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So We've got Dean Bailey on the left. His plan is to get a whole bunch of skilled players and play an attacking skillful game plan. Then we've got Mark Neeld on the right, he wants to make us the hardest team to play against and is full of tough talk. Paul Roos in the middle though, he's got this all sorted, he just wants more midfielders.
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Sloane won crows b&f.... id say he's off the table now.

Michael Rischitelli won the Lions B & F before he moved to Gold Coast....

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Roos has proven time and again that he is capable of taking fringe players from other clubs and turning them into very good players.

I'm confident he can do the same at Melbourne.

Agree Jaded, and it is for that reason I would rather trade late trades. He has an eye for the fringe player who you would not trade for high picks.

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personally I think there is room in the league this year,to snag a couple of big fish

clubs are willing to deal for top draft choices,

and roo"sey has listened to d king explain a lot of this all year

also think PR has been all over our list and draft,uncontracted,unhappy,and want to come home players for the last 10 weeks

I for one am not going to be surprised with a couple landing on our doorstep

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personally I think there is room in the league this year,to snag a couple of big fishclubs are willing to deal for top draft choices,and roo"sey has listened to d king explain a lot of this all yearalso think PR has been all over our list and draft,uncontracted,unhappy,and want to come home players for the last 10 weeksI for one am not going to be surprised with a couple landing on our doorstep

Hope you're right mate. I'll be the first to eat humble pie.

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So We've got Dean Bailey on the left. His plan is to get a whole bunch of skilled players and play an attacking skillful game plan. Then we've got Mark Neeld on the right, he wants to make us the hardest team to play against and is full of tough talk. Paul Roos in the middle though, he's got this all sorted, he just wants more midfielders.

We already have one "magnet" and he doesn't get a game.

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This is going to sound vague because im not certian of what picks people have but here goes...

Assuming we get a Priority Pick...

Pick 1 to Brisbane for Rockliff + pick 7

Pick 3 to West Coast for Selwood + pick 8

Pick 7 + 20 to Adelaide for Sloane

Total gain of Rockliff Selwood Sloane and pick 8

Is this a pipe dream? Sounds reasonable to me

Also, read somewhere that Essendon players have been givin the all clear to walk from the club as if they were unrestricted free agents regardless of contract situation, if true there is some players there worth targeting? Melksham, Hibberd?

Could turn around quickly

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This is going to sound vague because im not certian of what picks people have but here goes...

Assuming we get a Priority Pick...

Pick 1 to Brisbane for Rockliff + pick 7

Pick 3 to West Coast for Selwood + pick 8

Pick 7 + 20 to Adelaide for Sloane

Total gain of Rockliff Selwood Sloane and pick 8

Is this a pipe dream? Sounds reasonable to me

Also, read somewhere that Essendon players have been givin the all clear to walk from the club as if they were unrestricted free agents regardless of contract situation, if true there is some players there worth targeting? Melksham, Hibberd?

Could turn around quickly

I don't think that Rockliff or Sloane would leave but that would be the dream!

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This is going to sound vague because im not certian of what picks people have but here goes...

Assuming we get a Priority Pick...

Pick 1 to Brisbane for Rockliff + pick 7

Pick 3 to West Coast for Selwood + pick 8

Pick 7 + 20 to Adelaide for Sloane

Total gain of Rockliff Selwood Sloane and pick 8

Is this a pipe dream? Sounds reasonable to me

Also, read somewhere that Essendon players have been givin the all clear to walk from the club as if they were unrestricted free agents regardless of contract situation, if true there is some players there worth targeting? Melksham, Hibberd?

Could turn around quickly

Problem is the difference between 3 and 8 might not be worth it for WCE. And Sloane is going to be hard to trade if you are Adelaide, especially if you are not getting a top3 pick back...

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So We've got Dean Bailey on the left. His plan is to get a whole bunch of skilled players and play an attacking skillful game plan. Then we've got Mark Neeld on the right, he wants to make us the hardest team to play against and is full of tough talk. Paul Roos in the middle though, he's got this all sorted, he just wants more midfielders.

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Sloane won crows b&f.... id say he's off the table now.

heres the FinalSiren (Crows) stats page, for the 2013 season >

http://finalsiren.com/Fixture.asp?SeasonID=2013&TeamID=1&Sort=AverageRating%20Desc#Player

Sloane ranger - 4th

Scotty Thompson - 5th !!!

& my man, the one I wanted us to chase a few years ago when he was just going, gets the top nod, Dangermouse.

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personally I think there is room in the league this year,to snag a couple of big fish

clubs are willing to deal for top draft choices,

and roo"sey has listened to d king explain a lot of this all year

also think PR has been all over our list and draft,uncontracted,unhappy,and want to come home players for the last 10 weeks

I for one am not going to be surprised with a couple landing on our doorstep

I hope so jazz. he's had some time to Imagine the possibilities... & to keep an ear to the turf. let alone his networks ears.

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If we got picks 1 and 3 or 1 and 2 Would Roos just trade one of those picks and keep the other for a young gun mid?? I dont mind the idea of trading away for a star midfielder but i would like to keep one for a young mid.

Hit the nail on the head.

Although I think we'd get picks 2 and 3 as best case.

The AFL would want GWS to have pick 1.

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The AFL would want GWS to have pick 1.

BBP I think that becomes less of an issue if GWS add Franklin to Cameron and Patton. Boyd is the consensus number 1 pick and they'd just be creating a logjam up there. Giving #1 to Melbourne but forcing the Dees to trade the pick opens it up to the rest of the league to have a rare shot at a future gun key forward, and I can see that being appealing to the AFL if anything.

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We lack depth more I believe. You named one established, good midfielder and two up and comers.

The rest are either not up to it or not good enough (possibly Sylvia excepted).

We need at least 10 midfielders who can do their role and aren't substandard players.

Agree with this. Not sure whether we need 10 though. Anyway, Roos will fix it.

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