Would have been happy with a straight swap between Mcadam and ANB last year. Give Melbourne their pick back and be done with it.
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Nope.
They wanted McAdam. We haven't pursued ANB - we're just making sure there's a list spot for him and paying his salary so he can continue his career near his family.
And in any event - when the F2 was negotiated, both sides thought it would be in the 30s, not 26. That's too early.
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Oh yeah I ca see this happening
"We want pick 28"
"Oh, um well pick 28 is a bit too early. Pick 32 and we tallking but 28 is a roughy"
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We have 42. That's fair.
If we get offered a F2 by a premiership contender in exchange for a player like Berry, then I think we'd happily trade that on.
26 shouldn't be on the table.
As a follower of SA talent, I remember reading nothing but complaints about him from Dee's supporters over the majority of his career. He was always a player on the fringe of best 22.
I think you should go back and read your boards thread on him from the start, and you will see plenty of people calling his out as a vanilla stink average footballer
I believe we have an offer on the table for Berry. Club wants him at this point.
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I dont care what other supporters think. The same supporters were saying Grundy was going to be a main success. I've always rated ANB. Always. He'll be close to top 5 in our Bnf this year.
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That was true aside from 2018 for the first part of his career.
From 2021 to now he has not been even close to fringe.
He used to be super fumbly but that hasn’t been the case for several years and his kicking is now solid.
The guy runs all day too.
I expect Melbourne will not fight at the trade table so pick 40 or whatever would probably do it.
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nah. pick 28. Adelaides 2nd. what we gave up for the Adelaide Scrub Mcadam.
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My read is Melbourne feel ANB has done the right thing by the club. They won’t draw this out.
A bit of forced regeneration to Melbourne’s half forward/mid area also isn’t the worst thing for the team.
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what do you mean by forced regeneration. Losing ANB for pick 40 is going backwards, not forwards. pick 28 and done
We didn't chase him, he wants to come home due to family reason and we are willing to put him on our list and take his contract and you still expect pick 28.
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Forced regeneration means some of the younger mid/half forwards on the list play instead of a 29 year old.
Pick 28 vs. 42 is much of a muchness anyway. Players at that part of the draft are gambles with strengths but many weaknesses. Talent identification and player development is more critical than which of those picks you have IMO.
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oh yeah, I definitely agree. I'm a little ruthless in my approach but I'd be totally fine with trading Trac, Viney and Oliver etc. because like you said, we need to regenerate.
You're not playing finals, I don't think either SA side needs him. Maybe west Coast is a better option and better for he's longevity
What? He wants to return to SA for family reason.
There's zero job security for him at either club. I don't think either team needs him and he's contract
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He is pretty clearly a best 22 player at both Adelaide and Port IMO.
Hes 29, a 16 -22 picked for Melbourne this year, in a side that won't play finals and is going backwards. Adelaide have young guys on.the improve, port are a top 4 side
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All of this is true, though I think internally he would be rated higher than 16-22 by Melbourne.
No star, but a very good, reliable role player, who plays a role that both Adelaide and Port lack.
I think he still has 2 years left on his contract and turn 29 in Jan next year, if his form doesn't significantly drop in the next few year (currently will be in our best 22) then I can't see why he wouldn't be offer another year extension.
I mean, either way it sounds like he’ll be heading back to SA, so contracted/not contracted isn’t a huge contributor here
I think it’ll be whatever comp we get for Berry, or if he stays, 42 and a F3
Usually if a club chase a player than they will offer overs.......
Yep but neither club needs him, he wants to go home, he's not going to make either side win a flag. In terms of he's professional longevity of playing afl, it's a dumb move
According to Morris the SA clubs are chasing him. And he is contracted.
ANBs manager will know this so will need to coordinate the better pick to get it over the line.
