30 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

I am way out of the loop, is Weid out of contract?? I thought he had a year left.

I reckon he is the future, i wouldn't be letting him walk, but we will see what happens.

9 minutes ago, COVID Dan said:

I am way out of the loop, is Weid out of contract?? I thought he had a year left.

I reckon he is the future, i wouldn't be letting him walk, but we will see what happens.

Uncontracted 

Ideal situation is for Weid to want Collingwood, and North to be keen through PSD, so Collingwoods pick won’t do it & they have to deal.

Welcome B Maynard to replace an ageing Hibberd.

1 hour ago, Mach5 said:

Ideal situation is for Weid to want Collingwood, and North to be keen through PSD, so Collingwoods pick won’t do it & they have to deal.

Welcome B Maynard to replace an ageing Hibberd.

Yep agree with this

20 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

 

19 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

The quote from Wright himself hardly says they are keen...good old Ralphy exaggerating again...

Edited August 27, 20213 yr by rjay

...and seriously anyone who thinks Smith is a forward has no idea.

Outgoing GC GM just stated on SEN that he believes they need a ready made key forward to assist King.  What would people's opinion be to see Weiderman traded for their current pick 19?

Probably a win win trade if Weid wants to leave.

"Heeeyyyyy GC.... Have I got a deal for you... I just happen to have something here for you to look at..."

Think a more lowkey club like GCS would help Weid.

Whether he wants to go is another thing!

19 for weid is a fantastic deal. 

I really would be stressed about our lack of back up key forwards however. 

6 minutes ago, GCDee said:

19 for weid is a fantastic deal. 

I really would be stressed about our lack of back up key forwards however. 

I think this is the strange thing with Weid.  He's not in our best 22 so unlikely to attract a pick that good.  At the same time if he goes, we have no backup forward unless one of Smith / Petty / Tomlinson can do it but none are proven. 

So we trade Weid and draft a kid to develop with whatever picks we have.... but Weid was a top 10 pick (we won't have something that high) and has already built his body and knows the gameplan.  Everyone knows most key forwards take a bit of time.... what if he's about to click?

I want him to stay for insurance / our future... but if I as advising him I'd prob tell him to look for other options as he only gets a game now if Brown / TMac or Jackson are injured and even then it's not guaranteed (eg Melksham playing when TMac was injured)

So Weid is more value to another club than ours, that means we can use the value we get in other ways like Cerra ... moneyball at its best ... re a back up forward, yes we will need to think it through but .. we can actually play with just the 2 tall's rather than 3 ... we can also deploy Petty or Tomlinson forward ... we can also trade in a mature forward like Adelaide's Lynch or Carlton's Casboult for a pack of chips (or even text Jon Patton about this availability) ... would we prefer to keep Weid playing the 2's or get Cerra who will help our 1's?

Edited September 7, 20213 yr by Demons1858

32 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

So Weid is more value to another club than ours, that means we can use the value we get in other ways like Cerra ... moneyball at its best ... re a back up forward, yes we will need to think it through but .. we can actually play with just the 2 tall's rather than 3 ... we can also deploy Petty or Tomlinson forward ... we can also trade in a mature forward like Adelaide's Lynch or Carlton's Casboult for a pack of chips (or even text Jon Patton about this availability) ... would we prefer to keep Weid playing the 2's or get Cerra who will help our 1's?

Lynch would be okay, Caboult is cooked, Patton - you've got your hand on it (or is it his?).

On 8/27/2021 at 3:05 PM, rjay said:

...and seriously anyone who thinks Smith is a forward has no idea.

I 've got no idea then!!

6 hours ago, picket fence said:

I 've got no idea then!!

Indeed.

If we traded Weid we would immediately be looking for a replacement- we have no back up talls for the forward half and ours all have injury history and are old.

7 hours ago, picket fence said:

I 've got no idea then!!

Agree.

30 minutes ago, DEE fence said:

If we traded Weid we would immediately be looking for a replacement- we have no back up talls for the forward half and ours all have injury history and are old.

But why would you waste one moment of your life worrying about how to replace a bloke who can rarely get a game and when he does he brings a trampoline chest and headless chook leading patterns?

We need to trade this bloke while we can still get something in return.

12 minutes ago, faultydet said:

But why would you waste one moment of your life worrying about how to replace a bloke who can rarely get a game and when he does he brings a trampoline chest and headless chook leading patterns?

We need to trade this bloke while we can still get something in return.

Because I don't think he is a headless chook, and I think his hands will come good, and he is a beautiful kick. I also think he can tackle hard and exert fwd pressure which is a must. I just don't see anything else on the market with the same (potential granted) upside. If you know of another King or Mckay going early 2nd round let me know, everyone else is pretty meh from my POV.

It would want to be a good deal for Weid AND he would have to be driving it. He was pretty solid in 2020 and had a stress fracture in his hip which ruined his preseason this year. The guy is clearly a real confidence player, I'd still love to see what Goody and Choco can get out of him next year with a full preseason.

Edited September 7, 20213 yr by Dr. Gonzo

I thought Sam was happy at the club and doesn’t want to leave.

He's just coming to the years when he is going to be at his most capable of making an impact. He needs to look for a club that will give him a shot at the full forward role for a couple of years. We aren't ready to do that till maybe 2023 so he should look around and we should value him highly. 19 is about right.