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Boak in your midfield with Murphy back in it, would be a gun. Would not cop a heavy tag, and would tear it up.
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Travis Boak - is he worth a poke?
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Did you just ring up SEN and say that Andy Walker isn't quick enough to play midfield?
Not sure that Boak is the hard mid we need, yet the last month suggests we need more A grade talent and quality mids.
Judd won't go on as long as Bradley and Tuck.
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This..
Who is saying it's the best draft in 10 years?
Emma Quayle recently tweeted that there is good talent at the top end ("with maybe 10 - 12 real good ones at the top"), but falls away after about pick 30 ("champs will tell. Top 30 looks ok to me").
We are likely to have 1 pick in the top 30, so a 2nd rounder and a fringe/SA player would be a dream for us. Maybe other teams with compensation picks that they have activated will be happy to trade away their 1st round pick.
Maybe McKay has factored in contract extensions and Ratts not.
Considering we are still YET to establish ourselves as a top 4 side, not convinced our salary cap will be near the max, both Gibbs/Kruezer who are in talks at this point, not sure either at this stage has elevated themselves to be above $500+ based on performances this year.
At the other end of specture we may have some players that are moved on at the end of the season for various reasons depending upon the balance of the season.
You would be hoping our list is being managed with the opportunity to further improve should the right player be available.
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With respect to salary cap issues, I think it all turns on whether or not we keep Warnock. He'd be asking for 450k MINIMUM. If we lose him and pick up an emerging ruck in the rookie draft, we'll have a fair chunk of cash to move around.
Also, I'm a big fan of Mclean, but there is little doubt that if he gets offered another contract that he'll be on minimum chips. He's currently on around 400k. Waite and Simmo will be on the vets list next year too. So we have the cash to pay our stars and get another gun. It's just a matter of whether Boak wants to leave Port. And, if so, whether he wants to become a Blue. He is a Geelong boy after all, and even though you could mount the argument that the cats are on the slide, I reckon he could be convinced by the likes of Selwood to join the cattery.
Also, I'm a big fan of Mclean, but there is little doubt that if he gets offered another contract that he'll be on minimum chips. He's currently on around 400k. Waite and Simmo will be on the vets list next year too. So we have the cash to pay our stars and get another gun. It's just a matter of whether Boak wants to leave Port. And, if so, whether he wants to become a Blue. He is a Geelong boy after all, and even though you could mount the argument that the cats are on the slide, I reckon he could be convinced by the likes of Selwood to join the cattery.
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Why would we give up Gibbs
He's having a bad trot but, but...seriously cannot fathom trading him
Yeah I understand it's not ideal to trade gibbs, but if they were to offer Boak and pick 4-5ish it would be pretty tempting to ship Gibbs and pick 15ish off.
We would be the likely winners out of that senario
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Agreed, there is no way Gibba should be earning more than 450k a year.
Just wonder whether Ratten is now quite willing to stick it into some of our boys, just to remind them that their futures aren't quite as secure as they may think them to be.
Whichever way, it would be hard to say no to Boak if he was truly to become available.
Love him at our club.
Whichever way, it would be hard to say no to Boak if he was truly to become available.
Love him at our club.
If he doesn't improve this year, then yeah I can see where you're coming from.
Hell no.
Sell Gibbs and you send a message to every player on our list to start looking. A Voss-style recipe for disaster. We'll win a flag by sticking fat, as a former coach once said - by showing loyalty and having it returned.
If Boak, who is out of contract, wants to live out his childhood fantasy and play in a premiership for the Navy Blues, then our first round pick in this VERY good draft would get it done. And given the strength of the draft, I'd probably want a swap of later picks in our favour to get it over the line.
Really don't think he will leave, but would be a great get for you, right age, great talent and would not get anywhere near the amount of attention he gets at Port.
In regards to the suggested Gibbs plus first round pick exchange, that's a load of bollocks. We'd be losing our best player plus our first round pick in a super draft? Whilst Gibbs is a very good player he doesn't really meet a huge need or fill the void that losing Boak would cause.
In regards to the suggested Gibbs plus first round pick exchange, that's a load of bollocks. We'd be losing our best player plus our first round pick in a super draft? Whilst Gibbs is a very good player he doesn't really meet a huge need or fill the void that losing Boak would cause.
Agree that it's unfair but unfortunately for Port if he wants to leave you will have to take the best offer.
Although I agree we don't won't to lose Gibbs. Maybe Russell and first and second pick.
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Bringing in good footballers doesn't fill a need at Port Adelaide?
Your side lacks class all over the park. Plenty of holes. To suggest that Gibbs does't fill a need is an ignorant comment.
If you traded Boak for Gibbs, Bryce would comfortably be your best player. He'd be your best player if you got him without giving up Boak, which won't happen.
Gibbs in a form slump now but he's a class footballer who will turn it around.
We won't be trading him.
Ease up, I know Gibbs is a good footballer, but the role he plays in my opinion isnt going change ports fortunes around at all.
In regards to taking what we're offered, I'm sure there's plenty of Vic clubs who would want him so it wouldn't be a case of offloading whoever you wanted for him.
agreed i personally don't think a trade could get done. but who could other clubs give up for him?
essendon won't have the picks, geelong still have one ablett compensation but nothing else to trade (there contracting there young guns with success)
in the end he will be force to sign for port because he wont want to head to gws or gcs.
although there is melbourne.
If Boak decides he wants to return to Melbourne to whichever club he may choose, a deal will get done, it does in most cases for players that wish to change clubs, Geelong have quite a bit to offer, and the Blues are serious they could convince him, they would have come up with a reasonable trade whether it be picks/players.
i hope your right. would love more class round the club.
He can play both roles equally well.
Russell + 1st + 2nd??? Whoa!!!
Possibly the strongest draft ever, they are saying.
Mid to late first rounder will do it (he's out of contract).
If memory serves, 2006 was meant to be a super draft, while 2005 was slim pickings.
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