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[Ned Ryerson]

They are absolute vultures. I hope other teams just decide to treat them differently and won’t entertain dealing with them in the first place.

For Kelly they got two first rounders, 24 and 37 and gave back steak knives. This despite him being uncontracted and notably homesick with a family issue. They can't then turn around and say a late first rounder is fair for Bazsmith and a future likely late last round pick is fair for Oliver. Play the game correctly or get ****ed and lose Smith in the national draft.

 

[Dewnior]

For Kelly they got two first rounders, 24 and 37 and gave back steak knives. This despite him being uncontracted and notably homesick with a family issue. They can't then turn around and say a late first rounder is fair for Bazsmith and a future likely late last round pick is fair for Oliver. Play the game correctly or get ****ed and lose Smith in the national draft.

The Cats play on a completely different field when it comes to trade week and have the AFL backing. It's mind-blowing that the rest of the competition just sit back and allow it.

 

[extractasam]

Smith will get to Geelong no matter what happens tbh. Clubs are terrified of player managers and how it will affect future dealings with their guys. Do them over you lose access to their entire pool in the future and they’ll make life very difficulty for you. They basically run the show

 

[MasterSamurai]

Pick 17+ de koning or another first round pick. That's what the dogs should be asking for. Nothing less. The rhetoric on Fox trade show is disgusting. Saying pick 17 is enough for a 23 year old gun midfielder. Yea right, he's definitely worth less than a 29 year old defender ( a good one at that) with a bung back! Contract or no contract, the dogs should absolutely go to town on those farmers who look like tennis players.

 

[Cleavy]

trade period is too long. they could knock it all over in 1 week. it's just about keeping the AFL in the news. (because cricket is lousy at self promotion)

 

[kenneje]

Pick 17+ de koning or another first round pick. That's what the dogs should be asking for. Nothing less. The rhetoric on Fox trade show is disgusting. Saying pick 17 is enough for a 23 year old gun midfielder. Yea right, he's definitely worth less than a 29 year old defender ( a good one at that) with a bung back! Contract or no contract, the dogs should absolutely go to town on those farmers who look like tennis players.

It's amazing what a year, an ACL and the Geelong mafia will do to the value of a trade.

Remember the talk last year was we'd have to depart with our pick 5 PLUS something else.

 

[earthworms]

Surprised to see Sam Mitchell trending in the news, Just the NBA Sam Mitchell

 

[HawthornHawk]

Surprised to see Sam Mitchell trending in the news, Just the NBA Sam Mitchell

That was a wild clip

 

[lethalselbow]

trade period is too long. they could knock it all over in 1 week. it's just about keeping the AFL in the news. (because cricket is lousy at self promotion)

People complaining about the trade week length is far less interesting then trade week, but equally as long. Be happy there is AFL to talk about.

 

[lethalselbow]

Pick 17+ de koning or another first round pick. That's what the dogs should be asking for. Nothing less. The rhetoric on Fox trade show is disgusting. Saying pick 17 is enough for a 23 year old gun midfielder. Yea right, he's definitely worth less than a 29 year old defender ( a good one at that) with a bung back! Contract or no contract, the dogs should absolutely go to town on those farmers who look like tennis players.

Bulldogs need to be happy what they get. 17 and maybe a tiny sweetener is better than nothing.

 

[Buckemenico]

Garbage. At that price Bulldogs premiership hopes are better if they let smith walk to draft and play for north

 

[Mercy Seat]

Pick 17+ de koning or another first round pick. That's what the dogs should be asking for. Nothing less. The rhetoric on Fox trade show is disgusting. Saying pick 17 is enough for a 23 year old gun midfielder. Yea right, he's definitely worth less than a 29 year old defender ( a good one at that) with a bung back! Contract or no contract, the dogs should absolutely go to town on those farmers who look like tennis players.

Cats want to say on one hand he’s not worth that much in a trade, whilst also offering him a 6 year $800k (?) deal with added land packages and extended Cotton On sponsorship. Doesn’t quite add up.

 

[grumbleguts]

I must be a true outlier. I've been watching US sports for over 60 years and my two favorite sports overall are Hockey (Canadian) and AFL (Australian). Of all the sports you have mentioned here, these are the two where genetics (while still very important overall) are, by comparison, the least determining factor for greatness. Even the most gifted athlete would find it difficult to play either if they've not started at a young age. Probably the best examples I could give (which will absolutely date me) were the contrast between Wayne Gretzky and Hakeem Olajuwan. Hakeem didn't pick up the game of basketball until he was in his late teens, yet went on to become an all-time great. If Gretzky hadn't skated until he was 18, no way he'd have made it out of beer league.

This is a really long-winded way of saying my US bias still has me thinking AFL may very well be the most difficult to umpire, particularly when of the sports mentioned here, they are the only part-time "professional" umpires/referees.

It's ridiculous to think that anything in America could be remotely difficult. They can't spell, they can't even adapt to a massive world-wide unit change. And they have to crowd-fund staffing costs.