Maybe the Tuck rumors are true

[Bojangles17]

There's a young fella down at East Burwood that could be worth a look, perhaps a late draft pick or rookie selection. I won't say his name as recruiters would be all over this talent if they knew about him. If we got this guy, then there's no need for Polak or anyone else, that's for sure.

given the strong tiger connection down there with Rogers, Brodders, sziller and Bourkey you'd think if the kid was any good at all that someone at Punt rd would know by now...then again

 

[Delediodelight]

I like the sound of Tuck + pick 26 for Polak + pick 13 both clubs roughly even trades.

What about Tuck + pick 26 to carlton for Pick 19 + Thorntan Carlton may aswell get something for thorntan, besides this trade would piss the hawks off

 

[#1 Tigers Fan]

What ius the deal with Richmond going for Polak would so much rather Liegh Brown and would keep tuck and coughlan and pick up a muture body in draft. We will need to make a grand final in 3-4 years cuase after that Richo will be gone and that leaves a huge gap in Richmonds forward line a Richmond. my first option would be this:

1. Liegh Brown
2. Draft Pick
3. Graham Polak
4. Thornton (looks to go to Hawthorn though)

 

[Weaver]

What ius the deal with Richmond going for Polak would so much rather Liegh Brown and would keep tuck and coughlan and pick up a muture body in draft.

How do we get Brown?

 

[Matt9]

Polak can go to West Ham for Tevez and Harewood

Tevez & Harewood > Polak

Surely the Big Marlin Harewood could be tought to play chb

 

[_RT_]

If the Tigers were goiung to trade Tuck would this be the a great deal for each club:
Freo get Tarrant lose Pick 13
Tigers Get Polak and Pick 10 Lose Tuck
Pies get Tuck and Pick 13 lose Pick 10 and Tarrant

 

[Matt9]

Yawn. Read first, post second.

Rivers (22), Miller (23), Wheatley (25), Morris (24), Harris (24), Maguire (22), Johnson (22), Mundy (21) all rather prove the point that you can't play as a teenager. You want to be 22+ to hold down a key spot.

If we draft a kid now ... who plays fullback / CHB in 2007 and 2008? That is the dilema we are looking at trying to solve.

A 22-24 year defender now kills two birds with one stone. He can play immediately and help in 07-09 when we will be a bottom-8 calibre side.

He can also help us in 2010+ when we are hopefull in contention.

If we get a 28 year he will help now, but not in when we need him in 5 years.
If we get a 17 year old he might help in 5 years, but will be no value now.
We get a good 23 year old and we cover both bases (if Miller and co can find the right one at the right price).

Agreed if we get a "good" 23 year old. Polak isn't that good. This isn't Peter Knights we're talking about. It's Graham "I can't break in to the Freo back six" Polak. We don't need hacks from other clubs- that's getting away from the good work done in the past two years. We will have the same guys down back next year- minus Kellaway. Let's see the kids go at it and watch them develop.

 

[sabre_ac]

If the Tigers were goiung to trade Tuck would this be the a great deal for each club:
Freo get Tarrant lose Pick 13
Tigers Get Polak and Pick 10 Lose Tuck
Pies get Tuck and Pick 13 lose Pick 10 and Tarrant

Freo trading two first round draft picks for tarrant...
Tigers getting Polak AND pick 10 for Tuck...

Seems like its stacked heavily in the tigers favour to me.

 

[hougie]

So what's the liklihood of Tuck going?

I fear a straight swap (Tuck for Polak) is on the cards due to the 'abundance of inside midfielders' we have according to Miller.

Upgrading from pick 26 to 13 seems eerily fair but we would need Tarrant to go to WC before this trade would go through, as, if Tarrant heads to Freo, pick 13 would be necessity for the Tarts.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Tuck for Polak, straight swap, is so unfair for us. Tuck is quite a good player. He'd be in our top 10.

Polak.. would he be in our top 10? Would he even be in our top 22 - he isnt in Fremantle's?

 

[hougie]

Tuck for Polak, straight swap, is so unfair for us. Tuck is quite a good player. He'd be in our top 10.

Polak.. would he be in our top 10? Would he even be in our top 22 - he isnt in Fremantle's?

Completely agree, but I can't bring myself to trust Miller. Anything could happen come the last hour on Friday.

He would centainly be in our 22 as he adresses an immediate problem in our lineup.

 

[Crumden]

If the Tigers were goiung to trade Tuck would this be the a great deal for each club:
Freo get Tarrant lose Pick 13
Tigers Get Polak and Pick 10 Lose Tuck
Pies get Tuck and Pick 13 lose Pick 10 and Tarrant

Would be a great deal for us. Just need someone to forge a few signatures and get that paperwork in.

 

[Weaver]

Agreed if we get a "good" 23 year old. Polak isn't that good. This isn't Peter Knights we're talking about. It's Graham "I can't break in to the Freo back six" Polak.

