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

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[TheFrenchCut]

Feels wrong to say this but it does feel like Collingwood are very good operators these days.

 

[Vindicater]

Feels wrong to say this but it does feel like Collingwood are very good operators these days.

Graham Wright.

 

[Godzke]

Mooney Valley Racing Club have offered Ginnivan a six year deal.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Mooney Valley Racing Club have offered Ginnivan a six year deal.

They're naming a disabled toilet in his honour

 

[Corleone]

Feels wrong to say this but it does feel like Collingwood are very good operators these days.

People like to imagine they've only just caught us on 16 flags.

The reality is that, as a club, they went past us a long time ago.

 

[DonsRule]

 

[andleanback]

I think he’s actually a really poor decision maker but again maybe I don’t rate our own as much as everyone else

Poor decision maker? He’s got high footy iq and has good hands in traffic. His kicking can be a bit iffy at times but that’s only area I see that’s needs an improve in his skillset. Along side more accumulation

 

[andleanback]

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Not surprised

 

[Andronicus]

Love to see North interested in Zerk

 

[andleanback]

Man it’ll be full circle of life if (when) pies fans boo ginnivan next year

 

[BrunoV]

Hmmm think we just overate our own

Durham is serviceable

Durham looms as a very valuable balance player.

He doesn't really have weapons. He is hard working, tough and defends.

I don't think that gives him much in the way of trade value. The value of a player like Durham is often specific to systems, at least initially.

I can accept that clubs would likely baulk at being asked to pay more for Durham than Duursma.

But in reality Duursma is a mediocre attacking wingman. I fully expect the net positive impact to our team of Durham will exceed Duursma consistently and more than a majority of the time. I'd go as far as saying 75% of the time. Duursma will get all the credit, though, because his best games will be 3 goal, >20 possession games which are enabled by Durham and others.

 

[BrunoV]

Ginnivan also on the market now. Not interested…

He fits the profile of what we are trying to do.

It will be a nervous wait to see whether we jump shark and bring Ginnivan in.

 

[andleanback]

He fits the profile of what we are trying to do.

It will be a nervous wait to see whether we jump shark and bring Ginnivan in.

Don’t think we are in the market at all. Sounds exactly the opposite of the type of person scott and co want

 

[BrunoV]

Don’t think we are in the market at all. Sounds exactly the opposite of the type of person scott and co want

Slow small forward who is no good defensively?

Looks right up our alley to me.

But if we're not interested, that is a welcome dose of common sense.

 

[andleanback]

Slow small forward who is no good defensively?

Looks right up our alley to me.

But if we're not interested, that is a welcome dose of common sense.

Personality wise/ off field behavior wise

 

[Nicholas61]

Durham looms as a very valuable balance player.

He doesn't really have weapons. He is hard working, tough and defends.

I don't think that gives him much in the way of trade value. The value of a player like Durham is often specific to systems, at least initially.

I can accept that clubs would likely baulk at being asked to pay more for Durham than Duursma.

But in reality Duursma is a mediocre attacking wingman. I fully expect the net positive impact to our team of Durham will exceed Duursma consistently and more than a majority of the time. I'd go as far as saying 75% of the time. Duursma will get all the credit, though, because his best games will be 3 goal, >20 possession games which are enabled by Durham and others.

I think Durham is someone who is going to stand up when the heat is on. We have too many guys that wilt in important moments - fall over, barely reach the points from 30m out, not take physical contact allow the opponent an easy ball etc. With his various strengths Durham is anti Essington.

 

[andleanback]

I think Durham is someone who is going to stand up when the heat is on. We have too many guys that wilt in important moments - fall over, barely reach the points from 30m out, not take physical contact allow the opponent an easy ball etc. With his various strengths Durham is anti Essington.

Yep he’s the type of player is built for finals, we need more of them.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Durham just needs to replicate kamdyn (what a frkn name) mcintosh. Durham already has an amazing workrate.

 

[Andronicus]

eagles trying to say they don't know who they are taking with pick one.

I don't think anyone is falling for that.

 

[DeezNuts]

Durham looms as a very valuable balance player.

He doesn't really have weapons. He is hard working, tough and defends.

I don't think that gives him much in the way of trade value. The value of a player like Durham is often specific to systems, at least initially.

I can accept that clubs would likely baulk at being asked to pay more for Durham than Duursma.

But in reality Duursma is a mediocre attacking wingman. I fully expect the net positive impact to our team of Durham will exceed Duursma consistently and more than a majority of the time. I'd go as far as saying 75% of the time. Duursma will get all the credit, though, because his best games will be 3 goal, >20 possession games which are enabled by Durham and others.

But Duursma hasn’t been playing as an attacking wingman, that’s why he’s looking to leave?

He’s currently playing the same role Durham does for us

And it’s not about each others trade value, the original post in question said we would have no need for Duursma because we have Durham

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Phil Davis

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Phil Davis

Age

34

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.7

4star

MG

55.5

1star

D

8.5

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

55.5

1star

D

14.0

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

is too honest to make it in the AFL media landscape
Barrett trying to drive up some hype about Ginnivan but Phil bluntly says pick 35 is too high for him and he's more in the 45-50 range

 

[Howard Moon]

Looks like dodo shat the bed on Massimo posturing, Hawks can walk him free on that rookie clause if we don't accept their pick, it's 66 or nothing, dosent even bump them off the preseason draft order either

 

[Pweter]

Looks like dodo shat the bed on Massimo posturing, Hawks can walk him free on that rookie clause if we don't accept their pick, it's 66 or nothing, dosent even bump them off the preseason draft order either

We should do it and take the piss, offer 66 as the steak knives in the Duursma deal.

 

[andleanback]

Phil Davis is too honest to make it in the AFL media landscape
Barrett trying to drive up some hype about Ginnivan but Phil bluntly says pick 35 is too high for him and he's more in the 45-50 range

Phil taking the piss saying he’s in fhe 45-50 range. I’m not a fan of ginnivan but he’s a late 2nd. Davis might have the worst takes of anyone I’ve ever heard working in the afl media (former players wise)

 

[doug85]

Phil taking the piss saying he’s in fhe 45-50 range. I’m not a fan of ginnivan but he’s a late 2nd. Davis might have the worst takes of anyone I’ve ever heard working in the afl media (former players wise)

Yeah, a pick that late is almost useless. Ginni has proved he can play decent AFL footy and he’s still bloody young