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Farewell Luke Jackson

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If West Coast are interested and he want to go there I think it get done pretty easily. 
As of round 15 they had picks 2,20 and 25. 
Given that we will probably make a play for Brisbanes first round pick that could then come into play. 
Would probably involve more than deal with several different clubs and LH has said future picks would prob be involved( our future first for one). But I think it would get over the line pretty easy. 
If he decides to go and nominates Freo then that a whole different ball game. 
Fingers crossed he decides to say and it’s not an issue. 


 

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    1 minute ago, Colm said:

    Given that we will probably make a play for Brisbanes first round pick that could then come into play.

    What's the go there Colm? First I've heard about that. Intriguing.

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    5 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    What's the go there Colm? First I've heard about that. Intriguing.

    Lions will probably get Ashcroft as F/S, touted to go pick 1-5 so will want to ditch their first round pick as Bulldogs and Pies did last year for Darcy and Daicos.

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    1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

     

    But we would have to trade out something/someone of equivalent first round value to get that whereas our 'natural first round pick, which we don't have is 'free'.

    Not necessarily, we've been pretty good at identifying teams needing points for FS/academy selections and trading up the draft order by bundling picks. I know they've changed the rules on this recently but if we package picks 36 (at this stage) & 41 we may be able to move up.

    Plus we don't know whether we'll get any compo if Gus decides to leave or a trade in a 2nd round pick if someone asks for a trade (say Hunt?)

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    1 hour ago, Sydee said:

    Ah - why?

    Because the AFL makes up the rules as they go (plus they have the ability to waive the rules if they deem fit). The AFL brought in the rule to stop teams mortgaging their future but Jackson is only in his 3rd season so giving up pick 2 or 3 for him when he was a pick 3 three years ago will be signed off easily.

    They did a similar thing with the Hawks or Cats a few years back, signed off on them trading out a pick when they hadn't used enough in the 4 year period.

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    3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Am hearing his Melbourne girlfriend bought a house in WA and Mel and Steve have put an offer in on a place in Melbourne. 

    Are we making of that as we will?

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    5 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Am hearing his Melbourne girlfriend bought a house in WA and Mel and Steve have put an offer in on a place in Melbourne. 

    CLOSE FAMILY 

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    37 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    This is huge! He has a girlfriend?

    Yes. She’s originally from Perth and would like to go home one day.

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    6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Because the AFL makes up the rules as they go (plus they have the ability to waive the rules if they deem fit). The AFL brought in the rule to stop teams mortgaging their future but Jackson is only in his 3rd season so giving up pick 2 or 3 for him when he was a pick 3 three years ago will be signed off easily.

    They did a similar thing with the Hawks or Cats a few years back, signed off on them trading out a pick when they hadn't used enough in the 4 year period.

    Twomey says the AFL would be likley to grant the exemption in the article, on the AFL website so I’d say you are correct. 

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    3 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    What Niall doesn’t say is that if LJ stays at Melbourne he WILL have an elite Midfield to work with 

    The Media want him to go. It creates more Media 

    Yep they are just a bunch of wall drawers disguised as sentence compositors. Media is on the nose at the moment, and their target is us. They need to break the chain and they don't care who they ruin. Fancy not attacking  Collingwood or Footscray  or Geelong or Twsnbn continuously, they deserve it.

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    4 minutes ago, willmoy said:

    Yep they are just a bunch of wall drawers disguised as sentence compositors. Media is on the nose at the moment, and their target is us. They need to break the chain and they don't care who they ruin. Fancy not attacking  Collingwood or Footscray  or Geelong or Twsnbn continuously, they deserve it.

    We just have to stand firm and say very little. 
    i said years ago on here, we can become one of the Power Clubs in Australia, with the right people in charge. It takes time and onfield sustained success 

    The Media expect the MFC to fail….

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    7 minutes ago, Sydney_Demon said:

    I have no news but I just thought it was important to add to the 2,261 previous posts that fall into this category... 😄

    Well done SD I am record predicting that we will get to 100 pages without any tangible news so your contribution is greatly appreciated 

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    2 hours ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Lions will probably get Ashcroft as F/S, touted to go pick 1-5 so will want to ditch their first round pick as Bulldogs and Pies did last year for Darcy and Daicos.

    Wonder if there is a Brisbane forum with a hot thread full of people worrying he won't nominate for F/S aha.

    Got 51 touches the other week, magnet. 

     

     

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    Not too sure about LJ having a girlfriend. I watched the That's Good For Footy link that someone placed on this thread and he said he'd never had a girlfriend 😪

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    I just don’t get this ‘go home’ factor.

    I’d be absolutely stoked to get out of Perth.

     

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    1st half v cats. 2 kicks 8 handballs.  7 handballs to a player right next to him under more pressure and costs turnovers.  Gotta get inside his head that he is free and running and can hit a target himself.  Such a talent but needs coaching.  

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    Jon Ralph reporting freo is confident Luke will leave, and he has apparently told some friends he wants to get to freo

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    3 minutes ago, Mickey said:

    Jon Ralph reporting freo is confident Luke will leave, and he has apparently told some friends he wants to get to freo

    Get this crap over with already. If he wants to go home, send him to Casey and bring in a replacement. Sick of this thread already. 
     

    He was [censored] poor tonight - not sure whether it was injury - or mental. But he will become a liability if he doesn’t sign. 

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    1 minute ago, CYB said:

    Get this crap over with already. If he wants to go home, send him to Casey and bring in a replacement. Sick of this thread already. 
     

    He was [censored] poor tonight - not sure whether it was injury - or mental. But he will become a liability if he doesn’t sign. 

    Does nothing to send him to Casey. We want to keep him. So we play him. If we can rest Gawn towards the back end we will be well placed come finals. If Jackson can help us do that he is contributing to another premiership run. 

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    Played like a guy that was already on a plane half way to Perth.

     

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    My very strong mail, and it won’t come as any surprise, is that Jackson will be playing in WA next year.  The Club even offered to move his family to Melbourne recently and it was rejected.

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    5 minutes ago, goodwindees said:

    My very strong mail, and it won’t come as any surprise, is that Jackson will be playing in WA next year.  The Club even offered to move his family to Melbourne recently and it was rejected.

    If you're reporting this then yep clearly he's gone.

    What are we're thinking in return? 

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