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Maybe make contracts out of the draft 3 year minimums? But the Dunkley situation in particular is absurd. He is out of contract, he should be able to sign with whatever employer he wants. The prospective employer should not have to barter with his ex-employer to get access to him, with the...

Such a needlessly complicated system and screws the players... If a player is out of contract, that in and of itself should constitute unrestricted. The major US sports do this so much better.

Hmm certainly the way it was reported though is that there was two options: (a) Brisbane find a trade the Dogs are happy with, or; (b) Dogs will walk Dunkley to the pre-season draft. I don't believe what I'm suggesting as a third option – (c) Dunkley has no binding contract and therefore can...

I've tried to read around to get a clear answer on this, but cannot figure it out. Can anyone explain why an out-of-contract player needs to be traded to their new team? Why can't they just walk there? I know if the player is not a free agent then the team they're departing gets compo under the...

Where does he finish in the B+F? He's edging top 5 I reckon, maybe even top 3.

Feeling a career best game from Isaac, reckon he is primed to explode...

Always thought the last couple plays of 2012 epitomise how much of a bull JPK was, and how much he did that wasn't reflected in the stat sheet. (1) After Jetta's shot doesn't carry, Luke Parker fumbles, but Kennedy positions well, vice grips the ball and causes the stoppage, preventing a...

You're missing the forest for the trees. He just needs to grow the the mop back. I'm concerned it might be too late in the year though...

Not 100% sure this is the right thread for this. But wondering if anyone else reckons over the past two years our general fitness, overall injury volume + injury recovery time has improved significantly. It feels to me as though there's been a noticable difference across all three of those...

I agree on Grundy, he should have been more widely recognised as a gun player. But I reckon fans of every single club in the AFL would have a comparable player who they justifiably believe never received the accolades they deserved. That's just part of footy – some players become household names...

Nick Smith has been in the AA team, and media types frothed about value his entire career – don't think I've ever heard someone called "the best small defender in the game" more than him. Players with that role never receive Brownlow votes no matter who they play for. And the Brownlow is voted...

This 100%. Often feel as thought I'm living in a different world to the rest of this thread. Swans as a team and individuals are getting a huge amount of national coverage, week in and week out. And largely it's been very, very positive. To be completely honest Mark McVeigh's comments are the...

"one of the very few"? Really? The version of the media that members of this board seem to think exists, versus the reality, are worlds apart. The media has been blowing smoke up the Swan's ass for most of the year, other than that period of a few weeks when we were playing poorly and earnt the...

Not sure this comparison works given the significant difference in goals + marks per game. Wicks is also averaging more frees against than tackles this season, which is quite damning given his role in the team. I rate Wicks overall and definitely think he can be best 22, but on form he probably...

Thought this was a very interesting line from Dean Cox's mid-season review interview, on the Swans site: Will Hayward has also been important for the connection between the mid and the forward group in relation to the role he does play. His role is really rewarded at our footy club with the...

Being in the crowd when Jett's ran the entire field in 3 bounces to kick a goal in the 2012 prelim, and knowing with supreme confidence after it happened that we were going to win the cup the next week.

Yeah hopefully that's the case. I would be very curious to know what would disincentivise the PSD as a mechanism for clubs to acquire players in situations like this, as on the surface it seems to make total sense for Adelaide. If there is a reason it definitely works in our favour, so I hope...

To be frank, if Adelaide can get assurances from North that they won't take Dawson, I cannot see why there is any incentive for the Crows to trade with us and lose a valuable asset, whether it's passing along pick 17 or some other constructed deal. Sure there is the risk that North take Dawson...

Thanks so much for that explanation!

Gotcha. So if we can't find a trade we're happy with, his only option is to be delisted (I figure without a contract this would happen by default) and then go to the draft? But this obviously wouldn't happen because for us a second or third rounder is still more valuable than nothing.

Just curious, if Jordan Dawson is out of contract, why would we expect to be getting any players back from an Adelaide team in a trade? Won't he just sign a contract with whoever he wants to play with and the AFL will decide on the adequate draft compensation for us, using whatever shady and...

Feels strange to say but I reckon Rowbottom is our most crucial player in this game. If he's polished, dynamic and hard at the stoppages, as he is at his best, our midfield should match them. If he's off the pace and a bit vacant due to the injury he's carrying, or just having a down game, then...

wot..?

Does Eric have a huge wingspan? Was watching highlights from a game earlier this year and his long arms stuck out to me for some reason. Seems to very easily get his hands away from the tackler and his ball drop from hand to foot is real short (hands seems to stretch closer to his boot than the...

The problem is not that you wrote it, it's that you thought to write it. You didn't overstep the mark you're just straight up sexist. Go educate yourself and be better. Sorry to the women and non-binary people in this group that have to scroll past rubbish like this to participate in a...

Rewatched E.T.'s highlights – other than maybe Heeney I don't think we've drafted anyone in the last decade who had this degree of cleanness with the ball in hand and just general foot skills (on both sides) at this age. Maybe Dawson, but he needs space to operate in to be effective, E.T. is...

That is 100% false. When has the league allowed a player to break a contract? The whole reason Tom Papley is still playing for Sydney is because the league does not allow players to break contracts and go sign a new one elsewhere. Not quite sure what you're trying to say but it doesn't really...

People need to relax about Papley. All he did by requesting a trade was be honest with the club. Sure he signed a contract, but maybe he was in a different headspace then and has decided being back in Melbourne is important. Unfortunately for him a deal couldn't be done, but people need to stop...

This dude is a jet, I thought he should have been top 10. Kicking is too important these days to overlook someone that has his accuracy + cannon-leg combo. Barring injury I having him slotting straight into the backline and freeing JD to permanently move up onto the wing/half forward.

Because she probably likes Melbourne as a city and all her friends live there? Not weird that someone would want to stay in the city they’re from