Johnson, Mundy, Parker, Haddrill, Thornton, Drum is a bit more of a challenge than Gaspar, Hall, Thursfield and Moore particularly when McPharlin spends half his time down there too.

 

[Crumden]

Coughlan and Tuck are dime a dozen midfielders, it's just lucky for the Tiges that midfielders is what Freo are lacking.

Mate, either of those dime a dozen midfielders would look like Bobby Skilton next to Troy Cook.

 

[Matt9]

Johnson, Mundy, Parker, Haddrill, Thornton, Drum is a bit more of a challenge than Gaspar, Hall, Thursfield and Moore particularly when McPharlin spends half his time down there too.

He's got less than this mob in front of him because Haddrill has played one game in two years and Thornton can't get a game either. Grover and Parker are serviceable who do a job each week (all you can ask of a backman). Johnson, Mundy and Drum all came from the draft which is exaclty where we should find our next key backman, if he isn't already on the list somewhere and needing an opportunity to show it.

 

[hougie]

If the Tigers were going to trade Tuck would this be a great deal for each club:
Freo get Tarrant lose Pick 13 and Polak
Tigers Get Polak and Pick 10 Lose Tuck
Pies get Tuck and Pick 13 lose Pick 10 and Tarrant

Throw in our pick 26 to Freo and that looks a goer.

Even though I'm not a fan of speculation, it will therefore look like:
FREO:
Gain Tarrant, Pick 26
Lose Pick 13, Polak
RICH:
Gain Pick 10, Polak
Lose Pick 26, Tuck
TARTS:
Gain Pick 13, Tuck
Lose Tarrant, Pick 10

Due to the Tarts presumably looking for more decent mids they would rate Tuck higher than Tarrant? That would be my main concern with this trade as they drop three picks down. Maybe Freo cough up another pick (31 or 47?).

Considering Tarrant is yet to even sit down with Freo to discuss his future, I find it hard to believe they're chasing him as hard as rumoured.

 

[Deledio2Conca]

If Collingwood weren't involved it could go

Tuck to Freo for Polak and Second or Third Rounder.

If we get a second rounder we should probably keep it, but if we got the third rounder maybe trade that to Melbourne for Freguson? That way we keep all our picks and have 5 tall backmen in Gas, Hall, Thursfield, Polak and Ferguson.

 

[evo]

Johnson, Mundy, Parker, Haddrill, Thornton, Drum is a bit more of a challenge than Gaspar, Hall, Thursfield and Moore particularly when McPharlin spends half his time down there too.

Even so,I'm very sceptical of his ability to be a long term answer as our CHB.Not to mention concerns over his 'attitude'.There's alot of similarities with our Schulz actually.Of whom I'm similarly sceptical.

Not to mention that without Tuck and an injury riddled Cogs,we again are without a half decent inside midfielder.Who does Terry think is going to get the ball to all these pacey wingmen he keeps drafting?

I hope we aren't making a big mistake here.

 

[Moo]

Tuck is a better player than Polly at the moment.

Polly has a bigger upside ....the boy can take a grab.

You need talls, our midfield needs strengthening.

I think with Polly uncontracted - if we did the deal it would be a win for us (but not by much).

I would rather Polly signed on the dotted line with us, but if he wants out as long as Tuck is ready to play for us ....I would love the deal to be done.

Tell you what if we need to sweeten the deal how about we swap 2nd round picks

 

[PLSC]

why the hell are we gonna pay over the odds for a hack like polak

there are guys like jason roe late in the draft for half the cost that we can get

gilham from the hawks held down a spot late in the yr well after being rookied

we need midfielders in the draft and then kp's in the PSD and for the rookie list

stuff trading for hacks get some picks for our ones

 

[Moo]

why the hell are we gonna pay over the odds for a hack like polak

there are guys like jason roe late in the draft for half the cost that we can get

gilham from the hawks held down a spot late in the yr well after being rookied

we need midfielders in the draft and then kp's in the PSD and for the rookie list

stuff trading for hacks get some picks for our ones

Who is going to play on the opposition talls? Richo?

 

[craz619]

if i got offered to trade tuck for

Polak - a position we obviously need to fill because we are really light on KPP no matter if he hasnt shown his potential

and

pick 10

i would do it in a heart beat, if this draft is as good as they are saying having 2 picks in the top 10 would give us more exciting players at punt road next year

 

[PLSC]

joel has been doing the job the past 2 years

get some games into mcguane and jon, hope that thursty is fit and also let white take rainesy's possie while he goes into the middle

i agree though our depth is smelly

 

[Wally Matera]

given the strong tiger connection down there with Rogers, Brodders, sziller and Bourkey you'd think if the kid was any good at all that someone at Punt rd would know by now...then again

Isnt Matty Greig playing down that way... ooops, sorry he's at Vermont. But if he's doing well in a premiership season for Vermont, its shows you how bad that competition is. Rubbish footballer, rubbish bloke.

 

[Wally Matera]

Surely the Big Marlin Harewood could be tought to play chb

Teddy Sheringham, for some vintage (wheelchair) specials