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Few insiders blv dees not pursuing Williams leads them to blv Saad is a lock...

 

Either way, Dees need to prioritise a fwd & if Tom McDonald is being pursued by Roos then Brown surely seems logical, however for whatever reason this seems unlikely despite it marching up on first look. Could this be related to chasing another big fwd? I think so but it’s a view not something I’ve got any word on. But I think we’ve been far “too quiet” which makes me think either Cameron or Gunston are heavily on the radar, Hooker maybe even as a plan C.

I predict: Saad, I Smith, Cameron & Atkins are our likely ins. 3/4 with Cameron the Outsider & one of Brown, Hooker, Gunston, Wright or Curnow to replace him should it be a pipe dream. 

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It's all well and good saying we need to prioritise a forward but there's no-one of any quality that's available.

And the reason we need Saad is because we are the slowest [censored] team in the AFL! he is a must get. have people forgotten how bloody slow we are? how slow jetta is? We need Saad and then we need to focus the next 2 drafts on getting speed in. that's how slow we are.

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On 9/19/2020 at 10:40 PM, Go the Biff said:

"i'm the most over-rated kick in the league"
"No, I'm the most over-rated kick in the league"

or  

'i was watching a replay of your last game and one of the commentators said they love the ball in (insert Saad's or Salem's names here) hands. It made me laugh because you then turned it straight over and also they always say that about me too! Do they actually watch any of our games?'

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I thought I read Saad's main driving factor for moving on from Essendon is pursuit of success? Hasn't played a single final yet.

Unless he wants to personally experience what it feels like to finish 9th next year after blowing a game to the Gold Coast Suns in Round 23, then I don't think we should be his club of choice.

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2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

One minute Ralph is saying we aren't keen, the next we have birdie's chirping that Saad is off to us if he leaves.

Welcome to trade period 2020 everyone!

You must be new to the Trade Period. 

Next you’ll say it’s ludicrous to bundle up 7 players for Jeremy Cameron. 

What a noob. 

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Also hearing that Saad will nominate his preferred club soon or stay at Essendon. #Justalittletasteofthingstocome. #ETthetradebreaker. 

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I find this time of year very entertaining, honestly most of the time these commentators have no better idea than us here on d land. They have to justify their existence so all sort of stories are floated and they never have to in the end justify their comments. I actually think they get most of their info from sites like this. Very funny

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2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Can't remember if this bloke talks rubbish or not...

 

A few weeks ago he was reporting that the Army were about to invade Victoria to perform a coup.

Also seems unlikely that Rutten has a strong bond with Saad when he's only coached him for 17 games as a senior assistant. 

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Should be a piece of cake getting Saad. I heard that Dodumbo bloke at Essendrug is really easy to do a deal with.

And our guys drive a hard bargain. Probably 3 first rounders I am guessing

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27 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

other than the ryder to the pear deal, what dodoro-directed deals have been hard?

we've never had any issues dealing with the peptides

 Pretty much every deal the guy is involved in is hard work 

From memory -

Carlisle to St Kilda went to mediation 

Stringer to Essendon went down to the last day

Shiel to Essendon nearly fell over

Joe D didn’t get done 

Essendon supporters love him. List manager of a club that hasn’t won a final since Adam was a boy. Hardly a great resume. Long may he continue in that role. 

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4 minutes ago, Pulp Fritschon said:

 Pretty much every deal the guy is involved in is hard work 

From memory -

Carlisle to St Kilda went to mediation 

Stringer to Essendon went down to the last day

Shiel to Essendon nearly fell over

Joe D didn’t get done 

Essendon supporters love him. List manager of a club that hasn’t played finals since Adam was a boy. Hardly a great resume. Long may he continue in that role. 

it's very common for deals to not happen til the last day; afl loves to build the draaaaaaama for the big trades like stringer and shiel

the only one i remember going to mediation was ryder to port

did the carlisle deal? i don't recall but i thought it happened on the second last or so day of the 2015 trade period cos his snort video was covered massively while the trade period was ongoing, and everyone was saying there's no way aints would've gone thru with it if it'd come out the day before their trade, not the day after...convenient, eh

he's a terrible recruiter, it's fantastic - long may the peptides remain mediocre

 

 

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I predict we will or maybe won’t get Saad. 
 

Either way I’m going to be right ?
 

I think I might have a future in journalism ?

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On 9/22/2020 at 9:04 AM, Nudge said:

Few insiders blv dees not pursuing Williams leads them to blv Saad is a lock...

 

Either way, Dees need to prioritise a fwd & if Tom McDonald is being pursued by Roos then Brown surely seems logical, however for whatever reason this seems unlikely despite it marching up on first look. Could this be related to chasing another big fwd? I think so but it’s a view not something I’ve got any word on. But I think we’ve been far “too quiet” which makes me think either Cameron or Gunston are heavily on the radar, Hooker maybe even as a plan C.

I predict: Saad, I Smith, Cameron & Atkins are our likely ins. 3/4 with Cameron the Outsider & one of Brown, Hooker, Gunston, Wright or Curnow to replace him should it be a pipe dream. 

I wonder if we've remained in Ben King's ear... as to how we'd get a trade done, no idea!

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On 9/22/2020 at 4:07 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

Interesting......I was told that Ralph was speaking to Tom......Sparrow earlier. 

At least dress it up a bit, ET. Sparrow's name would be perfect for an elaborate riddle.

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16 minutes ago, A F said:

At least dress it up a bit, ET. Sparrow's name would be perfect for an elaborate riddle.

Time for the return of the riddler??

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1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

other than the ryder to the pear deal, what dodoro-directed deals have been hard?

we've never had any issues dealing with the peptides

Daniher to Syd springs to mind.

Would be disappointed if sparrow left.

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44 minutes ago, A F said:

I wonder if we've remained in Ben King's ear... as to how we'd get a trade done, no idea!

I still reckon he comes back at some point, but maybe not this year.

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