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Who says the window is still open? No one is saying Houston isnt good but koolaid drinking and assuming we will be picking 16-20 next year coz we have Houston is the last thing this club should be doing right now. Has backfire written all over it.
Melbourne aren't selling the farm to rebuild.
Port might be.
Ask Ports forwards who they would rather see coming though the midfield ball in hand Houston or Butters?
With Dan Ports forwards know where to lead and when to lead. He runs in a straight line.
Butters not so much.
Melbournes forwards if asked do you want pick 8 and 18 next year or Dan Houston I'm very confident they are picking Dan.
Its not about rebuilding, its about cautiously approaching the next couple of years before Tassie come in and if the ass falls out completely (which is entirely possible on our current trajectory with Gawn and May nearly done) we arent caught with our pants down with no first round picks from the previous two drafts with multiple compromised drafts ahead of us.Melbourne aren't selling the farm to rebuild.
Port might be.
Ask Ports forwards who they would rather see coming though the midfield ball in hand Houston or Butters?
With Dan Ports forwards know where to lead and when to lead. He runs in a straight line.
Butters not so much.
Melbournes forwards if asked do you want pick 8 and 18 next year or Dan Houston I'm very confident they are picking Dan.
The idea of Lever being a more vital cog to retain than Petracca is a very interesting conclusion to draw.Club should look to reset now and flog off more players to get more picks in this and next year. Would put anyone over 26 on the table except Gawn, ANB and Lever. (Yes I would do 2 firsts for Trac).
Kidding ourselves if we want to hang around mid table with **** all talent coming in before the draft is cannabalised by Tasmnania and 20th team.
Will be a repeat of when we were on the bottom and GC and GWS came in.
The idea of Lever being a more vital cog to retain than Petracca is a very interesting conclusion to draw.
Lever is in a similar boat to Houston in that regard – you can find HBs and intercept defenders who can't defend (Lever) anywhere. On the other hand, Petracca is pretty much a generational talent (from a club perspective at least).
Which you can find for 500k any year in free agency.Need a senior down back
Everyone has a price but Tracs would be so ridiculous it's not even worth mentioningEven Mr.Blow it all up me wouldn't trade Trac. Need someone to set the standard for professionalism in preparation around the club and he sells memberships.
Would have to be another Reid + kinda deal where we were bottoming out.Everyone has a price but Tracs would be so ridiculous it's not even worth mentioning
Would be interesting to know, Id assume 2 firsts (a pick in the top 3) and a quality young player is probably the starting point, might even need a bit more than that.Everyone has a price but Tracs would be so ridiculous it's not even worth mentioning
Yeah or two quality youngsters and a first.Would be interesting to know, Id assume 2 firsts and a quality young player is probably the starting point.
As much as I like Trac you'd be a fool not to take that. Im thinking it would be more like a less established youngster with potential. Say like a Bailey Humphrey a top 3 pick and GC future first.Yeah or two quality youngsters and a first.
So if for some stupid reason port offered JHF, Butters and pick 12 I'd probably take it.
Yeah GC probably the only club that could afford to throw some draft picks cause they don't really need them anymore.As much as I like Trac you'd be a fool not to take that. Im thinking it would be more like a less established youngster with potential. Say like a Bailey Humphrey a top 3 pick and GC future first.
Scum of the earth the AFLYeah GC probably the only club that could afford to throw some draft picks cause they don't really need them anymore.
Clubs will just pick off the talent in Tas like they did with GWS and Suns. The draft is already compromised. Tas will get some great picks but give it a few years and a fair chunk of that talent will get picked off. I like Hobart, but not a chance in hell as a young fella I'd want to live there.Club should look to reset now and flog off more players to get more picks in this and next year. Would put anyone over 26 on the table except Gawn, ANB and Lever. (Yes I would do 2 firsts for Trac).
Kidding ourselves if we want to hang around mid table with **** all talent coming in before the draft is cannabalised by Tasmnania and 20th team.
Will be a repeat of when we were on the bottom and GC and GWS came in.
Would be interesting to know, Id assume 2 firsts (a pick in the top 3) and a quality young player is probably the starting point, might even need a bit more than that.
Clubs will just pick off the talent in Tas like they did with GWS and Suns. The draft is already compromised. Tas will get some great picks but give it a few years and a fair chunk of that talent will get picked off. I like Hobart, but not a chance in hell as a young fella I'd want to live there.
Jesse HoganWe got **** all from GWS and Suns.
We'll see.Jesse Hogan
Steve May
Adam Tomlinson
Dom Tyson
Sam Frost
Tom Bugg
All were more than handy. If we got f* all out of those clubs, then some other clubs did pretty fn well then. Tas will be the same. Can't keep all that talent on the books in a sleepy town for too long.
Weather much more manageable. Not as hot in Tasmania as in Melboourne. Liawanee e.g. seems lovely.I do laugh at these "Tas won't be able to retain players because it's quiet, nothing to do" posts. Geelong seems to do just fine and it is comparable. Culture and a sense of belonging is what makes people stay.
Just as an aside. The training centre is:
- 10 minutes from the airport (hour flight to Melbourne)
- 5 minutes to the city
- 10 minutes to multiple beaches
- 10 minutes to 5 acre hobby farm blocks
- 20 minutes to large farming blocks of land