Review 2017 Free Agency & Trade Period

[Dump Truck]

Pick 2 is overs. Pick 2 and 21 for 5 and Weller isn't. If we get pick 2 for this and keep pick 5 I'd be doing things to myself that would never allow me in a church.

 

[Unique Name]

Trade Radio saying we should be asking for Jack Martin.
Also reckon that Weller this year would be pick 5 - 10.

Music to my ears that the AFL media are spruiking Weller as a gun worthy of a high 1st round pick. It's GC so they don't have anyone in their corner trying to help them out in the media. Better believe if Weller wanted to go to a Vic club all the talk would be for a early 2nd rounder.


Jack Martin..... well that would tickle me in all the right places.

 

[Joao]

Pick 2 is overs. Pick 2 and 21 for 5 and Weller isn't. If we get pick 2 for this and keep pick 5 I'd be doing things to myself that would never allow me in a church.

Don't like the 5->2 upgrade as I am not convinced their is a big enough disparity in those players (I could be wrong of course). I'd rather two early twenties since 1 would go to GWS anyway.

 

[Dump Truck]

Could our medico staff competently get Martin on the park for 22 games a year?

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Please god make this happen. I'd be more excited for him than I was for Bennell.

Can you imagine Bennell on one HFF and Martin on the other?

We could put me or you at FF and we would still kick goals.

 

[Deathly]

Apparently Richmond are offering Conca for Balic.

 

[Paracleet]

I am quite sure the price won't be pick 2. We are just going through the bartering motions.

21 + 24 + Matera for Weller + 40 is my guess. If we are really lucky we might be able to fleece their 2018 1st (if they think they are going up the ladder a bit) for Weller and something but I doubt it.

Get him home for a fair price (which is slight overs because contract).

That rates Weller at pick 13. Lose the 40 and replace it with our 4th round pick or lose it completely. Rates him at pick 9 and 7 respectively.

 

[Carnthedockers]

This is karma for our blakely and Weller taunts

 

[Deathly]

Could our medico staff competently get Martin on the park for 22 games a year?

Better chance than Cockatoo.

 

[Joao]

Apparently Richmond are offering Conca for Balic.

I thought Conca wanted to stay?

If pick 45 is the word from Dees I'd rather that, if they are only offering 60+ I'd have a stab at Conca. In the unlikely event that he can get on the park he does have ability.

 

[Joao]

That rates Weller at pick 13. Lose the 40 and replace it with our 4th round pick or lose it completely. Rates him at pick 9 and 7 respectively.

I'd obviously do that but these trades never seem to be as we like so I expect some level of dissatisfaction. If we got to keep 40 that is actually about as good of a deal as I think we can get. I'd love to be wrong of course.

 

[Deathly]

Sheahan + Nixon are saying that today they found out Hogan is seriously considering playing for Freo next year.

I don't see this happening in 2 days.

Keep in mind, these guys knew about Weller last week.

 

[mike91]

Please god make this happen. I'd be more excited for him than I was for Bennell.

Big call. Am I missing something when it comes to Jack Martin? Because in my eyes hes seriously overrated, all hype for little result.

 

[Unique Name]

Could our medico staff competently get Martin on the park for 22 games a year?

Gold Coast medico's came from the same school as Freo medico's and they managed to get Martin to play 22 games this year.

 

[mike91]

If he is worth pick 10ish. How about their future 1st and a 2nd rounder this year for our future 2nd and Weller?

I like it. We get a future first and use the second on Wilson. GC get Weller and another second in a strong draft.

 

[valkorum]

Sheahan + Nixon are saying that today they found out Hogan is seriously considering playing for Freo next year.

I don't see this happening in 2 days.

Keep in mind, these guys knew about Weller last week.

Where are they saying this?

 

[Joao]

Sheahan + Nixon are saying that today they found out Hogan is seriously considering playing for Freo next year.

I don't see this happening in 2 days.

Keep in mind, these guys knew about Weller last week.

Weller to GC.
5 to Dees.
Hogan to Freo
GC work out the rest with Dees. Probably 2x20 picks.

Having said that I don't believe a word of it. Player of Hogan's status doesn't get traded in two days without groundwork already done.

 

[wayToGo_]

I would much rather their 2018 first rounder than pick #2 this year because we already have #5 and there are far more players we need next year. Remember in 2015 when we parted with our future 2nd (ended up being #22) and only got #35? Or in 2016 when we got #35 for our future 2nd (currently pick #24)?

So using that same logic I think their future 1st would average out to pick #15. So that plus a 3rd upgraded to a 2nd sounds fair to me.

Possibly be dreaming but it might be more palatable to them than spending #2 this year.

 

[Nickos66]

Sheahan + Nixon are saying that today they found out Hogan is seriously considering playing for Freo next year.

I don't see this happening in 2 days.

Keep in mind, these guys knew about Weller last week.

Weren't you on the *stop with the Hogan Posts* wagon?

 

[beetz]

Said it before, I don't think 2 was out of the question. Weller is easily a top 5 player form the 2014 draft. He's 21, played nearly 50 games, ceiling is high. He could play another 10 years for GC.

If you could take someone at the draft that could give you all that, would you take it?

 

[Nightrain]

Big call. Am I missing something when it comes to Jack Martin? Because in my eyes hes seriously overrated, all hype for little result.

I am with you. He does some nice things but I have never seen him take a game by the horns and stand-out.

 

[Joao]

I would much rather their 2018 first rounder than pick #2 this year because we already have #5 and there are far more players we need next year. Remember in 2015 when we parted with our future 2nd (ended up being #22) and only got #35? Or in 2016 when we got #35 for our future 2nd (currently pick #25)?

So using that same logic I think their future 1st would average out to pick #15. So that plus a 3rd upgraded to a 2nd sounds fair to me.

Possibly be dreaming but it might be more palatable to them than spending #2 this year.

I think they would be optimistic enough to think that they might improve on 17th at least. Only need 4 more wins or so to jump up to 13th this year. So in that sense and with the "super draft" factor aside I think they would be more likely to trade 2018 first.

 

[Deathly]

Weren't you on the *stop with the Hogan Posts* wagon?

Yeah and I also was on the "Nixon is an idiot" wagon until he was right about everything this trade period. It's common knowledge over there that he's involved with a lot of clubs again now and he's getting back into player management - so I actually have some faith in what he's saying.

He sounded very confident about his Hogan information.

Where are they saying this?

www.facebook.com/SportingNewsAU/videos/

 

[WilloTree]

Balic... Crozier... Weller.. who's next? You could just draft WA players and still come out with a very good draft.

EG: trade 5 down, add a second and draft Naughton and Starcevich.

Take Matera, 21 and 24 for Weller. Trade 21 for Wilson and use 24 on Oscar Allen (if still there).

Grab Patmore and Starcevich with our 3rd rounders, Banfield and Farrant with the 4ths.

Swing by the Rookie draft and grab Garlett and Marsh for depth.

Ins:
Wilson
Matera
Naughton
Allen
Starcevich
Patmore
Banfield
Farrant
Garlett
Marsh

 

[mike91]

Good work Llyod. Bloody great start to the negotiaons. We wont get #2 straight up, but it shows we're playing hard ball and demanding something good. None of this two #20's crap.