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8 hours ago, Redleg said:

Interesting that the previously Dees hating Barrett, says we did the right thing in the Lever deal. Basically says that we are a professional club in trading.

He's also been quite critical of North. Maybe he doesn't "hate" us after all and was legitimately criticising stupid moves we'd made in the past

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6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

He's also been quite critical of North. Maybe he doesn't "hate" us after all and was legitimately criticising stupid moves we'd made in the past

I hate to admit it as I have often felt so bruised by his commentary but I think you're right.  "scatter gun" WAS accurate, and was Neeld at his worst. His call on the Kelly trade was also fairly accurate....the fact we landed Hunt in that trade couldnt really have been seen. 

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5 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

I hate to admit it as I have often felt so bruised by his commentary but I think you're right.  "scatter gun" WAS accurate, and was Neeld at his worst. His call on the Kelly trade was also fairly accurate....the fact we landed Hunt in that trade couldnt really have been seen. 

The question is, do we go after Gaff next year via FA, or save all our pennies for 2 years, clear as much cap space as we can, and go after Kelly in 2 years time?

Posted
5 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

I hate to admit it as I have often felt so bruised by his commentary but I think you're right.  "scatter gun" WAS accurate, and was Neeld at his worst. His call on the Kelly trade was also fairly accurate....the fact we landed Hunt in that trade couldnt really have been seen. 

We had pick 58 before the Kelly trade and ended up with 57, where we took Hunt. So we were always getting Hunt.

The Tyson trade was a shocker. 

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4 minutes ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

We had pick 58 before the Kelly trade and ended up with 57, where we took Hunt. So we were always getting Hunt.

The Tyson trade was a shocker. 

An interesting side note on this issue...I think Roos came out and said he wouldnt have picked Kelly at 2 anyway didnt he? Or maybe Im not remembering that right...but Im pretty sure. So who really knows who we might have picked. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

An interesting side note on this issue...I think Roos came out and said he wouldnt have picked Kelly at 2 anyway didnt he? Or maybe Im not remembering that right...but Im pretty sure. So who really knows who we might have picked. 

Jack Billings was his preferred.

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Posted
11 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Jack Billings was his preferred.

Thanks redleg. So the question we really need to be asking when this issue arises is whether Tyson and Salem is worth more than Billings

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Posted
3 minutes ago, goodwindees said:

But we would have also retained Pick 20 after which there were also good players selected. 

We wanted Salem and believed correctly we could get him with 9. We thought Tyson would be a very good player for us. If his disposal was better, he could have nearly been that for us. He is still a regular 22 and we haven't got better players to keep him out just yet.

Salem can still improve and if Tyson improves disposal it becomes a better deal.

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30 minutes ago, Redleg said:

We wanted Salem and believed correctly we could get him with 9. We thought Tyson would be a very good player for us. If his disposal was better, he could have nearly been that for us. He is still a regular 22 and we haven't got better players to keep him out just yet.

Salem can still improve and if Tyson improves disposal it becomes a better deal.

Tyson was also very good in his first year with us. 2014 I think it was?

I think people are writing Tyson and Salem off too quickly, they are still both only 24 & 21 respectively. 

And people also choose to forget that at the time our list was a shambles and we needed as many good players as we could get, not just one top 5 draft pick.

People really need to get over this trade and move on. 

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Yesterday's "big" deal was Adam Saad leaving Gold Coast for Essendon with the Suns getting a future second rounder. 

I just received a tweet from NAB Trade Radio suggesting that there's a big day ahead!

That's what they say every day and not much happens. 

Thankfully, it will all be done and dusted soon.

Posted
3 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Yesterday's "big" deal was Adam Saad leaving Gold Coast for Essendon with the Suns getting a future second rounder. 

I just received a tweet from NAB Trade Radio suggesting that there's a big day ahead!

That's what they say every day and not much happens. 

Thankfully, it will all be done and dusted soon.

Amen to that Jack.

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Jack Watts found a new home today, joining Port Adelaide. Melbourne will receive pick 31 back for the former number one draft pick.
 
• Port Adelaide's Brendon Ah Chee was traded to West Coast today for a swap of future third and fourth round picks.
 
