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8 minutes ago, RedFox said:

Reports that Tarryn Thomas could be keen on a change of scenery. His skillset would compliment our midfield group perfectly

I’d be keen to see Thomas in. Feels like another that didn’t necessarily get the right support around him this year (with personal issues). Think he’d go well at Dees and have a couple of roles he could thrive in. Was tracking really well before this year.

 
1 minute ago, ChaserJ said:

I’d be keen to see Thomas in. Feels like another that didn’t necessarily get the right support around him this year (with personal issues). Think he’d go well at Dees and have a couple of roles he could thrive in. Was tracking really well before this year.

What are his kicking skills like?

From the little i have seen of him he seems to be a good kick, but i haven't watched him enough to really assess him. 

12 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

If Lobb isn't traded to a Vic team he will sit out for a year and claim mental health. He's already transitioned his life to Vic and requested a trade in successive years.

Will be interesting what happens with him after he sits out of the game for a year. Would Vic clubs still be keen on him at his age after a year on the sidelines?

Dogs taking Liam Jones might indicate they’d get Lobb in a year. If their young talls still aren’t ready. Personally can’t see Lobb taking no cash or Freo taking nothing for him. 

We could offer Freo one of our not very good talls if they’re so desperate for an ageing tall who doesn’t want to be there.

 
12 minutes ago, RedFox said:

Reports that Tarryn Thomas could be keen on a change of scenery. His skillset would compliment our midfield group perfectly

Perfect target for us. He's a smooth mover with good skills, would fill half forward flank or outside mid role nicely. He's young still too so would fit with our list. With a fresh environment and good preseason, he could be a real weapon next year onwards. Go knocking Dees!

3 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Levers CV was nowhere as good as Jackson

It was nearly identical besides the flag.  Lever was there 3 years, played in the GF, probably Adelaide’s best player on the day and was the squad of 40 for the all Australian 


You'd have to feel for Lobb - requesting a trade 2 years in a row... must be difficult to work hard for your employer week in week out as a by-product.

16 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Pies are getting rid of a promising key fwd to the Cats in Henry and an AA ruck to us while paying part of the salary

They are bringing in Frampton and McStay. 

List better? Hell no

Why on earth do people keep referring to Henry as a key forward?!? Doing my head in

He's a lively 187cm fwd/swingman with spring and goalsense - no more a key forward than Fritsch and really a prime build/skillset for a good modern mid

16 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

Does any other club spend so much energy trying to appear to play hard ball through the media?

What’s the point? He wants to go. Let him go and get a good deal done that suits you. It’s weird. 

So we talk to WC, Jackson has done us the favour of not announcing a club, just a city. If we’re looking at a Future first I’d say WC will finish lower than Freo so that’s better, if WC split their pick two then we do Jackson for a pick inside the top ten this year + WC FF + WC second round which we trade for Grundy. 

 

We need a Tarryn Thomas thread, would hope we would be speaking to his manager if he is on the move. Could be a great pick up

This came up on my FB page. We are dealing with the club that has the lowest to offer us for LJ. Where as WC have so much more in draft capital. 
 

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14 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

Why on earth do people keep referring to Henry as a key forward?!? Doing my head in

He's a lively 187cm fwd/swingman with spring and goalsense - no more a key forward than Fritsch and really a prime build/skillset for a good modern mid

Spot on. And given his forward pressure is awful Geelong will probably make him work for a game on the wing or half back before unleashing him as a goal kicker anyway.

Big loss for the Pies, but they’re losing guys who aren’t in their 22, and McStay fills a far more important need. Ash Jonson is a better version of Henry and teams generally down play 2 medium goal kickers.

And the other 3 they’re bringing in will cover gaps as Howe, Pendles and Sidebottom age out. All very cheap and capable, smart recruiting.

27 minutes ago, binman said:

What are his kicking skills like?

From the little i have seen of him he seems to be a good kick, but i haven't watched him enough to really assess him. 

High quality user by foot. Likes the physical stuff and was right up there in f50 tackles last year and good at winning the ball at stoppages. He and Tracc rotating between mid/fwd would be terrific.

