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

[Reximilian]

I’ll make it simple for you.

The Essendon fan mentality is that you have to ‘win’ every trade.

You then follow every player who has left and hope upon hope they play poorly so you can beat yourselves on the chest and say you’ve won a trade because they are no good.

BUT. If a quality player like Saad leaves, and plays better footy, All Australian standard footy, you have to save face and say the other club paid overs/we drafted the best young player with that pick/he’s not that good anyway.

See old mate Ambrosia’s bleating posts on this thread for an example. He obviously hasn’t slept since Saad left.

Anyways, it’s been fun explaining what you already knew. FWIW you picked up one player with the Saad pick, Nick Cox. Great first year. Injuries second year. Hoping he delivers for you, as I do for all young players drafted, because it’s a tough gig.

Zach Reid was the player we selected with the Saad pick.

 

[Love the Drake]

Zach Reid was the player we selected with the Saad pick.

Good luck to the lad. Hope he has a fine career.

Adam is certainly blossoming at Carlton

 

[Ants]

took 200 odd pages, but the script has largely flipped from not worth top 10 to Essendon being reamed.

Think in the end it panned out well for all parties.
Blues got a gun
Dons got a rebuild pick
Saad got to the blues.

I always said Carlton had done well. Saad is a fantastic player, and also great to watch. Those years where we had him and McKenna streaming off the back line ….

 

[cAsEy_18]

Great effort from Adam to hold known dominant forward Keys to 3 goals…

 

[carnthedons]

Saad is pretty close to the best small defender in the comp and a high level rebounder to boot. Think he’s being significantly underrated in here.

I told you he was good. None of us bombers are really surprised. We got the best compensation we could hope for in the circumstances and moved on. The dick measuring and revisionism is out of control.

Both clubs addressed a need and while he’s a quality player I’m not unhappy, last thing we need right now is another HBF, esp one who would be in our 3-4 oldest players most weeks. Reid has potential but has had a few injury setbacks which as a young 2m+ KPP you kind of expect but better judges than me have him pegged as the pick of the Perkins, Cox, Reid trio.

The biggest issue is whether Saad is infected with the collective mental fragility issues that plague both clubs (and GC too). It’ll be interesting to see if he follows the same pattern at the end of this contract or stays on at Princess Park.

 

[Ambrosia]

Great effort from Adam to hold known dominant forward Keys to 3 goals…

Saad wasn’t on Keays from the 1/2 I saw.

Despite what some unhinged Carlton fans posts say I remain a big Saad fan. Thought he should of made AA or at least squad at Essendon as an elite two way player. Also think his offensive game has gone to another level at the Blues this year with his kicking improving especially going inside 50

 

[boncer34]

Saad wasn’t on Keays from the 1/2 I saw.

Despite what some unhinged Carlton fans posts say I remain a big Saad fan. Thought he should of made AA or at least squad at Essendon as an elite two way player. Also think his offensive game has gone to another level at the Blues this year with his kicking improving especially going inside 50

His kicking was disappointing last night. Lots of short kicks or sideways ball movement. But reading the Blues board that seemed to be more a game plan thing then a Saad specific thing. Still miss his run and dash at Essendon.

 

[Andronicus]

Saad is going to be pretty valuable in the finals series.

 

[adammania9]

Fourth clubs the charm??

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Saad is going to be pretty valuable in the finals series.

Will Definitely win one before * and that flog Nick Hind

 

[boncer34]

Will Definitely win one before * and that flog Nick Hind

Who's the bigger flog. You or Hind? Evidence suggests you.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Who's the bigger flog. You or Hind? Evidence suggests you.

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That's Elmer?

Terrible.

 

[boncer34]

That's Elmer?

Terrible.

Apparently. Should be ashamed.

 

[Wild Bill]

Saad is going to be pretty valuable in the finals series.

He is a huge chance to be an AA this year.

The list is growing of players walking out on ess and then becoming AA's.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Fun Fact: Essendon have played in more finals series than Adam Saad

42

Adam Saad

Age

30

Ht

178cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.5

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

MG

349.1

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

12.0

5star

HB

8.7

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.4

3star

MG

388.3

5star

D

17.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.2

3star

since joining Carlton.

 

[schmuttt]

Thought he struggled against the Pies. Got a bit of it but a lot of turnovers. Could have had Kozzy Pickett with #8 too, which would be insane in their current forwardline.

Edit - wasn’t the Pickett draft nvm

 

[carnthedons]

Thought he struggled against the Pies. Got a bit of it but a lot of turnovers. Could have had Kozzy Pickett with #8 too, which would be insane in their current forwardline.

Wrong draft. Adam Sa(a)d was 2020 (Cox, Perkins, Reid for us)

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Wrong draft. Adam Sa(a)d was 2020 (Cox, Perkins, Reid for us)

Blues would've taken Reid.

Chapman, Henry, Holmes and Berry the stand outs taken after the pick. None were realistically going top 10.

 

[Wild Bill]

Fun Fact: Essendon have played in more finals series than Adam Saad since joining Carlton.

Not sure you played in a final last year - you ran out - that was about it.

 

[carnthedons]

Blues would've taken Reid.

Chapman, Henry, Holmes and Berry the stand outs taken after the pick. None were realistically going top 10.

Yeah some talk that we might’ve left one of the others, Reid was the safe pick and would’ve gone with him and one of Cox/Perkins. In any case we’re only 2 seasons in so hard to judge

 

[Love the Drake]

Great effort from Adam to hold known dominant forward Keys to 3 goals…

Good effort from Adam making his first All Australian team.

Certainly thriving at Carlton

 

[hoddo22]

Good effort from Adam making his first All Australian team.

Certainly thriving at Carlton

Absolutely. Being amongst a superior backline including the likes of Weitering, Docherty, Young, etc has definitely shown his quality.

Pick 8. Absolutely fleeced Dodoro. One more AA than whoever Essendon drafted will get.

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[Ambrosia]

His kicking was disappointing last night. Lots of short kicks or sideways ball movement. But reading the Blues board that seemed to be more a game plan thing then a Saad specific thing. Still miss his run and dash at Essendon.

Was carrying an injury as well. Thought he’s had a ripper year.

Absolutely. Being amongst a superior backline including the likes of Weitering, Docherty, Young, etc has definitely shown his quality.

Pick 8. Absolutely fleeced Dodoro. One more AA than whoever Essendon drafted will get.

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C’mon now it’s very obvious you don’t actually believe this.

 

[hoddo22]

Was carrying an injury as well. Thought he’s had a ripper year.




C’mon now it’s very obvious you don’t actually believe this.

Which part?

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[Schnitzengruben]

C’mon now it’s very obvious you don’t actually believe this.

I cringed at how forced it was. Strong cope.