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What would freo gain by trading Brennan cox? Hes not out of contract. He's a good fit for our list but i dont see how it would possibly happen.
They have Darcy, Hogan, Lobb, Taberner, McCarthy and Cox all on their list. I reckon you can play 4 of those guys maximum at any one time (ol' mate Ken would probably play 3 of them). And none of them are anywhere near retirement age either, Lobb is the oldest of them at 26. Something's gotta give.
 
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That is quite a conundrum! Especially as lobb left gws because he doesn't like rucking. Also kpf's would earn more than equivalent kpd's. Go hard ports!
Hogan, Lobb, McCarthy are all WA boys who have requested a trade home so they won't be going anywhere. I reckon Darcy will stick around as he's the only #1 ruck of the group (Lobb and Taberner can play ruck but both prefer playing up forward). That leaves one of Taberner and Cox, and right now they seem to prefer Taberner in the side, but due to his age Cox probably has more trade value. I could definitely see it happening.
 

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I’d love to know more about said attitude problems?
Don't know if it's "attitude problems" in terms of being a dickhead, but there's a fair bit of talk around that he's not overly dedicated to being as professional as players need to be these days. Big risk for an early retirement due to cbf, too.
 
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Hogan, Lobb, McCarthy are all WA boys who have requested a trade home so they won't be going anywhere. I reckon Darcy will stick around as he's the only #1 ruck of the group (Lobb and Taberner can play ruck but both prefer playing up forward). That leaves one of Taberner and Cox, and right now they seem to prefer Taberner in the side, but due to his age Cox probably has more trade value. I could definitely see it happening.
I assumed it was just about getting a better contract at Freo but Cox moving actually makes sense. Hogan, Lobb and Mcarthy just moved home. Taberner signed a contract extension this year till the end of 2021. Freo's rucks are stuffed without darcy. Freo also have Dixon as a future kpf and sam sturt as a third tall forward. If Cox wants to play forward then it's come to port adelaide land.
 

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Currency won’t have anything to do with lukos decisions

If he wanted to leave as long as we haven’t traded away our 1st rounders we are fine.
If he leaves and Adelaide offer GC much more and GC say 'fine, stay with us, go to the draft or go to Adelaide', do you really think he'd risk the draft to get to us instead of going to Adelaide?

I'm happy to go after him, but magic beans trading (which one mid 1st round pick as your main part of the deal is), won't get a deal done. It cost us 10 and a second to get Dixon, who was older, didn't ever have the same level of potential and had a long injury history. If I was GC's list manager I'd go and tell any club not offering a top 5 pick AND a starting 18 player or another top 5 pick to GAGF and risk him walking, if he won't go to a club offering that.
 
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They have Darcy, Hogan, Lobb, Taberner, McCarthy and Cox all on their list. I reckon you can play 4 of those guys maximum at any one time (ol' mate Ken would probably play 3 of them). And none of them are anywhere near retirement age either, Lobb is the oldest of them at 26. Something's gotta give.
It's like Ross Lyon heard "We have no talls" over and over again until he snapped like Frank Grimes and went "HERE YOU GO FARKEN".
 

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If he leaves and Adelaide offer GC much more and GC say 'fine, stay with us, go to the draft or go to Adelaide', do you really think he'd risk the draft to get to us instead of going to Adelaide?

I'm happy to go after him, but magic beans trading (which one mid 1st round pick as your main part of the deal is), won't get a deal done. It cost us 10 and a second to get Dixon, who was older, didn't ever have the same level of potential and had a long injury history. If I was GC's list manager I'd go and tell any club not offering a top 5 pick AND a starting 18 player or another top 5 pick to GAGF and risk him walking, if he won't go to a club offering that.
Luko will get where he wants to go if he asked to leave

Gcs wouldn’t bail unless they were getting lowballed bad.
 
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