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Farewell Jack Watts

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Trade Jack Watts or not? 477 members have voted

  1. 1. Do we trade Jack Watts?

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Presumably this is at Bernie's wedding (via Matt Jones)

 

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    OMG- he's having a beer! 

    Port must be furious.

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    7 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    We will probably get the deal to Port done on Monday.

    Do they do a BAC beforehand?

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    3 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

    Do they do a BAC beforehand?

    What's a BAC?

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    7 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    OMG- he's having a beer! 

    Port must be furious.

    It's fine it's only his 15th of the afternoon.

    Think they would be more upset about his suit.

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    3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    What's a BAC?

    Blood Alcohol Content

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    Trading Watts is going to be one of the most instrumental, logical and positive things this Club has done for decades.

    I’d trade him for pick 120.

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    2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Trading Watts is going to be one of the most instrumental, logical and positive things this Club has done for decades.

    I’d trade him for pick 120.

    Up there with the Blazers and the Red and Blue Print.

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    1 minute ago, Biffen said:

    Up there with the Blazers and the Red and Blue Print.

    Far greater.

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    1 minute ago, McQueen said:

    Trading Watts is going to be one of the most instrumental, logical and positive things this Club has done for decades.

    I’d trade him for pick 120.

    You're kidding yourself. 

    The bloke is now the difference between us and a flag?

    I am assuming that is what is the conclusion of 'instrumental, logical, and positive' things would be?

    We need to beat teams like Freo at home, NM beat us twice, and in the biggest game in a decade we start like that against Collingwood?

    We are fast running out of excuses and are about to be plum out of scapegoats come Monday. I hope Nate Jones and the boys are ready for the real acid in 2018. I expect top 4 and I expect to win or be beaten by an amazing team.

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    2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Far greater.

    I highly doubt it.

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    The more I hear about Jack the more I understand how it has come to this. His partying is at another level and his application is poor. He is also a victim of his own popularity in that he is highly influential with the younger players. Also it seems he is quite immature and has no insight into how his behaviour may be impacting on his performance. As much as I like him he has to go. I only hope the deal is reasonable. 

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    1 minute ago, rpfc said:

    You're kidding yourself. 

    The bloke is now the difference between us and a flag?

    I am assuming that is what is the conclusion of 'instrumental, logical, and positive' things would be?

    We need to beat teams like Freo at home, NM beat us twice, and in the biggest game in a decade we start like that against Collingwood?

    We are fast running out of excuses and are about to be plum out of scapegoats come Monday. I hope Nate Jones and the boys are ready for the real acid in 2018. I expect top 4 and I expect to win or be beaten by an amazing team.

    It's never one player, but they are often the catalyst. You could easily argue that Vickery leaving Richmond filled a cultural and standards gap that he was causing.

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    4 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    I highly doubt it.

    Biff, I’m still trying to come to terms with how serious you’ve been with this topic.

    Wattsy’s a dud. Has been for long time.

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    1 hour ago, bing181 said:

    Watts isn't worth a first-rounder.

    Never said he was.  I was responding to someone saying we should package Watts with our 2nd Round pick to get Pick 14 off Port.  To which my response was Port don't have Pick 14 or any any 1st Round pick if you read my post.

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    10 minutes ago, Biffen said:

    Up there with the Blazers and the Red and Blue Print.

    and dont forget raising the flag on the flag pole after a win and of course having the bugler on the ground with the trumpet before the game. 

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    11 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    and dont forget raising the flag on the flag pole after a win and of course having the bugler on the ground with the trumpet before the game. 

    the bugler, will no doubt have a bugle...

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    50 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Presumably this is at Bernie's wedding (via Matt Jones)

     

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    We can't seem to fully shake that Matt Jones guy from our club.

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    7 minutes ago, Danelska said:

    the bugler, will no doubt have a bugle...

    unless he was a trumpeter

    maybe he has musical fluidity, in which case we shouldn't be discriminatory but inclusive for the sake of diversity

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    38 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    You're kidding yourself. 

    The bloke is now the difference between us and a flag?

    I am assuming that is what is the conclusion of 'instrumental, logical, and positive' things would be?

    We need to beat teams like Freo at home, NM beat us twice, and in the biggest game in a decade we start like that against Collingwood?

    We are fast running out of excuses and are about to be plum out of scapegoats come Monday. I hope Nate Jones and the boys are ready for the real acid in 2018. I expect top 4 and I expect to win or be beaten by an amazing team.

    FMD if that’s what you’ve come up with.

    Jack Watts in-or-out relates to our chances of a Flag?

    Taking the pizz?

     

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    6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    unless he was a trumpeter

    maybe he has musical fluidity, in which case we shouldn't be discriminatory but inclusive for the sake of diversity

    perhaps we should move onto a flugel as distinct from a mere bugle .... far more in keeping with the blazer and handkerchiefed pocket look

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    59 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    It's fine it's only his 15th of the afternoon.

    Think they would be more upset about his suit.

    15? That's just his usual pre-training hydration program, mostly during pre-seasons after while having injuries...

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    6 hours ago, Adzman said:

    A pick between 20-26, without us having to pay his salary. A pick in the 30s with us eating some of his salary sucks.

    Yeah I reckon we would want a pick 20-25 other clubs would be willing to pay 30-35. So a pick between 25-30 is probably right but you can only work with what the other club has and the fact we're pushing him out the door means we'll have to be a bit more generous. So pick 30 is probably about right.

    The salary thing isn't a huge issue for me unless it impacts on our TPP in 2019 and our ability to land another player next trade period. 2018 is pretty much sorted already.

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    1 hour ago, bing181 said:

    Presumably this is at Bernie's wedding (via Matt Jones)

     

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    A question I have never asked to this point in my life. What colour shoes do you wear with a burgundy suit? Not sure Jack has answered correctly.

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