GC want a player of the same ilk...

Trenners for O'meara.

Both highly rated juniors both had great starts to their careers both been injury riddled and struggled to get on the park in the past two years. 

Clearly I am joking but their asking price is way too high... a decent first round pick and steak knives should be the going price... but who knows what a desperate melbourne based club would offer to land a 'star'

Wouldn't be surprised if we sit back and wait to see if this gets drawn out a bit, then get involved if the front-runners, reported to be the Hawks, Nth, Ess and Saints. While he has had 1 really bad injury, his first 2 years were up with the best first 2 years played by anyone, so if he can get to those levels again he'd be a great pick up. Massive IF, but if the medical team think he's good to go and everyone else stalls maybe we could swoop in with the 2017 first rounder plus one of or a combination of Dunn, Garland, ANB, Avdb etc. 

4 hours ago, picket fence said:

An injury prone , non proven player who drinks his own bathwater methinks. I agree with the club, they have looked after him and he does this.

I wouldn't entertain any thoughts of getting him. I think he might be done. TWO bad knee injuries! 

Caveat Emptor with this one!

Hope we don't have our own Jaeger story. Then again he is following his girlfriend to Melbourne and ours has a Melbourne girl. 

2 hours ago, Red and Blue realist said:

Wouldn't be surprised if we sit back and wait to see if this gets drawn out a bit, then get involved if the front-runners, reported to be the Hawks, Nth, Ess and Saints. While he has had 1 really bad injury, his first 2 years were up with the best first 2 years played by anyone, so if he can get to those levels again he'd be a great pick up. Massive IF, but if the medical team think he's good to go and everyone else stalls maybe we could swoop in with the 2017 first rounder plus one of or a combination of Dunn, Garland, ANB, Avdb etc. 

These guys know who they are going to when they say they are leaving, then they usually get there. I hope it is not the Hawks, but at least they will be made to pay, or the Bombers, who could get him PSD for nothing. Both of those scenarios upset me. Then again, he may never be the player he was again.

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by Redleg

4 hours ago, AngryAtCasey said:

GC17 saying they're after players & not picks for O'Meara and they want a player of the same ilk.

Salem & Garland for O'Meara & a late pick coming back.

Yes?  No?  Not enough?

Not enough.  Garland is useless to them with May and Thompson holding down the key posts, and while I rate Salem highly, he hasn't done enough at senior level as yet to be that 'quality' player they are after.

If we went to them looking to get O'Meara, I could see them asking for an Oliver, Brayshaw or Petracca in return, which of course we wouldn't do.

Just bear in mind WJ's post of about 2 years ago, about how serious the injury to O'Meara is.

35 minutes ago, Redleg said:

These guys know who they are going to when they say they are leaving, then they usually get there. I hope it is not the Hawks, but at least they will be made to pay, or the Bombers, who could get him PSD for nothing. Both of those scenarios upset me. Then again, he may never be the player he was again.

The problem with going to Hawthorn from a manager's point of view is that their client won't be on as much coin as would be on offer elsewhere. If I was a manager, I'd also be advising my client that Hawthorn look to be on the way down. They'll still play finals next year, but then that might be it for them. So if you go off to Hawthorn now, you might be stuck in two years time without much midfield help and in rebuild mode.

I'm just not sure the lure to Hawthorn is as great as it was. Even 12 months ago. This year they've showed their aging list has caught up with them a bit.

51 minutes ago, A F said:

 

I'm just not sure the lure to Hawthorn is as great as it was. Even 12 months ago. This year they've showed their aging list has caught up with them a bit.

It doesn't have to be as great as it was, as they are still a great club and clearly a destination club.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

It doesn't have to be as great as it was, as they are still a great club and clearly a destination club.

Don't get me wrong. I still think he'll probably end up at Hawthorn, but it's not the smartest move from him. He certainly won't 'sure up' his future with a move to Hawthorn.

Would Trengove and ANB for O'Meara work?

8 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Would Trengove and ANB for O'Meara work?

Nope, not even close

24 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Would Trengove and ANB for O'Meara work?

A player with no value and a player worth a 4th rounder. Not a hope.

54 minutes ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Would Trengove and ANB for O'Meara work?

It would work for us.

1 hour ago, FireInTheBelly said:

Would Trengove and ANB for O'Meara work?

A bloke we are thinking of getting rid of and a small bloke who hasn't made it, for a bloke Tim Watson described, as possibly ending up being the best mid to play AFL .

Yep that should do it.

When fit O'Meara is a gun, when was the last time a club packaged together a number of players who can't even get a game and traded them for a gun player?

No club is going to do a deal consisting of receiving in return a good player and 'steak knives.'

Some suggestions are embarrassing. 

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by Ethan Tremblay

3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

When fit O'Meara is a gun, 

 

That is the big unknown here.

3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

That is the big unknown here.

It is but GC see him as a star and they won't trade him for less than a first round pick or a top player in return. Suggestions of packaging together players who can't even get a game for us is just being silly.

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by Ethan Tremblay

I dont know why people are even bothering to come up with scenarios that see us land him. Massive injury risk and the current owners wont part with him for steak knives, which is all we would offer. I wouldnt part with any of our current kids, other than the fringe players who wont have nearly enough value anyway.

He wont be coming to us unless we are prepared to part with one of our best young players..... and why the hell would we when we are trying to get them all to stay together? 

Move along, nothing to see here.

 

Luke Ball showed the way to circumvent being forced into the draft. You just say I want $900,000 for one year and then I will walk. You then go to the Club of your choice and do an extension for minimum dollars so it averages out to a normal contract. 

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by It's Time

Given GCs demand of an 'elite' player in return, what would the Hawks need to offer? Rioli? 

9 hours ago, drdrake said:

Hawthorn will get him

Equal comp... 

Wow, that went to [censored] quickly. I was trying to line up future potential and rough chances of meeting potential. I think O'meara's a massive risk, while Trenners ceiling isn't quite so high but neither is the risk. ANB as GCS have plenty of outside run, I'd imagine he'd provide some extra grunt to get the ball to them. He has a big upside, he just isn't what we need at this moment.

Point taken though, and upper cut self-administered. Moot point now anyway with JT signing on again. Good news.

Just as a matter of interest, are there other players that have been traded with similar injury histories? I'd say Mitch Clark, but can't recall others. I can't see GCS getting anywhere near what they're asking for, but you never know I guess.

13 hours ago, AngryAtCasey said:

GC17 saying they're after players & not picks for O'Meara and they want a player of the same ilk.

Salem & Garland for O'Meara & a late pick coming back.

Yes?  No?  Not enough?

O'Meara ain't worth a Zac.

Roos, Bombers, Blues , Saints and Hawks said to be the clubs chasing him. Tigers also mentioned in separate piece on sport news.

Allegedly he has seen the Roos Doctor, who has allegedly declared he can cure him in 14 days. Praise the Lord.

PS. Sorry I think the reference to the North Doctor is to David Swallow, not O'Meara.

Edited August 28, 20168 yr by Redleg

I don't want us to sell out our future for somebody who may never able to be better than just above average, but I would'nt mind it if we were a third-party in a deal where say Jaegar ends up at Hawthorn. A possible scenario could be:

Hawthorn get O'Meara

Gold Coast get Melb2017 1st rounder, somebody like Gunston/ Hartung/ Smith

Melbourne get Hawks2016 1st rounder

If this were to happen, then hopefully the trade would take place after we've completed the Hibberd trade . Acquiring pick 14-18 and Hibberd for our second rounder would lay the foundation for a successful draft/ trade period.

Edited August 27, 20168 yr by flamindees