News UPDATE - Elliot Yeo now an Eagle

[Oneiros]

28 is under's for Yeo, he'll do well for you guys.

Has the skill and talent to eventually become an AA.

In saying that, I hope he breaks both his legs round 1.

I hope you break both your legs round 1 and have to order your beer at the ground through creative use of a smuggled RC helicopter

 

[Truckosaurus]

Serious question, would we have been better off swapping 1st round and 2nd round picks with Brisbane for Yeo? Maybe thrown in a player (they've got a lot of spots to fill) because that's only a two pick upgrade?

Edit: Eh, only one spot upgrade so never mind, answered my own question. If only they'd beaten Geelong!

 

[Eons]

christ, we gave them 28? **** life.

In 12 months time you'll all be laughing that you got him for pick 28. The kid will be a gun, bookmark it.

 

[Lucky Luc]

And if Yeo becomes a gun and our player ends up still available at 11?

I make assessments on past experiences .
You tell me how successful has Vozzo been at pulling off great trades in the last 4 years ?????

 

[Broken_Chairs]

In 12 months time you'll all be laughing that you got him for pick 28. The kid will be a gun, bookmark it.

there's no doubting he looks the goods, and is no doubt worth pick 28. but it's not about what he's worth, it's about getting the best deal we possibly can for the club. the kid's out of contract, wants to come home, has nominated west coast as his desired destination... freo were the only other club in the running, and they were offering pick 35 or whatever, and 31's a definite upgrade on that. given our midfield needs, we should have been stubborn about keeping 28.

 

[Smotie]

Anyone think a player may be going over with it?? Seems rather interesting that the deal may be taking so long and we have at least one more delisting to do.

Send them Smith as well...oh and throw in Butler

 

[greennick]

In 12 months time you'll all be laughing that you got him for pick 28. The kid will be a gun, bookmark it.

Many of us agree with that, but we wanted to be laughing even harder as we got him for a third rounder. Then, when we realised that won't happen, we wanted to at least chuckle that we got him for our later second rounder. We just want to feel like we've clearly won at the trade table for the first time in a while...

 

[Smotie]

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-n...reate-a-second-round-pick-20131022-2vyo0.html

 

[greennick]

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-n...reate-a-second-round-pick-20131022-2vyo0.html

I don't think this has actually been confirmed, it is just the same article on the Age reposted on the watoday website.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I make assessments on past experiences .
You tell me how successful has Vozzo been at pulling off great trades in the last 4 years ?????

He hasn't been in the role four years. Apart from Port being hardarses over Ebert our trades in the past couple of years have been reasonable.

It's more a question of how well our recruiters identify the best option at 11 anyway.

 

[Jackfrost]

Maybe there's more to it like pick 28 and Ash Smith for pick 29 and Yeo… make it happen West Coast!

 

[kane249]

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-n...reate-a-second-round-pick-20131022-2vyo0.html

Thats the same rehashed article from The Age

 

[JA56]

Piss weak trading.

Can understand the gamble with 6 to 11, reasonably confident that Sheed/Acres will be available at 11 but to give up 28 when we didn't have to is pathetic. Will be gutted if Cripps is taken with pick 28-30.

 

[maverick001]

Channel 9 reporting the Yeo deal as done for a 2nd rounder, didn't say which pick though

 

[Spartan]

We caved like a bitch and gave up pick 28?

I'm shocked.

 

[andrew_embley]

If its pick 28, that's unfathomable.

Surely theres gotta be some other aspect to this deal, surely

 

[edgar britts]

If its pick 28, that's unfathomable.

Surely theres gotta be some other aspect to this deal, surely

You think at 28 the weagles paid overs ??

 

[andrew_embley]

You think at 28 the weagles paid overs ??

Like many here, I think 28 is more than fair mate.

Just the whole out of contract, homesick, nominate a club, both 2nd rounders in front of Freo's 2nd rounder, should translate to Yeo for 31.

 

[Broken_Chairs]

You think at 28 the weagles paid overs ??

overs what he's worth, or overs what we, in our position, can demand for him?

 

[Reardo]

Don't worry, if we draft a WA boy with pick 28 you'll get him back in two years anyway.

 

[Keys]

So much anger in this thread

 

[ep2018]

Eagles fans are never happy!!

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Don't worry, if we draft a WA boy with pick 28 you'll get him back in two years anyway.

And the circle of life will go on...

 

[Jarlcorbz]

As if Brisbane were going to give him up for anything higher than 28. Am pretty happy with the deal.

 

[lmach]

Don't worry, if we draft a WA boy with pick 28 you'll get him back in two years anyway.

In two years, Oey Toille will be traded to West Coast for pick 6, which they acquired from Collingwood for picks 11 and 31.