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Wait why are people shocked that Acres is being traded "out of nowhere"?
His name has been put in hypothetical trades from the start.
It wasn't all that long ago that someone in here mentioned Hamill's discussion about Dunstan and Acres. That we would only keep one of them.
Once Dunstan signed I assumed Acres was available.
It didn't seem that Freo were keen but we have pushed it to help smooth things out. We keep our rep of being a great club to deal with. We are a team that will get deals done for the betterment of all parties.
This is nowhere near the Kelly deal.
We are giving up 1x 1st, 1x 2nd & Acres for Hill and 1x 3rd.
Pick 58 has zero impact on us this year as our draft will basically be Biggie, Wilkie and a late pick on a mature/depth ruck.
Acres has potential, sure, but he wasn't in the best 25 of our team next year while Hill would be top 3 in the BnF and he doesn't even have a locker yet!
Yes, I would have loved to see how Blake went with a new coach. Yes, I think he is worth more than a 3rd. On the open market that's probably about right though.
Sorry for the rant but this is what cripples the Saints historically: The fear of ****ing up again. We hesitate. We blink. We try to 'not lose' instead of going for the win. We look at our history and say "****, not again."
We are a club crippled with depression. Always the victim.
**** that.
"Oh no. How we will stand up without 35 goals from Josh Bruce!?!"
Bitch the Tigers just won the premiership by 15 goals without "the best defender of a generation" and "the glue holding their backline together".
We will survive without Josh Bruce.
Let's embrace the positives:
Brad Hill AA next year. Howard future Captain. Jones will win a BnF. Butler will kick some great goals and Paddy Ryder will elevate us to being one of the best destination clubs for indigenous players.
Shit, it wasn't that long ago we had zero input in the indigenous communities.
I hate the AFL system. The whole comp is ****ed from an equality POV but geez, we are smashing that system and using it beautifully this off season.
Lethers and Gubby are doing great things right now.
Embrace it.
Love it.
Go the ****ing Sainters!
His name has been put in hypothetical trades from the start.
It wasn't all that long ago that someone in here mentioned Hamill's discussion about Dunstan and Acres. That we would only keep one of them.
Once Dunstan signed I assumed Acres was available.
It didn't seem that Freo were keen but we have pushed it to help smooth things out. We keep our rep of being a great club to deal with. We are a team that will get deals done for the betterment of all parties.
This is nowhere near the Kelly deal.
We are giving up 1x 1st, 1x 2nd & Acres for Hill and 1x 3rd.
Pick 58 has zero impact on us this year as our draft will basically be Biggie, Wilkie and a late pick on a mature/depth ruck.
Acres has potential, sure, but he wasn't in the best 25 of our team next year while Hill would be top 3 in the BnF and he doesn't even have a locker yet!
Yes, I would have loved to see how Blake went with a new coach. Yes, I think he is worth more than a 3rd. On the open market that's probably about right though.
Sorry for the rant but this is what cripples the Saints historically: The fear of ****ing up again. We hesitate. We blink. We try to 'not lose' instead of going for the win. We look at our history and say "****, not again."
We are a club crippled with depression. Always the victim.
**** that.
"Oh no. How we will stand up without 35 goals from Josh Bruce!?!"
Bitch the Tigers just won the premiership by 15 goals without "the best defender of a generation" and "the glue holding their backline together".
We will survive without Josh Bruce.
Let's embrace the positives:
Brad Hill AA next year. Howard future Captain. Jones will win a BnF. Butler will kick some great goals and Paddy Ryder will elevate us to being one of the best destination clubs for indigenous players.
Shit, it wasn't that long ago we had zero input in the indigenous communities.
I hate the AFL system. The whole comp is ****ed from an equality POV but geez, we are smashing that system and using it beautifully this off season.
Lethers and Gubby are doing great things right now.
Embrace it.
Love it.
Go the ****ing Sainters!
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