Traded Adam Saad [traded to Carlton with #48 and #78 for #8 and #87]

[Great8]

Regardless of the Dodoro factor, there is no way a contracted Saad is getting a top 10 pick without something significant coming back. Exactly the type of player to go for 15-20 IMO

Agree

 

[Chaisa]

Regardless of the Dodoro factor, there is no way a contracted Saad is getting a top 10 pick without something significant coming back. Exactly the type of player to go for 15-20 IMO

Uncontracted you mean.

But yeah it does make things interesting. His range is quite small and most of the clubs keen don't have the pick.

 

[fargothegreat]

Jon Ralph saying it's us and Carlton showing interest. Dees not that keen.

 

[Chaisa]

Crazy if Richmond can afford him.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Uncontracted you mean.

But yeah it does make things interesting. His range is quite small and most of the clubs keen don't have the pick.

Thanks fixed.

I suppose hardly anyone ever goes for a straight swap these days, it ALWAYS got junk pick swaps here or there.

 

[Bad Seed]

Why on earth would Saad be contemplating a move to Carlton? They are further from success than us.

Melbourne, North, meh. Let's be honest, the agent is playing the game to bump up the $$ and he will stay.

 

[F_therest]

Regardless of the Dodoro factor, there is no way an uncontracted Saad is getting a top 10 pick without something significant coming back. Exactly the type of player to go for 15-20 IMO

Pick 15 is fair and noting this draft is heavily compromised.

Will be tough as we dont have a pick in that range.

 

[katmanblue]

Why even bother asking lmao, he gets panned on our board on the reg. It is pretty clearly not due to the will of the members that Dodoro still has a job.

Those coterie groups have too much sway.

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[citizen-erased]

Why on earth would Saad be contemplating a move to Carlton? They are further from success than us.

Melbourne, North, meh. Let's be honest, the agent is playing the game to bump up the $$ and he will stay.

let's not kid ourselves.
They may only be a rung above us on the ladder, but the trajectories are vastly different.

That said, going off form, we'll be 8th next year with the same pos % and get belted again

 

[La Dispute]

Why on earth would Saad be contemplating a move to Carlton? They are further from success than us.

Melbourne, North, meh. Let's be honest, the agent is playing the game to bump up the $$ and he will stay.

Nah Essendon’s list is no good - players are cottoning on. No genuine elite talent and lacking in quality key position players with Daniher wanting to leave and Hurley and Hooker on the brink. They are in for a few years of pain.

It’s far more about Essendon being really bad than it is about any potential suitors being really attractive destinations.

 

[citizen-erased]

Pick 15 is fair and noting this draft is heavily compromised.

Will be tough as we dont have a pick in that range.

your 1st and we send some change back.
as you said, compromised draft. Outside JUH, seems anyone could go anywhere. Imagine most recruiters are gonna grab the kid they like the most vs. trying to pick the better player.

 

[HairyO]

Saad is Sam Frost with media hype

Frost was massively improved this year. If we can get Saad for a 2nd round we should definitely throw our hat in the ring.

 

[La Dispute]

Frost was massively improved this year. If we can get Saad for a 2nd round we should definitely throw our hat in the ring.

Sadly Hawthorn don’t have much cap space to use because they signed busted up players like Scully and Patton on big contracts, but Shaun McKernan is now available and fits Hawthorn’s current recruiting model.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Sadly Hawthorn don’t have much cap space to use because they signed busted up players like Scully and Patton on big contracts, but Shaun McKernan is now available and fits Hawthorn’s current recruiting model.

Haha

Clarko has a gone a bit senile just like Sheedy was in his finals years at Essendon Sheedy was picking up guys like Camporale,Madden,Justin Murphy

 

[HairyO]

Sadly Hawthorn don’t have much cap space to use because they signed busted up players like Scully and Patton on big contracts, but Shaun McKernan is now available and fits Hawthorn’s current recruiting model.

We have 17 out of contract players and Scully and Patton got longer but lower $$$ contracts.

Other than that you seem to be quite insightful on our list management.

And regardless of who we pick up we will beat Carlton again in 2021.

 

[La Dispute]

We have 17 out of contract players and Scully and Patton got longer but lower $$$ contracts.

