-8 or so are pretty strong with a few pretty good KPPs early, but not great depth. Pretty similar to 2005 really.

 

[TigerCleavage]

Nope, Browny's worth every dollar the club pay him. He ain't going anywhere.
Never trade match winners.

 

[ize_]

A player who is 30+ would never get a first round draft pick.
I think Browny still has 3-4 years left him and we are very short on senior players so I would not want to let him go anyway

Plus he's good.

 

[Benchwarmer77]

Not a chance

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Hes worth more to us then what we trade for him.

 

[Darth_Tiger]

in a word. no.

 

[_RT_]

I find the posters on this board to be quite funny at times, in a few threads there is all this talk about taking Kerr from the Eagles to improve the side, yet when a suggestion is put up that we trade one of our stars the call is 'No way', 'will never happen' or 'don't be stupid'.

Now this will cause a stir but if I was Wallace I would throw Brown on the trade table and see who comes calling. Never know what it could lead to. Perhaps a younger player who is just as talented as Brown but will play for 8-10 years instead of the 2-4 years Brown will, perhaps even a pick around the 12-15 mark which we could then use to snare another KPP.

Now while I'll get called all types of things in the next few days, imagine we did trade Brown and managed to pick up two of Hurley/Watts/McKernan. Then 3-4 years down the track we have a goal to goal line that read:
Full Back - Thursfield
CHB - Hurley
Centre - Deledio/Cotchin
CHF - Hughes/McKernan/Watts/Riewoldt
FF - Hughes/Watts/Putt

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do things that you wouldn't normally do to get ahead in life. This might just be one of those occassions.

*Sits back and waits for the abusive posts to roll in. Hopefully people will discuss the topic rather than resort to that sort of crap.

 

[Delids]

There is depth in the draft, looks very good.
Alot of bottom agers will nominate this year as they will not want to go the Goast the following.

 

[rocklovelive]

Trade players out of the senior group, the same group that is already lacking in numbers.
Awesome idea. Some people shouldn't have fingers.

 

[getthefooty]

I find the posters on this board to be quite funny at times, in a few threads there is all this talk about taking Kerr from the Eagles to improve the side, yet when a suggestion is put up that we trade one of our stars the call is 'No way', 'will never happen' or 'don't be stupid'.

Now this will cause a stir but if I was Wallace I would throw Brown on the trade table and see who comes calling. Never know what it could lead to. Perhaps a younger player who is just as talented as Brown but will play for 8-10 years instead of the 2-4 years Brown will, perhaps even a pick around the 12-15 mark which we could then use to snare another KPP.

Now while I'll get called all types of things in the next few days, imagine we did draft Brown and managed to pick up two of Hurley/Watts/McKernan. Then 3-4 years down the track we have a goal to goal line that read:
Full Back - Thursfield
CHB - Hurley
Centre - Deledio/Cotchin
CHF - Hughes/McKernan/Watts/Riewoldt
FF - Hughes/Watts/Putt

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do things that you wouldn't normally do to get ahead in life. This might just be one of those occassions.

*Sits back and waits for the abusive posts to roll in. Hopefully people will discuss the topic rather than resort to that sort of crap.

What you would have to ask is: Is it really worth it? Given Brown's horrific injuries and the like, I really can't see a club willing to give away a talented youngster for a risk in Brown. Obviously the interest would have to come from a club nearing a premiership, and I can't see any desperate need for Brown coming from there. An early pick? 15 or 16 often results in nothing, and there is definetely no guarantees all the KP would fall down to there. You mentioned Watts, well thats out of the question, he will go before that. Likewise Hurley and Mckernan. I don't think there is much point, better just to hold onto him and get the most out of him while he is here.

 

[1980GFVideo]

How can we really consider premierships when we cant even make the finals year after year.

I would at this stage settle for a couple of finals campaigns over the next couple of years and Brown would be the bloke who could help that happen in a big way. He will be the difference between winning and losing over next two years and Im getting bloody impatient.

I cant be stuffed watching us go backwards again for this dream about Richmond being a premiership side.

 

[_RT_]

Trade players out of the senior group, the same group that is already lacking in numbers.
Awesome idea. Some people shouldn't have fingers.

Didn't hurt Hawthorn when they traded out senior players. Got rid of Thompson, Hay, Everitt, Picioane, Graham & Holland in recent years and currently sit 3rd on the ladder, because it forced their younger players to step up and fill those roles.

 

[TheCuzEffect]

Bit bored where we??? GTFO mate. This thread is a bit of a attention seeking thread if anything. DELETE TOPIC.

 

[_RT_]

What you would have to ask is: Is it really worth it? Given Brown's horrific injuries and the like, I really can't see a club willing to give away a talented youngster for a risk in Brown. Obviously the interest would have to come from a club nearing a premiership, and I can't see any desperate need for Brown coming from there. An early pick? 15 or 16 often results in nothing, and there is definetely no guarantees all the KP would fall down to there. You mentioned Watts, well thats out of the question, he will go before that. Likewise Hurley and Mckernan. I don't think there is much point, better just to hold onto him and get the most out of him while he is here.

