List Mgmt. Collingwood Trade Talk 2016 Part 4 - The Final Day: Sailing into the abyss ...

[TradeDraft]

He is Contracted so no real Suprise we had to pay Tad Overs

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

"Several Clubs" is a stretch. Witts is very average.

Naturally Witts will look average when compared to his direct competition who just happened to be one of the Top 3 best ruckmen in the league this year and arguably THE in form ruckmen of the 2nd half of the season.

Witts would have easily been playing seniors in 10 other sides in the comp.

But...don't misinterpret me as saying Witts is a gun. He's not. He's a serviceable ruckman who has flaws he needs to work on. But his ceiling is still pretty high and were it not for Grundy's amazing 2016, definitely would have been playing seniors for us this year.

 

[Kirby]

It's 1400/2pm gents.

oops, sorry PieBeast

 

[Horaceg]

Going into the next trade period without a second rounder would be very annoying for a player like WHE. Surely we'd be getting something else back.

As long as next years second rounder is up around 40+ I won't be concerned. WHE has some talent, he will be a very good addition IMO

 

[TradeDraft]

3 Hours to go to do 5 Trades. Need to Hurry Up

 

[Scodog10]

Happy to be risk averse in the case of JOM - as TRS proved, chances of JOM getting back to his best with a Patella Tendon injury is very very low.

Ditto, but not going in on Rockliff was an error, IMO.

 

[whiskeytown]

Future 2nd likely for WHE

Gross

Hopefully that includes Corr... a young KPD

doubt it, but that would justify the trade more

 

[Magpie Monopoly]

Forget where you were drafted, recruiters need to look at players output.

Witts is actually more valuable than WHE. Ruckman don't grow on trees. WHE should of been done for at the most similar to what we got for Witts

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Trade period finishes at 1400?

I hear 1400 I think race distance.
But you are correct 14.00 hours EDST

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Stoods]

josh caddy is a tiger!

 

[barrackers]

Witts - just outside the range I expected (20-35) at 37. Once compo/priority picks are factored in it's even more around the mark. The swap also shows we're more worried about points than picks and therefore are locked in to take Brown and Daicos. If that comes about I'll be happy.

Hrovat - went for basically nothing perhaps slight pick upgrades, which places him around the mark of what we got for Kennedy last year (68 as part of the Howe/Seedsman trade). Hrovat and Kennedy are similar types going a few picks apart in the same draft and the swap today shows their value as about the same.

 

[Lefthanded]

This is your fault? You ****!

My disappointment is my fault. Don't try and lump all the other #$%^ on me!!!

 

[Kirby]

No need to be so icy about it.

That isn't so Easy.

 

[Lethal06]

I'd be v.happy to snap up Xavier Richards with a low-ball bid at the death is still available. Would be an upgrade on Frost.

 

[jmac70]

Naturally Witts will look average when compared to his direct competition who just happened to be one of the Top 3 best ruckmen in the league this year and arguably THE in form ruckmen of the 2nd half of the season.

Witts would have easily been playing seniors in 10 other sides in the comp.

But...don't misinterpret me as saying Witts is a gun. He's not. He's a serviceable ruckman who has flaws he needs to work on. But his ceiling is still pretty high and were it not for Grundy's amazing 2016, definitely would have been playing seniors for us this year.

I disagree. Can't see why ten clubs would want a ruck who can't catch and falls asleep during games. I didn't see a stampede for his services during this trade period.

 

[Wooljay]

Naturally Witts will look average when compared to his direct competition who just happened to be one of the Top 3 best ruckmen in the league this year and arguably THE in form ruckmen of the 2nd half of the season.

Witts would have easily been playing seniors in 10 other sides in the comp.

But...don't misinterpret me as saying Witts is a gun. He's not. He's a serviceable ruckman who has flaws he needs to work on. But his ceiling is still pretty high and were it not for Grundy's amazing 2016, definitely would have been playing seniors for us this year.

Witts' work rate, overhead ability and total and utter lack of pace will never see him excel IMO.

His tap work can be good, but honestly watching him through the VFL finals and a couple of the H&A VFL games I never for a minute thought "oh he's definitely got a future".

I think we got exactly what he was worth for him.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

No need to be so icy about it.

I heard he struck out on his own, club prefers team bonding than say richbonding....

 

[TradeDraft]

WHE Trade must be waiting for Something to Happen with it not Happening yet

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Going into the next trade period without a second rounder would be very annoying for a player like WHE. Surely we'd be getting something else back.

Particularly if we paying him 400-500k next year.

 

[sr36]

As long as next years second rounder is up around 40+ I won't be concerned. WHE has some talent, he will be a very good addition IMO

So if we are crap next year, you'll be happy with the WHE trade?

 

[jmac70]

josh caddy is a tiger!

Tigers pick up another average mid.

 

[TradeDraft]

josh caddy is a tiger!

 

[PieBeast]

He is Contracted so no real Suprise we had to pay Tad Overs

Cloke is contracted too and we'll get peanuts for him..

 

[TradeDraft]

Tigers pick up another average mid.

Caddy did not live up to where he was Picked in the Draft