Mega Thread 2018 Trade Period Discussion part 2! (cont. in Part 3 - link in OP)

[hippyhippy]

GWS blames their cap issues on having their unfair cap advantage removed.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-17/matthews-blames-cola-cut-for-giant-exodus

No wonder they had such a strong list! They expected to have an extra $3 million of cap space over several years thanks to COLA, which was erased when COLA was removed.

That's a disgusting advantage.

When was cola removed?

 

[Bazz_27]

 

[hey shorty]

What do you mean. Theyve lost Polec and Winguard and will most likely gain Lycett, Burton and Rozee who are all easily best 22.

They will be weaker than last year. They'll have to play Lycett, Ryder, Dixon, Westhoff and Marshall in the same side..... very slow.

 

[hippyhippy]

It makes sense... From the afl point of view....from our point of view.. Just get it done.

But what's this guys track record ?

 

[Scorpus]

When was cola removed?

Several years ago after the Buddy deal

 

[spexau]

Could you imagine the salt from Port if this actually happened?

 

[radiojake]

gross

afl just hamming things up and intervening

 

[arsene wenger1]

Let’s sign the papers atleast

 

[hippyhippy]

Several years ago after the Buddy deal

And they not managed their cap since then?

Imho... It looks like they have been over paying their players in hopes they would win a premiership... Now that plan has come undone... I see them. Struggling next year... Mid table.

 

[Bazz_27]

It makes sense... From the afl point of view....from our point of view.. Just get it done.

But what's this guys track record ?

As good as most of them, seems to know when deals have gone through before they have and a port supporter to boot

 

[radiojake]

Let’s sign the papers atleast

yeah

imagine Carlton doing something tricky like not taking Walsh at #1 which suddenly throws everyone else out and whoever we 'agreed to terms with' doesn't want to swap out their top 4 pick anymore ?

 

[Rave Slave]

I am a prophet

 

[NikkiNoo]

It makes sense... From the afl point of view....from our point of view.. Just get it done.

But what's this guys track record ?

He's been pretty good this trade 'week'. Definitely has sources aligned with our club. He might be a Port fan, but actually doing decent sports journalism work. If it gets him a job at city paper etc, I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[The Texan]

Perhaps the favour from GC we want in return is they don’t take Luko


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[Crow Envy]

No one is falling for this are they?

 

[Scorpus]

And they not managed their cap since then?

Imho... It looks like they have been over paying their players in hopes they would win a premiership... Now that plan has come undone... I see them. Struggling next year... Mid table.

A lot of GWS players were on long contracts, they probably couldn't do very much about it

 

[hey shorty]

I dont buy that, IMO that guy has been trolling us all trade period.

Hes a Port fan after all, and what sources would he have from Gawler.

 

[cammo6556]

Carlton have been down the pick one path a few times. Hasn't really helped them.

Doesnt mean they wont get it right eventually.

 

[Crow till I die]

Does anyone think we will try and trade pick 21 and try and upgrade that to a pick in the lower teens?

I would try and trade pick 21...if we are not trading up this year..for someone's 2019 1st round pick to keep us with great currency next year also

 

[Crow Envy]

He's been pretty good this trade 'week'. Definitely has sources aligned with our club. He might be a Port fan, but actually doing decent sports journalism work. If it gets him a job at city paper etc, I wouldn't be surprised.

He said we were getting a future second round pick swap in our favour for the Gov trade, instead we gave up pick 40.

 

[arsene wenger1]

yeah

imagine Carlton doing something tricky like not taking Walsh at #1 which suddenly throws everyone else out and whoever we 'agreed to terms with' doesn't want to swap out their top 4 pick anymore ?

Will just be another chance for the afl to screw us

 

[Anzacpaul]

Port, Hawks and Burton's manager arriving together apparently.

 

[cammo6556]

I am intriguted by his ideas and wish to subscribe to his newsletter



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We could get picks 1, 2 and 3 if we wanted... we just have to trade Talia and Walker and Jenkins and Sloane and Gibbs and...



I see they've got pick 1 and pick 80 or something... they're so ******. Same problem, they'll get one midfielder, then he'll play all year and burn out because the entire team is so shit, then they'll get the #1 pick next year, and get another great white hope

they should come to us begging to swap #1 for #8 and #13, just so they've got two good players instead of one... but they won't

really? nothing in between? Thats horrendous

 

[hippyhippy]

Perhaps the favour from GC we want in return is they don’t take Luko


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Conspiracy theory time... Cripps statements incensed gc and afl... We see a chamce to schmooze gc with francou and let him go ... Gc sees what a good club we are and do us a deal which screws up port lmao haha

 

[hey shorty]

He's been pretty good this trade 'week'. Definitely has sources aligned with our club. He might be a Port fan, but actually doing decent sports journalism work. If it gets him a job at city paper etc, I wouldn't be surprised.

Hes barely got anything right really