News Ivan Soldo's trade to St Kilda falls through

[minno12]

Latest news:

Saints no longer chasing soldo

 

[Coobk001]

I supported getting both Soldo and Sweet in, because I thought Visentini was too raw.

But this year he's shown enough improvement to be a good enough No.2 option.

Yep. Visentini is on the verge of being ready.

He's a more than solid #2. He will need games too. As #2 he should get the handful his development will need. By 2026/2027 he may well have taken the number 1 mantle.

We needed a stop gap for one year till this was the case. Hence why I was always against trading for 2, it seemed silly to fill a 1 year gap. If it works out though that we get a 2nd back for Soldo though, then that's a good result, we got that 1 year gap filled at limited cost.

 

[longdonkey]

Saints will likely offer a mid-draft future pick for Ivan Soldo , and could end up trading their future second pick with the Power’s future third pick.

I'd probably take that and death ride them to the bottom.

 

[Coobk001]

Jon Ralph:
But the trade value of mid-tier rucks is usually about pick 40-50 and he is due around $500,000 for each of the next two seasons, so they would let him go given Dante Visentini is a solid back-up.

Lol, when Port were trading for him, he was worth the world. Same player a year later is pick 50. Haha.

 

[Amarula]

Likely that Ross thinks he might get more out of Marshall (and perhaps out of Max King

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too) by playing Marshall as the main forward marking target. So Soldo’s value is as a solid mature-bodied ruck who can at least hold his own for a year or three while his younger rucks develop.

Soldo should suit that role pretty well, but it puts a bit of pressure on their current young tall forwards Owens and Caminiti, and gives them a squad that’s bursting at the seams with ruckman, given their promising youngsters that other posters have mentioned - Jack Hayes, and Keeler. All of whom are worth our interest if we’re looking for a promising young ruck to be our number 3.

 

[PowerLil]

Pity he got injured. Started the season well. Sweet doesn't mark the ball enough. That's where Soldo has him covered.

 

[JimmyBC]

Pity he got injured. Started the season well. Sweet doesn't mark the ball enough. That's where Soldo has him covered.

I reckon the plus with Sweet is he's more durable, a touch smarter with his tap work & surprisingly ok in general play for a big lumbering guy.

 

[PowerLil]

I reckon the plus with Sweet is he's more durable, a touch smarter with his tap work & surprisingly ok in general play for a big lumbering guy.

Durability and tap work for sure. The marking aspect gets me every time. Big guys just have to be able to mark.

 

[VineValerian]

Lol, when Port were trading for him, he was worth the world. Same player a year later is pick 50. Haha.

It is J Ralph ( staunch pro Vic journo) making these dumb comments, you do realise!

 

[FishingRick04]

Lol, when Port were trading for him, he was worth the world. Same player a year later is pick 50. Haha.

Would love 2023 trade comments to be found by reports

 

[JimmyBC]

He's right though Soldo is worth sweet fukc all.

 

[philthy05]

He's right though Soldo is worth sweet fukc all.

Just as he was when we traded for him off the back of a 7 game season where he had 1 season left on his contract.



But the media spin was different and being the morons we are we fell for it

 

[JimmyBC]

Just as he was when we traded for him off the back of a 7 game season where he had 1 season left on his contract.



But the media spin was different and being the morons we are we fell for it

Look if it was me I'd tell Ivan to suck it up you are staying at least for 2025, but we usually accommodate trade requests so they'll take whatever and tell us to look at the trade period as a whole.

 

[RossFC]

Tom Morris confirmed that he's contracted until the end of 2026. Was never announced by Port.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Future 2nd Rounder is ideal for Port.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

I reckon the plus with Sweet is he's more durable, a touch smarter with his tap work & surprisingly ok in general play for a big lumbering guy.

Before the game against Collingwood, where we decided to try and turn Soldo into Charlie Dixon, he was 2nd in the league for hit outs to advantage (behind only Tim English).

 

[Us against the rest]

Port want a 2nd from St Kilda rounder for Soldo .

 

[philthy05]

Port want a 2nd from St Kilda rounder for Soldo .

Good

 

[Nelso]

Port are asking for a 2nd round pick for Soldo.

 

[Jojay]

Port want a 2nd from St Kilda rounder for Soldo .

As we should. We paid through the nose

 

[RossFC]

Port want a 2nd from St Kilda rounder for Soldo .

Reported by who?

 

[Us against the rest]

As we should. We paid through the nose

It's about time Port played hardball, we always seem to give overs and receive unders.

 

[Us against the rest]

Reported by who?

Nine Sport.

 

[Nelso]

Reported by who?

Tom Morris

 

[RossFC]

Latest news: (via 9news) Port wants a 2nd rounder (either future or current) for Soldo from St Kilda.
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[WillemDaDrew]

Durability and tap work for sire. The marking aspect gets me every time. Big guys just have to be able to mark.

Good point that, a ruckman able to mark the football.

We haven’t had one since Lade & Primus.

Not sure that’s in Hinkley’s game plan though, he likes the ball to the ground. Scrap, crum, then turnover.
I’m sure you’ve seen that movie.