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Farewell Jesse Hogan

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If the deal on the table for Hogan was pick 5 & Brad Hill ... would you take it?

Send pick 5 and Frost to the Suns for May and Kolodjashnij.

2019 R1 Side:

Jetta May OMac

Salem Lever Hibberd 

Hill Oliver Kolodjashnij 

Petracca Weideman Jones 

Spargo TMac Melksham

Gawn Brayshaw Viney

Harmes Lewis ANB Hannan

To me this is would be a significant improvement on the 2018 version of Melbourne. Shore up the defence with May while adding some class run, carry and delivery on the outside of midfield. We’ve got the grunt covered. Now’s the time to add a bit of polish. 

Be very happy if we emerged from trade week with an outcome like this. Pretty much all depends on what Hogan does of course.

 

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    3 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

    Crickey, are we there yet?

    silence from all the sources that would matter.  Will the Bluey cause player or club to reveal their hand?  

    A mate's family used to take turns presenting the Fitzroy B&F trophy to the winner each year. His family were related to the club official the award was named after (don't ask me to say who, as I have no idea).

    Anyway, each year the winner or placegetter was poached by a power club as poor old Fitzroy was near bust. Pert, Osborne, etc all abandoned the sinking ship.

    On the year my mate's turn came up, he presented the trophy to Paul Roos and broke tradition by announcing to the crowd it was now Roosy's opportunity to declare he would resign with the Lions. Handing the mike over to Roos, the response was,

    "Thank you very much for the award."

    And he left the stage.

    Well, you can imagine the silence as 300 fans sat, mouths agape in the knowledge that their club champion, star player was leaving. 

    The following year he was at the Swans.

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    On 9/27/2018 at 12:11 PM, SFebes said:

    Dangerfield was a free agent, no contract to Crows?

    Dangerfield was a RFA so the Crows could have kept him by matching the Cats offer. He was adamant that the Crows receive just compensation. Crows got pick 9 (Milera) and steak knives. I doubt that Crows fans held much of a grudge in that Dangerfield had served the club well for 8 years.

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    We should offer Mrs Hogan a job at the club

    :)

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    4 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Was that while living in WA? 

    Interesting, as if so, it meant he couldn't see them play live very often.

    Has family from South Australia and was always a Crows fan growing up 

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    29 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

    No to Brad Hill

    Damaged goods

    Care to elaborate?

    Triple premiership wingman and Doig Medallist (2017). Still only 25yo.

    Hogan not averse to staying out ‘til the wee hours himself on occasion. Does that make him “damaged goods”?

     

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    5 hours ago, EnterTheDragon said:

     

    If a Fremantle player comes into the equation (other than Cerra or Andy Brayshaw) I wouldn’t be interested in Ed Langin, I’d be asking after Brad Hill. He’d be very handy on a wing for the Dees, won their B&F in 2017, triple premiership player and still only 25yo.

    There were rumours during the year too that Hill isn’t entirely happy playing ‘Ross Lyon footy’.

    https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/afl/afl-2018-ross-lyon-shuts-down-rumours-about-brad-hill-departing-fremantle/news-story/15a6cf9f731b0fec4d26c1e59415f18d

     

    he opended a business in WA and said he isn't leaving.

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    10 minutes ago, EnterTheDragon said:

    Care to elaborate?

    Triple premiership wingman and Doig Medallist (2017). Still only 25yo.

    Hogan not averse to staying out ‘til the wee hours himself on occasion. Does that make him “damaged goods”?

     

    Might be one of the reasons we are happy to let him go. ?

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    15 hours ago, Mach5 said:

    Major developments this evening... won’t say much more as I don’t have all the details.

    Is evening from "6pm-9pm" or is it up to 11.59pm?

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    FWIW and I'm just one punter... Even though Jesse has a range of god given talents....I wonder whether he  genuinely fits the system and culture that Goodwin really wants... 

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    3 hours ago, Thehardtackler said:

    Maybe Freo are Hogan’s second team. Some people have a second team.

    Grasping at straws...

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    1 hour ago, EnterTheDragon said:

    Care to elaborate?

    Triple premiership wingman and Doig Medallist (2017). Still only 25yo.

    Hogan not averse to staying out ‘til the wee hours himself on occasion. Does that make him “damaged goods”?

     

    On things WA trust 'Pennant'...I'm sure it's more than just a few late nights.

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    1 hour ago, A F said:

    Grasping at straws...

    According to that idiot McAvaney Essendon is everyone's second favourite team.

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    17 minutes ago, bingers said:

    According to that idiot McAvaney Essendon is everyone's second favourite team.

    Haha I nearly vomited when he said that. 

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    Had mail tonight from a mate close to a non-dees player that JH is gone. Same source is confirming Conca to Freo so apparently that's the word going around player circles. Wouldn't take it as gospel but he was on to Lever to Melbourne at the start of 2017 before the media storm.

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    Thanks @MondĂȘ

    The AFL merry go round is winding up to speed.

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    2 hours ago, Danelska said:

    Is evening from "6pm-9pm" or is it up to 11.59pm?

     

    Not sure what you’re trying to say here...

    None of the developments were anything to do with a public announcement and wouldn’t have been picked up by the media immediately.

    It appears others have confirmed bits & pieces, but the fact remains that my source is impeccable. I don’t push for details though, cos I’d prefer the well doesn’t run dry.

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    Everything i've heard (i know nobody, just from on here and AFL journos) suggest he's gone. Like i said in the AVB thread, i don't like that the club is going to have so much turnover after a succesful season onfield. Hopefully this is a one off off-season, reminds me too much of our dark days.

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    Take it as you will but May was having beers with Gawn (and other Melb players) after the Brownlow and said that he wants in at Melbourne next year. Feeling was that Hogan is gone but wasn’t sure how the trade would be done.

    This comes from a reliable source and we are trying to manage how we can maximise on the trade.

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    2 minutes ago, dbj1983 said:

    Take it as you will but May was having beers with Gawn (and other Melb players) after the Brownlow and said that he wants in at Melbourne next year. Feeling was that Hogan is gone but wasn’t sure how the trade would be done.

    This comes from a reliable source and we are trying to manage how we can maximise on the trade.

    Thanks Max! ?

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    3 minutes ago, dbj1983 said:

    Take it as you will but May was having beers with Gawn (and other Melb players) after the Brownlow and said that he wants in at Melbourne next year. Feeling was that Hogan is gone but wasn’t sure how the trade would be done.

    This comes from a reliable source and we are trying to manage how we can maximise on the trade.

    Gawnies cider commericals won over somebody atleast.

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    Looking forward to 100+ pages of updates Across the trade threads to see me through sitting with the magpie supporting inlaws tomorrow 

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    7 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:

    Everything i've heard (i know nobody, just from on here and AFL journos) suggest he's gone. Like i said in the AVB thread, i don't like that the club is going to have so much turnover after a succesful season onfield. Hopefully this is a one off off-season, reminds me too much of our dark days.

    Besides Hogan, they are only turning over fringe players who are looking for more opportunity. 

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