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McAsey on the Saints radar?At least stephens is still on an AFL list..low bar but higher than McAsey
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McAsey on the Saints radar?At least stephens is still on an AFL list..low bar but higher than McAsey
No matter what, port have smarter people behind the scenes than we do.. they will ALWAYS out-do us when it comes to drafting and tradingIs it cap squeeze or brilliant/fortunate list management?
Perryman comes in at no cost and essentially picks up Houston wage and is not a major downgrade
Port get a first rounder - back in the draft or trading for other needs.
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We've also had Hately, who was pick 14 in the same draft. Fortunately, we didn't give up anything to obtain his services.I said this in another thread, if Jack Lukosius does go to the crows it will mean the crows will have the pick 2 and 3 from the 2018 AFL draft that the Crows botched! that was the draft the crows used their pick 9 to get Chayse Jones and their pick 16 to get Mchenry! the draft where the crows could have got Zak Butter but went Jones... Not to mention we first called out Tarryn Thomas name first but North matched our bid lol seriously, its not Nicks that needs to be sacked its the recruiting team at the Adelaide footy club that needs to be sacked.
I know Mutineer thinks Dodson would be ready to step up and play AFL in his first season - but I think this is rare for ruckmen. Then again, Mutineer has seen Dodson play, while I have not.I’m assuming Burgess is already OOC otherwise the decision to retain Berry is boggling. If we want to take another pick to the draft for Dodson wonder if we pay out Strachan? Would be on a dirt cheap contract and surely not a need with Dodson on the list.
Gold Coast would be looking for future picks, which Port still have their first and second next year? I would think they are very much still in the race?Yep. Think that fairly definitively puts us in the box seat for Lukosius now. With Houston staying, Port won't have the picks to satisfy Gold Coast.
The odds of a first year rookie ruckman being able to play year 1 is a rarity of the DoDo Egg proportionsI know Mutineer thinks Dodson would be ready to step up and play AFL in his first season - but I think this is rare for ruckmen. Then again, Mutineer has seen Dodson play, while I have not.
Our list is currently very short on ruck options. We have ROB, Strachan, Thilthorpe and Berg... - and it's likely to get worse if we delist Berg (as now seems likely due to the number of list positions required). We're currently short 1 ruckman on our list, so bringing in 1 while delisting 2 is a bad idea.
Completely agree Dodson would likely be out of his depth, but would he really a downgrade on Strachan even in his first year? I’ve advocated to target Henry Smith or Max Heath but that is seemingly no chance of happening sadly.I know Mutineer thinks Dodson would be ready to step up and play AFL in his first season - but I think this is rare for ruckmen. Then again, Mutineer has seen Dodson play, while I have not.
Our list is currently very short on ruck options. We have ROB, Strachan, Thilthorpe and Berg... - and it's likely to get worse if we delist Berg (as now seems likely due to the number of list positions required). We're currently short 1 ruckman on our list, so bringing in 1 while delisting 2 is a bad idea.
Luke Jackson, Brodie Grundy & Nic Naitanui. Maybe blue moon rather than Dodo.The odds of a first year rookie ruckman being able to play year 1 is a rarity of the DoDo Egg proportions
Sounds goodCumming is a FA
ANB won’t cost us anywhere near pick 4
I reckon with Luko it’ll involve next years first with a reshuffle of picks
While that's true, Port have been briefing that they'd like to actually invest in the draft in the coming years. I certainly don't think this means Lukosius to us is a fait accompli or anything, just that logically Port have fewer resources than us (picks and cap space).Gold Coast would be looking for future picks, which Port still have their first and second next year? I would think they are very much still in the race?
Gold Coast would be looking for future picks, which Port still have their first and second next year? I would think they are very much still in the race?
Gold Coast would be looking for future picks, which Port still have their first and second next year? I would think they are very much still in the race?
Any whispers on O'Brien going to Melbourne?
On Dodson - not sure he is fully ready to play AFL straight away but like Curtin I do think he could play some ''easier'' games to get a feel for it.
I would expect Dodson to be ready season 3
They get credit for JHF, who was a #1 pick the year before. I guess that pushes their window back by 1 year.I'm pretty sure that Port can't trade their first next year due to the four year rule. From memory the rules are that you must make at least 1 first round pick in the draft every 4 years.
Their last first round pick was Josh Synn back in 2021
Port traded their 2022 and 2023 picks for JHF and traded their 2024 first rounder last year so under the rules I am pretty certain that their future first can't be traded.
Yep. Think that fairly definitively puts us in the box seat for Lukosius now. With Houston staying, Port won't have the picks to satisfy Gold Coast.
and ROB goes down with an ACL in the first game, what would we do then? First rucking Tilthorpe is NOT an optionI’m assuming Burgess is already OOC otherwise the decision to retain Berry is boggling. If we want to take another pick to the draft for Dodson wonder if we pay out Strachan? Would be on a dirt cheap contract and surely not a need with Dodson on the list.
Unfortunately I don't think we are in a position to get rid of Strachan, our list management team have totally ignored our ruck department for years now. If we drafted a young developing ruck 3-4 years ago he would be ready to step in if needed. But now we are stuck with what we have for next year.I’m assuming Burgess is already OOC otherwise the decision to retain Berry is boggling. If we want to take another pick to the draft for Dodson wonder if we pay out Strachan? Would be on a dirt cheap contract and surely not a need with Dodson on the list.
I seem to recall Brisbane doing something similar with DaniherAh okay
I know that there was a massive uproar from other clubs about Geelong smoothing out Bowes' deal and clubs wanted it stamped out, sounds like the AFL didn't do anything about it.
The AFL will most probably wait until a non-Vic club tries to exploit it before they shut it down.
do the old richmond trick and play murphy in the ruckand ROB goes down with an ACL in the first game, what would we do then? First rucking Tilthorpe is NOT an option
Strachan must be kept until we have another first ruck capable player on the list
I don't think there is any team we could get away with playing a Dodson as first ruck. We'd cop some dreadful beatings if we tried and bang up a teenager in the process.
On matters further down Port Road, Power have shown they are very willing to use future picks to get the player/s they really want, never discount them as a destination for home comers until the player says AFC