Mini Draft - WCE a strong contender

[pantskyle]

If this is true we would be mad not to do it.

If GWS are coming to us and only want Brown for mini pick 2 that is huge.

 

[ziad]

Talia and the bloke at the Pies ( Brother at the swans) all look great KPD's when young.

I like brown but if it can be win-win and brown is happy we should be open.

 

[Goldfish]

Sounds too good to be true... Whilst it would leave us a key position backman short, we would be stupid not to go through with that trade imo.

 

[pantskyle]

I would love to know the source to be honest.

I would happily throw in Smith or Stevens as well.

Can always Rookie a WAFL defender or two.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Hogan, Martin or Sheed?

The funny thing is Hogan best football is played in a role like Lynch plays, when he's using his mobility to get around the ground quickly he's hard to stop overhead.

Can play round 1 in 2014.

 

[QS]

There's a few questions to be answered here..
1. Will Brown want to stay and wait for the retirement of Glass?
2. He's in good form at the moment, do we cash in now?
3. Will we leave ourselves short defensively if this does eventuate?

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Mr Woodhouse likes a boy from Subi just as much as the magician from Geraldton or the brute.

This is actually true.

 

[sTeeL]

Will we leave ourselves short? You know that Blayne Wilson is currently our 5the key defender. That's including Schofield who rarely plays true KPD. I refuse to believe the coaches would ever leave the team in a position to be that low on key defensive players.

 

[QS]

Will we leave ourselves short? You know that Blayne Wilson is currently our 5the key defender. That's including Schofield who rarely plays true KPD. I refuse to believe the coaches would ever leave the team in a position to be that low on key defensive players.

How's Wilson been doing?
Schoey's run off HBF would be missed too much if he were plonked at home in D50.

 

[sTeeL]

Wilson was having a decent season in WAFL till his injury. His durability might be coming into question though.

 

[Agent93]

Could always nab a spare KPD through free agency as a stopgap. Troy Chaplin / Bret Thronton / Luke McPharlin / Michael Firrito / Jason Blake are all FAs this year.

 

[sTeeL]

Yuck. Apart from McPharlin who we would have zero chance of netting Brown is comfortably ahead of all those. Even if we take a KPB this year, we would be lucky if they were useful before 2016. We are challenging for a flag now...

 

[QS]

Why can't they want say Stevens he wants to go..

 

[Agent93]

Yuck. Apart from McPharlin who we would have zero chance of netting Brown is comfortably ahead of all those.

Thing is, barring injury, they won't get a game. We just need them as cover for Glass / MacKenzie / Schofield over the next couple of years and they could easily be moved on after that. Who knows how quickly someone drafted will develop? Talia is doing alright.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Being short another key defender is an issue but it's not like we would be without any defensive options.

Having Hogan in the same side as Darling is an alarming prospect.

 

[pantskyle]

I can't even believe some people would be against it.

It's essentially a current depth player for a top 5 draft pick.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

I can't even believe some people would be against it.

It's essentially a current depth player for a top 5 draft pick.

Needs to be remembered that Hogan is a seriously good backmen.

 

[Belltower]

Thing is, barring injury, they won't get a game. We just need them as cover for Glass / MacKenzie / Schofield over the next couple of years and they could easily be moved on after that. Who knows how quickly someone drafted will develop? Talia is doing alright.

Talia is in his 3rd year, only played 9 games in his previous 2. I am not against it but I still doubt it will happen.

 

[sTeeL]

Top 5 draft pick wont help us win flags now. If we lost Brown. then Glass slows down a bit (with age) and Mackenzie/Schofield get injured, we are boned and in deep trouble when it comes to playing on any team with more than 1 decent tall forward.

 

[pantskyle]

Top 5 draft pick wont help us win flags now. If we lost Brown. then Glass slows down a bit (with age) and Mackenzie/Schofield get injured, we are boned and in deep trouble when it comes to playing on any team with more than 1 decent tall forward.

So we buy or draft in a ready made backup.

 

[Spoon_Man]

Top 5 draft pick wont help us win flags now. If we lost Brown. then Glass slows down a bit (with age) and Mackenzie/Schofield get injured, we are boned and in deep trouble when it comes to playing on any team with more than 1 decent tall forward.

Just because we're in a premiership window, doesn't mean that we shouldn't invest in our future too. If we lose Brown, then i suggest looking around for a mature WAFL/VAFL/SANFL player to bring in. Someone who's well built and that we could bring in to take the third tall. Let's not forget that McInnes can play back too. If we lose Brown then we can look at him to switch down back during the pre season and early WAFL games next year.

 

[SpaceClef]

so is this another superrrdraft or what?

 

[jaxxon]

If it is true, we would be stupid not to do it. You don't get opportunities like that too often.

 

[INSANE]

Was told today GWS are making a big play for Mitch Brown and are prepared to give a minidraft pick to get him.
Looks like they are offering the second minidraft pick for Mitch Brown.
Also Mitch's girlfriend as attracted interest from the sydney swifts netball side, so he could be amenable to a move.
Was told WCE said they would wait to after the finals to negotiate, but ideally wanted to keep Brown.

I think that would be a mistake as we could use Fraser McInnes as a defender, and pick up a Hogan
as a foward replacement, and Hogan looks pretty special.

Would do that trade....But, we'd be mental to not keep developing Fraser as a CHF/FF. In one of the most dysfunctional teams (Perth) I've seen and playing the hardest possie (CHF), some of his games were mouthwatering. A natural forward.

Rather get a mature state league KPD.

 

[Chris_6678]

http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2012/09/13/sheppard-on-verge-of-eagles-deal/

According to that article it seem Lynch ,Embers, Shep ,Koby Stevens, Mark Nicoski, Lewis Stevenson, Patrick McGinnity, Tom Swift, Bradd Dalziell, Blayne Wilson, Ryan Neates and Gerrick Weedon are un-signed must mean that Smith is on for another year or so.