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The age say 3rd round pick for Toumpas. That's even more depressing. The pick 29 was looking like decent value.

Why ?

Right now it doesn't matter how Toumpas got to the club. He's evaluated on his 3 years at the club. I'd like pick 29 too, but Port aren't going to pay much for a player who in all likelihood will play more at SANFL level next year than the AFL.

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So in a perfect world, it sounds like from this trade period we might be looking at something like:

Howe & Pick 6 to Gold Coast

Picks 3 & 35 (received from Fremantle for Bennell) back to Melbourne

Pick 35 to Collingwood for Kennedy

Grimes & Pick 45 to Richmond

Pick 31 back to Melbourne

Pick 31 to GWS

Bugg back to Melbourne

Toumpas to Port

Pick 29 to Melbourne

Pick 29 to Essendon

Melksham to Melbourne

We get Melksham, Bugg, Kennedy, Pick 3 (Darcy Parish) & hold onto Pick 25 (James Parsons or one of the McKay boys) in exchange for:

Howe, Grimes, Toumpas, Pick 6 & 45

Would be brilliant!

Even more brilliant if we could somehow jag Lennon in the Grimes to Richmond bit.

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Why ?

Right now it doesn't matter how Toumpas got to the club. He's evaluated on his 3 years at the club. I'd like pick 29 too, but Port aren't going to pay much for a player who in all likelihood will play more at SANFL level next year than the AFL.

You make a good point.

Although it could very well turn into another Poleac situation and he has a break out year with them.

One good thing about Jimmy is though I reckon he'll do what's also good for the club as well as himself. If we say we can get a better return with another club I reckon he'd be open to it.

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Why ?

Right now it doesn't matter how Toumpas got to the club. He's evaluated on his 3 years at the club. I'd like pick 29 too, but Port aren't going to pay much for a player who in all likelihood will play more at SANFL level next year than the AFL.

Funny how many suggest a 3rd rounder for Bugg would suffice and are dismayed we'd only get similar for the Toump.. I know which I rate higher

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So in a perfect world, it sounds like from this trade period we might be looking at something like:

Howe & Pick 6 to Gold Coast

Picks 3 & 35 (received from Fremantle for Bennell) back to Melbourne

Pick 35 to Collingwood for Kennedy

Grimes & Pick 45 to Richmond

Pick 31 back to Melbourne

Pick 31 to GWS

Bugg back to Melbourne

Toumpas to Port

Pick 29 to Melbourne

Pick 29 to Essendon

Melksham to Melbourne

We get Melksham, Bugg, Kennedy, Pick 3 (Darcy Parish) & hold onto Pick 25 (James Parsons or one of the McKay boys) in exchange for:

Howe, Grimes, Toumpas, Pick 6 & 45

Would be brilliant!

There's a Mr Kerrigan on the blower for you AAC !! :rolleyes:

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Why ?

Right now it doesn't matter how Toumpas got to the club. He's evaluated on his 3 years at the club. I'd like pick 29 too, but Port aren't going to pay much for a player who in all likelihood will play more at SANFL level next year than the AFL.

If 29 is then used to land Melksham, it seems like a no brainer to me.

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There's a Mr Kerrigan on the blower for you AAC !! :rolleyes:

Tell him he's dreamin.


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I think , for mine, I temper all thoughts about the who and what we need and how we'll go about getting them with time.

We arent going to build Rome in one trade period , or one draft. Its a continuous work in progress.. In that light you need to prioritise what you want/need with what's available. Also what do we we have on board already that can fulfill a role if only for a year til next draft/trade.

If a fwd fell into our lap , all well and good but id be hunting down more parts for the engine room first. We can cobble together interims elsewhere, imho

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Just saw that in the paper. I find it hard to believe we'd except that. Pick 49 is way unders considering what he showed in a few games this year.

If the filth will be getting Pick 24 for Freeman, I'm confident we'll demand no less then 29 for Toump.

i don't know why you guys take any notice of media speculation. it's all over the place. blind leading the blind

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defiantly think we should target another key forward in the trade period

How rebellious of you.

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defiantly think we should target another key forward in the trade period

All I want for Xmas is a CHF

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Why ?

Right now it doesn't matter how Toumpas got to the club. He's evaluated on his 3 years at the club. I'd like pick 29 too, but Port aren't going to pay much for a player who in all likelihood will play more at SANFL level next year than the AFL.

Spot on - There is this lack of understanding with posters ( or not wanting to accept reality) linking the draft selection number and a players worth. What number a player goes in the draft only has relevance until the draft has finished. From then it is up to a player to establish his worth. Is Tom McDonald only worth pick 53 today ? ( Paddy Dangerfield certainly made mockery of his number 10 draft selection)

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Wonder if Adelaide would trade pick 9 and 11 for our pick 3

Very doubtful, considering we have pick 6!

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So in a perfect world, it sounds like from this trade period we might be looking at something like:

Howe & Pick 6 to Gold Coast

Picks 3 & 35 (received from Fremantle for Bennell) back to Melbourne

Pick 35 to Collingwood for Kennedy

Grimes & Pick 45 to Richmond

Pick 31 back to Melbourne

Pick 31 to GWS

Bugg back to Melbourne

Toumpas to Port

Pick 29 to Melbourne

Pick 29 to Essendon

Melksham to Melbourne

We get Melksham, Bugg, Kennedy, Pick 3 (Darcy Parish) & hold onto Pick 25 (James Parsons or one of the McKay boys) in exchange for:

Howe, Grimes, Toumpas, Pick 6 & 45

Would be brilliant!

Like it a lot.

With the knowledge that established stars of the game still don't want to come to our club, the next best thing would be for us to improve our draft position and if we could do a deal with Gold Coast that involves Howe and our pick 6 for their pick 3 and a later pick it'd be ideal.

Means we could land Parish (as you say), or Francis.

Hope it happens.


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Like it a lot.

With the knowledge that established stars of the game still don't want to come to our club, the next best thing would be for us to improve our draft position and if we could do a deal with Gold Coast that involves Howe and our pick 6 for their pick 3 and a later pick it'd be ideal.

Means we could land Parish (as you say), or Francis.

Hope it happens.

except I doubt pk 29 for Toumpas.. Much of AAC's idea could work...but some elements unlikely...or certainly not a given

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Wonder if Adelaide would trade pick 9 and 11 for our pick 3

gotta have 3 first

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So we could take a Toumpas and leave a Talia and a Fyfe for someone else.

Seeing as Fyfe and Talia were drafted with a pick later than Toumpas that idea is flawed.

I think I'd rather have pick 9 + 11 than 3. No guarantee with any of them.

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Id rather just trade 3 for a fish

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Lol anyone else bit over this trade period already?

Daz.....its only just begun !!! :roos:

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