Game Day 2024 Trade Period - Lian Yu - that liminal space between trade and draft.

[DQ 4EVER]

Weird hypothetical question to pass the time.

Say Saints could grab Brayshaw.

Say it meant we could grab Bolton, Pickett and Warner this year.

Say it guaranteed 1 flag in next 5 years.

Would we do it!?

Get it done


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[Taylor]

Who says no .....weak fans, fans who care more about players then the club crest, players come and go the club will always be

Who says no is the footy gods for thinking you can buy a flag within a month of the last one being handed out.

There's no guarantees in footy, except that culture players leaving take others with them.

 

[The Feeder Club]

Weird hypothetical question to pass the time.

Say Saints could grab Brayshaw.

Say it meant we could grab Bolton, Pickett and Warner this year.

Say it guaranteed 1 flag in next 5 years.

Would we do it!?

Andrew who?

 

[mayne iac]

The guy is our heart and soul. Are we comfortable selling our soul for a flag?

I'd sell my kids for one

Well one kid...

 

[oldgoat]

You just know Bell and Wallsy are cooking up some plot some where in a Melbourne restaraunt right now.

They have been too quiet. They are up to something.

Collars...feathers...???
Can't wait, well I can...
Delicious!

 

[Cobbler]

Who says no is the footy gods for thinking you can buy a flag within a month of the last one being handed out.

There's no guarantees in footy, except that culture players leaving take others with them.

‘Footy gods’ - I don’t like the footy gods. Been a supporter the whole time. We’ve been pissed on, laughed at and ridiculed. Where’s the footy gods? Carlton travesty start of year. Carlton lose to Saints. We still lose and Blues keep a spot in the 8.

**** the footy gods.

 

[Cobbler]

Only the 5th best player in the spoon team? sheeesh, 4th round pick take it or leave it.

Joint 5th with Baker.
So, really it’s like 6th.

 

[AstonSouffle]

'It's going to be great looking from afar' Sheesh.

 

[guidodp15]

I swear whenever i hear footy players speak 80% of the time i think. "Lucky he's good at playing footy)

 

[Taylor]

‘Footy gods’ - I don’t like the footy gods. Been a supporter the whole time. We’ve been pissed on, laughed at and ridiculed. Where’s the footy gods? Carlton travesty start of year. Carlton lose to Saints. We still lose and Blues keep a spot in the 8.

**** the footy gods.

You can lead a team to the grass but can't make them kick goals.

 

[Cobbler]

'It's going to be great looking from afar' Sheesh.

He was definitely a few pints in!

 

[freocuz]

Was hoping we might bring in someone who can take Jackson’s interview spots, won’t be Shai.


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[Dockeroo]

The guy is our heart and soul. Are we comfortable selling our soul for a flag?

I love AB but come on?
That’s not even a question surely!

Every club in the league would trade ANY player in the comp, tomorrow morning if it guaranteed a flag.
Without a second thought.

You realise how hard they are to win?!

 

[DMan 11]

Jeez, two of the most ‘I’m resigned to leaving speeches’ that I’ve ever heard.


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[Alfonz]

I swear whenever i hear footy players speak 80% of the time i think. "Lucky he's good at playing footy)

My exact thoughts on those Richmond speeches. What surprised me was that Baker the supposed "leader" was even worse at talking than Bolton.

 

[ignoramus]

I love AB but come on?
That’s not even a question surely!

Every club in the league would trade ANY player in the comp, tomorrow morning if it guaranteed a flag.
Without a second thought.

You realise how hard they are to win?!

That last line explains why I’d say no. No one could guarantee you’d win, so if they’re saying it’s guaranteed, you know they’re selling snake oil.

To put it another way: premierships have to be won; they can’t be part of a trade.

 

[Purple Jesus]

LOL Couldn't give less of a ****.

 

[Cobbler]

LOL Couldn't give less of a ****.

Think they just both didn’t know what to say as opposed to just being dicks.

Still… pretty funny and hence why I posted it.

 

[guidodp15]

My exact thoughts on those Richmond speeches. What surprised me was that Baker the supposed "leader" was even worse at talking than Bolton.

Makes it even funnier that he said Ill speak for Shai

 

[guidodp15]

Think they just both didn’t know what to say as opposed to just being dicks.

Still… pretty funny and hence why I posted it.

you are saying this like they didn't have time to prepare or know they'd have a chance to speak

 

[FreoMatt]

To Sydney.
Haven't seen much of Corey but I doubt it.

From what I’ve seen I think Corey and Sheldrick have both shown they can get there, just need opportunities so maybe both are gettable for right club if they don’t play a lot more next year


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[Cobbler]

you are saying this like they didn't have time to prepare or know they'd have a chance to speak

Don’t get me wrong, they are hilariously hideous speeches. I wouldn’t accept that at the local U16s.

Just think the moment froze Shai and Baler was clearly drunk.

 

[Halfbaked]

I'd sell my kids for one

Well one kid...

Ok, but it's got to be your favourite one.

 

[FreoMatt]

I think it was on Hard Ball Gets (not 100% sure) but I remember Rhino talking about how we hadn't committed the increased cap space from the new CBA to future contracts and that's why it seems like we have an endless bucket of cash at the minute. We've also recently had Sonny and Walters go from big contracts to average, and I'm guessing they'll both be off the books completely after next year which frees up 700k or so. I also think Tabs was still on pretty decent coin as well which is off the books now.

It is absolutely enough to get 2 and hold onto everyone from how the discussions seem but I can't help but feel like landing all 3 would mean we lose a Darcy, Cox or Brayshaw.

Hopefully the fact that we have got so many players on long term multiple year contracts means we paid them a little less but gave them better security with tenure


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[rgauci]

It WOULD be pretty amusing if we traded in T.Kelly for a packet of chips and he was the final piece of the puzzle that got us a flag...

It would be pretty stupid to clear cap space for WCE with Warner and Pickett potentially returning to WA next year.