Player Watch #?: Caleb Daniel - Welcome to North Melbourne - NM trade R2(25) for CD

[Johnny99]

Out of interest - what makes you think pick 25 (ends up being pick 30) is so heinous of an overpay that it’s worth having a sook over?

But Bailey Smith was almost same value…..
Out of contract and off an ACL? I hope I don’t need to colour this one in for you

Jack Macrae was 47. He’s also 2 years older and in a position they are stacked in.

What else do we wanna go through? Don’t bring up Rioli or Noble - I really can’t be bothered walking you through why those trades were a false benchmark.

End of the day we got their vice captain and 2023 top 4 B&F for a pick that’s worth selection #30 and he’ll play for at least, you would hope, 5/6 years in the blue and white. What’s that, 100 plus games? Now go have a look through the history books and tell me how long the career tends to be of picks in the late 20s to 30s - it’s not that flash.

Did we pay above market value for him? Yes. Is that literally what happens in 95% of trades for contracted players? Yes. It’s just not worth the complaining.

And Kangaroosters goes bang!

 

[The Nostradamus]

oh boy the infamous caleb daniel

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Caleb Daniel

Age

28

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

pick is 2nd up tomorrow night

J whitlock and shanahan still on the board

 

[Junk yard]

oh boy the infamous caleb daniel pick is 2nd up tomorrow night

J whitlock and shanahan still on the board

We should get 80+ good games out of Caleb. Of all our shithouse decisions over the last 5+ years this is a non event.

 

[The Nostradamus]

We should get 80+ good games out of Caleb. Of all our shithouse decisions over the last 5+ years this is a non event.

future second or walk away was the play here

 

[Junk yard]

future second or walk away was the play here

Maybe, I'm sure we offered our future 1 several times after pick 10 and no one was interested. Not sure our future 2nd was going to get any interest. Would love to get back in to the 2nd round for Gerreyn.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Maybe, I'm sure we offered our future 1 several times after pick 10 and no one was interested. Not sure our future 2nd was going to get any interest. Would love to get back in to the 2nd round for Gerreyn.

i mean in the trade for daniel

instead of offering pick 25 we should have only offered a future 2nd at most or walked away from him

the ripple effect being that we now lead us to this trade when we could have got a KPP without using a f1 if we just walked away from this trade

 

[Junk yard]

i mean in the trade for daniel

instead of offering pick 25 we should have only offered a future 2nd at most or walked away from him

Roger. When you're as shit as we have been for so long you unfortunately have to pay a premium.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Roger. When you're as shit as we have been for so long you unfortunately have to pay a premium.

in which case we should have walked away from this deal as daniel at 28 is not someone you need to go pay a premium for

kept our pick 25 and used it on a KPP

 

[Junk yard]

in which case we should have walked away from this deal as daniel at 28 is not someone you need to go pay a premium for

kept our pick 25 and used it on a KPP

I think the club sees the need to start being competitive.