Chris Dawes on the table

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

According to many of the afl trade pages on Facebook, Dawes is on the trade table and Toumpas has requested a trade.

Would you miss him !? We won more games when he didn't play from memory.

Thoughts?

[Wiseblood 24,636]

According to many of the afl trade pages on Facebook, Dawes is on the trade table and Toumpas has requested a trade.

Would you miss him !? We won more games when he didn't play from memory.

Thoughts?

While it has been reported elsewhere, and I believe Channel 7 was the first, the above is never a reason to start a thread on here. The sooner people realise Facebook is a horrid place and not worth your time for trade rumours then the better of we'll all be.

IF we were to trade Dawes then you would hope we had a replacement all lined up. While Dawes certainly hasn't set the world alight he does take the pressure off Jesse, and with Fitzy being delisted it leaves us with Pedersen... and not much else.

I hope the FD know what they're doing if these rumours are true.

Edited October 4, 2015 by Wiseblood

[What 18,810]

IF we were to trade Dawes then you would hope we had a replacement all lined up. While Dawes certainly hasn't set the world alight he does take the pressure off Jesse, and with Fitzy being delisted it leaves us with Pedersen... and not much else.

Maybe we do have a tall forward lined up in a trade. Would make sense... we are very light on for big forwards if we trade Dawes (as bad as he is)

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I would not miss him but I don't begrudge the club for getting him because we had no forwards and he was supposed to form a duo with Clark.

The problem is I can't see us getting much in return for him.

[Cheap Seats 3,300]

Good to hear the club is serious about getting better

[Nasher 33,047]

Saw it on a Facebook trade page. You might as well have just said "I made this up completely". It might not be your fabrication but it's certainly someone's.

I really doubt the club is looking to trade Dawes.

[dazzledavey36 48,643]

Saw it on a Facebook trade page. You might as well have just said "I made this up completely". It might not be your fabrication but it's certainly someone's.

I really doubt the club is looking to trade Dawes.

Apparently was reported by Tom Browne from channel 7

[beelzebub 22,225]

Facebook isn't the foe. It's just a face ( npi ) of how Everything goes these days. Its a manipulative tools in some hands.

It's clever really. Put something out there. .see what happens.

It's all a game

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

Saw it on a Facebook trade page. You might as well have just said "I made this up completely". It might not be your fabrication but it's certainly someone's.

I really doubt the club is looking to trade Dawes.

I probably should have said that those pages were quoting Tom Browne

[SaberFang 7,141]

Hogan kicked more goals in his debut season than Chris Dawes has kicked in 3 seasons at Melbourne.

He isn't performing the role he was brought in to do and 2015 was his second worst scoring year since debut. Do the maths and a return of pick <30 would be a huge win for us.

[Nasher 33,047]

Hogan kicked more goals in his debut season than Chris Dawes has kicked in 3 seasons at Melbourne.

He isn't performing the role he was brought in to do and 2015 was his second worst scoring year since debut. Do the maths and a return of pick <30 would be a huge win for us.

It also won't happen. His best is behind him and his body is battered.

[MadAsHell 4,088]

If we trade Dawes,as Wiseblood said we'll need to have a replacement lined up. Even if the plan is for Pedersen to be Hogan foil, we need someone else is the squad to cover injuries.

I know a few weeks back we were linked to Josh Walker at one point. Then there's a few delisted free agents we could look at like Mason Shaw or Mitch Harvey.

I'd be keen on Shaw, but if there's no one lined up then we may as well keep Dawes for the last year of his contract for depth.

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,636]

Fact is, pretty much everyone is up for trade, if the price is right and if the football department thinks it will help us improve.

So this rumour is probably true but means nothing atm

[bing181 8,149]

IF we were to trade Dawes then you would hope we had a replacement all lined up.

Dawes has been effectively missing for most of the last 2 years, so not sure about that.

Frost, Oscar Mac and Pedersen are available, with King waiting in the wings. Think we're probably OK, you only have to look at where all Hawthorn's goals came from yesterday.

[Mach5 4,482]

Unless we get a heavily favourable deal, I can't imagine us moving Dawes until we have a half-decent replacement to help out Jesse.

And currently, nobody at the club works harder onfield to help out Jesse, or is as clever about it.

[SaberFang 7,141]

It also won't happen. His best is behind him and his body is battered.

Never underestimate the stupidity of other clubs.

Richmond gave up pick 28 for Shaun Hampson.

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Dawes has been effectively missing for most of the last 2 years, so not sure about that.

Frost, Oscar Mac and Pedersen are available, with King waiting in the wings. Think we're probably OK, you only have to look at where all Hawthorn's goals came from yesterday.

I agree... to a point.

Oscar Mac and King are still developing, and to be fair Oscar has been playing as a backman. King has shown glimpses at VFL level but is still some distance away from being a foil for Hogan. Pedersen, and possibly Frost, are our only true options for supporting Hogan if Dawes were to be traded. I still think that leaves us a little light on up forward and getting at least one tall in for further coverage would make sense.

[Lucifers Hero 36,983]

In another thread it was noted that Ess are interested in Dawes. So maybe he is part of the Melksham trade eg our 3rd rnd pick + Dawes for Melksham.

It is hypothetical but I would do that deal in a flash!

Much better than giving up our 2nd rnd, we move him while we have the chance (very hard to do when he is OOC next year) and we free up salary cap. Win/win.

Edited October 4, 2015 by Lucifer's Hero

[rhaz 342]

His contract is too expensive for another team to take him. The only way I could see us getting rid of him is if we paid some of his salary.

[beelzebub 22,225]

His contract is too expensive for another team to take him. The only way I could see us getting rid of him is if we paid some of his salary.

so be it

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

His contract is too expensive for another team to take him. The only way I could see us getting rid of him is if we paid some of his salary.

I'd prefer to keep him than pay part of his salary to play for another team.

[Lucifers Hero 36,983]

Dawes' contract would have been greatly front ended so his salary next year shouldn't be a problem.

If we had to cover any of it it would be quite small and it would be worth it so that we can get another deal done (as I doubt the club would be trying to get a draft pick for him).

Edited October 4, 2015 by Lucifer's Hero

[Watts Jurrah Dunn? 735]

Plays 15 games a year with wooden hands. He's got 2 - 3 seasons left. We'd be lucky to get pick 50 wouldn't we?

I'm all for improving the list but not sure the return for Dawes would make it worthwhile.

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,851]

Plays 15 games a year with wooden hands. He's got 2 - 3 seasons left. We'd be lucky to get pick 50 wouldn't we?

I'm all for improving the list but not sure the return for Dawes would make it worthwhile.

2-3 seasons ?

What do you base that on? Surely more than his age.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,078]

Do people not want trade rumours here or something? Facebook was references. Viewer discretion advised but it actually came from channel 7