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I don't trawl through every forum topic so I apologise if this has been mentioned several times already - but Chris Dawes is the one we should be chasing... hopefully the Neeld link will help facilitate this.

Agreed Fitness, and dare i say Fev also an outside chance?

Melbourne has always said he isn't in our plans, but Neeld may have different plans. And many of our guys have passed to him laces out, and some of our small forwards have kicked goals off his scraps! I see the benefit, some see it a risk. Dawes is probably first choice.

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    I'm not interested in acquiring him.

    I don't think he's particularly impressive.

    I am interested in his situation however.

    Ok, fine, he wants to come home to Victoria. I get that. Fine.

    What I don't get is that he seems to think he can dictate which team he is traded to?

    Surely, if he demands to be traded to Victoria, then the crows just deal with whichever Victorian team will give them the best return?

    Why on earth would they bow to his wishes, limit their options and probably get a lesser return?

    What makes him think they will do this?

    I understand that you'd want to be compassionate and help him go back to Victoria, but why should he be able to choose his exact destination?

    Surely he doesn't have the upper hand in this.

    Anybody?

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    I understand that you'd want to be compassionate and help him go back to Victoria, but why should he be able to choose his exact destination?

    Surely he doesn't have the upper hand in this.

    Anybody?

    Depends if Gunston is prepared to go into the draft. Clubs are reluctant to draft a player who doesn't want to go to them.

    Luke Ball seems to be the precedent here. He got to the filth (pick 30?) in the draft. And the saints got zilch for him (I think they were offered pick 30.)

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    Depends if Gunston is prepared to go into the draft. Clubs are reluctant to draft a player who doesn't want to go to them.

    Luke Ball seems to be the precedent here. He got to the filth (pick 30?) in the draft. And the saints got zilch for him (I think they were offered pick 30.)

    Joke of an offer it was and still is.

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    Joke of an offer it was and still is.

    They were offered Goldsack and pick 30. Should have taken it, they got nothing and he helped them lose a flag. If he was playing for them and helped get a point they win the first GF. The only joke is on the Saints, too smart by half.

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    They were offered Goldsack and pick 30. Should have taken it, they got nothing and he helped them lose a flag. If he was playing for them and helped get a point they win the first GF. The only joke is on the Saints, too smart by half.

    Jokers all 'round really...

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    The point is, tho', that an (established) player can probably get to where they want, be it by trade, or via the draft/PD. Whether Gunston is 'established' is a moot (ed: thanks rpfc) point.

    Looks like only rookies have no choice.

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    The point is, tho', that an (established) player can probably get to where they want, be it by trade, or via the draft/PD. Whether Gunston is 'established' is a mute point.

    Looks like only rookies have no choice.

    Moot.

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    Not sure whether we are interested in him, but it is funny how every time a player is mentioned Hawks and Blues are named as the ones interested.

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    Not sure whether we are interested in him, but it is funny how every time a player is mentioned Hawks and Blues are named as the ones interested.

    I havent seen Melbourne mentioned in the despatches as being interested. Be curious to know who we ARE though ( interested in)

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    Gunston to Hawthorn

    as per Hawthorn get Jack Gunston, along with picks 53 and 71, while Adelaide receive picks 24, 46, 64

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