• Docker Harley Balic is set to join Melbourne and North Melbourne said they won’t get in the way of Andrew Swallow joining Gold Coast to play with his brother if a deal can be reached.

•  Brisbane General Manager of Football David Noble confirmed Luke Hodge will sign a two-year contract with the club. The Lions will attempt to trade with the Hawks for the veteran, but will otherwise head to the preseason draft for Hodge.
 

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• a dramatic close to the 2017 trade period is looming as Bryce Gibbs, Gary Ablett, Jake Stringer, Charlie Cameron, Luke Hodge, Nathan Wilson, Lachie Weller, Brandon Matera, Josh Schache, Darcy Lang, Matthew Kennedy and more, will have their football futures decided by 2.00 pm tomorrow.

• meanwhile, Fremantle midfielder Harley Balic today found his way to Melbourne for pick 66 and Gold Coast also picked up former second round draft pick Harrison Wigg from Adelaide.

• Darcy Lang put a serious wedge in the Gary Ablett to Geelong deal by choosing Carlton over Gold Coast but by close of play tomorrow, Ablett will still find his way to the Cats.

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Every deal completed on the final day of the 2017 NAB AFL Trade Period
 
•    Adelaide receive Bryce Gibbs, pick 77, and 2018 second and third round picks in exchange for picks 10, 16, 73 and a 2018 second round pick to Carlton
•    West Coast receive picks 21, 26, 37 and a 2018 second round pick in exchange for pick 50 and their 2018 first round pick to the Gold Coast
•    Port Adelaide’s Aaron Young traded to the Gold Coast Suns for a 2018 fourth round pick
•    Swans rookie Sam Murray, pick 70 and future third round pick to Collingwood for a 2018 second round pick
•    Power defender Logan Austin traded to St Kilda for 2018 fourth round pick
•    Sam Gibson has been traded from North Melbourne to the Adelaide Crows for pick 91
•    GWS Giant Nathan Wilson and pick 71 have been traded to Fremantle in exchange for a 2018 second round pick and pick 57
•    Matthew Lobbe has been traded from Port Adelaide to Carlton in exchange for pick 95
•    Jake Stringer has been traded from the Western Bulldogs to the Essendon Bombers in exchange for picks 25 and 30
•    Carlton receive picks 28, 30 and 2018 second round pick from the Western Bulldogs in exchange for picks 16 and 40
•    Richmond receives pick 53 in exchange for a future third round pick to Geelong
•    Carlton receives Matthew Kennedy in exchange for pick 28 to the GWS Giants
•    Brisbane receives Luke Hodge and pick 44 in exchange for pick 43 and pick 75 to Hawthorn
•    Carlton receive Darcy Lang and 2018 fourth round pick in exchange for pick 58 and 2018 fourth round pick from Geelong
•    Geelong receive Gary Ablett, pick 24 and 2018 fourth round pick in exchange for pick 19 and a 2018 second round pick
•    Brisbane receive Charlie Cameron in exchange for pick 12 to the Adelaide Crows
•    Port Adelaide receives a fourth-round draft selection (No.59 at time of trade), a fourth-round draft selection (No.63 at time of trade) and a future second-round draft selection in exchange for on-traded second-round draft selection (No.34 at time of trade) and future on-traded round-four draft selection to St Kilda
•    Western Bulldogs receive Josh Schache in exchange for pick 25 and 40 to Brisbane
•    Fremantle receives Brandon Matera in exchange for 2018 third round pick to Gold Coast
•    Fremantle receives pick 2 and 41 from Gold Coast in exchange for Lachie Weller
•    Port Adelaide receives pick 46 and a future third round pick in exchange for two future third round selections to North Melbourne

 

Posted (edited)
36 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:


•    Fremantle receives pick 2 and 41 from Gold Coast in exchange for Lachie Weller
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Freo got pick 2

Suns got Weller & pick 41

 West Coast receive picks 21, 26, 37 and a 2018 second round pick in exchange for pick 50 and their 2018 first round pick to the Gold Coast

 

Shows how desperate they are to get people who want to be there.

That pick swap is horrendous. My god.

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