If you look at Austin Bradkte Instagram account he seems to be pretty good mates with the Kings. 

25 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

If you look at Austin Bradkte Instagram account he seems to be pretty good mates with the Kings. 

Means nothing, they went to school together.

If Kings that good trade Petracca for him and keep our early pick.

Ben King and his Manager have said he will stay with GC in 2020.

His manager Paul Connors has come out today on trade radio and said that Ben wont be seeking a trade this year at all.

3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

His manager Paul Connors has come out today on trade radio and said that Ben wont be seeking a trade this year at all.

Looks like we all agree. See post before yours 2 weeks ago.

GC should make a massive play (with the AFL's help) on getting Max King rather than the other way around with respect to St Kilda trying to poach Ben.

People are moaning about how bad this club has become but are not offering up any solutions on how to fix it. 

Getting Max up there with a generous salary package (possibly outside the cap) would be a start

 

40 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

His manager Paul Connors has come out today on trade radio and said that Ben wont be seeking a trade this year at all.

...this year

I wonder if they are going to try and get his brother from the saint's??

1 hour ago, deebug said:

I wonder if they are going to try and get his brother from the saint's??

hhhmmm I wonder what they could possibly offer the Saints.... AFL are a joke

2 hours ago, Cards13 said:

hhhmmm I wonder what they could possibly offer the Saints.... AFL are a joke

Gil, will open his safe and say here boys how much do you want, whilst the Saints will get some draft pick as a cherry on top.

6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

GC should make a massive play (with the AFL's help) on getting Max King rather than the other way around with respect to St Kilda trying to poach Ben.

People are moaning about how bad this club has become but are not offering up any solutions on how to fix it. 

Getting Max up there with a generous salary package (possibly outside the cap) would be a start

 

My preference is for them to fold, the talent pool is spread to thin. However, if they must remain, the players they already have need incentives to stay. It’s clear already that priority picks and 18 year old draftees won’t be the answer, they’ll just leave after their initial two year contract if they’re any good. 

The incentives don’t have to last forever, just until they can build a winning culture and players want to stay. So potentially 150 years or so. 

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6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

My preference is for them to fold, the talent pool is spread to thin. However, if they must remain, the players they already have need incentives to stay. It’s clear already that priority picks and 18 year old draftees won’t be the answer, they’ll just leave after their initial two year contract if they’re any good. 

The incentives don’t have to last forever, just until they can build a winning culture and players want to stay. So potentially 150 years or so. 

150 years seems fair to me.?

Maybe they are the Tassie Devils in waiting.

3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Maybe they are the Tassie Devils in waiting.

Yep, surely there can’t be 19 teams and a Tassie team will happen sooner than later. The Tasmanian Suns sort of doesn’t work. 

Luckily our name being ‘Melbourne’ should save us from heading their with them, North or St Kilda to merge with the Suns and head to Tassie? (So we’re not off track here, Ben King will go to Tassie as well...)

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by Ethan Tremblay

On 9/25/2019 at 11:14 AM, dazzledavey36 said:

His manager Paul Connors has come out today on trade radio and said that Ben wont be seeking a trade this year at all.

He won't seek a trade, but if we can satisfy the Suns with pick 3...

On 9/12/2019 at 1:24 PM, Bombay Airconditioning said:

If Kings that good trade Petracca for him and keep our early pick.

Keep Petracca. Has more x factor and power than Gus or Viney. They're the ones you trade, but not for King. For other mids that can compliment Oliver, Harmes and Petracca. So good users by foot and those with a bit of gut-running and pace about them.

2 minutes ago, A F said:

He won't seek a trade, but if we can satisfy the Suns with pick 3...

Keep Petracca. Has more x factor and power than Gus or Viney. They're the ones you trade, but not for King. For other mids that can compliment Oliver, Harmes and Petracca. So good users by foot and those with a bit of gut-running and pace about them.

I know the Suns wouldn't want to lose him but surely for them having picks 1,2 and 3 is a very mouth watering prospect?

Give us King and she's all yours. 

39 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I know the Suns wouldn't want to lose him but surely for them having picks 1,2 and 3 is a very mouth watering prospect?

Give us King and she's all yours. 

Exactly. 

Won the GF sprint, just edging Frosty.

8 minutes ago, Good Lord George said:

Won the GF sprint, just edging Frosty.

Interesting. I missed it.

2 hours ago, A F said:

Interesting. I missed it.

Pick 3 and Billy stretch and maybe a future 3rd  for king and 3rd round this year. 

 

 

22 minutes ago, Dirts said:

Pick 3 and Billy stretch and maybe a future 3rd  for king and 3rd round this year. 

 

 

He wants to go to saint's, to play with his brother.

Sadly we have to go elsewhere.

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I know the Suns wouldn't want to lose him but surely for them having picks 1,2 and 3 is a very mouth watering prospect?

Give us King and she's all yours. 

Why exactly would the Suns want pick 3 to draft an inferior player to Ben King? There's not a lot of logic there. They'll get a good pick or picks for him next year if he wants to leave, in the meantime they can improve a fair bit next year and try to convince him to stay.

Seeing him sprint by Frosty in the GF sprint (with some quick players behind as well) shows he's a heck of a prospect and both he and Max could've gone picks 1 + 2 in a draft most years. From what I've Ben would easily go pick 3 in the draft this year, might even go pick 2.

Dees need to nail their picks.  Not just try to poach players.  

12 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Dees need to nail their picks.  Not just try to poach players.  

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