So basically, Carlisle for pick 5 and a one spot downgrade in the 2nd round of the draft.
Dodoro killed it.
Dodoro killed it.
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Everyone says swans 0/10 but after the draft they will have Mills who is a better rated talent then any of the players essendon or saints will draft and they will get a father son in Dunkley who they will probably get at pick 44 and he is rated as a top 20 talent. So as bad on paper it looks for Sydney they are in complete control of what they are doing.
Mills and Francis will be very bloody close.Everyone says swans 0/10 but after the draft they will have Mills who is a better rated talent then any of the players essendon or saints will draft and they will get a father son in Dunkley who they will probably get at pick 44 and he is rated as a top 20 talent. So as bad on paper it looks for Sydney they are in complete control of what they are doing.
Yeah who knows only time will tell, im just saying Sydney new what they were doing the entire time as much on paper it seems like they didn't.Mills and Francis will be very bloody close.
So basically, Carlisle for pick 5 and a one spot downgrade in the 2nd round of the draft.
Dodoro killed it.
I have no doubt Mills will be a very good player, but Francis will be the next Brendan Goddard IMO.Yeah who knows only time will tell, im just saying Sydney new what they were doing the entire time as much on paper it seems like they didn't.
St. Kilda had pick 24.So Sydney lose pick 14, pick 24 and Craig Bird to gain pick 23 and pick 44. Picks 23 and 24 more-or-less cancel each other out so they've essentially given up Craig Bird and pick 14 for.... pick 44. Huh?
Presumably they don't think that Mills or Dunkley will be bid on before pick 14? Would they have had enough points if, say, they drafted Mills with pick 14 and then Dunkley was bid next at 15? I guess it does give them slightly more points so might be just be insurance.
I have no doubt Mills will be a very good player, but Francis will be the next Brendan Goddard IMO.
Usually I wouldn't care about pumping up the tyres of a list manager, but after all the shit Dodoro had to cop the last 2 weeks, it's great to see him come out as the big winner of the trade. Stood his ground and got us an amazing deal. Earned himself a raise this year.I expect you guys will build a statue of him now.
If we want to talk professionalism, wtf was up with Dodoro's swipe at St Kilda ('I want to acknowledge the Hawthorn football club for their professionalism. I actually thought up until 2pm yesterday he was going to the Hawks to be honest') as reported in The Age?.
So Sydney lose pick 14, pick 24 and Craig Bird to gain pick 23 and pick 44. Picks 23 and 24 more-or-less cancel each other out so they've essentially given up Craig Bird and pick 14 for.... pick 44. Huh?
Presumably they don't think that Mills or Dunkley will be bid on before pick 14? Would they have had enough points if, say, they drafted Mills with pick 14 and then Dunkley was bid next at 15? I guess it does give them slightly more points so might be just be insurance.
So basically, Carlisle for pick 5 and a one spot downgrade in the 2nd round of the draft.
Dodoro killed it.
Yeh i can see him constantly pointing his finger at his team mates.
fair call but only time will tell, i remember when Gumby was the next Lloyd and Spencer White for us was the next Buddy....... oh how we both failed on those ones!I have no doubt Mills will be a very good player, but Francis will be the next Brendan Goddard IMO.
Gumby was the next Riewoldt . But in Essendon's defence, ours was because Gumby was always injured. Spencer White was just lazy.fair call but only time will tell, i remember when Gumby was the next Lloyd and Spencer White for us was the next Buddy....... oh how we both failed on those ones!
Dodoro hit it out of the parkFor those that have had as much trouble as me in finding out what the actual deal was, this from AFL site -
In the deal:
- Essendon receives Bird and pick No.5, gives up Carlisle and pick No.44, and exchanges pick No.23 for pick No.24;
- St Kilda receives Carlisle and pick No.14 and gives up pick No.5 and pick No.24;
- Sydney Swans receive picks No.23 and pick No.44, and gives up pick No.14 and Bird.
Dodoro earned his bonus this year, eh Defacto
St. Kilda had pick 24.
Mills will be bid on with pick 3, and definitely bid on before 14 but a 16 point upgrade really doesn't support this deal.
If we were doing it for points, why not just trade Bird directly to someone, pick 73 is worth 16 points, I dont think I'm crazy to expect he'd be worth a pick in the 40-50 range....
Saints
out 5, 24
in Carlisle, 14
Bombers
out Carlisle, 23, 44
in 5, 24, Bird
Swans
out Bird, 14
in 23, 44
So this is the finalised deal and nothing said in the previous 600 pages made the slightest bit of difference?
Okay. Glad we got that one out of the way…
Does anyone here think Carlisle is worth all that money St Kilda have signed him for?
I realise there will be Saints who think I'm a "jelly" Hawks fan with "sour grapes", but I'm actually glad we didn't get him. Apart from the 6 or 7 good games he played in defence in 2013, I never really seen him do anything useful. He was talked up as the All-Australian CHB for about five minutes and since then, he's done SFA.
Admittedly I haven't watched much Essendon over the last couple of years, but he strikes me as an over-hyped, overpaid footballer like Kurt Tippett. At least Tippett plays some ruck and kicks a few goals. What does Carlisle actually do?
Oh, that's the other thing. What happens if Carlisle is banned for 2 years after the WADA/CAS hearing next month? Too bad for St Kilda? Or will Essendon have to pay them back with 2016 draft picks? I've yet to hear a serious answer to this serious question.