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drexel said:
If we are serious RE long term. We should just trade Cox, Kerr and Glass and sweep up the draft since they are all 25-6 and will be finished by the time we have another era.

If we don't seriously push the next 2-3 years, those players will drop off anyway since there is nothing to motivate them.
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Motivation is overrated. Richo, Pavlich, Fevola and others hav excelled in perenially shit teams.
What kerr, cox and glass bring to the table is leadership and hard work, an example to follow as well as a teacher. Kids won't learn much from being pumped by 50+ points EVERY week, and wells won't make that much of a difference.
 
I'm firmly against taking Wells unless NM wish to trade for someone we are going to discard anyways, but I strongly doubt they will. I think he could be moderately useful, but for the most part he's overrated.
I wouldn't off load any draft picks unless upgrading them, so giving draft picks for him is out of the question.
Anthony Morabito who will be in this up coming draft is a winger/half forward flanker/outside midfielder type who is Embley-esque. This kid has game and we would do well to pick him in this coming draft instead of taking Wells.
Daniel Wells is a short term solution to a problem that requires patients and the passage of years as our youngsters gain experience.
We have 4-5 young midfielders coming through who I believe will reach greater heights in football than what Wells will ever do.

Trading for picks and not players should be the way to go this year so that our 1-4 year players grow together as players and as a team.
As a young team coming through together, we don't need outsiders like Wells to come into our team for the sake of short term success. We're going to achieve success without him in the future and keep our 2nd round pick in the process.
 
I think he'll be a good addition to our team. I'd say a pick between 10-25 would get him and possibly a fringe player. We won't need him to play inside and he would bring decent kicking skills to our midfield which we don't have at the moment.

I can see why people are against him but if we keep in mind that we'd be bringing in a finisher that will compliment our predominately inside midfield, as opposed to a failed superstar then it's a feasible trade.
 
yep, let's all hang shit on wells now. i mean look at our great players!

he is exactly the type of player we're missing. creative, fast, skillful. not his fault he got drafted to a shit club with a substandard development department.

god forbid we trade for a skillful, proven matchwinner... let's draft some more hacks instead. :rolleyes:
 

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um, correct me if im wrong, but doesent wellsy love the roos?

but yeah, the guy has never been consistent, never shown he could step up to the top level.

im afraid he will always be a good but not great player and wouldnt want the eagles paying for a great player.

early to mid second rounder and/or a young victorian recent late pick that they might like.
 
For what its worth, Footy Classified spoke a little about Wells towards the end of the show. Mentioning how Laidley has handled his injury and that they wouldn't be overly surprised if he was traded at the end of the year.
 
ndot said:
yep, let's all hang shit on wells now. i mean look at our great players!

he is exactly the type of player we're missing. creative, fast, skillful. not his fault he got drafted to a shit club with a substandard development department.

god forbid we trade for a skillful, proven matchwinner... let's draft some more hacks instead. :rolleyes:
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not only is he those things, he is inconsistent, lazy and lacks leadership qualities, surefire ingredients for a long career neccessary to make the trade worth it.
 
tesseract said:
Daniel Wells is a short term solution to a problem that requires patients and the passage of years as our youngsters gain experience.
We have 4-5 young midfielders coming through who I believe will reach greater heights in football than what Wells will ever do.

Trading for picks and not players should be the way to go this year so that our 1-4 year players grow together as players and as a team.
As a young team coming through together, we don't need outsiders like Wells to come into our team for the sake of short term success. We're going to achieve success without him in the future and keep our 2nd round pick in the process.
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Short Term Success? Wells is only 24, Hardly over the Hill.

Outsiders coming in? Interesting thoughts but isnt every new player who comes into the club an outsider at the beginning? Footy clubs dont work like that.

If the price was right i would certainly look at it but i cant see NM letting him go cheaply especially since he signed a new deal at the end of 08.
 
Gunnar Longshanks said:
Well, then I think you have slightly unrealistic expectations about trading.

