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

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[Duckimus Prime]

If Houston goes to Carlton and helps them win a flag I’d spew. Especially if it’s for peanuts. They would be desperate for the opportunity so make sure they pay up.

This. We should be treating Dan Houston's trade request like we did Nick Stevens.

Another team that is around the mark for contending for a flag should be made to hurt to trade in Dan Houston.

 

[Rising Power]

Very much a cake and eat it too situation. He's not leaving for opportunity. It's "I want to live in the city of Melbourne because reasons, oh and if you do let me go I only want to play for a half decent team in front of big crowds and finals". Should go to the highest bidder if moving home is the prime motivation. **** I sound like a crow fan lol.

 

[RossFC]

funny, did you say the same when JHF wanted to go home?

North were happy to accept the offer for JHF, otherwise they would have kept him.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

 

[Powerade 08]

Carlton will get it done for their 2 firsts. They need him.

I don't think its an amazing deal for us, if we aren't getting a top 10 pick we are doing poorly.

 

[RossFC]

Houston isn't desperate to move, he's already said he is happy to stay if a deal can't be done.

Personally if North offer a 1st rounder (this or next year, doesn't matter), I'd take it over whatever Carlton probs offer.

 

[Rash]

If i were cripps, i wouldnt let houston go if port do not get atleast two first, one of them being a top 10 pick

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

If i were cripps, i wouldnt let houston go if port do not get atleast two first, one of them being a top 10 pick

North give us Pick 2 and F1. If they really want Houston, cough that much up.

 

[philthy05]

If it's true Richmond are wanting pick 9 and 10 for Bolton and 6 + extra for Rioli, then we should be asking for 3 first rounders for Houston. Much better player than both of them!

Yeah there’s no way we should be taking less for Dan that Richmond get for Bolton.

Houston isn't desperate to move, he's already said he is happy to stay if a deal can't be done.

Personally if North offer a 1st rounder (this or next year, doesn't matter), I'd take it over whatever Carlton probs offer.

If it’s norths future 1st I want another very good pick with it. That could easily be pick 8 next year, and for a player of dans quality to let him go for pick 8 in a years time and hoping that player doesn’t bust would be a risky move.

 

[240volt]

how can Houston have a preference if he really wants to go home, you're contracted Dan, you can't go home unless Port is happy.

From going anywhere to now preferring Carlton.
I’d be saying it’s norf or you stay.

 

[Malibu#27]

Yeah there’s no way we should be taking less for Dan that Richmond get for Bolton.

I’m not a trade negotiating expert and I know there’s games played and in reality player managers do a lot of the grunt work but I’m of a similar opinion.

If we could lock away soldo going out and luko in in the first half of trade week, I’d be telling Dans manager that we don’t care who it’s from but our compo needs to match the best of Bolton/Rioli or we aren’t considering it.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Whoops, will edit

Powell is an established midfielder who is boring and vanilla, doesn’t shift the needle towards winning a premiership. If he was going to play as a back pocket I may be interested. Just a Kane Cornes accumulator. I would rather one of the lads mentioned above who could develop and become a top 5 player in our squad. Powell ain’t ever going to be that, losing Houston I want the potential top 5 player, not a safe 15th picked bloke.

 

[the big lebowski]

Powell is an established midfielder who is boring and vanilla, doesn’t shift the needle towards winning a premiership. If he was going to play as a back pocket I may be interested. Just a Kane Cornes accumulator. I would rather one of the lads mentioned above who could develop and become a top 5 player in our squad. Powell ain’t ever going to be that, losing Houston I want the potential top 5 player, not a safe 15th picked bloke.

Powell is not vanilla. If he was an accumulator like you say he’d be a top 10 player in the comp. For whatever reason he finds it hard to get the footy every second week.

His running torp was one of many highlight kicks across the season. He signed a 2 year extension and doesn’t seem to have any desire to return home.

The one I’d look at as a tie breaker trade would be goad.

 

[shewho]

Powell is a “mid only” mid and does not fill a need. If we had a 2011 midfield, maybe. With our stacked midfield- no, find me a goal kicking pressure forward instead.