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Will Carlton be the 'bolter' in 2023?
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Blues are bolting but in the wrong direction
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Not that many, top 7 or 8 maybe. After that the list goes off a cliff.
Yep thats who I was thinking, possibly Doc at a stretch but borderline.
Can't see anyone else "walking" into top sides.
Hang on a sec, Blake Acres was the "steal" of the 2022 trade period. You're now telling me he wouldn't get a game at Collingwood or Brisbane?
He'd get a game for Freo though.
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He was a 3rd round pick and like 300k a year and he has slotted into our best 22 nicely - not sure how that isn't a steal
If he's gone from the "steal" of the draft, to not getting a game in other teams (you guys said it not me) then I'd suggest his value isn't quite what it was when he arrived.
Edit: Or just maybe his value has remained the same but the (largely Victorian) media swallowed the bath water on his ability to begin with.
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He can be a steal and not be a top player for every club in the AFL lol. He isn't even a top player for us but he plays an important role - a role we needed filling after 2022. And to get him for practically nothing makes him the very definition of a steal.
Touche' He probably would, although the current thinking at Freo is to persist with Noddy O Driscoll and Aish on the wings. If the rumours are true, that he asked for $350 grand per year at Freo and was denied it, then the only conclusion you could reach is we didn't value him too highly.
Sorry mate, but getting in an average player, regardless of his cost in salary and draft picks, is not the definition of "steal". The question was not if Acres would be a top player at every club, the question was whether he's make the best 22 in other top clubs. According to you guys he wouldn't.
Below average wage, 3rd round pick, think he is still a steal for us and most sides
The average wage in the AFL is 406k. My guess would be that Acres would be close to that. Regardless, I think you can fall into the trap of overvaluing someone because they haven't cost you much in salary cap and drafts.
I said it at the time that it was remarkable that the media believed that a player that was let go by 2 clubs is considered the "steal" of the draft (regardless what it cost to bring him in) and I still believe it.
With the money it would cost to have any of those players, Curnow and perhaps Walsh would be of value.
Cripps is a contested bull. Take that away and he adds very little.
McKay isn't sure how to kick. Scary when you rely on him to kick goals.
Weitering is a good stopper, that adds little offensively.
Carlton's issue is they pay huge money for guys all over the ground, who's role could be filled by someone on lesser coin.
Was he? Again, unsure who you guys have been talking to.
Although it could technically be possible I guess, who else moved this trade period?
Well maybe not the Pies or Brissy, you're talking about 2 of the top 3 sides in the comp.
I'd suggest he probably still gets a game for quite a few other teams.
Yep that seems more likely, media, just lol. Kingy had us a lock for finals after round 4 this year, they never learn.
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I think we’re pretty happy with Tom Mitchell and Bobby Hill for what they cost
Acres called the "steal" of the trade period by three seperate media outlets. On another note, what really annoys me about that Mongrel Punt article is they have attempted to sound intelligent by using the word "ostensibly" but have still used it in the wrong context.
‘Steal of the trade period’: How Blues pounced on ‘lowballed’ Docker in trade heist
‘Steal of the trade period’: How Blues pounced on ‘lowballed’ Docker in trade heist
www.foxsports.com.au
“We got him for a steal”: Blues assistant bullish on trade recruit and draftees
“His nous around the ground has improved 10-fold since I first met Blake.“
www.sen.com.au
The Steals of the Season - The Mongrel Punt
Who were the biggest steals of the 2022 AFL trade period? Looking back, which players have had the most impact for the lowest price in 2023?
themongrelpunt.com
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I seriously am struggling to understand why Freo people seem to care so much about ****ing Blake Acres?Acres called the "steal" of the trade period by three seperate media outlets. On another note, what really annoys me about that Mongrel Punt article is they have attempted to sound intelligent by using the word "ostensibly" but have still used it in the wrong context.
‘Steal of the trade period’: How Blues pounced on ‘lowballed’ Docker in trade heist
‘Steal of the trade period’: How Blues pounced on ‘lowballed’ Docker in trade heist“We got him for a steal”: Blues assistant bullish on trade recruit and draftees
“His nous around the ground has improved 10-fold since I first met Blake.“The Steals of the Season - The Mongrel Punt
Who were the biggest steals of the 2022 AFL trade period? Looking back, which players have had the most impact for the lowest price in 2023?
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Yeah Billy has been enormous. 3 budget recruits all in the best 22.
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Can you say that again?
