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According to an article on the SEN app (should be on the website somewhere)

Inside Football reports we are discussing a potential trade with GCS as Swallow wants to be near his brother.

Watts plus pick 2 sounds like too much for mine.

I get the feeling Watts would welcome the lesser spotlight, but we'd want to get another player or pick in that trade.

In the same breath they have us offering pick 2 to Adelaide, preferring Brad Crouch in return, failing that Rory Sloane.

The crows seem reticent to let to of either player, understandably.

I imagine the club would be on the front foot in regards to trades, especially keen to come to an agreement prior to any potential announcement of priority picks.

Otherwise the other clubs would be pushing for the inclusion of the priority pick in some way.

Also the pick would have more value without the knowledge it was going to be bumped down 1 spot.

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Ted Lasso
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way overs from our end watts and pick 2 for swallow and pick5 maybe

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Watts for Swalow would be a fair deal for both parties Why the hell would we add pick 2?

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I really don't understand why everyone wants to trade Watts........He has had a pretty good season and will just keep getting better as he matures....... I think we need a midfield but not at the ex

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way overs from our end watts and pick 2 for swallow and pick5 maybe

and then pick 5 for sloane? that would really harden up our midfield for next year.. + rumours we are offering taylor adams a lucrative long term deal to come home.. jamar + pick 13 could get that done..?

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I'd do pick 2 for Swalllow, but I wouldn't add Watts too. I'm not sure I'd do Sloane for pick 2. I feel like Swallow has more upside than Sloane. Besides, Sloane would probably say no after the way we allegedly treated him pre draft.

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Swallow will surely head to north if he wants to be close to his brother .

Melbourne only get the crumbs during trade period. We are still the AFL basket case

They probably couldn't offer enough. Both parties have to agree remember. If Watts wanted out and Swallow wanted to come here then that's a pretty fair trade like for like. He's not getting much of a run in their midfield.

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According to an article on the SEN app (should be on the website somewhere)

Inside Football reports we are discussing a potential trade with GCS as Swallow wants to be near his brother.

Watts plus pick 2 sounds like too much for mine.

I get the feeling Watts would welcome the lesser spotlight, but we'd want to get another player or pick in that trade.

In the same breath they have us offering pick 2 to Adelaide, preferring Brad Crouch in return, failing that Rory Sloane.

The crows seem reticent to let to of either player, understandably.

I imagine the club would be on the front foot in regards to trades, especially keen to come to an agreement prior to any potential announcement of priority picks.

Otherwise the other clubs would be pushing for the inclusion of the priority pick in some way.

Also the pick would have more value without the knowledge it was going to be bumped down 1 spot.

At first I questioned how this rumour could be true given that the Gold Coast surely have enough key position prospects with players like Charlie Dixon and Tom Lynch, but upon review they don't seem to have a clear 3rd tall forward, which is the role Watts could undoubtedly play for them.

Though I don't want to see us lose Watts, if we were able to get a young promising midfielder like Swallow (which many draft followers predicted would become better than his brother), then I might be on board with it, particularly given the insertion of Hogan into the forward line next season.

However, I still see a lot of further development from Watts, and there were one things he did twice against the GC that I've been wanting to see him do for a long time......to take those running shots on goal from outside 50. I've wanted him to be more selfish with some of those things for some time, and to see him do it last Saturday was a beautiful thing.

He looks a lot more confident during games, and more resilient than he has in the past and looks ready to take that next step. A tough call, and one I'm not certain about at the moment, but can understand the reasoning, and if we were to get Swallow, that would be a good value trade. Don't think we should add in the no.2 pick though.

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If we gave up Watts and pick 2 for Swallow we would be pretty much just be giving them pick 2 for free. Watts hasn't set the world on fire but neither has Swallow. Watts is a key position player and Swallow has spent most of the year playing half back. NO THANKS!

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Anyone think the new coach might have something to say about this...sorry forgot we don't have one yet.

These guys are making stuff up at the moment. Midfielder wants to move, Melbourne needs a midfielder, Watts wants to move = must be true.

Pick 2 is overs and anyway we don't know what picks we will have yet.

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I'm inclined to agree - no move would be made without input from the new coach, whomever it may be.

If talks have occurred, I imagine it is just the club seeing what sort of offers are available to them at this stage, as they'll probably be working on restricted time when the coach is installed.

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If the club could trade in two quality midfielders, like Sloane and Swallow for Pick 2 (Pick 3 with a PP) and Watts + the exchange of later picks or additional mid-range players I certainly wouldn't be complaining.

It would also make me feel at ease with the selection of Boyd if the club is to obtain a priorty pick (PP).

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