Dion Prestia

[beelzebub 22,892]

Reading btw lines..Howes gone

[DemonOX 8,586]

Reading btw lines..Howes gone

No surprise there.

[Lord Travis 10,370]

All that article tells me is that there is enough momentum that they'd had to publicly acknowledge the interest and try to fan the flames. I wouldn't count us out yet.

[dee-luded 2,958]

Hes not an A grader anyway, and thats what Roosy wants

Hoepfully we are into a bigger fish

or even just newer fish.

a big fish is good, so also is not so big halfback/midfield sized fish, around the 23 yr bracket?

happy with whatever changes the footy dept can come up with... the only thing I won't be happy with, is not clearing out our non-impact contributors.

Hes not an A grader anyway, and thats what Roosy wants

Hoepfully we are into a bigger fish

I just wonder if he's been put on the back-burner, for a more urgent possibility. there was more than just blue cod hanging around the Prestia rumors.

reckon something is afoot, it has that smell lingering

[dee-luded 2,958]

Prendergast?

Blight?

[dee-luded 2,958]

Reading btw lines..Howes gone

are you linking this to Prestia, blzb, in some way?

[daisycutter 28,788]

well at least if we chase dion next year it will be with better knowledge re his injury recovery

[Deeoldfart 7,929]

Nothing is pretty clear at this time of the year.

Carlton where very clear in their assertions that they would honour MM contract as well, things change, things stay the same.

In the end we will know more at the end of trade season...

I'd go further than that rjay and say that at this time of year, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

[nutbean 8,837]

Keep dreaming boys. Time to move on to other targets this year and focus on Prestia again at the end of 2016.

Have you spoken to Mahoney? Viney? Roos? If you haven't then you can't guarantee a thing mate.

Problem is that Prestia is not the one who does the trades. It is GC.

Or Prestia is honouring the final year of his contract to see if the Suns improve under Eade without so many injuries.

Bottom line is that it's pretty clear he isn't going anywhere until the end of next season. If I were GC I'd be backing the club to bounce back next year and that will have a roll on effect for guys like Prestia to re-sign beyond 2016, so I can't see them trading him.

Wiseblood - if we took your approach and moved on we wouldn't have Roos coaching us.

With the priviso of not mortgaging the MCG to get a player, and also no focusing entirely on one player only, I would take no for a final answer when the trade period is concluded. Up until then keep on offering and being creative and see what happens.

I suspect taking no for an answer was old school MFC and the difference between us asking Ross Lyons manager about Ross Lyon ( and Freo being persistant) vs Peter Jackson being told by Roos 3 or 4 times that he wasnt interested in coming to the MFC but not accepting that answer until he either said yes or ran out of time to appoint a coach.

[deanox 9,342]

Honoring a contract doesn't mean he has to play for them.

If he is traded to us in a mutually agreed trade (the only kind) he can honor his contact here.

That being said i don't think we'll lands him this year.

[What 18,810]

All is quiet on the Prestia front... but does anyone else get the feeling that something might be cooking behind the scenes?

[Forest Demon 4,681]

All is quiet on the Prestia front... but does anyone else get the feeling that something might be cooking behind the scenes?

Not really, no.

[Little Richard 6,069]

All is quiet on the Prestia front... but does anyone else get the feeling that something might be cooking behind the scenes?

I thought you didn't want him because he wasn't an 'A grader'?

[What 18,810]

I thought you didn't want him because he wasn't an 'A grader'?

Wrong, I have always wanted him

[Micah 59]

would almost be top of my wishlist, but really can't see GC letting him go on top of Dixon/Bennell

[dbj1983 138]

Gold Coast have offered Howe $650,000 a season which we won't match. Means they have to trade with us to get the deal done.

[What 18,810]

Gold Coast have offered Howe $650,000 a season which we won't match. Means they have to trade with us to get the deal done.

Where'd you hear that? I hope its true

[Mach5 4,499]

Gold Coast have offered Howe $650,000 a season which we won't match. Means they have to trade with us to get the deal done.

Posturing now.

We have to trade with you so that Howe can go up there, but what do we want from you?

Prestia is off limits. You won't entertain offers for O'Meara.

We've already determined that we don't want Bennell because of his issues.

Bennell and a 2nd rounder you say GC? Keep talking...

[dbj1983 138]

Where'd you hear that? I hope its true

Reliable source.

[Redleg 39,092]

Gold Coast have offered Howe $650,000 a season which we won't match. Means they have to trade with us to get the deal done.

If true which I doubt, they really value him. That should then get us a good deal.

[Binmans PA 27,683]

Posturing now.

We have to trade with you so that Howe can go up there, but what do we want from you?

Prestia is off limits. You won't entertain offers for O'Meara.

We've already determined that we don't want Bennell because of his issues.

Bennell and a 2nd rounder you say GC? Keep talking...

Reckon we'll get Prestia.

[Binmans PA 27,683]

I wonder if they'd put McKenzie up for trade and would we trade Howe for McKenzie? I'd want slightly more maybe.

[TheoX 1,218]

If they value him at 650K they should cough up something commensurate in a trade.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

I wonder if they'd put McKenzie up for trade and would we trade Howe for McKenzie? I'd want slightly more maybe.

Fair trade.

I'd prefer McKenzie.

[Breggsy 123]

I'd happily do howe for Aaron Hall