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Gunston would make sense if we didn't have Fritsch. 

But we do. 

And if people think Gunston would replace Brown or T Mac, they're kidding themselves. Because the bulk of his goals come from marks on leads. And we simply don't have the midfield to provide that. I know that's Ben Brown's wheelhouse as well, but his advantage is his height at 200cm and arm reach to bring ball to ground. Gunston can't do that. Imagine having Fritsch, Gunston and Ben Brown all playing. The ball would be run out of our 50 before you could blink. 

The only way I see it happening is of Goodwin made a complete overhaul of the way we enter our forward 50 and adds players with skill through the midfield as well as on the half forwardline. 

But I also don't see that happening. 

 

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    On 8/12/2022 at 4:36 PM, Lord Travis said:

    Where has all this Naughton talk come from? Is it just wishful thinking or was there rumors in media or on footy forums? He would compliment our forward line perfectly with his size and aerial ability. If we could turn Jackson into Naughton it would be the biggest coup in recent memory!

    Hallelujah.  Maybe like many he thinks Beverage is a weird grumpy old man. 

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    Contracted Adelaide defender Fischer McAsey has been touted to join Carlton at season's end, with the Blues looking to bolster their key defensive stocks.

    McAsey, an East Brighton product, is currently signed to the Crows until the end of next year after turning his back on reported interest from Victorian clubs early into last season to re-sign on a two-year deal.

     

    Keen suitors in the 21-year-old would be tempted to ask the question of McAsey given his current placing in Matthew Nicks' pecking order, having not featured at senior level since 2020.

    Pick 6 in 2019 and at 198cm.  Must be a real bust if he cant get a game with the Crows

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    6 minutes ago, Jontee said:

    Contracted Adelaide defender Fischer McAsey has been touted to join Carlton at season's end, with the Blues looking to bolster their key defensive stocks.

    McAsey, an East Brighton product, is currently signed to the Crows until the end of next year after turning his back on reported interest from Victorian clubs early into last season to re-sign on a two-year deal.

     

    Keen suitors in the 21-year-old would be tempted to ask the question of McAsey given his current placing in Matthew Nicks' pecking order, having not featured at senior level since 2020.

    Pick 6 in 2019 and at 198cm.  Must be a real bust if he cant get a game with the Crows

    With that height and presumably a few pre-seasons, wouldnt be the worst thing we could look at. Were we ever into him last year?

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    Just read news clip from leigh Montagna about st kilda trading out some older players to reset their list.

    maybe we could be interested in a few players ie Tim Membrey, Jack Billings or jade Gresham for our forward line 

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    3 minutes ago, Edm said:

    Just read news clip from leigh Montagna about st kilda trading out some older players to reset their list.

    maybe we could be interested in a few players ie Tim Membrey, Jack Billings or jade Gresham for our forward line 

    Membrey maybe fills a need. They will keep Gresham. They have a lot of meh players

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    Membrey and Weed will form a very potent forward line at Casey - no doubt about that. 

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    On 8/12/2022 at 2:57 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Sloppy headline on the SEN website today. I'm sure SEN would love it if every player in the competition were to be linked to a trade. It could be talked about endlessly. But the headline is not quite what it seems.

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    Fancy staff at Craig Hutchison managed SEN being unable to read and write. 

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    16 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Membrey and Weed will form a very potent forward line at Casey - no doubt about that. 

    They'll get good service with Brody Grundy in the ruck.

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    41 minutes ago, Edm said:

    Just read news clip from leigh Montagna about st kilda trading out some older players to reset their list.

    maybe we could be interested in a few players ie Tim Membrey, Jack Billings or jade Gresham for our forward line 

    We could build a dynasty at Casey with some of those names. 

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    I read a headline this morning: "St. Kilda Should Trade Stars". Almost choked on me cornies. 

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    9 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    I read a headline this morning: "St. Kilda Should Trade Stars". Almost choked on me cornies. 

    you'd think, considering that their only genuine star is their captain, that there's not gonna be any stars on the trading block

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    I'd take Membrey in a heartbeat. Good finisher and hard worker. Would fit our system perfectly.

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    12 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    I read a headline this morning: "St. Kilda Should Trade Stars". Almost choked on me cornies. 

    They are the the epitome of a club with either crucial key pieces or deadweight. No trade bait.

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    If (when) Jackson leaves, I'd be keen on Rowan Marshall.  However, he's recently re-signed for a few more years.

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    After watching our game vs Richmond on Anzac Eve, I'm convinced Max King would fit right in.

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    13 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    After watching our game vs Richmond on Anzac Eve, I'm convinced Max King would fit right in.

    And what about our Collingwood game? 😉

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    Talked to someone I believe today, and they said a few interesting things, coming from a Pies perspective. Firstly, they didn’t think Dogga was that good. Said he was ok. Secondly, they thought Grundy would be worth at least a 1st rounder, mostly because of the salary he is on. Also said if Dogga was worth 2 1sts and I was saying I didn’t think Grundy was worth one 1st, that wasn’t realistic. I talked about it being a salary dump & he agreed the Pies would be paying $ for him to move (& he grumbled about Treloar). But he still remained firm about the 1st rounder. Hopefully he is wrong, wouldn’t want to give up a first for Grundy!

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    1 minute ago, Matt said:

    Talked to someone I believe today, and they said a few interesting things, coming from a Pies perspective. Firstly, they didn’t think Dogga was that good. Said he was ok. Secondly, they thought Grundy would be worth at least a 1st rounder, mostly because of the salary he is on. Also said if Dogga was worth 2 1sts and I was saying I didn’t think Grundy was worth one 1st, that wasn’t realistic. I talked about it being a salary dump & he agreed the Pies would be paying $ for him to move (& he grumbled about Treloar). But still remained firm about the 1st rounder. Hopefully he is wrong, wouldn’t want to give up a first for Grundy!

    I don't believe Grundys trade value is in any way connected to his salary, when a club is offering to pay 1/3 of his salary for 5 years they can't demand much in a trade, essentially we're doing them a favor. 

    they need Grundy to go to sign their other targets and re-shape the list the way Fly wants, i reckon a second rounder gets it done 

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    5 minutes ago, Matt said:

    Talked to someone I believe today, and they said a few interesting things, coming from a Pies perspective. Firstly, they didn’t think Dogga was that good. Said he was ok. Secondly, they thought Grundy would be worth at least a 1st rounder, mostly because of the salary he is on. Also said if Dogga was worth 2 1sts and I was saying I didn’t think Grundy was worth one 1st, that wasn’t realistic. I talked about it being a salary dump & he agreed the Pies would be paying $ for him to move (& he grumbled about Treloar). But he still remained firm about the 1st rounder. Hopefully he is wrong, wouldn’t want to give up a first for Grundy!

    if we end up with two firsts for dog, plus extras, i can completely understand one of them being moved for grundy

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    3 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

    I don't believe Grundys trade value is in any way connected to his salary, when a club is offering to pay 1/3 of his salary for 5 years they can't demand much in a trade, essentially we're doing them a favor. 

    they need Grundy to go to sign their other targets and re-shape the list the way Fly wants, i reckon a second rounder gets it done 

    I made the same argument about a second rounder, but he wasn’t having any of it. He did mention wanting the money to go after one of the GWS mids though, can’t remember who it was though

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    9 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    if we end up with two firsts for dog, plus extras, i can completely understand one of them being moved for grundy

    That was exactly what he was saying from the Pies end

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