Pick 7
Traded Adam Saad [traded to Carlton with #48 and #78 for #8 and #87]
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Pick 7
Elton Johns Wig
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Yes really.
Bomber and Blues fans are in the most part not able to agree.
Short is as good if not better than Saad. It's a dispassionate way to look at it.
As an interested observer this trade looks like lunacy to me. He's a want, not a need. I get Williams (too much coin, but I get the move, makes sense), but I don't get this.
It's like the Bombers recruiting outside mids the last little while. Nice, not a need. Finally they target Dunkley how many years after Jobe is gone?
Value? If they're that intent on getting him, 7 is way overs. I'd want a pick mid second coming back. He's not top 5 for his position in the league.
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Overs.
They would use the same evaluations of Saad on Short.
End of first round pick is the usual go for this type of player. (inc Short)
If I were pulling the strings I would be trying to upgrade pick 27 as high up the order as possible with later picks.
Yeah I try not to watch Richmond games so I have barely seen him play.
Gee Saad just keeps getting older and older. He’s 1.5 years older than short Fwiw.
Its an interesting comparison though. I’d definitely have Shorts foot skills well ahead, but feel Saad is definitely the better defender.
Id probably have both at a similarish value.
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Short would be around a 3rd rounder. Doubt anyone would pay more.
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The younger, better, bnf winning, flag winning, contracted Short would probably be worth 7.
A much more rounded footballer.
Essendon got that pick 7 they wanted to badly. Now they can accept a third rounder
Agreed, Pick 7 overs, Pick 9 unders, I think Pick 8 is the sweet spot.
Off to the ND, that will be rather fun!
Wasn't there a Carlton poster who said something along the lines if Essendon ended up with pick 7, he'd have a Bombers avatar on his profile during the trade period....or something along those lines I think it was.
Cos I got some bad news for him
Cos I got some bad news for him
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Wasn't there a Carlton poster who said something along the lines if Essendon ended up with pick 7, he'd have a Bombers avatar on his profile during the trade period....or something along those lines I think it was.
Cos I got some bad news for him
On the other side of that coin, many Essendon supporters have been adamant that it's no 7 No Saad.
You have 7. So stop **** ing about and release the bloke.
Off to the ND, that will be rather fun!
In chess terms they call it checkmate. Dodoro strikes again!
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Yep. He reduced an in demand players value to less than 1/2 of the previous offer.
Brilliant.
Nope. He ensured that Carlton will have to pony up Pick 8 for Saad. There is no way around it for the Blues.
Yeah, you'd imagine essendon would have to have a second coming back to Carlton.
Pick 8 itself is not realistic, either is Carlton fans thinking they can spit their pick for 2 mid teens picks, then trade us the later pick essentially getting Saad for a 4 pick downgrade
The split pick idea is dead in the water. Carlton are snookered here and will have to pony up Pick 8 or they miss out on Saad.
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If you say so, it must be true.
