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In the Hun this morning, Raines wants out of Tigerland due to limited opportunities in second half of the year.

Still only 23, and is a very good player when right.

Would provide us with more run off half back allowing Grimes to be released into the midfield.

In a draft which appears to lack depth beyond the first round this could be worth a punt.

Thoughts?

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Could be a handy pick up if he is over his injuries, but not for pick #18.

More likely the Tigers would be happy with a 3rd round pick. With Melbourne having the first pick in the 4th round, that might even be enough.

Pick #18 would be way over the odds. Richmond would do that in a heart beat if offered.

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In the Hun this morning, Raines wants out of Tigerland due to limited opportunities in second half of the year.

Still only 23, and is a very good player when right.

Would provide us with more run off half back allowing Grimes to be released into the midfield.

In a draft which appears to lack depth beyond the first round this could be worth a punt.

Thoughts?

No chance of us drafting him. His manager has already expressed that his desire is to go home to Qld. So I'd expect a trade with Bris, or at worst will stay with a club for 2 years before heading to the GC. I would have thought we've got plenty of good young players coming through who can provide run off half back and expect Strauss, Bennell, Cheney, Morton, Tom Macnamara (if we resign him as there are rumours he wants to head home to SA), Bruce and maybe Buckley to be used in such roles and see Grimes still spending a lot of time there in a similar role to Hodge at Hawthorn.

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Pick #18 would be way over the odds. Richmond would do that in a heart beat if offered.

Bingo Ash34. Way over the odds.

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In the Hun this morning, Raines wants out of Tigerland due to limited opportunities in second half of the year.

Still only 23, and is a very good player when right.

Would provide us with more run off half back allowing Grimes to be released into the midfield.

In a draft which appears to lack depth beyond the first round this could be worth a punt.

Thoughts?

You're kidding :)

Send him to GC

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Pick #18 would be way over the odds.

Raines specialty is to provide run. The problem is, he deliberately runs into traffic , gets pressured and gives a hospital handpass to a team mate or kicks it very poorly to them.

Just no.


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Looked a good player a couple of years ago but has gone backward since then (injuries/curse of TW?)

Needs an outstanding season at second tier level to even be considered for re-drafting if he doesn't stay at the tigers or be traded this year. Wouldn't think that anything under pick 50 would be offered.

In terms of Melbourne, I can't see why we would trade for yet another half back flanker.

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Raines specialty is to provide run. The problem is, he deliberately runs into traffic , gets pressured and gives a hospital handpass to a team mate or kicks it very poorly to them.

Just no.

Sounds like a little bald guy who plays for us !

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Jeez I hope none of the blokes who post here are recruiters for the club. Let's give away a top 20 pick for a spud like Raines or Staker and while we are at it trade Rivers for a "may be a player one day" kid.

FFS Half of the people here want to see us fail.

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In the Hun this morning, Raines wants out of Tigerland due to limited opportunities in second half of the year.

Still only 23, and is a very good player when right.

Would provide us with more run off half back allowing Grimes to be released into the midfield.

In a draft which appears to lack depth beyond the first round this could be worth a punt.

Thoughts?

NO


Posted

If he struggles to get games at the tigers, he's a definite no.

Plus we got guys like Grimes and Strauss who use the footy way better than Raines.

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Could be a handy pick up if he is over his injuries, but not for pick #18.

More likely the Tigers would be happy with a 3rd round pick. With Melbourne having the first pick in the 4th round, that might even be enough.

Pick #18 would be way over the odds. Richmond would do that in a heart beat if offered.

pick 18 for a player that got dropped to the coberg seconds... tell em their dreaming.

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bell for raines

One 'list clogger' for another. Why?

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