Traded #1: Michael Hibberd - Premiership Player!! Onya Piggy 🐽

[JDavey]

You're going to have to give up #1 if you want to get more picks, just the reality.
Jack Package how many points is 55 worth? Would Essendon necessary have to give it up?

#14 = 1161 points
#27 + #37 = 1186 points
#55 = 207 points

 

[JDavey]

Track record suggests we won't. We seem to just get deals done, no stuffing around. EG last year with the Suns - had a whole trade planned with them around Howe and pick 3. Howe chose the Pies instead, we swapped Howe for what the Pies gave us and kept talking.

I think it's more if Essendon goes 'first round pick' when everyone knows we don't have one.

I think it's unlikely - Worsfold has suggested early second rounder. Might only be a kink if dodo tries to go after a player (e.g. Salem) and the club/player don't want to deal.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Track record suggests we won't. We seem to just get deals done, no stuffing around. EG last year with the Suns - had a whole trade planned with them around Howe and pick 3. Howe chose the Pies instead, we swapped Howe for what the Pies gave us and kept talking.

I think it's more if Essendon goes 'first round pick' when everyone knows we don't have one.

Don't know if Essendon will accept pick 26 straight up will probably want to add a little sweetner.

 

[LeverPuller]

Don't know if Essendon will accept pick 26 straight up will probably want to add a little sweetner.

Dunn is apparently headed to Brisbane - if so we will have another pick floating around

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

So Pig would be happy to stay at Essendon if a deal can't be done.

interesting will give us extra liverage if Melbourne play funny buggers at the trade table.

Pick 26 is good compo.

 

[Doss]

I still maintain we should take 26 (if it's Melbourne) and run.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Track record suggests we won't. We seem to just get deals done, no stuffing around. EG last year with the Suns - had a whole trade planned with them around Howe and pick 3. Howe chose the Pies instead, we swapped Howe for what the Pies gave us and kept talking.

I think it's more if Essendon goes 'first round pick' when everyone knows we don't have one.

I don't think there will be any hassles with the trade if the Melksham trade is anything to go by
The only reason the St Kilda and Port trades dragged on was because they tried to be campaigners about it, and the Bulldogs trade faltered because neither team had the currency to arrive at an equitable exchange

 

[LeverPuller]

I don't think there will be any hassles with the trade if the Melksham trade is anything to go by
The only reason the St Kilda and Port trades dragged on was because they tried to be campaigners about it, and the Bulldogs trade faltered because neither team had the currency to arrive at an equitable exchange

Yeah don't think there will be an issue

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Pick 26 is good compo.

I agree but this is Dodoro we are talking about will probably try to look for a better deal first before accepting 26.

 

[Doss]

Let's be honest, Melbourne did us a solid with Melksham. Pick 25 was extremely good for us.

We owe the Dees one. Just get Hib there- pick 26 is nothing to sneeze at. Remember who our pick 26 was three years ago?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Totally agree Doss.

 

[yodellinhank]

I agree but this is Dodoro we are talking about will probably try to look for a better deal first before accepting 26.

Dodoro seems to always wait and see what else is being thrown around the trade table to try to even things out as near as possible. Bigfooty flogs interpret this as "hard to deal with"

 

[baz_machine]

Lol.

Melk and Hibberd were team mates for five years. I'm sure he knows him.

Haven't they also been training with the group at St Bernards?

 

[LB#16]

Let's be honest, Melbourne did us a solid with Melksham. Pick 25 was extremely good for us.

We owe the Dees one. Just get Hib there- pick 26 is nothing to sneeze at. Remember who our pick 26 was three years ago?

Which was from the Crameri deal, who isn't that much better or worse than Hibberd, without wanting to compare a forward with a defender.

 

[BombzrBlitz]

Any chance of a Trengrove or Grimes sliding in as part of a deal? i know they are on the outter, but Casey is playing well too. Trengrove injury too risky?
Thoughts?

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Let's be honest, Melbourne did us a solid with Melksham. Pick 25 was extremely good for us.

We owe the Dees one. Just get Hib there- pick 26 is nothing to sneeze at. Remember who our pick 26 was three years ago?

No. No and no.

We don't owe anybody anything.

Melksham courd turn into a good get for them.

We don't have a half back flanker of AFL quality. Our best scenario is to keep Hibberd.

Now that he's open to staying we play hardball on the deal and scuttle it.

 

[scanlon]

Any chance of a Trengrove or Grimes sliding in as part of a deal? i know they are on the outter, but Casey is playing well too. Trengrove injury too risky?
Thoughts?

dont want either

 

[The Donners]

So Pig would be happy to stay at Essendon if a deal can't be done.

interesting will give us extra liverage if Melbourne play funny buggers at the trade table.

Maybe I misread the article? He'll stay if the deal can't be done?

He should be afforded the chance to play elsewhere. Do the deal with Melbourne on day 1.

I'm a huge Hibberd fan in fact he's one of my favourites but as with the other 33 players, they should be able to do as they please (within reason of course). I don't believe the line of thought that the players should accept responsibility for what occurred at the club 4 years ago. They are victims.

 

[Doss]

No. No and no.

We don't owe anybody anything.

Melksham courd turn into a good get for them.

We don't have a half back flanker of AFL quality. Our best scenario is to keep Hibberd.

Now that he's open to staying we play hardball on the deal and scuttle it.

Yes, yes and yes.

Let's face it, Hibberd won't stay.

On the one hand you advocate us landing big players in the trade period.

You know what makes that more likely? Building good trade relationships with other clubs, not screwing them.

Melbourne paid over for Melksham. 26 is not much, if at all, under for Hibberd.

 

[scanlon]

I understand that Melbourne overpaid for Melksham and gave us a good deal, but that was their choice not ours. If dodo wants more than pick 26 for Hibberd, which is fair enough, than he can go for that. We don't owe Melbourne a good deal just because they paid overs.

In saying that, I think we should take pick 26 with a pick 44 and 55 swap.

 

[Doss]

I don't think he's worth much or anything more than that, though. That's also my point.

 

[quotemokc]

What about?

ESS OUT: Hibberd, 2017 2nd
ESS IN: MEL 2017 1st and 2nd

MEL OUT: 2017 1st and 2nd
MEL IN: Hibberd, ESS 2017 2nd?

 

[Its Manbearpig]

No. No and no.

We don't owe anybody anything.

Melksham courd turn into a good get for them.

We don't have a half back flanker of AFL quality. Our best scenario is to keep Hibberd.

Now that he's open to staying we play hardball on the deal and scuttle it.

Uhh... what?..

 

[carnthedons]

What about?

ESS OUT: Hibberd, 2017 2nd
ESS IN: MEL 2017 1st and 2nd

MEL OUT: 2017 1st and 2nd
MEL IN: Hibberd, ESS 2017 2nd?

Do we buy them a drink at all first or just skip straight to that?

 

[ant555]

What about out Hibberd , in Melbourne second round pick. Simple.