Buyer beware of the 23rd , 24th ranked player as a premiership club.

Rarely do they produce anything more than average but are usually overrated ala Tim Notting during Brisbane’s era.

Maybe getting rid of leaders and a young developed ruckman wasn’t a good idea after all?? Especially to try and rebuild in a compromised draft period Giving up high picks for lower multiple picks Drafting a key forward with the number 1 pick for need rather than taking the best talent with the No 1...

You know, Just 4 posts above mine, someone actually uses the word leverage? If you were reading the thread, you would have read that?? Then perhaps you could put 2 and 2 together and assume I’m replying to him. I honestly don’t think it’s that difficult to follow a conversation? Without having to r...

Sounds like a good get Ryder.

Howard out from nowhere. Bit price for a player playing VFL so we’ll see!

Once all other trades have been made we can twist the screws on Bruce.

Can keep and pay his salary - make the Dogs pay up now.

Of course.

Good thread.

10 + Acres would have been enough. More than enough. Objectively, Hill is worth about Pick 10-12. We have been absolutely ripped apart by Fremantle on this trade. Fair play to Bell, he's cleaned us out. I’m not thrilled about the trade but how is his trade value worth pick 10-12 objectively? What m...

Id be having a go at geelong if I was you, if they paid the right price up front Jack would have made a smooth transition to the Cats to aid his mental problem much sooner. Disagree. Geelong don’t owe anyone anything. Right price is subjective. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t make it wrong. ...

Jack was happy to take 800k last year whilst StK gave him 16 weeks off to deal with his issues, and he’s happy for StK to pay another 400k whilst he plays at Geelong next year for pick 54. I don’t think we owe him much, we have paid him pretty well over two years for 6 games. I agree. I think we ha...

I was just reading the thread on Jack Steven's trade to Geelong and am absolutely disgusted at some of the comments you all have made in relation to Jack's worth to the club. Nobody appears to have grasped the real issue here which is Jack's mental health. I'd give him to Geelong for nothing if it ...

Id be having a go at geelong if I was you, if they paid the right price up front Jack would have made a smooth transition to the Cats to aid his mental problem much sooner. Disagree. Geelong don’t owe anyone anything. Right price is subjective. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t make it wrong.

Why should we have to ‘cop it’? He’s a contracted player 58 for a four time b&f is a disgrace! Geelongs question might be Why should we have to cop it. If Geelong rate Jack in terms of risk factors like consequence and frequency of issues, they may think all the potential value of Jack on the p...

This might make Acres pull his finger out, knowing there was little interest in him. He needs to go to the Robert Harvey school of running and get his body in better shape. Potential but needs to work harder. I don’t know if it’s that. I reckon he needs to improve his kicking quite a bit to be up t...

So what’s the bloody trade? This is killing me!

Hoping for a second rounder coming back if indeed two firsts are out the door...

Once we get Hill, Howard and Ryder completed we can hold out for Bruce to the very end. Would be interesting to see how it falls.

Dogs would need to pony up more than 32 you would think.

Thought that was a great deal for the dogs (better for them than Adelaide Saints and Swans) and they are the ones that rejected it....

Interesting.

Can still be traded in contract.

Wondering from a management perspective, is it in King’s interest to sign up (even if unsure of wanting a trade) for the short term while the money is there and worry about trades when they occur?

Any insight into what a player manager would advise?

Only a matter of time till an alternative option got air in the papers.

You would think the $$$$ would be difficult for Geelong to match. Probs walks in their highest paid player.

Keep him I’ve gone cold on the Hill deal, we’ll be paying overs and I’m sick to death of us getting screwed over by other clubs at this time of year. Yep, I loved it yesterday when we traded pick 6 but we need to now hold our nerve and make it happen on our terms. 1st round this and a 2nd round nex...

Acres would have to agree so I imagine it’s been raised with him.

Geez did pick 54 move to 59?

I guess these collapse back down once selections are used for matching bids.

The best thing for everyone is GCS moving up the ladder. Second year in a row they have duplicated a low pick pushing everyone back.

SinCitySainter wrote: ↑Thu 10 Oct 2019 2:24pm Didn't Freo demand 2 first round picks for Hill.

They did indeed!

What’s the difference this year? What changed the cycle? Gubby? Hannebery? (Obviously not from a playing perspective but from a name / experience) appears this was an investment to entice others to come later? Lethlean? Ratten? No Richo? Guess we should save our celebrations until the trades are do...

What’s the difference this year? What changed the cycle? Gubby? Hannebery? (Obviously not from a playing perspective but from a name / experience) appears this was an investment to entice others to come later? Lethlean? Ratten? No Richo? Guess we should save our celebrations until the trades are do...

minneapolis wrote: ↑Thu 10 Oct 2019 4:42am

Bernard Shakey wrote: ↑Wed 09 Oct 2019 2:16pm

B.M wrote: ↑Wed 09 Oct 2019 2:11pm191cm??

Yep, that's what he's listed as on the club website.

6 foot 3 inches. Taller than Big Nick by a couple of inches.

He doesn't seem that tall.

Big Nick Riewoldt?

Wasn’t he 193cm?