The Father All Mighty, Ameet Bains

[RyanSaints]

The trade extraordinaire! Legend

[Con Gorozidis]

The trade extraordinaire! Legend

Do tell?

[saintspremiers]

The trade extraordinaire! Legend

Do tell?

Agree.

Spill the beans Ryan.

Or give us a hint please.

[saintsrus]

Do i read this as sarcasm?

[Psychosaint66]

The trade extraordinaire! Legend

Do tell?

Agree.

Spill the beans Ryan.

Or give us a hint please.

Hehehe. This is the funniest thread I've read in ages. Poster Ryan is messing with your minds.

I love this crazy place.

[St.Rob8]

I agree. Hats off to Bains. The whole football world was urging us to just trade pick 5 for Carlisle. Pelchan suggested we should do it because according to him and other experts "we need him". The media point out that good clubs like Geelong and Hawks just get these deals done so why can't we. Essendon tried to bully us because that's what big clubs do to clubs like ours. We held our nerve and getting anything above pick 5 was a win. We traded up from 24 to 14 and got 44 chucked in to assist with Bailey Rice, so yes, Thank you Ameet Bains for holding your nerve and being a pro.

[RyanSaints]

The guy has seriously played this trade period out fantastically, securing Freeman and not getting sucked into giving up pick 5 for Carlisle. If this recent deal comes off it would just give an absolute fantastic icing to the cake!
Possible Carlisle Deal: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-20/c ... rt-at-dons

[Wayne42]

It's not a deal until it's done. Bird might not fly.

[Bernard Shakey]

It's not a deal until it's done. Bird might not fly.

The Bird will fly!

[saintsRrising]

It's not a deal until it's done. Bird might not fly.

The Bird will fly!

FROM A MONEY PERSPECTIVE
Agree. He is on the outer at the Swans and that means his salary will plummet..and outside the AFL system the money on offer is a lot less.

At the Dons he will be able to get a good deal.... probably 3 years on good money when compared to what the average Joe makes.

FROM A FOOTBALL PERSPECTIVE
Times is done at the Swans. This give him another chanve to be a regular, and given the state of the Dons list should be a walk up start next year.

[Linton Lodger]

Diadoro thought he was real smart when he got the Hawthorn offer and Clarko was on the phone to Carlisle. Then the mighty Ameet gets him with a squirrel grip and doesn't let go. Touche!

[realdeal]

Diadoro thought he was real smart when he got the Hawthorn offer and Clarko was on the phone to Carlisle. Then the mighty Ameet gets him with a squirrel grip and doesn't let go. Touche!

Unfortunately, Essendon have still done alright out of the proposed deal when really, they shouldn't have. They'll get pick 5. I hoped to get a it more in return but besides Carlisle going in psd maybe it's the best we could do.

Making Dodoro look like an imbecile was a hope, which is probably the wrong way to go about things.... Good idea I'm not in charge then

[ace]

Leigh Matthews 0, Gary Buckenara 0, Dildo 0
Bains 10

[Johnny Member]

I still can't believe we have up pick 5 in the National Draft.

Its utter stupidity of the highest order.

Hsvent we given up top 10 picks for players fairly regularly over the past 10 years only to see it fail horribly?


I'm perplexed by it.

[Goose is king]

And Pelchan 0

[Johnny Member]

Weren't Brooks, Fiora, Lovett and Walsh all trades for top 10 picks? Each time we justified it somehow, only to see it fail horribly and then everyone bemoan it for a year it two......until we forget and do the same thing again!

Madness.

[SainterK]

Reluctantly agree with JM.

Not perplexed, but think the club tries to be clever and I'm not sure evidence suggests its working. Traditional method is to use your low picks to get guns and trade in guys to compliment.

[Rosco]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

[Selhurst Saint]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

He probably meant Fergus Watts. Another long forgotten disaster.

[SemperFidelis]

I still can't believe we have up pick 5 in the National Draft.

Its utter stupidity of the highest order.

Hsvent we given up top 10 picks for players fairly regularly over the past 10 years only to see it fail horribly?


I'm perplexed by it.

I have a lot more faith in our recruiters than I did 10 years ago. We're much better placed to use pick 14 wisely.

[saintspremiers]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

He probably meant Fergus Watts. Another long forgotten disaster.

Watts recruitment had nothing to do with his dad I'm sure.

[kosifantutti]

I still can't believe we have up pick 5 in the National Draft.

Its utter stupidity of the highest order.

Hsvent we given up top 10 picks for players fairly regularly over the past 10 years only to see it fail horribly?


I'm perplexed by it.

No. We haven't done it at all in the last 10 years.

[kosifantutti]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

Tommy Walsh. I can't remember was he pick 3 or 4 in the draft?

[Mr Magic]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

Tommy Walsh. I can't remember was he pick 3 or 4 in the draft?

Wasn't Tommy Walsh an 'international pick' that didn't impinge on any draft picks?

[saynta]

Brooks pick was obtained from Hawks for Spida; was a top 10 but not our pick originally.

Fiora was traded for Heath black.

Lovett was pick 16.

I don't know who Walsh is/was.

So one top 10 pick traded as far as I can see, none since 2002.

Tommy Walsh. I can't remember was he pick 3 or 4 in the draft?

Wasn't Tommy Walsh an 'international pick' that didn't impinge on any draft picks?

yes, but the saints claimed he was a top ten on ability.