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

[jackag24]

Hence Kane's call that Pickett is overrated and has underperformed for his talent.

Bingo lol

 

[JimmyBC]

I really don't have an issue trading Dan tbh sure I'd rather he stay however it's not a bad time to do a deal with his contracted status etc. he's a wonderful kick I'm not sure the rest of his game is irreplaceable.

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

It seemed to suit you guys when you pitched to JHF

 

[DaTBird187]

His girlfriend must be very talented.

 

[Sewer de Lance]

I really don't have an issue trading Dan tbh sure I'd rather he stay however it's not a bad time to do a deal with his contracted status etc. he's a wonderful kick I'm not sure the rest of his game is irreplaceable.

He’s also a great decision maker & a very good over head mark for his size. His only real deficiencies are his leg speed & some of his 1v1 defensive work. Would unquestionably be our most consistent player on a week to week basis as well.

 

[Dutchy5150]

Just like Houston. He will get where he wants to go

He's already there.

 

[Jojay]

Just come to say it’s so frustrating… Two first round picks or he must stay

Agree. With so many vic boys on our list, this sets a horrible precedent.

 

[PowerLil]

Is Dan's gf incapable of moving for a handful of years for her partner's career like 99% of other players?

 

[dirty2]

It seemed to suit you guys when you pitched to JHF

He was always coming home to port..

I'm just glad you didn't except the crows trade offer.

 

[JimmyBC]

He’s also a great decision maker & a very good over head mark for his size. His only real deficiencies are his leg speed & some of his 1v1 defensive work. Would unquestionably be our most consistent player on a week to week basis as well.

Yea at the end of the day though we are not losing a prime midfielder or a gun forward his position is replaceable.

 

[PJ Power]

Kornes musing that Melbourne wouldn't be willing to overpay with pick 7 and there would be haggling over the late draft pick we have to give back as part of that deal. If we just traded Houston for pick 7, I most certainly wouldn't accept that. Pick 7 is far from a guarantee of a longterm AFL player, let alone any short-term compensation.

 

[davesnothere]

Kornes musing that Melbourne wouldn't be willing to overpay with pick 7 and there would be haggling over the late draft pick we have to give back as part of that deal. If we just traded Houston for pick 7, I most certainly wouldn't accept that. Pick 7 is far from a guarantee of a longterm AFL player, let alone any short-term compensation.

No. Melbourne have come looking for Houston and it's on them to get the deal done.

I don't buy the girlfriend being the problem at all.

The deal is their 1st pick and...

 

[b0ydman Jr]

Is Dan's gf incapable of moving for a handful of years for her partner's career like 99% of other players?

If she's from metro Melbourne like me, 0% chance. Adelaide has a 'small country town' vibe to a lot of people here.
And in terms of your professional career (as a young professional) you're better off in Melbourne than Adelaide

 

[Duck Farmer]

It seemed to suit you guys when you pitched to JHF

Get back to us when we start booing him and spamming the internet with ice bath revenge pr0n.

 

[Jojay]

Is Dan's gf incapable of moving for a handful of years for her partner's career like 99% of other players?

Particularly when said partner is in the 99th percentile of income earners in the country

 

[Wargreymon90]

We can ask for two first rounders. But that’s essentially saying that we’re not trading him. Which is a good result.

Melbourne aren’t giving 2 firsts (unless they’re in the teens) though. That would be insane by them.

I can see it landing with pick 7 on its own. In which case both fans would be a little bit grumpy, but could probably live with.

 

[FishingRick04]

Is Dan's gf incapable of moving for a handful of years for her partner's career like 99% of other players?

It’s a long flight

 

[FishingRick04]

Kornes musing that Melbourne wouldn't be willing to overpay with pick 7 and there would be haggling over the late draft pick we have to give back as part of that deal. If we just traded Houston for pick 7, I most certainly wouldn't accept that. Pick 7 is far from a guarantee of a longterm AFL player, let alone any short-term compensation.

Let’s some other players get traded and for what do we then have a benchmark

 

[FishingRick04]

I wish I had confidence jones would replace him

 

[The Hobo]

I wish I had confidence jones would replace him

Logan Evans might...

Burton might find his form? Who knows

 

[SureBuddy]

We have to get Pickett out of this. He is exactly what we need.

 

[240volt]

We have to get Pickett out of this. He is exactly what we need.

Melbourne wouldn’t do no straight swap and I’d hope we wouldn’t either.
I reckon to get Pickett we would have to give up even more, possibly draft picks.
These sort of trades don’t normally end up good for us.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

It seemed to suit you guys when you pitched to JHF

Yes but JHF was just at a VFL club I think so it made sense for him to step up to AFL level.

 

[TeeKray]

Kornes musing that Melbourne wouldn't be willing to overpay with pick 7 and there would be haggling over the late draft pick we have to give back as part of that deal. If we just traded Houston for pick 7, I most certainly wouldn't accept that. Pick 7 is far from a guarantee of a longterm AFL player, let alone any short-term compensation.

Looking at the last 20 drafts pick 7 has yielded Jordan Lewis, Paddy Ryder, Joel Selwood, Daniel Rich, Brad Sheppard, Nick Haynes, Ollie Wines, Jacob Hopper, Bailey Smith, Hayden Young. Of the rest there are a few who are too recent to judge, a few who had serviceable careers and a few who were misses. So yes there's no guarantee but I'd say there's a very decent chance that trading a near 28 year old Houston for pick 7 alone would result in us winning the trade long term.

 

[philthy05]

Kornes musing that Melbourne wouldn't be willing to overpay with pick 7 and there would be haggling over the late draft pick we have to give back as part of that deal. If we just traded Houston for pick 7, I most certainly wouldn't accept that. Pick 7 is far from a guarantee of a longterm AFL player, let alone any short-term compensation.

Lol pick 7 alone would be a horrible outcome for us.


We get immediately worse, likely tank any chance we have at a grand final in the next couple of seasons, and for a very nice draft pick that may become a good player in 70 games time.


Fans should riot. We would be better off keeping him and losing him for nothing once his contract runs out.

Our starting position in terms of picks should be melbs current and future 1st, and only thing should happen from there is some fiddling around edges.

I can understand melb fans preferring their team tries to get younger rather than better, but clearly their team doesn’t agree, and whatever they think about Dan he’s an out and out gun.

We can ask for two first rounders. But that’s essentially saying that we’re not trading him. Which is a good result.

Melbourne aren’t giving 2 firsts (unless they’re in the teens) though. That would be insane by them.

I can see it landing with pick 7 on its own. In which case both fans would be a little bit grumpy, but could probably live with.

Rubbish. Players go for 2 1sts all the time. Many of them aren’t contracted for as long as Dan is, nor are as good. Taranto recently is one and he wasn’t contracted for another 3 years.


We traded what amounts to pick 8, future 1st, late 2nd and 2 3rd rounders for jhf and Rioli. Jhf had 1 yr on his contract, complicated leg surgery and incessant stories about his professionalism that year.



Personally I think

Melbs first and future 1st would be my first offer,

If they didn’t like that I would draw the line at current 1st plus 2 decent 2nd rounders

Or current 1st future 1st and 2 3rd rounders

With a 2nd rounder going back.


Anything less than that we should hold, but that’s just my opinion, what our club will do I don’t know: