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There is a point for a club looking for a quick spike though.Is he going to start his decline before we contend though?
If he will, then there's no point. If not... then there is a point.
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There is a point for a club looking for a quick spike though.Is he going to start his decline before we contend though?
If he will, then there's no point. If not... then there is a point.
That sounds like a direct challenge.The real question is, do we go undefeated in 2025 now that we're getting Luko, ANB, Phillipou, Oliver, Cumming as well as Balme as head of football and jettisonning Ned McHenry?
Even Nicks couldn't bottle that kind of setup.
Holy shitballs. A deal is therefore done by either us or power.
No way this gets announced without a deal already sealed
Makes the most logical sense, but the article last night implied Port really aren’t all that keenProbably ties in with Houston.
Better be a quick spike to a premiership next year then.There is a point for a club looking for a quick spike though.
Interesting - since yesterday morning reaching out to my MFC contact, I said in jest 'Bit going on with your players and club at the moment I hear..."
My contact just said "Watch this space".... bit cryptic, but funny since then reports emerge that Neal-Bullen likely to request trade and Norf talking to Viney.
My takeaway from the short conversation and the tone in my contacts voice was that where there is smoke there is fire.
Just get the feeling players are turning on Goodwin.
I can see us taking Jack Michalanney with our rookie pickThe trading of picks 2 years in advance is huge.
We are traditionally a club that makes 1 decent move, if any, per year so it's not likely, but an off-season of this would be doable with some creative thinking.
Pick 4 - Lalor/Langford
Pick (Melbourne 2nd) - ?
Pick - Welsh
Rookie - ?
Future 1st - Phillipou
Future 2nd - Luko
Future Future 2nd - phillipou
Plus we would have the Berry pick likely to use if needed. Not sure how this would impact salary cap
Probably ties in with Houston.
Melbourne think they'll be talking to both clubs.Holy shitballs. A deal is therefore done by either us or power.
No way this gets announced without a deal already sealed
Probably ties in with Houston.
I'm sure internally we're worried about our lack of experience and are looking at some mature options. Not sure about ANB but I can see us targeting Caleb Daniel. Interesting that he was so busy on Sunday when he came on. Putting himself on showWhy would you trade a 2nd for ANB? He's 29.. probably got only 3 years left. I would do it for q 3rd rounder.
I don't think too many see Welsh as a KPF, if he could turn into a player similar to Jake Stringer I think would be an excellent outcome.That's my concern. I don't think his age fits our list profile. We're trying to move out these older guys in decline... Smith is done, Laird is on the way down, Crouch won't be far behind him, Tex can probably get through 1 more season with limited expectations on his output. Even Dawson is starting to look like he'll age out of his peak before we're contending. ANB would be the same.
Our forward line isn't looking too bad... Thilthorpe, Fog, Keays, Tex / Welsh, possibly Pedlar, plus Rankine / Rachele / Curtin rotating between forward / midfield. Priorities for us need to be a midfielder, a ruckman, key forward (Welsh) and possibly another key defender if Keane goes. I'd have a go at Lukosius if we can do a deal that doesn't involve a 1st round pick. If ANB was a FA I'd consider it, but I don't really see him as a need worth giving up any meaningful capital for.
Why exactly?I can see us taking Jack Michalanney with our rookie pick
We also have Lachlan Murphy playing that role at a near amateur league level.ANB is not jumping out at me as a 'must pursue' target. Isn't Ben Keays already playing that position at a near AA level for us?
We also have Lachlan Murphy playing that role at a near amateur league level.
Yeah, but I guess what I'm getting at is that he's a long term option up there, ANB isn't. And I think our younger players have mostly developed to the point where we no don't need to be bringing in older players to provide "leadership". I'm more interested in building a core of guys around the same age or younger than what we've already got, which is why I'd be interested in bring in Lukosious (as long as a 1st round pick isn't involved) a lot more that ANB who will likely be done by the time we're contending (assuming we do actually contend at some point, which is becoming questionable).I don't think too many see Welsh as a KPF, if he could turn into a player similar to Jake Stringer I think would be an excellent outcome.
Word is we met with ANB before the Geelong gameIt's pretty wild that this has been announced in this fashion. Did Nicks have a stopover in Melb on his way to see Luko...?
Melb have indicated they'll 'work with the SA based clubs', but honestly, depending on the situation for his returning home that in itself could be a reason to avoid, as harsh as that sounds...
Melb can literally kiss goodbye to any value, because trade or not it sounds like he's out the door...
Yeah some dude texted into SEN SA and said thisWord is we met with ANB before the Geelong game