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

[RossFC]

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[Jojay]

ok its time for my dumb question...

Why not let Houston live in Melbourne but still play for Port?
He is a senior player, he knows what to do.

He can attend all meetings virtually.
He can provide all the relevant training data.

He would be travelling to half the games anyway, does it really matter if he goes to a Sydney game from Mel or Adl?
He can do rehab with the other players for the 24 hours post game.

Are we at the point that this is feasible for a senior player?

 

[PJ Power]

So as of right now:
Carlton have 12 + 14
Collingwood have 36 + 55
North have 2, 25 + 44
Richmond have 1, 20 + 24
Saints have 7, 8, 27 + 47
Dees have 5, 28 + 40

I would happily take 5 and 28 from Melbourne. Otherwise 8 and 27 from Saints. In many ways, these would have been the fairest deals for Dan.

A high first round to provide the confidence that you’re going to get a very good player and a second pick to make up for the little bit of doubt that your first pick doesn’t make it and the fact that they won’t be a substitute Houston’s quality in the next 1-3 years. Plus it allows for the fact he’s contracted and will give 6 or so years of very good service to his new club starting immediately.

In the case of the Saints, it means Houston would equal the value of Battle and 27 which is spot on.

 

[FishingRick04]

I don’t have issues with Vic players heading over early eg Friday for a weekend game to visit family. I’d have thought that’s already happening.

 

[Scodges]

ok its time for my dumb question...

Why not let Houston live in Melbourne but still play for Port?
He is a senior player, he knows what to do.

He can attend all meetings virtually.
He can provide all the relevant training data.

He would be travelling to half the games anyway, does it really matter if he goes to a Sydney game from Mel or Adl?
He can do rehab with the other players for the 24 hours post game.

Are we at the point that this is feasible for a senior player?

You’re correct, it’s a dumb question.


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[Lefti93]

I would go to north... They are on there way up.

I can see them winning the flag next year. He should definitely go there. Collingwood finish bottom. Dan, you should go to North mate.

 

[PJ Power]

Gotta think that Houston’s situation doesn’t augur well for signing Bergman to another contract. Pretty sure his longterm girlfriend returned to live in Victoria this past year after an initial trial in SA.

 

[dirty2]

I can see them winning the flag next year. He should definitely go there. Collingwood finish bottom. Dan, you should go to North mate.

I 100% agree with Clarkson as coach he will get the best out of him... Maybe not the best for his family plans.... But that's a different story.

 

[Jojay]

Gotta think that Houston’s situation doesn’t augur well for signing Bergman to another contract. Pretty sure his longterm girlfriend returned to live in Victoria this past year after an initial trial in SA.

Yep, reckon he is as good as gone after next season. A bloody shame too. Will just be coming into his prime.

That's why this Houston situation creates such a precedent. I would not be trading him.

 

[Young Gun #6]

Gotta think that Houston’s situation doesn’t augur well for signing Bergman to another contract. Pretty sure his longterm girlfriend returned to live in Victoria this past year after an initial trial in SA.

If this is what Dan is worth to the other clubs, watch what they try to screw us over with re; Bergman and his uncontracted status.

If he goes as a free agent, the "magic beans" would probably net us band 3.

 

[Windy Cindy]

It's been said but trading Houston to Collingwood or Carlton needs to be more lucrative for us than sending him to North or the Saints.
We have to consider how much we improve those sides and how it affects our flag hopes.

Our flag hopes were rooted the moment the board didn’t sack Ken..

 

[Wargreymon90]

Gotta think that Houston’s situation doesn’t augur well for signing Bergman to another contract. Pretty sure his longterm girlfriend returned to live in Victoria this past year after an initial trial in SA.

Out of contract at the same time as Wanganeed-Milera though…

 

[PJ Power]

Out of contract at the same time as Wanganeed-Milera though…

Was he a Saints supporter? Think he might have been

 

[Lefti93]

Gotta think that Houston’s situation doesn’t augur well for signing Bergman to another contract. Pretty sure his longterm girlfriend returned to live in Victoria this past year after an initial trial in SA.

The players gf's jealous of Ken and how much the players love him.

 

[Port 2004]

Yep, reckon he is as good as gone after next season. A bloody shame too. Will just be coming into his prime.

That's why this Houston situation creates such a precedent. I would not be trading him.

You might be proven correct. But I have also heard that he intends to stay in SA being very happy at Port.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

So wasn't someone telling us that Dan would be a Collingwood player by the end of today?

Another day, another empty hand for Collingwood.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Collingwood asked about getting Bailey Humphrey in the John noble deal. Im confused.

Just to recap, John Noble is worth Bailey Humphrey and Dan Houston isn't worth any more than a pick in the teens.

Trade week should go for half an hour. Every time someone makes a stupid offer, they reduce it by a minute.

 

[Rash]

Someone other can Collingwood win race for pick 13- Dan either stays at port or goes to Kangas

Melbourne's Deal looks very good for the suns, surely.

 

[Windy Cindy]

We should be walking away right now and telling Dan all bets are off youre staying. Tell leppitisch to stump up or jog on.

and the only way it would proceed later in the week is if the right deal comes our way.. that might need dans manager to work the phones but either way we don’t need to be doing anything..

 

[malcheski]

So wasn't someone telling us that Dan would be a Collingwood player by the end of today?

Another day, another empty hand for Collingwood.

Pretty sure Leppa's hand is full of his own appendage

 

[Windy Cindy]

I wonder if Leppitsch realises how profoundly amateurish he looks? Leaking to the media that they've offered Houston a 6-year contract but then also making the above comments on Trade Radio.

I bet he thought the line about Collingwood's present and future was pretty clever, but his carry on strikes me as a good way to make sure he's not present for future list management decisions.

So we just simply walk away.. simple as that

 

[Us against the rest]

I think we should allow all Port players to live remotely so they don't have to listen to Hinkley.

Then they would miss him so much, as well as loving him so much, the poor boys will be traumatized.

 

[Eddie Woloschek]

Why not let Houston live in Melbourne but still play for Port?

What, see Daddy Donuts on weekends only? How could he cope?

 

[Jonts]

Someone other can Collingwood win race for pick 13- Dan either stays at port or goes to Kangas

Melbourne's Deal looks very good for the suns, surely.

Melbourne is best deal there imo
That could be a top 6 pick

 

[Wargreymon90]

We can not let Houston go to Collingwood after they took Perryman without it coming at a huge cost. They can not have a first rounder this year or next as a minimum.

 

[Brian McGee]

Yep, Melbourne win out there for sure.