Recruiting AFL Trade & Free Agency XI - McKay. Goldstein. Gresham. Duursma!

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[FlyingV]

What is Jade Gresham, seriously?

A mad set of eyebrows

 

[Keystone agony]

What is Jade Gresham, seriously?

Small forward?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Small forward?

Probably our best small forward

 

[Keystone agony]

Probably our best small forward

Definitely

He kicked 35 goals in his 3rd year as a 20 year old

He will have to play that role for us, he cant expect too much more mid time than tiny burst each week

 

[Keystone agony]

If we have Mckay, Goldy and Gresham locked in

Im trading 8, F1, 26 and Zerk for H.Reid - Whether thats enough to get it done

 

[Zach Package]

who was it who wanted to move mountains to get Acres into the club last year?

 

[ghostdog]

who was it who wanted to move mountains to get Acres into the club last year?

I reckon it was frodos gardener.

 

[ant555]

who was it who wanted to move mountains to get Acres into the club last year?

Do not hold back . Pump your own tyres

 

[Zach Package]

Do not hold back . Pump your own tyres

For every Acres there’s also a George Hewett, but there’s also a Jackson Paine

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Definitely

He kicked 35 goals in his 3rd year as a 20 year old

He will have to play that role for us, he cant expect too much more mid time than tiny burst each week

Yeh he kicked 35 five years ago. Has had multiple significant injuries since then and has averaged less than a goal a game since.

At least he looks like a footballer when out there, I’m just not convinced with the coin he’ll take up in our salary cap that he is the right target.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Gresh is a classy footballer, would love to have him.

 

[Keystone agony]

Yeh he kicked 35 five years ago. Has had multiple significant injuries since then and has averaged less than a goal a game since.

At least he looks like a footballer when out there, I’m just not convinced with the coin he’ll take up in our salary cap that he is the right target.

Depends how much were paying him

And how much cap room we have for his main tenure

None of which we really know

People forget just last year he avg 23 disp and basically 1 goal and 1 behind a game last year

If were offering 500k a year then that could well be 400k a year for the last 3-4 years of his deal and thay doesnt affect our ability to get anyone else or keep anyone

Hes probably our brent daniel and with his inability to be a 400m runner better close to goal where he can use his explosivness, dynamic ability and agility

 

[The Dustbin]

Gresh is a classy footballer, would love to have him.

Which part is classy? His height?

 

[BrunoV]

who was it who wanted to move mountains to get Acres into the club last year?

And Hewett the year before.

But we have too much in the middle and on the wing.

 

[jdstorm]

The thing about Gresham is that despite a lot of small players on the team, Small forward is a significant need on the list.

Menzie, Guelfi, Snelling, Davey, Sheil, Caldwell, Hobbs all filled the 2/3 SF roles available any given week and all had significant flaws in their games at SF.

Every player Essendon is looking to bring in either helps team structure or set training/playing standards.

In the case of Gresham it’s both. He’s a legitimate AFL standard SF. He might not be elite but he’s solid and that’s a vast improvement from both a squad and best 22 option.

Edit: also his best SF skills are as a crumber. Knows where to be when forwards spill a mark and Essendons forwards sure know how to spill a mark

 

[Call Me Cake]

If we have Mckay, Goldy and Gresham locked in

Im trading 8, F1, 26 and Zerk for H.Reid - Whether thats enough to get it done

It's not.

Our only hope was getting band 1 for Parish. No chance now.

 

[andleanback]

Gresh is a classy footballer, would love to have him.

His clangers are classy

 

[Howard Moon]

Wonder if we nibble at Hayes in the bzt deal to come play with his brother and be the third ruck

 

[Yoda_]

Merrett is a nicely balanced midfielder with elite kicking. There exists a realm between pure outside midfielder and pure inside midfielder. These are the guys that can end up playing outside the midfield on a flank to accommodate other guys who are less versatile, or go on-ball as needed.

Problem is that we simply don't draft for a balanced midfield so end up with a heap of same-same type players, and because Merrett is the only elite kick of our midfielders, he inevitably gets tagged.

Merret I was probably a bit hard on but he could be the best outside leaning midfielder in the comp yet we continue to plug him inside due to lack of depth and quality in the midfield. Maybe reading his profile wrong but I would see a bigger impact from Zac as a wing/HB than as a starting 3 midfielder.

Wonder if we nibble at Hayes in the bzt deal to come play with his brother and be the third ruck

can't run out a km without puffing apparently. KPF who can double as a ruck, yes please

 

[Bombers36]

Both McKay and Gresham would be handy additions to our best 22, and Goldstein a nice experienced back up ruck if the rumors are true and he comes across from North with McKay...

 

[Lore]

If we took Grundy’s entire salary, would someone give us a good pick?

 

[Yoda_]

If we took Grundy’s entire salary, would someone give us a good pick?

I wouldn't do it.. wed be in the public eye doing essentially the same thing to Brodie as Melbourne currently are

 

[ant555]

If we took Grundy’s entire salary, would someone give us a good pick?

Pick 5 and Grundy for pick 46

 

[ant555]

I wouldn't do it.. wed be in the public eye doing essentially the same thing to Brodie as Melbourne currently are

We do not have Max
Melbourne should have played Grundy last night anyway . Max had issues against two rucks and was playing injured and McDonald was rubbish. Did not even use Schache.
Sam does not ruck a whole game anyway. Not the ideal situation but the draft pick would make up for it.
Doubt it happens anyway. Seems like he is 90% at Sydney.

 

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