Alternatively could play out of defence for us too.

32 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

You'd have to feel for Lobb - requesting a trade 2 years in a row... must be difficult to work hard for your employer week in week out as a by-product.

The problem with Lobb is that his deal was so heavily front ended that there is not a lot of value in Freo trading him 

35 minutes ago, binman said:

What are his kicking skills like?

From the little i have seen of him he seems to be a good kick, but i haven't watched him enough to really assess him. 

Thomas looked like he could be Shaun Burgoyne 2.0  in 2021 and kicked 24.17 and averaged 18 possessions. This year he was hopeless and looked mentally all over the shop.

He definitely has the potential be a good pick up and suites our needs well.

29 minutes ago, CYB said:

This came up on my FB page. We are dealing with the club that has the lowest to offer us for LJ. Where as WC have so much more in draft capital. 
 

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WC have just announced they want Jackson, so now we are dealing with the club with the highest draft capital. 2, 26 and a Future first gets it done. Or if they want to split 2 to get another top ten pick to trade to us that’s good too.


3 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

WC have just announced they want Jackson, so now we are dealing with the club with the highest draft capital. 2, 26 and a Future first gets it done. Or if they want to split 2 to get another top ten pick to trade to us that’s good too.

They will never agree that - that’s laughable. Two top 4 picks and one on the 20s.

They are in it as much to say that they will take him in the PSD if he is there I reckon.

We would do well if we could get pick 2 from wc for Jackson and be done 

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3 minutes ago, rpfc said:

They will never agree that - that’s laughable. Two top 4 picks and one on the 20s.

They are in it as much to say that they will take him in the PSD if he is there I reckon.

They won’t do it with 2 of course but they’re open to split it to get it done. Get a top ten pick if WC split, + FF + 26 for Luke and 42.ABDE49EE-0FFD-4A8F-B486-E10A08043BE8.thumb.png.11930647f6a569ddfa2c700647cac6f0.png

58 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

Why on earth do people keep referring to Henry as a key forward?!? Doing my head in

He's a lively 187cm fwd/swingman with spring and goalsense - no more a key forward than Fritsch and really a prime build/skillset for a good modern mid

Oh right, I didn’t realise. I watched him play once and he was marking everything but ended up with 5 behinds or something similar. Knows how to find the ball for sure

4 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

toumpas 2.0

Rubbish Even Toumpas would  look and perform satisfactorily with Trac Clarry Vines and Gus giving him the ball. 

Has much more pace and run than Toumpas and would fit in as a runner in our slightly one paced match winning mids brigade. 


I'd be chatting to the Lions 

Bundling a few picks in the second round for their pick 15 to help with points. 

i also think the Dockers will end up trading Lobb to the Dogs for a deal involving pick 11 for Lobb and something, then 11 and 13 to us for Jackson

I'd be then bundling pick 11, 13 and our future first to the Eagles for pick 2 who are keen on teens picks to access W.A players and pick 20 coming back to us as well and forwarded on to the Pies for Grundy. 

So essentially 

Out: Jackson, 2023 first round

In: Picks 2, 15, Brodie Grundy 

Just now, 58er said:

Rubbish Even Toumpas would  look and perform satisfactorily with Trac Clarry Vines and Gus giving him the ball. 

Has much more pace and run than Toumpas and would fit in as a runner in our slightly one paced match winning mids brigade. 

Ceres has closed the door on Dow. 

1 minute ago, 58er said:

Ceres has closed the door on Dow. 

Should be "Even DOW ..... 

 
1 hour ago, RedFox said:

Reports that Tarryn Thomas could be keen on a change of scenery. His skillset would compliment our midfield group perfectly

Wowee. North haemorrhaging all over the joint.

5 minutes ago, 58er said:

Rubbish Even Toumpas would  look and perform satisfactorily with Trac Clarry Vines and Gus giving him the ball. 

Has much more pace and run than Toumpas and would fit in as a runner in our slightly one paced match winning mids brigade. 

dow's kicking is as bad tho


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