List Mgmt. Dan Houston requests trade to Victoria - will stay if deal can't be done

[Malibu#27]

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[PAFC66]

Is it done yet? Looking forward to the club spinning a positive out of this

 

[Bevoman]

Getting Rat was a good idea. Without him, we are an injury away rom Bergman on Hogan.

People forget that his first half a season was very good, taking plenty of intercept marks and being moved forward and taking multiple contested marks. Fell off after that but not the dreadful season those with goldfish memory are making out. We still need him.

Since 2018 our strategy has been to trade next year's first and then next year trade players to get back into the draft, that will continue where in future players like Bergman and Butters are potential flight risks.

The objective last year was to trade in some resources to improve both defence and the ruck, where people seems to forget Geelong demanding next year's first founder for Esava. Splitting it for a brace of second rounders stopped the Geelong whinging and enabled a trade for Solda where both Sav & Ivan were outstanding for us early, before Ivan was injured.

This year the objective is to improve the forward line where Richards & Luko will assist with and improve our goal scoring capacity.

 

[manureid]

Our Collingwood plant board member would be on the phone to the trade team making sure he gets to Collingwood.

 

[tribey]

Is that what they offered? Do we know who pick 17 ended up being?

2003 was a terrible draft, but I guess there was a chance we grab Mundy (who was an U18 key defender).

 

[JimmyBC]

Like I said when he sets foot away from Alberton he is then the enemy.

The enemies within are trumping anyone smart enough to walk away at present lol

 

[Us against the rest]

Ah this club lol, just keep topping up with pieces to Ken's puzzle so he makes finals and keeps his job. Finals is now the new target for the once great PAFC. WTF.

 

[Us against the rest]

Since 2018 our strategy has been to trade next year's first and then next year trade players to get back into the draft, that will continue where in future players like Bergman and Butters are potential flight risks.

The objective last year was to trade in some resources to improve both defence and the ruck, where people seems to forget Geelong demanding next year's first founder for Esava. Splitting it for a brace of second rounders stopped the Geelong whinging and enabled a trade for Solda where both Sav & Ivan were outstanding for us early, before Ivan was injured.

This year the objective is to improve the forward line where Richards & Luko will assist with and improve our goal scoring capacity.

If we improve our coaching department we won't have to be grasping at straws every trade and draft period.

 

[pastmyprimus]

Dan should realise that Port are doing the right thing by him in letting him return to Victoria. So in return he doesn’t get to choose the Victorian club, Port does.

So show some bloody gratitude and agree to go to North Melbourne

 

[OneGreatClub]

Dan should realise that Port are doing the right thing by him in letting him return to Victoria. So in return he doesn’t get to choose the Victorian club, Port does.

So show some bloody gratitude and agree to go to North Melbourne

And not to Collingwood who stole Perryman from under our noses.

 

[Port2Power]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

 

[Brian McGee]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

Yes please.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

I have no doubt this is in play... Hence Dan not nominating.

I feel North will look to split the pick.

 

[drcollossimo]

My guess on that front was that they saw getting Soldo, Rat, BZT etc as the final missing piece of the puzzle to what they deemed was a premiership list.

Does the club realise Kens fluffers run with “the list is shit M8” the nanosecond old mate comes under any pressure

 

[jdeezy]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

I realise pick 2 is a very high end first round pick but we've already scrapped the 2 first rounders idea it seems.

It'll be 1 second rounder by the end of the weekend

 

[EskimoPAFC]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

Now we're ****ing talking.

 

[Coobk001]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

****, just take pick 2 and don't be greedy. Pants down lap if that happened.

 

[Skindy]

Draft watchers, would we be better off splitting the pick into something like 8 + 18 or just keeping it at pick 2

 

[jdeezy]

My guess on that front was that they saw getting Soldo, Rat, BZT etc as the final missing piece of the puzzle to what they deemed was a premiership list.

In theory, and in a vacuum considering nothing else, this isn't terrible. We finish top 4 with two glaring on field weaknesses, we overpay but get the best options of those missing pieces available to us. That's not bad list management in the specific lens of 2023 going into 2024.

The issue is we do this every ****ing year, then push someone out when we realise we've ballsed it up and those pieces weren't the answer. And that then makes it even more remarkable that we are are willing to go "oh, we got it wrong, let's cop we lost that and try something else" with the list constantly but when it comes to the Donuts sitting on top of it all we seem scared to make any changes and are just happy to keep him sitting there just in case he finally flukes it and comes good.

 

[chachi11]

Fukk it...he's worth at least pick 2 ❤

 

[Wargreymon90]

I can see north splitting pick 2 with Richmond for 6 and 18 (to be traded in)

Then either send us pick 6 or 18 + future 1st

 

[Ford Fairlane]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

If that's for real, we're not about to buy the 3 Hyundai Excels, even with flames painted on the side.

 

[El_Scorcho]

You'd assume if we're asking for Pick 2+F2, we're not accepting 13+23+Richards.

I'll be so annoyed if we don't comfortably win this trade. Just keep him for a year and he's basically the same value next year.

 

[PAFC66]

We have asked for Norths Pick 2 and future 2nd.
Currently in negotiations regarding this.
But North are saying its too much at this stage for Houston.

This is according to a poster linked to North on their thread.

Source?

 

[PAFC66]

Just bend over and give him for free port.

 

[Port2Power]

Source?

North thread under 2024 trade list management just after page 91