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Jackson couldn’t buy a kick this year, which didn’t help.

Freo would be nervous, they got bitten over Hoges and Col.

It was like selling a house, when nobody turns up for the opening.

 

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The only minor positive I can draw from this debacle is that the MFC was spared the difficulty of matching the mega salary offer made by Freo.

Will it prove a wise decision by Freo .. who knows.

History tells us that mega offers made to younger players fail as often as they succeed

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1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Except that clubs that need points already have then, and this is meant to be a shallow draft. 

Besides we can't trade pick 27, how do we get the Grundy deal done without it? 

By trading the future 2nd

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36 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I don’t mind the trade. Not perfect but something to work with.

Two first rounders and a second rounder is unprecedented for a player that has just come off a poor season, and to not have to give up a second rounder.

Sure, if he had a great season we should be getting a top 10 pick but the point is he didn’t and potential is a dirty word. Luke Jackson is potential at this stage.

Here’s to a productive Tuesday and Wednesday by the club.

Agreed fo sure.  14th in the B and F. 

Pick 13 is probably a fair trade based on potential, definately not on current value.

Roffey's comment about LJ at the B and F certainly in my mind was aimed at LJ's reasons for going home and acknowledging the professional and pragmatic views inside the club. They were not un reasonable, with no hard feelings. He will be a Life Member when he retires, so le's can the foolish talk about Jackson never coming back etc.  Its just the way things worked out.

Fascinating next couple of days.

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1 hour ago, Garbo said:

Not great not bad, we got everything they have picks wise from Freo so unless they trade more players for picks that was it. We could always try combining them in to pick 2 with WC but I assumed freo already tried.

That's just incorrect.

They also had North F2 and F3 and still have them.

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6 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Agreed fo sure.  14th in the B and F. 

Pick 13 is probably a fair trade based on potential, definately not on current value.

Roffey's comment about LJ at the B and F certainly in my mind was aimed at LJ's reasons for going home and acknowledging the professional and pragmatic views inside the club. They were not un reasonable, with no hard feelings. He will be a Life Member when he retires, so le's can the foolish talk about Jackson never coming back etc.  Its just the way things worked out.

Fascinating next couple of days.

You are correct Demon17 LJ will be MFC LifeMember when he retires, he won the Rising Star and Premiership Medallion as a 19 Year old and that was extra cool for our club and Recruitment team. We do get Pick 13 and their future 1st and 2nd rounders next year so something to work with in 2023.

Good luck LJ and Toby but not when you play the Dees.

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Here’s to freo falling off a cliff next year and finishing bottom 6 🍻

People will whinge about this trade, but we did as well as we could have here. 

What really matters is what we end up with over the next two days 

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3 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Yep - 18 games in 2 years

Developing beautifully

Lucky to get a handful of games next year

more than half of those 18 were we sub and mostly unused sub at that

He played maybe 2 AFL standard games in his career. has some potential but pick 44 is a good get for him

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13 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Flogmantle Supporters are saying they paid too much for him

FFS!!!!

No [censored].

That's why it's great being an unbiased supporter.

You can laugh at Melb supporters kicking up a stink about how little we got back at the same time as laughing at Freo supporters who can't believe they gave that much up for him!

It's hilarious.

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23 minutes ago, DubDee said:

more than half of those 18 were we sub and mostly unused sub at that

He played maybe 2 AFL standard games in his career. has some potential but pick 44 is a good get for him

It may have been better if he was up to staying as long as Weideman and our finding out how much better he could get.

 

That's the point surely

Jackson went home presumably because he was homesick,it's difficult to believe that Bedford wanted to live in GWS .

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Haven't gone over the whole thread so perhaps already posted, but trades in for next year (Freo 1 + 2) are equivalent to around pick 5 or 6. Obviously depends on where Freo ends up.

So pick 13 + pick 5ish, with a couple of lower picks we weren't going to use going back to them.

Fine with it.

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2 minutes ago, durango said:

We have lost a once in a generation player but we will only know whether Freo paid under or over in about 3 years time?

His pay packet may cause headaches for him and Freo in the future?

I hope it does to be perfectly honest. 

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