Speculation Zach Merrett [UFA 2027]

[Pure_Ownage]

Zero chance.

Correct.

 

[BigPond101]

Essendons young players are awful and incredibly soft like Cox the saints finished strongly and will be more successful than the bombers in near future

 

[St Neil]

I just don't think going after a guy that will be 29 next year would be the right play for St Kilda, like others might disagree but he will cost a lot & is under contract so Essendon will have the right to ask for 2 first rounders.

I couldn’t agree more.

Merrett is contracted. Bombers can ask for whatever they like for him. He is their player.

Not only that. Merrett is Essendon’s Captain and a star. They just can’t let him go.

Saints know they need to hit the draft this year and next year. And our drafting in recent times has been pretty good. More to do, we aren’t contending yet, but our younger lads are coming along well.

Improvement isn’t always linear but in the second half of the year many of us observed that we started to turn the corner. Time will tell though.

Merrett will cost a fortune in trade capital. I can’t see this going anywhere, and that’s what makes it a surprising story. It doesn’t seem to be in Saints long term interest and it certainly doesn’t help Essendon if their skipper wants to leave.

The Bombers should kill the story pronto. I’d be surprised if they didn’t.

 

[Red Bull]

Silvagni not happy with Dow and Stocker ?
Why would he bother with Merrett when he can have Marchbank Cuningham and Martin …

 

[Bunk Moreland]

This was clearly leaked by Merrett's camp to apply pressure to the club for change to occur. It's quite clear there is a culture problem at Melbourne and Merrett has had enough.

Essendon captain Merrett backgrounding about a move to St Kilda in order to improve Melbourne’s culture. Bold strategy.

 

[bzparkes]

This was clearly leaked by Merrett's camp to apply pressure to the club for change to occur. It's quite clear there is a culture problem at Melbourne and Merrett has had enough.

Merrett's a main part if the problem if he's begging the coach to extend Stringer and Laverde.

It's clearly affecting Melbourne's culture.

 

[Ash1337]

If Brad Scott has riled up Merrett it's better for him to leave. Looks like Scott knows what the rot is and that Essendon edge was start of the changes needed. That list needs an extensive turn over since the past regime. A new captain is not a bad thing either. Need players that are on board with what the coach wants to achieve. A game style that's all about applying pressure.

 

[Golden_6]

This was clearly leaked by Merrett's camp to apply pressure to the club for change to occur. It's quite clear there is a culture problem at Melbourne and Merrett has had enough.

If it was then it’s a terrible move by Merrett. He’s captain of the football club.

How is publicly leaking a possible move to a rival team supposed to improve a teams culture? It might shock the club into making a couple of token off field moves but it’s not going to improve a thing and would be terrible leadership.

 

[Ash1337]

That said Essendon should trade out Merrett to saints for 7 & 43 and use 7 & 8 for 2 & 40 from North and get Smillie.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

That said Essendon should trade out Merrett to saints for 7 & 43 and use 7 & 8 for 2 & 40 from North and get Smillie.

you're missing a number

 

[Ash1337]

you're missing a number

Not sure what you're saying here. 7 is very close to his value.

 

[supahoops]

Players like Zac should insert triggers in these long term contracts giving them an out when their clubs don’t meet certain standards ie winning/finals.

 

[crankygeese]

As funny as this would be for non Essendon fans in the first trade period after Dodo has left the club, I can't see this happening. The Bombers would rightfully ask for a boatload for their contracted captain. It would be interesting to see the Saints chase Stringer and Zez, but that seems like a sugar high rather than making them genuine contenders.

About the only circumstance that would make any sense is if the Bombers have decided that it's time to go full rebuild before Tassie joins the league and build their next team around Perkins, Tsatas, Hobbs, etc. But that seems pretty risky and unlikely.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Not sure what you're saying here. 7 is very close to his value.

lol

if you think that, you are very, very far behind.

2 low firsts would be the absolute minimum starting point. Would even pick up the phone for anything less.

 

[Roogene]

Last time the Aints went after a Dons player was Lovett, how did that work out?

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Last time the Aints went after a Dons player was Lovett, how did that work out?

jake carlisle.

 

[Ash1337]

lol

if you think that, you are very, very far behind.

2 low firsts would be the absolute minimum starting point. Would even pick up the phone for anything less.

That you Dodoro? Did you forget you left the club?

 

[EconomicDecline]

Last time the Aints went after a Dons player was Lovett, how did that work out?

Well, it was actually Carlisle

 

[EconomicDecline]

haahaha

i couldn't just leave the laugh emoji.

if saints offered 1st and F2 for merrett, we wouldn't even listen to the entire voicemail before deleting it.

You know on the sum of it, Neale went for #6 and effectively a mid second round (after you calculate picks back and forth), and he was 4 years younger.

Both had 2 B&F at that age. Merrett one AA vs Neale three AA40.

Pick 7 (or 8) plus a future 2nd is about the mark.

Won’t happen though.

 

[bird_man]

Would be a stupid list management move from the Saints and Essendon wouldn't want to lose their best leader.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I just don't think going after a guy that will be 29 next year would be the right play for St Kilda, like others might disagree but he will cost a lot & is under contract so Essendon will have the right to ask for 2 first rounders.

Crazy SOS?

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

If Ive learnt anything in my 30+ years on earth it is this

He will end up at Geelong

Dont know how, dont know why, dont know which pub he will have a 20% share in, but it will happen

 

[SteeleSaints]

Crazy SOS?

Merrett is obviously unhappy with his club, its just a modern day player trying to shake things up. Feeding Tom Morris click bait in the process.

 

[Ambrosia]

Just an empty threat to fix Essendon's list management

Yeah Merrett making some sort of power play to influence list management makes a lot of sense

 

[SaintsSeptember]

there's no truth to it, ole mate Tom has developed an infatuation with us since Ross bagged him out over the Marshall rumors, how much crap has Tom raised about StKilda since. serious case of jilted lover syndrome