Yep, noticed the pudge on Ryan. Was looking at the Freo players today against Essenscum, and they are all in ripping condition, far better than our boys. I think we have gone to sleep at the wheel, so as to speak, and have run off the road.
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Yep, noticed the pudge on Ryan. Was looking at the Freo players today against Essenscum, and they are all in ripping condition, far better than our boys. I think we have gone to sleep at the wheel, so as to speak, and have run off the road.
I find it laughable that everyone who has one quarter of a football brain could see the issues west coast have with the dearth of quality young players, issue with an aging D grade midfield unit, aging game plan yet WCE seem to be backing in the old boys when its proven they are not up to it anymore.
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It would be good management to list all of our draft picks and trades, at value, over the apst 10 years and rate them against the drafting of other clubs. You may call it measuring performance.
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OA, Chesser. Not much in the bank. But we do need some of those mid-20s types to be able to compete and mentor until we get there.
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5 year contracts have been proven over and over to be a massive risk. Of all the clubs, we're at the top of the tree when it comes to retention. If the club has a max 3-year contract policy then when players go to market they know our position (and hence no that it's not a reflection on what we think their value is). If they want to take 4 or 5 years elsewhere, we let them.
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Hate to break the news to you but he’s out of contract this year and a free agent. How do you get a first and second for him?
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What is Nic Nat worth? I'd trade him in a heartbeat for market value (whatever that is). I'd trade anyone bar OA and Chesser for market value. Probably Shuey is the only other one off limits - not going to trade the club captain and norm smith medalist. He's probably the only one who does have credits even though he's past his best.
He maybe has 2 years left meaning the clubs that pays the most will think his additional will put them in flag territory.
St Kilda? Swans? Geelong? Bulldogs?
I don't see a really obvious fit, but maybe a pick between 15 and 25. I'd take it.
He maybe has 2 years left meaning the clubs that pays the most will think his additional will put them in flag territory.
St Kilda? Swans? Geelong? Bulldogs?
I don't see a really obvious fit, but maybe a pick between 15 and 25. I'd take it.
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Naitanui is one stiff breeze away from retirement now, nobody is trading for him. And we shouldn’t anyway, his ongoing role mentoring young rucks will be invaluable.
We don’t have many players of much trade value that would consider leaving. Darling and Gaff are the two I’d throw out there but neither could command much at their age/form.
Our coach and list management deserve all this for not cleaning out the list last October. They were just to scared of the R word. Did they honestly think we could play finals this year, especially the way we finished last year with the majority of our players fit?
I think if Gaff and Darling can find form again they will command a good price come October but it's a big if especially from Darling who is really struggling to play 4 quarters.
Gee, some supporters can be so fickle.
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There's no chance we're trading Nic Nat, we'll give him a role within the club once he retires, he'll be an Eagle for life.
At the moment he's far too valuable marketing-wise anyway, you know Trev is all about the $$
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Yes but English was in the same draft
We pick him up at the end of the year for a second round pick
market value...by the kilogram?
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Football is about premierships. This group's window has passed. If we can offload a player, maybe even two, for a low draft pick then we should. That means pretty much everyone is on the table.
Has nothing to do with being fickle.
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That would fetch as a good price. Lot of kilos this year.
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When you see a freak athlete like Judd, Nic Nat or Lance Franklin. Those type of players are always going to go top 4 in the draft.probability yedls but still chance of being
That's why bottoming out is good sometimes. We need to make sure we nail that superstar pick this year.
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Yeah but no skinny stick figures. We need superstars already built like a Chris Judd from day 1.
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Very close to being completely on the moment. Simpson has to go otherwise you can see him playing Shuey, Redden, Hurn, Kennedy forever. Needs to start transitioning now. He sacked Priddis, needs to not wait until the seas
No one is offering any pick lower than 30 for the names being thrown up for trade, that bird has flown. It's going to be a long rebuild relying on the draft e.g. finish bottom 4 3 years running which will be realistic combined with buying new players when the cash becomes available at the end of the long and pricey contracts given to Gaff, Yeo, McGovern, Kelly, Darling, Sheed - not sure what Shuey, Kennedy, NN and Hurn are on. Can't imagine anyone other than Duggan, Allen, Ryan, Barrass are on anything more than 250-300 per year (Rioli should be with next contract). Drop kick clubs like Melbourne, Essendon, Fremantle, North Melbourne, Gold Coast have been plundering top 10 picks for 5 years +, we are miles off overtaking their playing lists doing the same thing they've done.
You are more than likely correct but there is a chance that NN might want to win a premiership and he will not win one with us. He may want to go?
