Has asked for a trade. Um, YES!

Roos rates him tremendously highly.

He is almost 29... nice player though who will give us 2 or 3 good years... get him into the PSD.

Edited October 14, 20159 yr by Petraccattack

Early 30's pick would do it, I'd think.

This is the kind of mature big bodied grunt i was talking about yesterday and if its for 2 solid years it could be a big win. Is he a bigger risk than an unproven younger small bodied player in Kennedy who has no guarentee he will not be another toumpas that can't handle the heat of stronger players applying pressure ?

Edited October 14, 20159 yr by johndemons

Goodness me...

Early 30's pick would do it, I'd think.

He is nearly 30. I know its a shallow draft, but geez.

*Note... I stand corrected, he is 29 in November.

Edited October 14, 20159 yr by KingDingAling

At the end of this season, I don't know one person that wasn't appreciative of the service that Cross provided since his arrival.

I'd imagine a 3rd round pick may do the job.

Has asked for a trade. Um, YES!

Roos rates him tremendously highly.

Where does it say Roos rates him?

Offer Pick 46. I wouldn't offer anymore though.

He is nearly 30. I know its a shallow draft, but geez.

Bernie Vince is 30. Should we toss him out with Crossy, as well?

Fair dinkum.

I can't see the point in recruiting him.

Bernie Vince is 30. Should we toss him out with Crossy, as well?

Fair dinkum.

My perspective on Vince hasn't changed, he will play until he is 35.

Cross is a different footballer, and Rosa, well, I am not sure, he is a little bit Vanilla. I assumed he was older than 28 though.

I'd have him before Adcock. He's no less an improvement than the rest of the players we're pursuing at the moment. Hell of a lot more experience than the Kennedy, Bugg and Melksham types.

I can't see the point in recruiting him.

Point is that we should start recruiting players who can help us win NOW. We've been down too long and have become unattractive. Want to get Prestia next year? Better be pushing for finals. Need players who can affect our performance this year and Rosa is a class player and he's only 28. Got 4 or more years left

I can't see the point in recruiting him.

Please point me towards the plethora of other available players with recent grand final experience?

This would be a huge win for us.

I taught Matt Rosa as a young student teacher many years ago. He was a lovely kid.
We need to be careful. We did need to get some 28 plus players at the start of 2014 because the cupboard was bare on that front. We don't want to overcorrect however.

Please point me towards the plethora of other available players with recent grand final experience?

This would be a huge win for us at the right price.

Fixed...

I taught Matt Rosa as a young student teacher many years ago. He was a lovely kid.

We need to be careful. We did need to get some 28 plus players at the start of 2014 because the cupboard was bare on that front. We don't want to overcorrect however.

Colin, just wondering if adding one more 28 plus year old is going to mean we have overcorrected, given we have lost two this year?

I taught Matt Rosa as a young student teacher many years ago. He was a lovely kid.

We need to be careful. We did need to get some 28 plus players at the start of 2014 because the cupboard was bare on that front. We don't want to overcorrect however.

Yeah, good replacement for Cross, but I wouldn't go offering anything other than a late pick for Rosa.

I taught Matt Rosa as a young student teacher many years ago. He was a lovely kid.

We need to be careful. We did need to get some 28 plus players at the start of 2014 because the cupboard was bare on that front. We don't want to overcorrect however.

You taught at St Pats?

You taught at St Pats?

No, I did not. I taught him before he got there. I believe he did year 11 and 12 at St. Pats as part of his footy scholarship.

Colin, just wondering if adding one more 28 plus year old is going to mean we have overcorrected, given we have lost two this year?

Kind of depends who else we get during this trade period. In isolation, it's not a bad pick up. I just have bad memories of our 2012 trading period. (Besides picking up Hogan)

Please point me towards the plethora of other available players with recent grand final experience?

This would be a huge win for us.

Dawes and Lumumba have been huge wins for us, right?

If we are thinking bout next season , and assuming we get these players included Rosa Vince Jones Viney Salem Tyson Bugg Melkshem brayshaw petracca trenners and perhaps Kennedy forms a group of competitive mids flankers with some quality . Better than what we have carried recently .

Rosa would fit in well helping some of the older guys carry the load . He could play for three years who knows .

Yes fom me .

I can only assume he's currently contracted, as he's been there long enough to be eligible as a free agent.

The days of the long, painful rebuild are over. You need to be looking for wins every year. It would be dependent on our net position through the trade window; but if Watts and Howe are out someone like Rosa provides some class and experience back into the line up (along with the loss of Cross as others have mentioned).