List Mgmt. Trade: Allen Christensen traded to Brisbane in exchange for National Draft selection no. 21

[Beth]

sam mitchell winks at you
steve motlop waves
cale hooker smiles
dan hannebery grins

do u want me to go on?

yep go on give me every 21 in every draft...100% diamonds right?

 

[Scorpio]

No they won't. They'll delist their middle rung and only hold onto absolute veterans like Hodge for the long term. The rest would be moved on
appropriately and they'll quickly pick up quality from FA in return.

You're being pessimistic. They may plan for it that way (just as we have) but things happen. I guarantee you Free Agency will have some clubs come knocking for the good Hawks as soon as they are slightly past their 'premiership window'.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

Why do I get the feeling Geelong is about to get bent over and reamed in this deal...

What did I tell ya?

Again, this club has become soft as butter. So disappointing the last 18 odd months at the cattery.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

yep go on give me every 21 in every draft...100% diamonds right?

No that would ruin the argument though wouldn't it. To an extent drafting is a lottery, I'm confident that every draft position from 1-40 would have had a dud selection.

 

[thegerman]

Hahah, of course

There's a rumour of FB that someone banged his misses FWIW.

Well there's an easy way to deal with the second issue, rather than totally stuff around your club that you
trust.

So I think there is further issues here.

 

[Catatonic Shock]

Fair u r kidding. Are you seeing the draft picks being thrown about for others, not to mention 19 for O'Rouke who has shown nothing and also has been able to on the park for injury. 2 top 10 picks for Griffen who is past his best by a long way, also has no leadership skills as displayed and has injury concerns.
Some on here might overrate our players but you certainly undervalue them. .

Except you miss this obvious and massive difference.
Contracted and non contracted.
Makes a HUGE difference.

 

[Whit3y]

yep go on give me every 21 in every draft...100% diamonds right?

so your saying those guys are not cream?

let wells pick what he thinks is the cream

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Brisbane gets pick 21 for Joel Patfull, a veteran defender. Geelong gets 21 for a 23 yo premiership midfielder. Who did better out of this?

Brisbane, in a big way.

 

[strauchnyy]

sam mitchell winks at you
steve motlop waves
cale hooker smiles
dan hannebery grins

do u want me to go on?

Seriously?

for every one of those players there are 10 Mitch Browns

 

[Whit3y]

pick 21 may get us someone who may very well be in wells top 5

im sure mackie wasnt on any recruiters shortlist

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Terrible deal if true.i love the club but i cant defend them for accepting that.

Only good news is we now have mountains of cap space for next year (yes danger i am looking at you)

Goodbye and good riddance to christensen for the way he has treated the club over the last week.

 

[Beth]

No that would ruin the argument though wouldn't it. To an extent drafting is a lottery, I'm confident that every draft position from 1-40 would have had a dud selection.

My point exactly, its a lottery, Id rather have something proven now than gamble on potential in the future.

Anyway, sorry guys that I'm not towing the Geelong party line. Wells is the messiah and he never gets it wrong, Balmey is the shit, he is the number one in the game yada yada....

I will not question the club ever again ...

 

[JUBJUB]

Well there's an easy way to deal with the second issue, rather than totally stuff around your club that you
trust.

Tell her to pack her bags ?

 

[Roadie]

we got buttslammed

 

[Tackle_happy]

Terrible deal if true.i love the club but i cant defend them for accepting that.

Only good news is we now have mountains of cap space for next year (yes danger i am looking at you)

Goodbye and good riddance to christensen for the way he has treated the club over the last week.

Harsh.

But who am I to argue with a mod?

 

[Boxhead_31]

Brisbane gets pick 21 for Joel Patfull, a veteran defender. Geelong gets 21 for a 23 yo premiership midfielder. Who did better out of this?

It sure as shit aint us

 

[Bangers and Mash]

Can't wait to play Brisbane next year! Hope it's down here so we can all boo like hell!
And then Sel can come along and put him into next week....

 

[thegerman]

Harsh.

But who am I to argue with a mod?

Harsh??? If he ever comes back to the club to an event I'm at, I'll let him know how much of a jerk he is.
Will he care, probably not, as it appears he is only in this after himself.

 

[crocsta]

Pick 21! That's a joke. I more pissed than when Ablett left. I'm deleting the part in the 2011 GF where he takes the mark against two players.

Our Club is soft! Too many good years, now happy to get screwed over on every trade.

It has to be a top 10 pick or player.

 

[thegerman]

Can't wait to play Brisbane next year! Hope it's down here so we can all boo like hell!
And then Sel can come along and put him into next week....

With the amount of head injuries, he'd be easy to take out.

 

[you pick one]

Terrible deal if true.i love the club but i cant defend them for accepting that.

Only good news is we now have mountains of cap space for next year (yes danger i am looking at you)

Goodbye and good riddance to christensen for the way he has treated the club over the last week.

Your dreaming.

 

[troys8]

I'd imagine that at some point in all of this they spoke to Wellsy who said "There's some handy players that I could get at pick 21, I'd take it"

Good I hope they at least spoke to him. But knowing Balmey...

 

[catempire]

I don't, but from what I have read Balme's made a statement that IF pick 21 was offered we would take it - the implication being that they had not yet had discussions. If they have had discussions then my frustration with Balme would then be that he did not make this clear in his press interview.

I take the opposite implication - that discussions have taken place and that's the basis for him bringing up pick 21. It would be pretty absurd for him to bring it up without having any inkling from Brisbane that this was going to be on the table.

 

[Catatonic Shock]

Your dreaming.

Why?
Cats are absolutely very seriously going to make a very serious play at him next year.
Word of 1.2mil a year avail.

 

[thegerman]

Why?
Cats are absolutely very seriously going to make a very serious play at him next year.
Word of 1.2mil a year avail.

That would be on the low side IMO. With all the retirements most likely at end of next year, plus the trades going this year
and Clark coming to us cheaply, I'd say we have a bit more up our sleeves than that.