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According to the North board (maybe they are just bitter though), probably chuck a sickie so he didn't have to attended that well documented young player team bonding event. That was when Port and Adelaide thought he was very gettable.

He seems to place individual accolade over team success and probably what Hinkley sold him on after Aliir Aliir and Rozee recently got AA awards and Wines winning the Brownlow. Will definitely be interesting how he gets along with Rozee and Butters, different individual reacts differently to...

We will SEE ;)

Sound a lot like ME, ME, ME in his press interview.....TBH.

I didn't see the Bulldogs get a 1st rounder for Treloar's salary dump but then Fremantle got good return for Brodie last year, I guess it's just a GC "thing" which the AFL should have stopped last year.......

To be fair, they are paying for 2 years' worth of an A grader's salary (provided they are taking the entire/majority of them) and Geelong was keen on Bowes even before pick 7 become the sweetener so all they probably did was offer him a lot less for the remaining years to average out the...

It depends which Rioli shows up.......

"Already a good side", their back line and ruck are very weak and have a decent forward line.

I think the poster mean they won based on the trade value right now but if Port's season next year is where Hinkley is finally sacked halfway and the young players apparently do like him which will cause their season to derail further then it will be 2 pick 1 for pick 2, 3, 8 and 4.

I think they will just make the 8 if their experience players stay healthy but you are correct in that I can't see them contending for the premiership as their backline is still very weak for the quality side, they will get enough win against the lesser sides aided by a weaker fixture.

Unless their core experience players all struggle and all have a foot in retirement, they have a list to finish above the Saints and Richmond so worst they will finish is just outside the 8.

Interesting, going down the Bulldogs strategy with a strong midfield, decent tall forward line (Bulldogs have a better small forwards) and weak backline. Bulldogs ruck is stronger.

Have big doubts this was the trade everyone agreed to on the terms (especially for us) as I thought you couldn't do any trade over the weekend?

Top 5 are still quality though like any other year, especially if you have pick 2. Stupid for us to trade it out and rarely are they unless it for overs.

They probably would have if he was only a year in the AFL system and still contracted.......

Agree, this makes more sense as why you would send a trade to get the AFL tick when deals can't be done over the weekend anyway? Port sent an approval to the AFL for an exemption and that was all. Why would we trade pick 2 for 8 and 12 when we knock back Port's pick 8 and future 1st rounder only...

And this is us knocking back Port's pick 8 and future 1st for pick 2 and Rioli only a few days before this supposed trade.

? GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY Trade out: Picks No.3, 12 Trade in: Pick No.1

Have you seen the supposed trade? What GWS is giving to North is separate, why is this even included in the trade?

The AFL didn't knock back the trade, they knock back Port trading 2 future rounders. There was no official trade being confirmed.

I think you will finish above the Saints and Richmond next season.

Interesting read, wondering when he said this and pumped-up Ken's tires....probably best to keep quiet until the deal is done.

They have no other option, it's either a player or another mid 1st rounder from you trading that player.

In this situation they are settling for them, they didn't actively chase them so are in no obligation to have to pay overs them despite them being contracted.

Because you are chasing their players and you don't have any uncontracted players to trade.

More seen as a "gap" year.

Then Port shouldn't have made the commitment to him after initially chasing Dunkley and then Graham which they would have been able to facilitate with the picks they had. They need to do what the Hawks did with Burton when the Hawks committed late in trading for Wingard.

Didn't McCarthy do that when a trade couldn't happen with GWS and Fremantle and GWS kept him to his contract?

It's 3 mid 1st rounders for pick 1 (which JHF is seen as) and you even admit he will be worth less when uncontracted.

Not sure that argument flies since no other contracted North players have requested to be traded as well.