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Speculation Zach Merrett

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lommy said:
If the price is right…

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What's he worth to you?
 
not sure if it be a great look for the dons.

holding merrett to his contract because they want to keep their best players and captain to support the up-and-coming players.

the team then proceed to finish bottom two and then trade away the former captain who help set the club standards to get them to bottom two for less draft capital.

only option i see if extend him and have him finish his career at essendon. only way they look less of fools then they already are.
 
sexyhunk said:
not sure if it be a great look for the dons.

holding merrett to his contract because they want to keep their best players and captain to support the up-and-coming players.

the team then proceed to finish bottom two and then trade away the former captain who help set the club standards to get them to bottom two for less draft capital.

only option i see if extend him and have him finish his career at essendon. only way they look less of fools then they already are.
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Welsh has already made us look like fools for not accepting that offer last year our only saving grace was Rosa doing good work in getting the blues pick so we could take Sharp but we could of had that + more if this trade wasnt vetoed by Welsh

Our best interest is taking the loss and trading him for a first and second
 
sexyhunk said:
not sure if it be a great look for the dons.

holding merrett to his contract because they want to keep their best players and captain to support the up-and-coming players.

the team then proceed to finish bottom two and then trade away the former captain who help set the club standards to get them to bottom two for less draft capital.

only option i see if extend him and have him finish his career at essendon. only way they look less of fools then they already are.
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I'm pretty sure Merrett is a FA when his current contract expires in 2027.

If they don't trade him this year, they will more than likely get nothing for him next year.
 

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Tugga27 said:
I'm pretty sure Merrett is a FA when his current contract expires in 2027.

If they don't trade him this year, they will more than likely get nothing for him next year.
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by that age, the compo pick be more than any team would give them through a trade anyway.
 
sexyhunk said:
not sure if it be a great look for the dons.

holding merrett to his contract because they want to keep their best players and captain to support the up-and-coming players.

the team then proceed to finish bottom two and then trade away the former captain who help set the club standards to get them to bottom two for less draft capital.

only option i see if extend him and have him finish his career at essendon. only way they look less of fools then they already are.
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After watching the Dees rise up after sacking a premiership coach and trading Trac and Oliver - Welsh might be more open to signing a trade off at years end.
 

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Donflicted said:
Welsh has already made us look like fools for not accepting that offer last year our only saving grace was Rosa doing good work in getting the blues pick so we could take Sharp but we could of had that + more if this trade wasnt vetoed by Welsh

Our best interest is taking the loss and trading him for a first and second
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100% on the money. Was an odd choice taking all the draft capital was clearly best everyone knew that. It would have been easy to spin the story to say we are bringing in lots of young talent before Tassie and we fleeced them for a guy who didn’t want to be with us and we won’t stand for that. Josh Lindsay and Aidan Schubert on top of 3 excellent picks already plus an extra f1 would have been huge. Someone should oust Welsh asap and how Rosa (who I rate) didn’t leave after seeing he has no real authority or support was surprising.
 
Welsh messed up last year. That was Merrett's trade value peak. Blame whoever you want for the non deal but Merrett will never again get that kind of trade value.

Personally - I am concerned at hawthorn and essendon talking to each other because there was so much animosity at the end of last year I can't imagine it being a smooth, good faith trade. Can't see it going well.

Both clubs should pursue other avenues if Merrett requests to leave again.
 
Donflicted said:
Welsh has already made us look like fools for not accepting that offer last year our only saving grace was Rosa doing good work in getting the blues pick so we could take Sharp but we could of had that + more if this trade wasnt vetoed by Welsh

Our best interest is taking the loss and trading him for a first and second
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Not sure if it was true or not but apparently Rosa and Brad were ok with trading Merret but Welsh over ruled it
 

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FB19 said:
100% on the money. Was an odd choice taking all the draft capital was clearly best everyone knew that. It would have been easy to spin the story to say we are bringing in lots of young talent before Tassie and we fleeced them for a guy who didn’t want to be with us and we won’t stand for that. Josh Lindsay and Aidan Schubert on top of 3 excellent picks already plus an extra f1 would have been huge. Someone should oust Welsh asap and how Rosa (who I rate) didn’t leave after seeing he has no real authority or support was surprising.
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Is what it is at this stage as a supporter it pisses me off but i am glad that with whatever happens this year we atleast can trust Rosa in moving the magnets and making it work with what ever we end up with

i will say though i dont think he will this year but if Welsh steps in again and shuts it down i wont be happy about it at all
 
GoEaglesGoSGIO said:
Id like to think Essendon are better prepared this time around and have a target themselves ready to go for.
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Hawks came with the offer very late didn't give Essendon enough time on top of this tried to threaten the club if we didn't accept the offer what kind of rubbish tactics is that.

If Hawks came with that offer in the second or third day of trade week a deal might have gone through
 
BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!! said:
Hawks came with the offer very late didn't give Essendon enough time on top of this tried to threaten the club if we didn't accept the offer what kind of rubbish tactics is that.

If Hawks came with that offer in the second or third day of trade week a deal might have gone through
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We will never get what we got last year

Our offer last year was 10, and a end of first rounder in pick 22 + this years first which is currently 16 which could slide down a few due to bids E.G Port and Blues using a first or two on their F/S and NGA + Huss i mean which in respect i didnt want no disrespect but we could have asked to swap him out and do a Third rounder in his place for Just Merrett nothing going back there way

FYI Dees got what they got but they also had picks going to GCS with Trec

Currently at best we would get either pick 16 + 22 or 25 which is there second rounder

The positive is that if you want to look for one is that we can still use the second offer yep its less but we can work with it
 
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