Apologies for the naivety, but after hearing the Hogan story (how he was injured / not quite right when he came to Freo and then we paid a significant pick price at the trade table), I assume we complete medicals on players we want to bring to the club before agreeing to the price and trade...
How silly are the Tigers, desperately thirsting after our draft picks and playing all their cards up front.
Freo playing it cool, picks to be used in a super draft waiting for the right deal to help Shai get home to family...we'll do our best to help out....
Bolton for 9 & 16, use 10 & 26 on young talent (in a good draft) is the most likely result this year unfortunately.
But it does allow Warner and Kozzi to stew for 12 more months, shouldn't cost as much this year, and we have access to more future picks in the "Tassie" years to pay for them...
I didn't realise the Tigers had so many Used Car Salesman in there ranks.
And I'm sure McRae prefers players being brought in due to being able to bring in a new Father Son pick every year or so
The demand for our picks clubs is significant, and we should be prepared to walk away from trade discussion and just use them ourselves.
I understand the need for some experience and quality in our forward line on our list and trading for that. But the addition of some hungry top end draft...
Baker and Bolton's best is behind them. Currently polished t*rds in a wooden spoon team. Need to be priced accordingly not sell the farm.
Let's not be Richmond, who recently bought Taranto and Hopper and late picks from GWS for 12, 19, 31 and a future F1. This was a disaster, and we do not need...
Our age profile is very different to those teams. Topping up at the bottom with top end draft picks will extend this longer than those examples. With the primary talent all around 21-22, we could be strong for another 7 with this squad.
Culture and drive will be the difference, which we...
Typical comments from "media pundits" that are very uneducated on the current Freo team, on and off the field.
Most seem to be cheerleaders this "Sell the Farm to Richmond" focus, which is something we would have done in the past.
We have an exciting 5-7 years ahead of us with this young...
I know the Tigers (and certain VIC media) are very excited because we have a good draft hand, but this doesnt mean Freo should just be handing picks out willy nilly!
Warner still needs to be the priority, and easily demands a higher price than Bolton. Maybe the Pies OR Port pick plus Freo pick...
Regardless of how this plays out, keeping the middle 1st round pick is a must.
Not a fan of current Baker form, but Bolton (with the right attitude) would be a massive lift in skill to our forward mix.
Just hopeful they want to buy in to the current standards at the club. Worked so hard to...
The conundrum of the Deathride. We support success at the Saints (who we want to lose to improve a second round pick) to jump the Pies and improve that pick into the top 5....
This gets more and more like a high school mathematics problem each week!
To me, Baker looks like a future bust. Good in his hey day, but form slipping away quickly.
Top shelf Bolton and Warner should be our only focus for returning WA players.
If neither are in the cards this year, take best talent in the draft, deal into the next draft and trust our system to...
Optimistic question. If we do end up with two top 10 picks from the Pies and Port deal, and Warner is a year away, what's the chances of dealing with Richmond / West Coast to get their top 3 Pick (assuming no compensation)? Can never have too much top end talent
Going to be a tough challenge today, but we have the team to cause an upset. Need everything to go right against the flag favorites obviously.
Swans have never been a fan of the day time game, and they are due for a 'bring down to Earth loss' so you never know. Fingers crossed
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