Other than that you seem to be quite insightful on our list management.

And regardless of who we pick up we will beat Carlton again in 2021.

I suspect the trend of gifting Hawthorn token wins is over and fully expect us to roll over the lowly Hawks next year.

 

[bmaurizio]

Got a gut feel Saad too will nominate the Blues and contribute well in defence.
Will be a soild asset.

 

[HairyO]

I suspect the trend of gifting Hawthorn token wins is over and fully expect us to roll over the lowly Hawks next year.

This first started being said in 2009.

But anyway. Its an Essendon thread. Saad would be an ideal fit as we re-enter the Premiership window.

 

[La Dispute]

This first started being said in 2009.

But anyway. Its an Essendon thread. Saad would be an ideal fit as we re-enter the Premiership window.

Hawthorn taking on a contracted 35-year old Saad is a match made in heaven.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Sadly Hawthorn don’t have much cap space to use because they signed busted up players like Scully and Patton on big contracts, but Shaun McKernan is now available and fits Hawthorn’s current recruiting model.

Patrons on 360k a year. Where did the big contract idea come from?

Scullys on about 400k. With the extra year added with no extra money. The issue was GWS were going to be over the cap. With a player on 500k not playing in a year/s they were challenging.

 

[Bad Seed]

Nah Essendon’s list is no good - players are cottoning on. No genuine elite talent and lacking in quality key position players with Daniher wanting to leave and Hurley and Hooker on the brink. They are in for a few years of pain.

It’s far more about Essendon being really bad than it is about any potential suitors being really attractive destinations.

So we have a terrible year with an insane amount of injuries and bad luck which means we are going to be in for years of pain?

We have far more talent than Carlton, don't kid yourself. Whilst we can speculate on players that want to leave, the reality is that the list is not in as bad a shape as the media wants you to believe.

McGrath
Parish
Smith
Daniher
Merrett
Shiel
Ridley
Hurley
Heppell
Stringer
Saad
Walla
Draper
Langford

This is a group that is young enough to take the club forward and compete. I don't see any of the mentioned suitors other than Richmond being in any better position, so he would only be leaving for $$$, which in the end Essendon will match and he will stay.

 

[TheKing101]

So we have a terrible year with an insane amount of injuries and bad luck which means we are going to be in for years of pain?

We have far more talent than Carlton, don't kid yourself. Whilst we can speculate on players that want to leave, the reality is that the list is not in as bad a shape as the media wants you to believe.

McGrath
Parish
Smith
Daniher
Merrett
Shiel
Ridley
Hurley
Heppell
Stringer
Saad
Walla
Draper
Langford

This is a group that is young enough to take the club forward and compete. I don't see any of the mentioned suitors other than Richmond being in any better position, so he would only be leaving for $$$, which in the end Essendon will match and he will stay.

Taking the piss surely?

Bias if I have ever seen it.


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[Deleted member 2402071]

Tigers if they can free up the cap space is my hunch.

And now the Tigers has have flagged their interest. If they can make a decent offer, I think they are in the box seat.

 

[Jibroni]

So we have a terrible year with an insane amount of injuries and bad luck which means we are going to be in for years of pain?

We have far more talent than Carlton, don't kid yourself. Whilst we can speculate on players that want to leave, the reality is that the list is not in as bad a shape as the media wants you to believe.

McGrath
Parish
Smith
Daniher
Merrett
Shiel
Ridley
Hurley
Heppell
Stringer
Saad
Walla
Draper
Langford

This is a group that is young enough to take the club forward and compete. I don't see any of the mentioned suitors other than Richmond being in any better position, so he would only be leaving for $$$, which in the end Essendon will match and he will stay.

You no "A graders" on that list, mainly B's at best and a portion of those players best football is now behind them.

Carlton have Cripps who would walk into any team in the league and better youngsters coming through.

 

[Topkent]

You no "A graders" on that list, mainly B's at best and a portion of those players best football is now behind them.

Carlton have Cripps who would walk into any team in the league and better youngsters coming through.

A grade is such a wank term

Mcgrath, Shiel, Hurley, Daniher, Saad, Stringer, Smith, Draper, Ridley etc. They have plenty of talent on their list.