Player Watch Rookie Pick #45 (2015) - Dan Houston

[scotty13]

I wouldnt trade him unless we get a top 5 pick + a player.



Reality the club will probably trade him for a forth round because he's a good bloke and has done well for the club so we will let him go home for peanuts,

Then give next year's first rnd pick for a player we have an abundance of and can't even get in their sides 22.

 

[davesnothere]

This has the making of a disaster.

Pickett does not value add to a side the way Houston does.

It's no a knock on Pickett I'd love to have him but the gap left by Houston would make having Pickett pretty pointless.

That Melbourne would do that trade tells you pretty much all you need to know about who's winning there.

 

[Jojay]

Dan is a top 5 player. We can't afford to lose him. Next year will be crucial with numerous of our best players coming out of contract - including Butters.

 

[longdonkey]

Must be getting close to finals because its the season where they start trying to destabilise the interstate teams with stupid trade ideas and who they want to poach.

 

[PowerLil]

Where has this talk come from? He has strong ties to Victoria but is signed to 2027? This smells and smells bad. I await the inevitable character assassination by Chris Davies.

 

[johnnysix]

If we loose Houston it would be a cluster****. He's one of our best and we'd be taking 2 steps back to take one step forward. Absolute insanity. He's got plenty of contract left, there are no players worth making the deal for on the market and if you're going for draft, you may as well trade out Connor and Zak too start from scratch. I don't see a world where trading Dan is anything but a massive L for us.

 

[JimmyBC]

He can go if the deals good.

As good as he is there is something about him that just tails off at times, I'm less attached to players as I've ever been though & completely jaded by this era of the club so factor that in with my attitude lol.

 

[Windy Cindy]

I’m doing kozzie for Houston

 

[afl2004]

He's awesome offensively bit he is really slow and his opponent does score a lot of working off him

Odd story article though

 

[Rash]

I’m doing kozzie for Houston

In a heartbeat.

 

[PJ Power]

Wow. Just wow.

Houston is not tradeable IMO.

He’s been in our best three players for the last three years and is one of our most reliable, honest and consistent contributors.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

Wow. Just wow.

Houston is not tradeable IMO.

He’s been in our best three players for the last three years and is one of our most reliable, honest and consistent contributors.

The story has dropped for a reason, who knows, maybe his manager leaked it?

 

[elbarton]

The impact of holding onto a lame duck coach. Why would you exert maximum effort, or commitment, when you know this fricken bloke is gone in a few weeks.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Wonder if it's a domino where the decision makers cannot completely accept that they got the decision on Ken wrong, so now with no choice back to sack him, they need to push an early drastic rebuild.

 

[Mr39]

Beautiful kick but butter soft. Wouldn’t be opposed to a win win trade.

 

[jackag24]

Clubs would be rightly so interested in him.. that's a no brainer

But It was only a month or 2 ago he said Port for life in an interview

That being said, I'd go for a Houston <-> Kozzie trade ... easily

 

[TeeKray]

He's at an age where he's unlikely to be part of any success moving forwards. I'd entertain it at a good price.

 

[Marat]

Has been our best player over the last 5 seasons and keeps getting better. Think they had some stats last week with him as best kick in the comp. He's a smart footballer - probably too smart to buy into the Hinkley cult and therefore expendable. Don't like the sound of this and probably ends with us getting butt ****ed

 

[JimmyBC]

He's at an age where he's unlikely to be part of any success moving forwards. I'd entertain it at a good price.

I'd entertain discussions on just about the entire list aside from the obvious two or three keepers.

 

[DaTBird187]

I'd entertain discussions on just about the entire list aside from the obvious two or three keepers.

Yep. Outside of JHF, Rozee and Butters, I don't really care.

 

[backtozero]

Yep. Outside of JHF, Rozee and Butters, I don't really care.

Georgiades should be in that group.

 

[Total Power]

Melbournes first plus Kozzi for Houston and 2nd rounder?

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Must be getting close to finals because its the season where they start trying to destabilise the interstate teams with stupid trade ideas and who they want to poach.

We aren't close to finals.

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[HugeJohnson]

Melbournes first plus Kozzi for Houston and 2nd rounder?

Melbourne won't do that.

 

[Total Power]

Melbourne won't do that.

then he stays. He can't be a direct swap for Kozi. Best kick in our team and AA last year.

But i trust Stinkley to trade him and our 2nd rounder for Kozzi.