On AFL Facebook updates:

Essendon CEO Ian Robson & Recruitment manager Adrian Dodoro have walked out of the mediation with Gold Coast into the media room. Are they about to sign off the deal for Josh Caddy? Or are they going to be saying how disappointed they are that they couldn't land him at Essendon?

GC apparently onl;y want to take 1 pick in this year's draft, they just did this trade:

1.13pm - Geelong has swapped their first round pick 26 for Gold Coast's picks 32 and 34.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-trade-week-final-day-updates-20111017-1lsaj.html#ixzz1b0Dzihjp

Edited October 17, 201114 yr by old55

Trade week radio suggesting Caddy will now stay at GCS.

Dont' expect GC to have much interest in Essendon's pick 18 - our compo pick is of more interest. There's no point in bundling 36 or 39 from Bate - they just traded away 32 and 34 presumably because they won't use them

Dont' expect GC to have much interest in Essendon's pick 18 - our compo pick is of more interest. There's no point in bundling 36 or 39 from Bate - they just traded away 32 and 34 presumably because they won't use them

I thought you have to use a minimum of 3 selections in the ND or is it just turn over 3 players?

I thought you have to use a minimum of 3 selections in the ND or is it just turn over 3 players?

Their list becomes smaller every year doesn't it?

Tad confusing behaviour.

Watching for Caddy related news in #tradeweek on Twitter is like watching the closing minutes of an Ebay auction... come to think of it, maybe next year the AFL could set up an Ebay store where these trades can be conducted.

According to Barrett, Hooker and Gumbleton were thrown up by Essendon plus draft pick for Caddy but were of no interest to GC.

Gumbleton's stocks have massively nosedived. Big fail for Bombers on that No.2 draft pick.

Edited October 17, 201114 yr by Yoda

On AFL Facebook updates:

Essendon CEO Ian Robson & Recruitment manager Adrian Dodoro have walked out of the mediation with Gold Coast into the media room. Are they about to sign off the deal for Josh Caddy? Or are they going to be saying how disappointed they are that they couldn't land him at Essendon?

Just a thought, i never heard it reported if we walked out at the same time?

Edited October 17, 201114 yr by Jordie_tackles

I thought you have to use a minimum of 3 selections in the ND or is it just turn over 3 players?

Yeah, I couldn't find where I heard or read that - and I've clearly got it wrong - looks like they want 2 picks at least but seem to have traded all their later picks away:

1.41pm - Adelaide has received picks 27, 31 and 68 from Gold Coast for pick 24. The Suns look keen to have fewer, better draft picks, having now exchanged five picks (27,31,32, 34 and 68) for picks 24 and 26 in the past hour.

Read more: http://www.theage.co...l#ixzz1b0H723JJ

Edited October 17, 201114 yr by old55

Been reading Bomber Blitz................priceless reading the panic over Caddy..................I hope like hell they miss out on him!

haha they think 31 might be a sweetener lol

Yeah, I couldn't find where I heard or read that - and I've clearly got it wrong - looks like they want 2 picks at least but seem to have traded all their later picks away:

1.41pm - Adelaide has received picks 27, 31 and 68 from Gold Coast for pick 24. The Suns look keen to have fewer, better draft picks, having now exchanged five picks (27,31,32, 34 and 68) for picks 24 and 26 in the past hour.

Read more: http://www.theage.co...l#ixzz1b0H723JJ

If that's the case you would think our compo pick for next year would be very attractive to them with a player or two. 5 minutes to go looks like we missed him.

yeah pretty late imo, was a nice try though

trade week over

no deal

God, I'm sick of not being able to atttract decent players to this Club. What has Harrington been doing all week?

(Nb. joking)

BomberBlitz is making for most amusing reading!

BomberBlitz is making for most amusing reading!

Haha from Astro Bomber:

"positive is those dirty lunch cutters Melbourne didn't get Caddy either."

Bwahahaha. This has made my day.

The Scum have missed their man.

Just great.

Anyone got a Bomberblitz link for that Caddy thread?

Bwahahaha. This has made my day.

The Scum have missed their man.

Just great.

Anyone got a Bomberblitz link for that Caddy thread?

http://www.bomberblitz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=63346&st=1995

Bombers have snails running around in their midfield...ahahaha

Caddy and many of his GC colleagues will be OOC at the end of next year. We've still got the 2 x 1st round compo picks.

Caddy and many of his GC colleagues will be OOC at the end of next year. We've still got the 2 x 1st round compo picks.

Indeed. Essendon being too tightarsed could work in our favour - we're in the box seat if he still wants to go next year. I'm loving this business of cleaning up because of other clubs' poor strategies.

Indeed. Essendon being too tightarsed could work in our favour - we're in the box seat if he still wants to go next year. I'm loving this business of cleaning up because of other clubs' poor strategies.

It's a great sign alone that Caddy wanted to come home. Expect he won't be the only one by the end of next year and we'll be in the box seat!