Again it is all about taking a risk. People are quite happy to take a chance on getting Cousins into the club because he can possibly teach a couple of kids how to work hard on the track, quite happy to throw a couple of draft picks into getting Kerr because he might just help Foley or Lids not get tagged, yet when it comes to taking a chance with one of our own it is seen as a crime against humanity.

While Brown is a great player, a match winner when on song, those match winning performances are going to become less frequent as he gets a little older and a little slower. So why he has some currency why not offer him up to a top 8 club and see what falls out, if the deal benefits us long term you take it, if clubs were going to just offer late second round picks then we tell them to jam it.

There are a few clubs just off the pace that might jump at Brown and given their likely ladder position might be willing to off load a pick in the 10-15 range plus another young player in return for our second round pick going with Brown, if it meant them possibly taking that next step.

In return we suddenly enter draft day with 2 picks in the 6-16 mark in the last untainted draft for at least 3 years.

 

[getthefooty]

Again it is all about taking a risk. People are quite happy to take a chance on getting Cousins into the club because he can possibly teach a couple of kids how to work hard on the track, quite happy to throw a couple of draft picks into getting Kerr because he might just help Foley or Lids not get tagged, yet when it comes to taking a chance with one of our own it is seen as a crime against humanity.

While Brown is a great player, a match winner when on song, those match winning performances are going to become less frequent as he gets a little older and a little slower. So why he has some currency why not offer him up to a top 8 club and see what falls out, if the deal benefits us long term you take it, if clubs were going to just offer late second round picks then we tell them to jam it.

There are a few clubs just off the pace that might jump at Brown and given their likely ladder position might be willing to off load a pick in the 10-15 range plus another young player in return for our second round pick going with Brown, if it meant them possibly taking that next step.

In return we suddenly enter draft day with 2 picks in the 6-16 mark in the last untainted draft for at least 3 years.

I for one would not want Kerr or Cousins into the RFC. Kerr, too expensive, Cousins, doubts about whether he is 'OK' and too old, but that is a separate issue - one that has been discussed at length in another thread.

Which clubs would jump at Brown? Hawthorn & Geelong do not have a need for him, I can't see him gonig back to the Bulldogs. Maybe Collingwood is the only one I can see - but then again they have an abundance of medium sized forwards/midfielders.

Aside from that, obviously if a dream offer came consisting of young talent and early draft picks we would take it, but I really can't see that happening.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't next years draft unaffected as well?

 

[Richm0ndrule]

I find the posters on this board to be quite funny at times, in a few threads there is all this talk about taking Kerr from the Eagles to improve the side, yet when a suggestion is put up that we trade one of our stars the call is 'No way', 'will never happen' or 'don't be stupid'.

Now this will cause a stir but if I was Wallace I would throw Brown on the trade table and see who comes calling. Never know what it could lead to. Perhaps a younger player who is just as talented as Brown but will play for 8-10 years instead of the 2-4 years Brown will, perhaps even a pick around the 12-15 mark which we could then use to snare another KPP.

Now while I'll get called all types of things in the next few days, imagine we did trade Brown and managed to pick up two of Hurley/Watts/McKernan. Then 3-4 years down the track we have a goal to goal line that read:
Full Back - Thursfield
CHB - Hurley
Centre - Deledio/Cotchin
CHF - Hughes/McKernan/Watts/Riewoldt
FF - Hughes/Watts/Putt

Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do things that you wouldn't normally do to get ahead in life. This might just be one of those occassions.

*Sits back and waits for the abusive posts to roll in. Hopefully people will discuss the topic rather than resort to that sort of crap.

You Forgot Richo

 

[The Rusty Trombone]

Brown to the Bulldogs for pick 14
Richo to the Swans for pick 13 and 26
Bowden to the Lions for pick 10
Petifer to Port Adelaide for pick 35
Hyde to who ever for pick 87
Tivendale the same for pick 137

Wallace to Sydney for Roos

Lets do it , maybe we can pick up the G Train with pick 137 and Tredrea with pick 87 , come on lets trade up a storm

 

[oxx]

Ridiculous thread.
Do u prefer to wank than screw?

 

[oxx]

Bowden to the Lions for pick 10

even in sarcasm this scares me

 

[nut]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't next years draft unaffected as well?

Pretty sure the age limit goes up... therefore increasing the Talent pool for the 2010 draft.

Which team would want Brown????? the best pick we would get would be around the 20's.... Lions got pick 34 Aker.

 

[patto_man]

no way brown is to good to be traded anywhere
legend and he will stay at the tigers till he retires

 

[rocklovelive]

If a mirical first round offer came along then of course I'd take it. But you sometimes need to be realistic. Who's gonna pay with a first round pick for a 30 year old small forward. Absolutely nobody that's who.
We'd be lucky to get a mid 30's pick, and with that it'd be a massive gamble whether the player would develop into something or not. And I'd bet on it that he wouldn't get close to Brown.

I'm saying yes to Kerr because what we need is hardened bodies, poise and accuracy in the midfield. And he'd be an addition to the middle age group.