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I just took a look at the draft order in an attempt to convince myself everything actually worked out okay. Our third pick this year is #73. Cricket season I guess.

If the barrass trade goes through I would argue our 2025 floor hasn't lifted at all. We could bleed terribly in the back half if Harry doesn't hold up or gov gets injured. TB will be far more important to the structure than baker, as much as I like baker as player. Graham and owies will not...

Those expecting 2 first rounders for TB in the hope of saving our dumpster fire of a day are going to be disappointed. I think best case is we get a 1st and a 2nd without anything going back the other way. Worst case...use your imagination. I'm not sure hawks share our philosophy on life of "we...

Is there any chance whatsoever that a pragmatic conversation is had between us, richmond and baker and he stays on a 1 year contract?? Comes to us as a free agent next year and tigers pick up #2 compo. Both teams come out much better than whatever they will get this year, its just baker who...

I had some degree of confidence that the outcome of the baker trade would be something we could swallow, but that confidence has just gone through the floor after that presser. Clarke's putting alot of pressure on the baker to come in and play some serious footy.

What happens when a team has a top 5 pick and also a top 5 talent within their academy? They get the academy kid for free and also get a top 5 kid in the open draft? At least the current system makes them pay something for their gun academy kid (even if it's a handful of 5c coins)

So trading?

The problem with free agency is the concept by its nature is going to favour strong teams. The AFL takes pride in its equalisation so is constantly trying to artificially level the scales and they dont really care if its unjust. Scraping free agency compensation would no doubt result in the...

Surely there isnt another professional sporting competition around the world that operates a free agency system which provides greater compensation for a FA departure compared to what a trade of the same player would?? I'd say the system is broken but really it's working exactly how they want...

I think the most like for like comparison for the baker trade is the jack redden one - pick 17. Differences are jack was 2 years younger, we are at a different point in our list build currently and this is supposedly a strong draft. There's no doubt if #13 is involved then something comes back...

Absolutely. It's ridiculous chat to suggest they only want to come if mcqualter gets the gig. The only people who are in a rush are the impatient punters, not the players, the window isn't even open yet. They wouldn't be doing their due diligence if they didn't wait to chat to the new coach...

If richmond got offered 6 for rioli from any other club they are taking that and running out the door. It's only because its gold coast they'll be testing the waters to see just how much they can take the p155 on the deal. The sooner the afl sort that basketcase out the better.

I would love the hawks F1, if only to give some meaning to the back end of next year. When our season is yet again in the toilet by the bye and everyone is questioning whether we picked the right coach, at least I can sadistically death ride the hawks season into the ground.

Ahh how I took for granted the glorious days when fremantle would be linked to superstars of the calibre of Jack Graham, Matt Owies and Tom Clurey. Just got to take your medicine sometimes I guess 😴

Like it or not, how the new coach deals with the local media (the west) and performs in press conferences will very much matter and will absolutely be a consideration in who they pick. When times are bad, which they will be for a little while longer, every word of a presser gets pulled apart...

I'm not following the logic of montgomery= nobody, schofield = somebody. Both 200 gamers who have been coaching in some capacity for 15 years, Montgomery in the AFL system for far longer than schofield. I don't have a dog in the fight, I just expect us to do our due diligence and interview...

I don't have any issue with strong opinions or if schoey wants to whack eagles for how bad we've been over the last few years (we have). He is straying into kane cornes territory but that's the game these days I guess. I do have a bit of an issue with the fact he is obviously being a mouth...

I would like to think that a couple of wins won't impact the coaching decision at all. Go through your process/interviews and base it off the criteria you had planned for from the beginning. If schofield is the guy after that, all good, play on. Getting sucked into the caretaker honeymoon...

I think you'll find his age is part of the appeal. The clubs spoken regularly about that missing age bracket. I don't love it, but it's not a make or break move either way.

Feel for culley, seems to have the right attitude and would be good to see him make it. But what we've seen from him at afl level this year has been pretty yuck. If you're going to be that slow, you need to have some strong AFL attributes elsewhere. Highly skilled? Aggressive contest beast...

Graham is a very meh move, but sadly he's probably better than a handful of our current list cloggers. Ideally he ends up in the wafl because our young guys are out performing him. If anyone's going to know what he brings it's Clarke. Hopefully its some standards, effort & leadership.

Agreed. If we're playing fantasy football you sell high and trade both everyday of the week. But there's an intangible impact on the group which is hard to measure. I suspect TB goes and waterman stays. Shipping both would be very un-west coast like but would certainly have us getting very...

Don't be silly, they'll make him sub and he'll play 12 mins for 3 touches

Does a bulldog resurgence swing English back towards staying?? You'd have to have rocks in your head to voluntarily come and play for us for the next few years, especially if it's only 1 extra year on a contract.

Not a bad life as an AFL player, when you decide you're no longer happy with the length or value of a contract you willingly signed, tell the club you'll go elsewhere for a better offer. Pity it doesnt work in reverse - you're welcome simmo, gaff, darling. As much as losing TB will suck, I...

Sure the forward line is too tall for a normal side, but I'm struggling to give a stuff about structure at the moment. Culley, trew, JWilliams and maric are the ones who are entitled to get a shot based on performance and they're in the there. Selecting anyone else out of the wafl would just...

It's going to be interesting how we go about our off season. Give or take, we have about 15 blokes to cull over the next 2 off seasons. With a draft hand of 3, 23, 59, that is nowhere near good enough for our list needs, particularly if we give up draft capital for baker. We need 5 picks in the...

Good challenge for bailey. If he's going to make it as a lead ruck marshall is the sort of guy he should be modelling himself on. Mobile, a touch under sized and can take a grab. Bailey's worst games seem to have been when he's been bullied against the monsters, hopefully he has a good crack at it.

Not picking darling is a significant call. To think we were playing darling with waterman 2 weeks ago and now schofield doesn't even want him when watermans out. He clearly wasn't a fan of the land of the giants selection policy we were running. Darlings future likely won't be Schofield's...

Hard ball gets quick 9 pod came out today (Jackson Barrett/Jake colvin). Got stuck straight into a passionate defence of woodcock, with zero acknowledgement that the front page itself was very poor, let alone acknowledging the general behaviour of the paper over the last few years. Going into...