Presumably you expect us to do some trading at the end of the year.

Come October, I wonder what you'll be demanding for the likes of Seaby and Staker.
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me personally, i reckon seaby is worth a third or fourth rounder (ie nothing, anyone who wants to take him can), staker would fetch offers of a second rounder not in the top 20 (and i wouldnt trade him for that, because i still hold out the hope he will achieve what he potentially could one day), and i think wells would draw a late first rounder, early second, something in the 12-20 range.

i personally reckon he is worth less than that, but him being contracted will push his price up a bit.

i dont know... i could be convinced of the wisdom of that, actually. we do need speed and class in midfield, and if ebert, swift or whoever progress this year and look very likely and our midfield stocks looks good, AND we somehow end up with a pick in the 12-20 range (either by finishing 5th and trading our first pick or in the bottom 4 and trading our second), i would be happy to trade it for wells.
 

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I would not mind having Wells on our wing though I am not sure what I would give up for him. That I would need to consider in more depth.

As a player he has great skills, is nimble and fast and in a right team I think he could be a perfect complimentary player. With the Kangas he was always asked to be a front line midfielder (and often he had to win his own ball) and whilst he could do it on an inconsistant basis he struggles with the pressure when asked to do so consistantly. With us I think he could be used more as an impact player and ball carrier which I think would suit him more.
 
A fresh start might be just what he needs. He's a big risk but almost a risk I would take if it didn't cost more than a second rounder+handy fringe player. That prob wouldn't get him anyway.
 
Not with a ten foot pole would I touch Wells... our kids coming through will be enough in the midfield in the next few years to at least be competetive. And the kids we pick up this year will compliment the midfield growing at the moment.

Besides, we still have some guys in there who are starting to pull their weight each week in Kerr, A.Selwood, Priddis, Embley ect.. these guys firing each week is more than enough talent to keep us in games at the moment.
 

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To the people labelling Wells a match winner etc etc. Name a game where he has actually dominated the whole game leading to a win. The only game i recall Wells technically "winning" a game is the v Freo mid air ninja kick.

I see him as the North's version of Staker. The bags of talent that they all see, but never reaches. Is it a case of unrealised talent... or is it just an overestimation of his ability at senior level?
 
RoJo Junior said:
To the people labelling Wells a match winner etc etc. Name a game where he has actually dominated the whole game leading to a win. The only game i recall Wells technically "winning" a game is the v Freo mid air ninja kick.

I see him as the North's version of Staker. The bags of talent that they all see, but never reaches. Is it a case of unrealised talent... or is it just an overestimation of his ability at senior level?
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Unrealised talent IMO.

He has played some excellent games and that can not be questioned. The problem is his consistency and ability to shake a decent tag.
 
Special Agent Utah said:
Unrealised talent IMO.

He has played some excellent games and that can not be questioned. The problem is his consistency and ability to shake a decent tag.
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Hows that any different to Staker, and the chorus of people urging him to be traded at seasons end. See the "coincidence" im seeing here ;)
 
RoJo Junior said:
Hows that any different to Staker, and the chorus of people urging him to be traded at seasons end. See the "coincidence" im seeing here ;)
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To answer you question; He has the ability to think himself through situations - Staker does not. He can use both sides of his body - Staker can not.
 
MaxHunt said:
To answer you question; He has the ability to think himself through situations - Staker does not. He can use both sides of his body - Staker can not.
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True i agree Staker's ability under pressure on when the games in the dying stages, Staker would be more inclined to blaze away or make the wrong option rather than the right one. Yeah i also cant recall Staker using his left either.

I am aware Wells is a superior player to Staker, im just citing it as odd how we want to banish one underperforming player according to their potential. Yet some are so keen for another player under the exact circumstances. With the vain hope we can realise their "potential".
 
I'd be interested in Wells. Who would you prefer on the wing - Rosa or Wells? They would play a similar role if they were both at the club. Wells for me.
 

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