Traded Xavier Duursma [Traded to Essendon for Zerk-Thatcher, #73, 2x F4]

[Kane McGoodwin]

Nobody would draft Ratagolea pre pick 22 in the open draft. And the Cows don't even want Zerk-Thatcher and nobody will pick up a player that does not want to play for their club. I rate Zerk-Thatcher slightly better than Lewis Young who went to Carlton for Pick 52.

You said PSD not national draft! Perhaps calm down & read your posts before hitting the reply button.

I agree you would probably getting him in the national draft at pick 22, but no hope in PSD.

Any ways, you will land Sav & BZT with a Duursma swap... after all the argy-bargy for AFL media ratings.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Donkey leading the charge for Port... seems about right.

Can a donkey have a mare?

This one does most days...

Reminds be of when is was in Santorini & this mad donkey I was riding kept trying to ram the wall...

 

[longdonkey]

You said PSD not national draft! Perhaps calm down & read your posts before hitting the reply button.

I agree you would probably getting him in the national draft at pick 22, but no hope in PSD.

Any ways, you will land Sav & BZT with a Duursma swap... after all the argy-bargy for AFL media ratings.

So you are referencing this post from the Ratogolea thread

Where I say "I would definitely walk him to the draft" not the pre-season draft.

So maybe you need to some reading.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

If there is ever a time where Port just need to say "* you they are going to nominate for the draft" then this is the year.

Duursma is on contract and he can stay, Ratagolea can get picked up at 23 in the draft and BZT can go to the pre-season draft. I think that is the * you this draft deserves.

No I was quoting your post... clearly says PSD.

Not someone else... otherwise they would have been quoted in my post.

Have a read.

Take some responsibility for your own posting!

 

[longdonkey]

No I was quoting your post... clearly says PSD.

Not someone else... otherwise they would have been quoted in my post.

Have a read.

Take some responsibility for your own posting!

Well I can't find this post perhaps you'd like to quote it, if it exists.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Well I can't find this post perhaps you'd like to quote it, if it exists.

FFS I just did for the 2nd time. Are you drunk?

Can't you read your own posts or do you have yourself on ignore?

Your post claimed you would walk BZT into the preseason draft.

 

[longdonkey]

No I was quoting your post... clearly says PSD.

Not someone else... otherwise they would have been quoted in my post.

Have a read.

Take some responsibility for your own posting!

Is it this one?


Again I say draft not pre-season draft.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

If there is ever a time where Port just need to say "* you they are going to nominate for the draft" then this is the year.

Duursma is on contract and he can stay, Ratagolea can get picked up at 23 in the draft and BZT can go to the pre-season draft. I think that is the * you this draft deserves.

Read your own post.

The 2nd to last sentence.

 

[longdonkey]

FFS I just did for the 2nd time. Are you drunk?

Can't you read your own posts or do you have yourself on ignore?

Your post claimed you would walk BZT into the preseason draft.

So you need to have a closer read because it clearly says

Ratagolea can get picked up at 23 in the draft and BZT can go to the pre-season draft.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So you need to have a closer read because it clearly says

Ratagolea can get picked up at 23 in the draft and BZT can go to the pre-season draft.

BZT = Brendon Zerk-Thatcher!

... can just go to the pre-season draft = PSD.

FFS!

 

[Duckworth]

BZT = Brendon Zerk-Thatcher!

... can just go to the pre-season draft = PSD.

FFS!

Oh this is too funny

 

[Bjchan13]

Just because you say this is what you want...that is not what is going to happen.

It's not about what i want, its already happening isnt it? F1s been split already, Duursma has requested a trade to us, and the 3 players have requested trades to Port. Supporters have nothing to do with it, we're just watching it unfold and commenting on it. I agree with you, id be filthy with dodo if he'd done this.

 

[nickh32]

Not sure why so many frustrated people in here. Ratagolea is Ports number 1 priority. They want to get that done and don’t want to burn possible assets to get it over the line, Geelong are holding this up.

I have no doubt if that isn’t done by Monday. Port will move on and get other business done.

 

[Duckworth]

Not sure why so many frustrated people in here. Ratagolea is Ports number 1 priority. They want to get that done and don’t want to burn possible assets to get it over the line, Geelong are holding this up.

I have no doubt if that isn’t done by Monday. Port will move on and get other business done.

Burn assets? They already traded their future first before checking in with Geelong.

 

[Ambrosia]

Giving up a future second round pick for Duursma would be crazy

 

[marcmurphy3]

Giving up a future second round pick for Duursma would be crazy

On its own given he is contracted it wouldn't be crazy but if it's an F2 plus BZT then it is. I think a fair trade would be:

BZT, Essendon F2, Carlton F4 (obtained yesterday) for Duursma, Port F2

Port then use 25 plus that F4 (apparently thats what Geelong want) to get Rat from Geelong

 

[My Tilly]

Giving up a future second round pick for Duursma would be crazy

Duursma's upisde is legit. As an insider midfielder, he could really flourish at a club like Essendon.

 

[Ambrosia]

Duursma's upisde is legit. As an insider midfielder, he could really flourish at a club like Essendon.

Don’t see it at all tbh

 

[Turksta84]

he aint a inside mid, if he gets the body right be a very good hard running wing that can kick a goal. Has a great overhead mark as 1 of his main strengths, he could even play down back for the bombers

 

[JT_the_Man]

Duursma's upisde is legit. As an insider midfielder, he could really flourish at a club like Essendon.

Recruiting him as an inside mid would be the most Dodo move ever.

 

[Adz2332]

Duursma's upisde is legit. As an insider midfielder, he could really flourish at a club like Essendon.

I'm a big duursma fan and don't want him to go but as an inside mid? Never seen anything to say he could or would be one

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

No-one is buying the inside mid speculation, probably another Jon Ralph dart throw or something...

 

[Jobe Watson]

What are Duursma's BnF results for the last 3 years?

Future 2nd + BZT is crazy talk even for Port.

 

[Adz2332]

What are Duursma's BnF results for the last 3 years?

Future 2nd + BZT is crazy talk even for Port.

What's bzt's?

 

[melanChronic]

What are Duursma's BnF results for the last 3 years?

Future 2nd + BZT is crazy talk even for Port.

His 2021 was ruined in round 4 by Shane Edwards, was a gruesome injury. Got back late but was never right.

2022 he came back bulked up (had a lot of recovery time in the gym I guess) and didn't really get going. Looked like he still wasn't confident in his body and was definitely a big disappointment, but he did finish the year well.

2023 he finally looked fully fit, started the season really well and then did his PCL in round 7. Was rushed back at the end of the season to help Hinkley get his contract and was a lame duck.

Think he is the kind of guy that needs everything in good working order to perform with confidence. A bit like old mate Orazio but unlike Orazio he still fronts up even if not 100%.

I'm really hoping that we end up keeping him as whenever he has got a proper crack at it the skillset he showed early on has still been there. But if the offer from Essendon is tempting enough then can see the merit in moving him on.