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1 hour ago, old dee said:

WOW that took some effort LDC

Struggled most with the punctuation. Can't ever recall placing a possessive apostrophe immediately before a question mark. I think it's right but it looks all wrong.

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    20 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Struggled most with the punctuation. Can't ever recall placing a possessive apostrophe immediately before a question mark. I think it's right but it looks all wrong.

    Grammer is not my strong suit LDC so I will go with your advice. I had a crap Nun in grade 3 and 4. Ruined me for all time, never recovered. Well that is my excuse.

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    23 minutes ago, P-man said:

    Geelong coughing up 13, 15 and 20 for Cameron.

    Wow.

    Makes me happy they had to pay a big price for him. I didn’t like the thought of them getting him for “free” as a free agent, while still having all those top 20 picks.

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Grammer is not my strong suit LDC so I will go with your advice. I had a crap Nun in grade 3 and 4. Ruined me for all time, never recovered. Well that is my excuse.

    Biblically?

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    27 minutes ago, P-man said:

    Geelong coughing up 13, 15 and 20 for Cameron.

    Wow.

    Gotta say. GWS played a blinder there.

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    37 minutes ago, P-man said:

    Geelong coughing up 13, 15 and 20 for Cameron.

    Wow.

    Yep next year is boom then bust for Geelong, they have 1 year left, Selwood has maybe 1 more season, Smith and Higgins have 1 good year left, both are 32 plus.

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    1 minute ago, don't make me angry said:

    Yep next year is boom then bust for Geelong, they have 1 year left, Selwood has maybe 1 more season, Smith and Higgins have 1 good year left, both are 32 plus.

    throw in hawkins and steven if he can crack the side

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    1 minute ago, Turner said:

    throw in hawkins and steven if he can crack the side

    Even though Hawkins had a great year he is 34 next year, big man can fall very quickly, buddy body has not held up after the age of 33,  rougheads body fail after 33, just look at the history of big men after 33 they don't play much footy after that age.

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    The day was rather surreal because of the AFL’s rule preventing deals from being lodged before 3.00pm. 

    I have a feeling that by clogging up the works it placed greater pressure on the clubs that were trying to sort out the megadeals - most of them got done but it all seemed messy. The disastrous look in the case of Collingwood couldn’t be explained away by Ned Guy’s post draft spin and Eddie McGuire’s relative absence from the scene was particularly telling in the circumstances. Adrian Dodoro had so many balls in the air that he was unable to produce the crowning achievement of bringing Josh Dunkley into the fold which has to be considered a major failure given that more than half the battle would have been to convince the player to cross. At least, he can hang his hat on the fact that the Bombers hold picks 6, 7 and 8 in the draft which is more than you can say for the Pies who probably have more work to do with their current draft hand that starts with 14 and 16 which might be challenged by an early bid for their NGA player Reef McInnes from the Oakleigh Chargers.

    If a few list managers are walking around with embarrassed looks on their faces then so to should be the AFL which has taken its own good time in sorting out new Covid era list sizes and salary caps. Yesterday, they announced that clubs need only take one pick into the draft instead of three as on previous occasions. 

    Geelong finished the day with its trifecta of seasoned players all secured when it gave away a swag of picks to the Giants who might have lost some talent but will definitely feature prominently in the draft.

    Melbourne got its man in Ben Brown and held on to Tom McDonald and Neville Jetta while substantially improving its draft position. 

    Here’s how the trades unfolded in the chaotic final 4 ½ hours:-

    • Richmond's Jack Higgins was traded to St Kilda along with pick 21 and a future fourth-rounder. The Tigers got pick 17 and a future second-rounder.
    • Ben Brown was traded from North Melbourne to Melbourne. North traded Brown, pick 28 and a future fourth-round pick to Melbourne for 26, 33 and a future fourth-rounder tied to Brisbane.
    • Brisbane’s Alex Witherden and pick 86 were traded to the West Coast Eagles in exchange for pick 58 and a future third-round pick.
    • Sydney traded pick 25 for Melbourne's 31 and 43.
    • Collingwood traded Jaidyn Stephenson, Atu Bosenavulagi and pick 39 to North Melbourne for 26, 33 and 70.
    • Collingwood traded Tom Phillips to Hawthorn for pick 65.  
    Essendon traded Orazio Fantasia and pick 73 to Port Adelaide for pick 29 and a future third-round selection
    • Brisbane traded 18, 19 and a future second-rounder to Melbourne for a future first-rounder, and 25, 68 and 69.
    • Greater Western Sydney traded Jeremy Cameron and two future second-round picks (one tied to Essendon) to Geelong for 13, 15 and 20.
    • Greater Western Sydney traded Jye Caldwell, pick 44 and 74 to Essendon for pick 29 and a future second-round pick.
    • St Kilda traded Nick Hind and pick 77 to Essendon for 67 and 74. 
    • Collingwood traded Adam Treloar and 26, 33 and 42 to the Western Bulldogs for 14 and a future second-round selection.

    And this leaves the indicative draft selections   at the end of the trade period as follows:-

    Adelaide 1 9 22 23 40 56 66 80
    Brisbane Lions 25 53 58 63 68 69 94
    Carlton 38 48 78
    Collingwood 14 16 65 70 75 92
    Essendon 6 7 8 44 67 74 85 87
    Fremantle 12 32 55
    Geelong 51 96
    Gold Coast Suns 5 27 37 76 84
    GWS Giants 10 13 15 20 44 52 74 88
    Hawthorn 4 24 45 46 49 72
    Melbourne 18, 19, 28, 50, 89
    North Melbourne 2 11 30 39 71 81
    Port Adelaide 35 47 57 59 73 95
    Richmond 17 36 61 79 97
    St Kilda 21 64 67 74 93
    Sydney 3 31 34 43 60 82
    West Coast Eagles 62 86 91
    Western Bulldogs 26 33 41 42 54 90

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    Geelong left with only picks 51 and 96. Wells is going to have to pull a rabbit out of the hat with these picks.

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    7 minutes ago, Chelly said:

    Geelong left with only picks 51 and 96. Wells is going to have to pull a rabbit out of the hat with these picks.

    Do you think ?

    I don't think they care much about drafting kids. They have a different approach. Let other teams draft kids develop them up then take them off their hands when they need to fill specific needs - it results in a squad that is older , more seasoned and plays together for more games

    This strategy is not without risk but it seems to consistently get them thereabouts - time will tell if it delivers a flag but next year my money is still on them to finish top 4 - wish I could say the same about MFC

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    19 minutes ago, Chelly said:

    Geelong left with only picks 51 and 96. Wells is going to have to pull a rabbit out of the hat with these picks.

    Has just added 16% of the team so young players drafted won’t be getting past the new 3. Will probably draft a future star at 96.

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    7 hours ago, Chelly said:

    Geelong left with only picks 51 and 96. Wells is going to have to pull a rabbit out of the hat with these picks.

    jeelong busy scrounging the draftee listings looking for any mature 30+ stars to draft........lol

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