List Mgmt. Collingwood Trade and FA

[Pistol Night]

Why aren’t North outright favs to land Houston? They should be considering we might not even get 13 at this point. Watch GC send it to the Dees…

Because we’ve got discussions ongoing with 3 key pieces involved. They’re not just going to chuck a hissy fit and take Norths offer

 

[tmpies01]

This legitimately sounds like the media have moved on from cheerleading for Carlton to get him to cheerleading for North

Because once again, I don't see how 9 is that much more attractive than 13 in what is reported to be a very good and very deep draft in a situation where we also have a young player Port wants, combined with the fact that I very much doubt Houston wants to spend the final third of his career at North

Where going to Collingwood he knows he can find almost immediate success for a big and well resourced club

I take this as Carlton being officially out so the media needs another club to cling to for hope

The media spent the first few days of this saga basically ruling out North because it's North. Now suddenly they're a viable option? Yeah ok, sure.

Yeah because if they declared Collingwood too early they would have a very boring rest of the trade period that’s for sure.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Yeah because if they declared Collingwood too early they would have a very boring rest of the trade period that’s for sure.

Seriously though, for the whole of the first few days of all this period, North was constantly considered waaaaaaay distant third despite already having the best offer for Port

So what's changed? If they were distant third before, they're now close to front runner because they can offer a slightly better pick?

Yeah nah...this reeks of media shenanigans to me

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

just thinking that if WC get any indication that he might pull a Horne-Francis and make it known he wants to get back home then better to trade him out with a year to go than wait. He trained and played a game at the Bombers VFL and if anyone would try to get him I believe they're front of the pack.

Yup.
But not about whether he wants to come home.
The price would be far too prohibitive for 1 player.

It’s like anyone trading for Nick.
So as much as every team wants Harley….not happening anytime soon.

 

[Big Bryza]

we are still negotiating a complex three way trade. Nothing has changed. This was never going to get done in week one.

Relax and let it play out.

Stop reading twitter.

The big deals get done on the final day. The same thing happens every year. No need to panic, Housto will be a pie in 25.

 

[tmpies01]

Reckon we might panic and throw in 23 after all this? Unlike Leppa… but we’re either all in or not. We must get this guy in.

 

[Piewithsauce13]

If He wants a Fair Deal then North has a Real Good Chance

What’s norths offer?

 

[sr36]

This

The club needs to decide if an almost guaranteed Premiership is worth giving up most of our 2024 Draft hand.

If you're asking me, it's totally worth it.

I think it's basically done and just a bit of quibbling about the final pick we end up with, with any of 39, 36, and 29 being possible. 23 is a pipedream.

 

[NMBB]

...almost guaranteed Premiership.m

Big statement

 

[Pistol Night]

Seriously though, for the whole of the first few days of all this period, North was constantly considered waaaaaaay distant third despite already having the best offer for Port

So what's changed? If they were distant third before, they're now close to front runner because they can offer a slightly better pick?

Yeah nah...this reeks of media shenanigans to me

There can never be a feel good story about us during trade week. We’re either having a fire sale or ruining our furniture by recruiting a 26yo and 27yo evidently

 

[tmpies01]

 

[josewales]

Yup.
But not about whether he wants to come home.
The price would be far too prohibitive for 1 player.

It’s like anyone trading for Nick.
So as much as every team wants Harley….not happening anytime soon.

They would want to have him extended by mid-year then

 

[Pistol Night]

Honestly is pick 13 better than pick one now. Does it come with a suitcase full of 50s and a dozen hookers

 

[danielnajdek]

It's starting to come across as either the media are making this shit up to make us offer more or GC is leaking bullshit to make us panic and offer more.

 

[nahnah]

Reckon we might panic and throw in 23 after all this? Unlike Leppa… but we’re either all in or not. We must get this guy in.

The last good player taken with pick 23 in a draft was Cam Guthrie in 2010 and even he was a slow burn not really becoming good until his mid to late 20's.
2009 - 2021 has been a disaster for that pick
Matt Crouch a seriously flawed but solid enough player can be the other one considered good in that time but I personally dont rate him and would happily hand him over for Houston

 

[tmpies01]

It's starting to come across as either the media are making this shit up to make us offer more or GC is leaking bullshit to make us panic and offer more.

Both. Everyone is trying to screw us.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Big statement

More than happy to make it

Since I doubt anyone here would believe I called the 2023 Flag in October 2022 irl, I might as well make the call on the 2025 Flag nice and early.

The second we got Tom Mitchell, I called the 2023 Flag and spent an hour on the phone with one of my mates who comes to the footy with us and we gushed non-stop over Mitchell's recruitment being the missing piece of the puzzle for 2023.

While Houston technically doesn't solve a "problem" per se like Mitchell did with the midfield, what Houston does do for us (of course in combination with a better injury run and better form from key players) is actually transform our transitional movement and allows us to pull so many more levers positionally and tactically.

The number of positional dominoes Houston allows for are mouth watering

We can basically return to being the corridor attacking defensive half team we were in 2022, except with a midfield that wins clearances and a forward line with genuine targets.

It's absolutely pant tightening to think about

 

[Pistol Night]

Both. Everyone is trying to screw us.

Geez those were the days.

 

[Chameleon75]

Honestly is pick 13 better than pick one now. Does it come with a suitcase full of 50s and a dozen hookers

sold

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Whatever you say Tom

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

Seriously though, for the whole of the first few days of all this period, North was constantly considered waaaaaaay distant third despite already having the best offer for Port

So what's changed? If they were distant third before, they're now close to front runner because they can offer a slightly better pick?

Yeah nah...this reeks of media shenanigans to me

The way I always read it was that North's strong offer was being ignored because Houston wants to come to a big Melbourne club and would rather stay at Port another year than go to North. If that hasn't changed then their revised offer is redundant.

 

[sr36]

Didn't the Hawks recently trade 14 for a future first and second and are now supposedly offering up the same price to get to 13?

 

[Pistol Night]

sold

Damn i was about to call GC myself

 

[Pistol Night]

The way I always read it was that North's strong offer was being ignored because Houston wants to come to a big Melbourne club and would rather stay at Port another year than go to North. If that hasn't changed then their revised offer is redundant.

Poor Norf . Get a better pick and still the ugly, red headed mate

 

[tmpies01]

BREAKING: University have also joined the race for pick 13.