Rhys Stanley + pick 59 (Jordan Cunico) to Geelong for pick 21 (Hugh Goddard)

[Mindtraveller]

Geelong for premier ship next year?

 

[sauce_head]

What about it?

next window is in about three years. You don't reckon we can target a key forward in that time or Wight or Lee might fulfill their potential.

Long game being played here.

Not Lee. Wight was good with both Roo and Stanley in the team. Hope you are right but your referral to us having Too still is irrelevant to our future premiership. The decision to trade Stanley is relevant to our future premiership.

 

[saint sational]

Great

yeah, that Riewoldt is a hack, we have no key forwards.

What were we thinking?

great lets put more pressure and load on the bloke...

 

[joop]

Great
great lets put more pressure and load on the bloke...

Fast tracking Whites development, except to see White and Lee both play regularly next season.

 

[kernelT]

Hickey and Longer may. Holmes may, Pierce may.

I really don't think Stanley is the player everyone is thinking he is.

He's the guy that kicked 1 goal each week, was one of the leading contested marks and overall marks in the comp, played the relieving ruckman with 8 hitouts each week.

Nothing more, he's no star… but we have no other player on the list that can do this at the moment, this may change.

Hickey, Longer, Piece & Holmes will never be able to do this. ^

 

[TassieSaint]

Time will tell but I think on face value we have done very well here. Rhys has never really looked like fulfilling his potential. In his 6th year he was still getting dropped to VFL from the wooden spooners. Happy with the trade

 

[mighty sainters]

You stole my identity mighty sainters

No underscore though, I'm the real one, you're clearly the clone

 

[Kildonan]

As soon as someone brings Hitler or Nazis in the conversation they have conceded the argument

 

[saint sational]

Great

yeah, that Riewoldt is a hack, we have no key forwards.

What were we thinking?

great lets put more pressure and load on the bloke...

 

[saintsrfreak]

He's the guy that kicked 1 goal each week, was one of the leading contested marks and overall marks in the comp, played the relieving ruckman with 8 hitouts each week.

Nothing more, he's no star… but we have no other player on the list that can do this at the moment, this may change.

Hickey, Longer, Piece & Holmes will never be able to do this. ^

I can see both Hickey and Longer getting 20 - 25 hitouts each week, so we lose a goal a game for a bunch of extra hitouts? Meh.

 

[SaintLex]

Great deal for you guys in my opinion.

I wonder if this affects your appetite for a tall at pick 1 - or whether it better positions you to trade for a tall (Boyd?)?

Think we'll still take Petracca at 1 if we have the pick. Sorry

 

[saint sational]

Fast tracking Whites development, except to see White and Lee both play regularly next season.

I'm just hoping that white has shown our coaches enough for them to think he can make it. That lee will be for next season and that they are making room for Boyd next season.

 

[Wright 1]

I think that trading Stanley is the best outcome in terms of having to lose a player. It wont hurt us as much as losing Armo or Jack IMO

 

[Demon 16]

Think we'll still take Petracca at 1 if we have the pick. Sorry

Haha - yeh I think thats most likely.

Ive come around to Brayshaw anyway now to be honest ..if we have pick 2 that is.

 

[SaintLex]

I think the trade was still overs at 21, but I also think Stanley will perform much better at the Cats then he would have with us, given the quality of their team.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Done deal don't agree - hope Bruce isn't required down back next year

Its all about perception

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/...1=3153&tid2=19&pid2=3108&type=A&fid1=S&fid2=S

 

[Persevering Saint]

Rhys Stanley gets 21. Paddy Ryder will probably get 17.

Think about that.

Four more picks, for a 50 game "still-might-make-it" hope, compared with a 170 game undisputed gun, in basically the exact same position.

 

[Kildonan]

I think that trading Stanley is the best outcome in terms of having to lose a player. It wont hurt us as much as losing Armo or Jack IMO

Quite the contrary - it often takes years for players like Stanley to develop and it's very difficult to find a club willing to trade them once they've committed to all the hard work

Mids are much quicker to develop and as such they can be picked up in the draft and be finals ready within 3 or so years

 

[Speck]

This doesn't sit very comfortably with me.

 

[ORourke2Membrey]

Oh man, Facebook has really blown up about the Rhys Stanley trade, All last season he was all the supporters whipping boy now he is gone everyone is talking about cutting up there memberships etc. The club can honestly never win in the eye of supporters.

 

[Sainter93]

My reaction now: can't believe we put all that effort into him, shows some potential and we trade him.
My reaction draft day: wow, can't believe player x slid to pick 21.
Reaction in 3 years: what a ******* trade

Draft day couldn't come quicker now!

 

[SK_MD_#7]

Chances of Geelong picking up a superstar at pick 60 are high..

 

[Joffaboy]

This dude is a huge Rhys supporter

 

[Wright 1]

Quite the contrary - it often takes years for players like Stanley to develop and it's very difficult to find a club willing to trade them once they've committed to all the hard work

Mids are much quicker to develop and as such they can be picked up in the draft and be finals ready within 3 or so years

Yes I agree with you totally. But for worth to the team and talent, IMO it is the best outcome if I had to choose to lose 1 of those 3.

 

[St Kilda Death]

Sad to see him go as I was a fan.
Maybe the best thing for his confidence a fresh start.
Good luck to him.

Considering north got 25 for greenwood,
You gotta be happy with 21.