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At least its no shock - we expected it. Even better it will be a shoot out between WCE and Freo. The WCE pick 2 which will be pick 3 after the Lions F/S look enticing. Gives us a go at Cadman which with JvR and Fritter will set up the future of our Forward line.

With the extra pick on top of the WCE PICK 2 we can recruit or trade for a decent back up to Gawney.

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9 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Here's an idea, maybe he's waiting til he's actually traded before making a statement about being traded? Just a thought. Continue ranting about his family though with no factual basis...

Give it a rest will you. You are NOT the moral compass of my life

Here’s an idea

Stop telling everyone how to think or react..

Mrs. Jackson is in charge there is no doubt…

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26 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

Just wait for that peanut Hutchy to start banging on again about WC walking Jackson through to the preseason draft so they can pick him up for nothing 🤬

Hutchy is a bloated bald frog. There's more chance of a princess kissing him and him turning into a human prince than there is of Jackson walking out via the preseason draft.

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3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Give it a rest will you. You are NOT the moral compass of my life

Here’s an idea

Stop telling everyone how to think or react..

Mrs. Jackson is in charge there is no doubt…

now now, swyl, he is after all the self-anointed demonland prefect

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I must be the only person on here that isn't that fussed with Jackson leaving, especially now that both WA clubs are in play for his services. The down side is we look like blowing salary cap and draft capital on Grundy.

If you ask any neutral supporter, they fail to see the hype on Jackson. He's in his 3rd year, and I doubt that he finishes top 12 in the BnF. He struggles to take a contested mark, and hasn't shown any forward craft. His strength is his ability at ground level for a tall, but that's why you have midfielders. And he could develop into an exceptional tap ruckman. But a ruckman who can't take contested marks around the ground like Max, aren't worth big dollars.

As for his decision for returning home, I fully understand it from what I was told. I'm sure some of the Perth media know the reasons, but due to their personal nature, I doubt that they'll come out.

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1 hour ago, binman said:

 

To add to your point about the fish bowl he is about to jump into, Jackson is going to have to make one of the longest internal national flights in the world every second week ie Perth to the east coast.

Five hour round trip in a plane would be hard core for a player his size. I remember hearing pavlich say that was the toughest part of his career (amazing he played 300 plus games).

 

It's a 7 hour round trip Melbourne, 9 hours Brisbane   8.5 hours Sydney.

Plus all the waiting around, getting to airports and back etc.

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I'm predicting ...

Jackson will end up at Freo for their 2022 and 2023 1sts and some net-zero-value garnishing.

We'll then trade one of our 2 2023 1sts to Collingwood for Brodie Grundy.

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16 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Hutchy is a bloated bald frog. There's more chance of a princess kissing him and him turning into a human prince than there is of Jackson walking out via the preseason draft.

This week's post of the week winner. Congrats!

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16 minutes ago, mo64 said:

I must be the only person on here that isn't that fussed with Jackson leaving, especially now that both WA clubs are in play for his services.

No you aren't.

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58 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Didn’t want to lose him, will be a fantastic player. Good luck young man. 

Agree - thanks for the service

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13 minutes ago, old55 said:

I'm predicting ...

Jackson will end up at Freo for their 2022 and 2023 1sts and some net-zero-value garnishing.

We'll then trade one of our 2 2023 1sts to Collingwood for Brodie Grundy.

Well if you are right, we are getting screwed on both trades IMO.

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50 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Lots of compelling reasons to stay, listed here. 
 

I guess though, when you weigh them up against some PlayStation 5 with your homies in a Cottesloe McMansion, they’re just not compelling enough. 

We forget that young footballers like Jackson are overgrown kids but with immature minds. Families and mates are important to them. Full independence is often delayed. And let’s face it, Perth is a very desirable place to live and it’s small town mentality has attractions over a traffic ridden urban night mare that is Melbourne. I don’t see that the burdensome commute from the inner suburbs to Casey as an attraction.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Mel Bourne said:

Not sure how that is relevant here. There are a lot of fiercely independent people who cut the apron strings, well below that age. 

I agree. I do wonder about the "go home" players.  It really shows a real lack of maturity and restricts one's need to become an independent adult as a natural progression. It's not like he's joined one of the services at 18 (like many do) and is now serving overseas for 6/12 months with little of no contact (Its better than it used to be).     What happened to young people trying to get away from their family to build their own lives.  (This is not a direct critique of Jackson, but a general view of all those players claiming home sickness).

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43 minutes ago, mo64 said:

I must be the only person on here that isn't that fussed with Jackson leaving, especially now that both WA clubs are in play for his services. The down side is we look like blowing salary cap and draft capital on Grundy.

If you ask any neutral supporter, they fail to see the hype on Jackson. He's in his 3rd year, and I doubt that he finishes top 12 in the BnF. He struggles to take a contested mark, and hasn't shown any forward craft. His strength is his ability at ground level for a tall, but that's why you have midfielders. And he could develop into an exceptional tap ruckman. But a ruckman who can't take contested marks around the ground like Max, aren't worth big dollars.

As for his decision for returning home, I fully understand it from what I was told. I'm sure some of the Perth media know the reasons, but due to their personal nature, I doubt that they'll come out.

You are not alone.

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31 minutes ago, hemingway said:

We forget that young footballers like Jackson are overgrown kids but with immature minds. Families and mates are important to them. Full independence is often delayed. And let’s face it, Perth is a very desirable place to live and it’s small town mentality has attractions over a traffic ridden urban night mare that is Melbourne. I don’t see that the burdensome commute from the inner suburbs to Casey as an attraction.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then for god sake can we get a home in a better spot.

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2 hours ago, Accepting Mediocrity said:

Unfortunately we supporters don't get a say. And the reality is that no uncontracted player has ever been traded for a top 5 pick and gun young player who wasn't named Chris Judd.

If WC's pick 2 (3) isn't the centrepiece of the deal, it will likely be Freo's 2 first round picks (2022 & 23) and steak knives.

I'd rather pick 2.

 

You didn't see a bit of humor in my post hey, oh well. If it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it won't happen now.

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Very sorry to see LJ go - I think he will be an absolute champion of the game - some may not agree but he is a unique talent

I hope its the right decision for him and I just don't believe its about the dollars. However, I can see some tough times ahead for him if his performances don't live up to the lofty expectations of whichever supporter base he plays for next

I just hope we get fairly compensated and use that compensation wisely - we have seen this season that each year we must improve our list to remain competitive - as it stands right now we are at least one big step backward - I really hope that when the dust settles we all feel like we have made a decent leap forward 

 

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6 hours ago, CYB said:

Does anyone have two picks in the top 20 they would trade us for pick 2 that is fair and equitable?

GWS will.

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If the filth want to bring in other players and Grundy’s wage is holding that up, then they’re the ones that’ll need to be flexible in accepting ‘unders’ to get him off their books.

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31 minutes ago, A F said:

GWS will.

GCS will after the Rankine trade:  Adelaide's first and their own:  #5 and # 7.  However, there is some noise that Crows don't want to deal #5 so playing hard ball as they did with the Swans for Dawson and Swans had to accept what at the time appeared to be 'unders'. 

So GCS's two top 10 picks are better than GWS's bundle of first rounds, while they have #3 are are unlikely to include another top 10 pick.

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