11 minutes ago, ManDee said:

If the answer is I want to play for Fremantle, I have no idea what the questions is.

"Is there a club you'd prefer to play for to avoid the horror of playing in front of 90,000 fans for the rest of your career?"

1 minute ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Not sure if it’s been said but Freo haven’t shown up at Marvel stadium yet!  Bunch of tools.

This may be why. 

 

2 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Not sure if it’s been said but Freo haven’t shown up at Marvel stadium yet!  Bunch of tools.

Apparently they've been locked in a meeting with GWS for hours re. Rory Lobb

Source Mark Stevens twitter

Hey Jesse we're in WA - no not the premiers

We have an experienced coach - no has not won a premiership like the other guy

Have some great players - well not as good as the other side

Are in a premiership window - well not quite yet but within 50 years or so maybe

Play exciting football - not really Ross is coach

Lots of forward 50 entry's - OK not that many really

Plenty of support from other KPF's - woops not us

So what do you say Jesse are you coming to Fremantle? We can't pay what you want but purple would look good on you!

2 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Not sure if it’s been said but Freo haven’t shown up at Marvel stadium yet!  Bunch of tools.

They’re looking for Etihad. 

3 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

They’re looking for Etihad. 

Turned up at airport and went to Etihad terminal 

 

Just now, Dirts said:

Turned up at airport and went to Etihad terminal 

More like walked out of terminal to find themselves in Abu Dhabi

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.@TFoenander "Here's Peter Bell, Steve Rosich and David Walls from the Dockers... So it seems they've followed the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns into a meeting room." #NABTradeRadio

6:55 PM - 16 Oct 2018

37 minutes ago, RedButMostlyBlue said:

Rock/hard place is exactly what this is.

And that's a perfect definition of negotiation. Some people think it's defined as getting what you think something is worth, but that does not take into account the other party, and the fact that both parties will not come to the table with equal bargaining power. It might look like we have the upper hand with a gun, contracted player, but that's clearly not all that's in play here. If it was, we would have received our 2 first rounders last week.

exactly RBMB.

2 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

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.@TFoenander "Here's Peter Bell, Steve Rosich and David Walls from the Dockers... So it seems they've followed the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns into a meeting room." #NABTradeRadio

6:55 PM - 16 Oct 2018

Why the Suns? Didn’t think they would be needed until later.

11 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Not sure if it’s been said but Freo haven’t shown up at Marvel stadium yet!  Bunch of tools.

WA Time... they are still sleeping for a couple of more hours. Don't wake them and make Belly cranky! No trades will get done then

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.@TFoenander "Here's Peter Bell, Steve Rosich and David Walls from the Dockers... So it seems they've followed the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns into a meeting room." #NABTradeRadio

6:55 PM - 16 Oct 2018

Steven May to Freo confirmed /s

1 minute ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Why the Suns? Didn’t think they would be needed until later.

4 way trade maybe? Dees, Freo, Brissy and Suns

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And we have some movement! Understand Brisbane will trade a future first round pick to Gold Coast and receive Pick 19 in return. This will get the things going. Neale-Hogan etc. Details soon on @FOXFootyLive

6:57 PM - 16 Oct 2018

On the surface not sure why Brisbane do this? Surely more invloved

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.@TFoenander "Here's Peter Bell, Steve Rosich and David Walls from the Dockers... So it seems they've followed the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns into a meeting room." #NABTradeRadio

6:55 PM - 16 Oct 2018

This deal can’t be last minute. If they stall till tonight I say we screw them. We want to get May and perhaps another runner. Can’t do all that with little time. 

Any conspiracy theorists out there think that Croc Media and AFL trade radio might be trying to delay a few things to make this evenings coverage actually interesting!

I could see Matt Thompson trying to trip up someone in a corridor on Hutchy's orders!

Imagine if all these big trades get done by 5 pm.... three hours *LIVE* at AFL house looking at a forlorn looking SImon Lethlean waving around wads of cash to an empty room.

Edited October 17, 20187 yr by Ouch!

Just saw Bell and Rosich arrive ?

Bell has followed Mahoney into the toilet.

Encouraging news!

I do not think we are being “shafted” in giving Hogan and in return receiving May, KK and Pick 23, however I still feel as though the deal is certainly unders.

 KK should not be part of the deal – Mahoney said earlier last week that we would have been able to facilitate a trade regardless of whether we trade Hogan or not, so IMO, he should be a separate deal entirely.

Essentially, Freo are giving us Pick 5 and 23, which although “acceptable”, is not a fair compensation. It really should be Pick 5 and 11 or Pick 5 and next year’s first rounder. But given our desire for May and Hogan’s desire to go home, it seems we have lost the bargaining power in this trade and we just have to make the most out of what we will get.

It is disappointing, but in all honesty, we cannot assess the fairness of a trade for another couple of years.

Right now, if the deal turns out to be what is currently assumed, I won’t be in an uproar, but I definitely won’t be happy. Losing a player of Hogan’s calibre is never an easy pill to swallow, but unfortunately, we just have to accept it for what it is and trust in the department for now.

I will say though, I have a new most hated team and that team is Freo.

23 minutes ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Not sure if it’s been said but Freo haven’t shown up at Marvel stadium yet!  Bunch of tools.

Perth time

Lachie Neale to be a lion within the hour as reported on the AFL website.

Its happening!

Just now, ben russell said:

Lachie Neale to be a lion within the hour as reported on the AFL website.