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No way the AFL lets Cameron walk.
Like they didn’t let Lynch walk to a team that had won the flag the year before?
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No way the AFL lets Cameron walk.
Jack Lukosius hasn’t extended his contract yet. Seems he wants to come home either this year or next year. Just don’t know whether he wants to come to port or crows. Hope he will choose us because his good mate Rozee is with us..
If he went to either club it'd be the Crows because they have more to offer to the Suns and I reckon they might have more cap space. They have a top 5 pick (seriously Carlton can get f’ed for making that trade) and a slew of older players who they could move on for him.
We have nowhere near the chips that the other mob do for doing a trade for Lukosius (unfortunately).
Might have been the reason why Hinkley and Voss were smiling at the end of the GWS game.
In terms of players who could replace Dixon, you need someone 25 or younger. Someone who can step into the hole if Dixon gets injured (and eventually retires) who would take the opposition's best defender and be a real presence in the forward line.
Right age profile, would fit into the system, GWS just signed up Himmelberg long term for four years this year and has to have money to keep Whitfield, Kelly (who has a player option for another 4 years) and others like Williams who are coming out of contract. They don't have the money to give him a max deal.
What could we pay him? He'd want a 5 year contract.
If you get rid of Frampton (and shift Howard into a developing key forward/back hybrid spot), that's $105k base salary to start with = $550k over five years
We're running at 95% cap space for the past few years, so we can overspend for three years = $3.6m over three years and $600k over the remaining two
Ryder will be off the books by the end of next year if he stays = $440k over four years
So theoretically, you could pay Cameron $1.158m a year over five years just by getting rid of Frampton and Ryder...not to mention the savings you could get by shifting someone like Trengove or McKenzie to the rookie list.
Then you could go from Dixon/Cameron/Marshall to Cameron/Howard/Marshall and not skip a beat.
it will come down to who (if he does) select to go to, then the club would facilitate a trade. not enough assets hasn't been a problem ever on the trade table.
also we have plenty of assets it may just hurt going the other way.
Ken's not interested in that type of player. He only like the 'lead-back' forwards...A ready to play lead-up key forward under 24 would be very useful.
Luko is a top 5 pick in a superdraft and has shown he's going to be a gun. GC would ream us dry if he wanted to leave. Unless we move on Wines it's not happening this year.
Wines and Ryder say hi!If he went to either club it'd be the Crows because they have more to offer to the Suns and I reckon they might have more cap space. They have a top 5 pick (seriously Carlton can get f’ed for making that trade) and a slew of older players who they could move on for him.
We have nowhere near the chips that the other mob do for doing a trade for Lukosius (unfortunately).
a) gold coast has never "reamed" anyone. they basically give it away up there.
b) we have 2 first rounders in next 2 years and looks likely we will lose 1 inside mid be it SPP or Wines
if by some miracle he nominates Port Adelaide a trade would be done, that shouldn't be the concern here. the concern is, is he worth it and can we get him to say he wants to play at Port.
Im with you, I'm sure he's good, but I haven't seen it yet.I honestly haven't seen enough from Lukosius yet. I seen more from Marshall in his first couple games that told me he had serious KPF potential.
Im with you, I'm sure he's good, but I haven't seen it yet.
I honestly haven't seen enough from Lukosius yet. I seen more from Marshall in his first couple games that told me he had serious KPF potential.
Exactly. The last thing GC need is more draft picks to continue the cycle. GC needs good players willing to stay there. Any non-tall on our list is an acceptable part of a trade that gets us him playing for us. Whether that's directly, or by trading one to a club, who then trade a quality player willing to go to GC. Picks are the icing part of any trade for him if GC has the slightest bit of common sense.Don’t the Crows have a bunch of old hacks they want to offload (which will almost certainly involve them keeping most of the wage in their salary cap) while we’ve got about as much room in cap as a club can have?
If Lukosius wants to come, money won’t be an issue. And I wonder at what point GC would rather talk to us about midaged largely ready players on our list than Eddie Betts and pick #3 or #4 in a weaker draft (one in which they already have picks 1 and maybe 2)
Exactly. The last thing GC need is more draft picks to continue the cycle. GC needs good players willing to stay there. Any non-tall on our list is an acceptable part of a trade that gets us him playing for us. Whether that's directly, or by trading one to a club, who then trade a quality player willing to go to GC. Picks are the icing part of any trade for him if GC has the slightest bit of common sense.
Edit: If the player put up has most going 'NOT HIM!', then it's probably someone of the caliber we need to offer.
Gold Coast are looking for experienced players in the 27-plus age range.
Sam Gray fits the bill. Ryder too. Tom Jonas....
Exactly. The last thing GC need is more draft picks to continue the cycle. GC needs good players willing to stay there. Any non-tall on our list is an acceptable part of a trade that gets us him playing for us. Whether that's directly, or by trading one to a club, who then trade a quality player willing to go to GC. Picks are the icing part of any trade for him if GC has the slightest bit of common sense.
Good chance to get a priority pick so that won’t matter.... unless the AFL force them to trade it for mature players.GC dont need more young players BUT if we could get pick 2 from melb, they may be keen due to pick 1 and 2 being best mates... not as large go home factor