Strategy Jason Horne-Francis: North trade him to Port for massive unders

[DJ75]

North Melbourne need a win here, and a big one.
Port need a win for their supporters after a poor season.
This might end up the biggest trade haul of all time.

 

[pjcrows]

That wont get it done they will want either bergman or butters and id say they will push hard for butters

They can push all they want.

 

[70lethal]

I think the league needs to bring in 4year minimum contracts for draftees or just go back to zones.

I disagree.
Professional clubs just need to get professional.
Imagine being stuck in a sh*tshownfor 4 years.
Imagine being a genuine mid and being stuck back in the queue at GWS when all they did was keep drafting high elite mids.

 

[Crow-eater]

Funny how no one gives a * when players from GC, GSW and even SA clubs request a trade home but when it happens to a Vic club, there's an issue with the draft and player power.

Tanner Bruhn is going to the premiers after 2 years ffs. That's all fine and dandy.

 

[Geoffa32]

How do we do that? Pick 5/6 wont get that.

Phillipou looks good.

Hope he slides.


Quite a few elite mids are picked in the top 10.


Just not by Ogilvie.

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[StickerMan]

North will decide if we’re out of it, not Kane

I will literally laugh my ass off if AFC somehow pull off JHF coming here.

Won't happen, but it would be hilarious just for the Kane lolz.

 

[Amacca 23]

Berry won’t be elite. Too soon to make that call on Soligo. Do people know what elite actually means?

Do you think Laird is elite?

He isn’t, just like Berry and Soligo probably won’t be. Berry’s kicking is average, you don’t become an elite mid with kicking like that unless you have incredible abilities otherwise.

You have esp ? Berry and soligo maybe god they are not even 50 games into their career and you say this how the **** do you know

 

[Trigger13]

They will struggle to make the 8. Horne will cover losing Amon, Boak and Dixon are a year older and declining, they are a good chance to lose Georgiadis to a WA club this year or next along with likely needing to give up a player such as Butters to get the Horne deal done. if it's just picks then it's going to take 2 firsts this year and their 2023 first for North to consider the trade. Their list is fairly average if you go through it.

Not so sure about this. They were one of the better performing teams after round 5. I’d put money on them to bounce back into the top 4. I’m one of the few on here that really rates their list.

 

[Geoffa32]

Funny how no one gives a * when players from GC, GSW and even SA clubs request a trade home but when it happens to a Vic club, there's an issue with the draft and player power.

There was a bit of media push back with Rankine.

But yeah this will be another level.



Taranto and Hopper to Richmond, all good.

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[Danger in Texas]

Berry won’t be elite. Too soon to make that call on Soligo. Do people know what elite actually means?

Do you think Laird is elite?

He isn’t, just like Berry and Soligo probably won’t be. Berry’s kicking is average, you don’t become an elite mid with kicking like that unless you have incredible abilities otherwise.

Elite probably means A+ grade. Save that for the Bonts, Petraccas, Dustys etc

I’d say Laird is an A grader, though. As for the ceilings of Soligo and Berry, god knows where they end up, they probably don’t end up A+ grade but they’ll both be very, very good at what they do

 

[Geoffa32]

Not so sure about this. They were one of the better performing teams after round 5. I’d put money on them to bounce back into the top 4. I’m one of the few on here that really rates their list.

Yeah after 0 and 5 they went back to flat tracking.

Will flat track enough to make the 8 and allow Kochie/Richo to keep their man Ken.


PR the shit out of making the Eight after a terrible 2022. Ken lead them back.

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[Amacca 23]

They can push all they want.

Yeah they can he is contracted they hold all the cards in this , get what they want or no deal end of story

 

[Truck25]

Why?

JHF Pick 8 + 2023 1st + steak.
Rioli Pick 27.
Ratagolea random 3rds.

Pick 8-10 plus a pick that could be in the teens wont even get get near what they need for a contracted JHF.

 

[Trigger13]

You don’t have to watch much of JHF to know he will be an absolute star of the game. He’s a homesick kid. Watch him blossom in Adelaide now.

 

[StickerMan]

There was a bit of media push back with Rankine.

But yeah this will be another level.



Taranto and Hopper to Richmond, all good.

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Tom Boyd is the precedent for this exact scenario, and I don't recall there being much Vic Media hyperbole around his trade request, so will be interesting to see what the theme is here.

Still, not a great look when the previous year's number one pick requesting a trade home.

Surely there were red flags last year when they do all their psych testing etc?

 

[ABAB]

Not so sure about this. They were one of the better performing teams after round 5. I’d put money on them to bounce back into the top 4. I’m one of the few on here that really rates their list.

Their list is on the last leg to contend for the premiership, after that they need to rebuild their backline, ruck and forward to some extent (not sure about Georgiadias and no quality small forward).

 

[cleanhands]

You don’t have to watch much of JHF to know he will be an absolute star of the game. He’s a homesick kid. Watch him blossom in Adelaide now.

We are just lucky some of these kids don’t get drafted to the arm forces to protect our country

 

[Geoffa32]

Tom Boyd is the precedent for this exact scenario, and I don't recall there being much Vic Media hyperbole around his trade request, so will be interesting to see what the theme is here.

Still, not a great look when the previous year's number one pick requesting a trade home.

Surely there were red flags last year when they do all their psych testing etc?

I posted last night how JHF was left to his own devices outside of playing and training.

I think it is more a case of North neglect over JHF's "issues".


If he went to a getter ran Vic club doubt he comes back home.

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[Sanders]

I think Horne has been speaking to powaa for 12 months. They would have planned to announce it at the beginning of trade period. They may have told him to play up as well to diminish his trade value. I hope north makes them pay up big time for having this distraction.

Is that really what you think? Really?

 

[LeftyLuke]

Not so sure about this. They were one of the better performing teams after round 5. I’d put money on them to bounce back into the top 4. I’m one of the few on here that really rates their list.

No chance at the top 4 but they could make the finals. I see them competing for the 8 with Richmond, Bulldogs, Carlton, Freo. Regardless of where they finish they are not even remotely close to geelong.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

North should have taken our offer last year. No way they'll get as much from Port.

 

[DJ75]

Given we offered 3 first round picks, including at least 2 that were expected to be top 5 picks, North will ask the Earth.
It will be first round pick in 2022 and 2023, plus players. North might look at Marshall, Bergman and/or Sinn.

Going to cost a packet, but will still be worth it.

I hope we approach North with a huge offer, just to up the price.

 

[George Kramer]

Given we offered 3 first round picks, including at least 2 that were expected to be top 5 picks, North will ask the Earth.
It will be first round pick in 2022 and 2023, plus players. North might look at Marshall, Bergman and/or Sinn.

Going to cost a packet, but will still be worth it.

I hope we approach North with a huge offer, just to up the price.

Difference is North weren’t expecting the head case they got, had they known they would have taken our offer.

Also it gets talked about as 3 firsts but didn’t we want their 19 back?

 

[footy4ever]

It’s Kane saying it though, so …

Why is this even a thing suddenly? It has always been the case.

Captain obvious Fireman with another groundbreaking revelation.

I’m so shocked to be sitting here.

 

[Jetafl]

Yeah we really need to get that elite mid into the system this year.

We have needed that for 5+ years but I'm with you I don't want to wait yet another 12 months our long suffering fans I like our forward line (with Rankine coming in looks elite to me) and or backline is okay could do with a bit more but as long as either Butts or Murray don't go down we are acceptable but our midfield needs that big body powerful elite pacey mid now.