The Trade/Draft Rumour Mill

[Captain_Jack 88]

HYPOTHETICAL:

If Malthouse threw up a direct swap;

Watts for Yarran - Who would take it?

Yarran is out of favour and Malthouse loves Watts apparently...

[demon-4-life 467]

HYPOTHETICAL:

If Malthouse threw up a direct swap;

Watts for Yarran - Who would take it?

Yarran is out of favour and Malthouse loves Watts apparently...

Umm...no.

AFL players of Watts size, speed and skill level combined don't grow on trees. Granted we have always questioned his desire and intensity. But I think we'll all agree over the last few weeks we really are starting to see some change.

[Captain_Jack 88]

Umm...no.

AFL players of Watts size, speed and skill level combined don't grow on trees. Granted we have always questioned his desire and intensity. But I think we'll all agree over the last few weeks we really are starting to see some change.

I don't disagree, just throwing out the hypothetical.

[Little Richard 5,935]

HYPOTHETICAL:

If Malthouse threw up a direct swap;

Watts for Yarran - Who would take it?

Yarran is out of favour and Malthouse loves Watts apparently...

Hypothetical, Fitzpatrick for Yarran?

[jazza 1,323]

yarran bell lucas for hoges???

[jnrmac 19,481]

Just heard on channel 7, that the giants have declaired the number 1 draft pick is on the trade table..... Hmm? Are they saying that there going to tank to get the number 1 draft pick? How can they put a pick on the trade table, that they don't have?

They are talking their first draft pick.....

[Bossdog 2,002]

HYPOTHETICAL:

If Malthouse threw up a direct swap;

Watts for Yarran - Who would take it?

Yarran is out of favour and Malthouse loves Watts apparently...

We finally get Watts playing like he should and you want to trade him for an inconsistent player like Yarran?????

Are you serious???????

[Little Richard 5,935]

We finally get Watts playing like he should and you want to trade him for an inconsistent player like Yarran?????

Are you serious???????

Not to mention Watts is Captain_Jack's favourite player!

Edited July 9, 2013 by Django

[Red&BlueBlood 61]

Yarran is explosive but unreliable, also a sook... maybe thats why he is playing sh!te atm.

We should go for Betts, kicks goals and we need a good small forward at the feet of clark, hogan, dawes and watts...

Cross is a must get for us, and I think we should make a play for some of the up and coming geelong mids, and definetly viv murchie from freo

[timmyo64 44]

yarran bell lucas for hoges???

surely thats a joke?

[rjay 24,180]

yarran bell lucas for hoges???

surely thats a joke?

It's the kind of joke Carlton will offer up for pick one and GWS will laugh at it. If I was GWS I would be asking for Murphy.

[jazza 1,323]

surely thats a joke?

yep

but we used to accept such things at mfc

[rpfc 27,673]

yep

but we used to accept such things at mfc

When?

[Little Goffy 12,964]

Hey, thanks for bringing up the idea of a direct swap Watts for Yarran. Reminded me of how much Watts has developed and how much genuine low-visibility work he has been prepared to do compared to an actually soft, lazy 'star'.

Watts is a long way ahead of Yarran, and Watts is improving while Yarran is stagnating.

That said, Yarran could still develop into a potent player, much more than a crumbing forward, Brad Johnson style. He's not that short (180cm) or light (84kg) but has a smart and agile game when he's on song. Would take a the right 'price', but would be wary of getting sucked in.

[ucanchoose 1,807]

Definitely, would be a really handy acquisition too. Provides good run and clean disposal from the back line.

Wonder what he'd be worth?

Don't we already have enough non accountable downhill skiers?

[jazza 1,323]

When?

could give you a months reading material on this subject

just revisit all drafts by mfc and how we got each pick

[alias275 259]

Yarran is explosive but unreliable, also a sook... maybe thats why he is playing sh!te atm.

We should go for Betts, kicks goals and we need a good small forward at the feet of clark, hogan, dawes and watts...

Cross is a must get for us, and I think we should make a play for some of the up and coming geelong mids, and definetly viv murchie from freo

Would be awesome to pick up someone like Betts. I am only worried the MFC won't have shorts big enough for his liking.

[Red&BlueBlood 61]

I read an article saying Carlton will be clearing a lot of people off there list at years end, we could do worse than make a play for Brock McLean to come home, DESPITE what his comments did to the club...

We should also look at guys like Nick Duigan.

I really hope the MFC has people scouring the list of the other teams for targets, Dawes and big mitch will sell a good story as would signing Roos!

[Clark_Kent 315]

I read an article saying Carlton will be clearing a lot of people off there list at years end, we could do worse than make a play for Brock McLean to come home, DESPITE what his comments did to the club...

No offence but that would never happen and I doubt many supporters would want him back, no matter how well he is playing at the moment.

[Little Richard 5,935]

Don't we already have enough non accountable downhill skiers?

Nah, we have to replace Moloney

[TheoX 1,218]

We should also look at guys like Nick Duigan.

Have you seen his kicking? Makes Nicho's footskills look elite.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,086]

I rate Yarran as a runner out of the back half but its still unclear what Watts could be.

[Red&BlueBlood 61]

Lets make a serious play for Dustin Martin??

Reports say he is looking for $650k a season so not sure we could fit him into our salary cap but he would be worth it... Goal kicking midfielder, hard as nails, should already be in a demons jumper had we not gone for scully... in saying that if we didnt get scully we wouldnt have dawes...

[rjay 24,180]

Lets make a serious play for Dustin Martin??

Reports say he is looking for $650k a season so not sure we could fit him into our salary cap but he would be worth it... Goal kicking midfielder, hard as nails, should already be in a demons jumper had we not gone for scully... in saying that if we didnt get scully we wouldnt have dawes...

Worse than that we wouldn't have Hogan.

[rjay 24,180]

I rate Yarran as a runner out of the back half but its still unclear what Watts could be.

...and that's about what I rate Yarran as, a runner, a front runner. As soon as teams started manning up on him and not giving him room the run dried up.