I have no words to describe Pick 88 for Morton.

Frankly bizarre if true. A pick we wont use.

Forget the Gysberts trade - this is the ludicrous deal...

FMD.

What a decision.

Effectively delisting Morton.

We couldn't get an pick upgrade?

A player swap?

Nothing?

If it happens of course...

its happened. Morton gone.

If it happens of course...

Is it possible that jay clark from the herald-sun fell for the original hoax and then it snowballed into a bigger rumour and was picked up by the age and afl.com? aargh who knows...

its happened. Morton gone.

Uhh has it?

Lets put all of our talented, underperforming players into the too hard basket and ship them off to other clubs for trinkets and baubles.

Lets not put any work into developing any young players on our list, even though most of them have shown plenty of ability at one time or another.

Lets bring in a bunch of Z-graders to ensure that we are competitive next year and that Neeld keeps his job. God forbid we might have another 4-18 season next year, but actually do something to move us closer to a premiership.

2 terrible trades.

I'd rather have delisted him than get nothing called pick 88

I'll definitely get a chuckle out of all this if it turns out to be true.

I lied. I feel sick in the guts. #4 draft pick given away for nothing in a few years.

Lets put all of our talented, underperforming players into the too hard basket and ship them off to other clubs for trinkets and baubles.

Lets not put any work into developing any young players on our list, even though most of them have shown plenty of ability at one time or another.

Lets bring in a bunch of Z-graders to ensure that we are competitive next year and that Neeld keeps his job. God forbid we might have another 4-18 season next year, but actually do something to move us closer to a premiership.

Thats crazy talk, to suggest we dont put any work into developing our young guys is simply false. Its pretty simple we may have got it wrong with a couple of early picks.. and we are entering a new stage of the clubs planning..

Recruited Cale in 2007, that's 5 years to work his way into the team.

Moving on.

2 terrible trades.

I'd rather have delisted him than get nothing called pick 88

But if we delisted him we would have to pay out his contract for next year - this way we don't and we free a spot on our list

I lied. I feel sick in the guts. #4 draft pick given away for nothing in a few years.

if you look at that draft year...it wasn't a great one.

Hindsight is great, but outside of cotchin, kruezer, dangerfield and rioli, grimes, mcevoy and ebert, the rest aren't too crash hot and aren't really holding down regular spots.

Gawn

But if we delisted him we would have to pay out his contract for next year - this way we don't and we free a spot on our list

True, just blowing off some steam here. Poor deal for us.

I've been very happy with everything we have done so far in the off season, but this trade is an absolute joke.

We spent pick 4 and invested years in Morton to essentially give him up for nothing.

Why sign him for 2 years last year Neeld, only to dump him for nothing a year later?

Stupid decision and reeks for our coaching department having no confidence in their ability to develop some players. Same for Gysberts.

To give these guys up for little to nothing is madness. We paid more for Rodan FFS!

Was a poor deal in 2007, now we're just looking to move on.

Only way it is good is that it saves a Jetta or a Bail.

But get us a bloody Pick upgrade!

Cale is worth nothing. As Wallace just said, he can't play a man's game...the way he's gone about it over the last few years has been symbolic of this club. Good move.

...as aside, I can't help but think about that atrocious round 1 display against Brisbane. We kicked long allll day to the boundary and we got killed on the rebound. I think we changed the plan slightly as we went along, but the fact we're bringing in so many talls indicates this is how we want to play. Either take a contested mark or create a strong contest - in Dawes, Pederson and Clare we have that.

We need to free up spots on our list so getting nothing back for him isn't that big an issue. He's never going to make it with us, let's see how he goes at WCE on the bigger Subiaco field.

He won't play for WC unless a plane load of their current players crashes into the Nullabor plain.

Cale is worth nothing. As Wallace just said, he can't play a man's game...the way he's gone about it over the last few years has been symbolic of this club. Good move.

...as aside, I can't help but think about that atrocious round 1 display against Brisbane. We kicked long allll day to the boundary and we got killed on the rebound. I think we changed the plan slightly as we went along, but the fact we're bringing in so many talls indicates this is how we want to play. Either take a contested mark or create a strong contest - in Dawes, Pederson and Clare we have that.

Oh goody. A joy to watch.

Meh, too shitted off right now.

..as aside, I can't help but think about that atrocious round 1 display against Brisbane. We kicked long allll day to the boundary and we got killed on the rebound. I think we changed the plan slightly as we went along, but the fact we're bringing in so many talls indicates this is how we want to play. Either take a contested mark or create a strong contest - in Dawes, Pederson and Clare we have that.

This si the thing that worries me the most - are we behind the 8-ball again? I want our coach to be innovative not just copy something that worked for someone else 3 seasons ago. In 2012 3 of the top 4 teams played a highly skilled kicking game slicing through the zone/press with short accurate kicks. Kicking long to the boundary was made redundant and is too easy to defend against.

if you look at that draft year...it wasn't a great one.

Hindsight is great, but outside of cotchin, kruezer, dangerfield and rioli, grimes, mcevoy and ebert, the rest aren't too crash hot and aren't really holding down regular spots.

Probably true but still, Dangerfield! lol. I think you'd struggle to find two players more poles apart in their career than Danger and Morton.

Sources saying Morton deal done.