MELBOURNE

Who left: Jayden Hunt (West Coast, free agency), Toby Bedford (GWS Giants, trade), Luke Jackson (Fremantle, trade), Sam Weideman (Essendon, trade)

Who arrived: Brodie Grundy (Collingwood, trade), Josh Schache (Western Bulldogs, trade), Lachie Hunter (Western Bulldogs, trade)

Draft picks owned: 13, 37

Brad Johnson says: “Hunter goes to Melbourne and I think they like the left-footer in. They’ll have right-footer Langdon on one wing and Hunter on the other side. He’s very good with that 25m to 30m dart and take it on through the corridor as well. I think the other mids he plays with will enjoy that.”

David King says: “I love it. If you’re going to be a contested possession, clearance-based team – you’ve got Clayton Oliver in his prime who’s going to be there for quite some time, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney – if you’re going to have an asset like this, maximise it with the ability to get Grundy. The use of Max Gawn now will be fascinating. They’re going to have the ability to basically do what Geelong did last year – Gawn takes the tap work, goes behind the ball and Grundy becomes a roaming ruckman. I think it’s a terrific acquisition and I’m excited by what Melbourne could do.”

Foxfooty.com.au trade grade: A-

The additional 1st and 2nd round picks next year are also a great result for us.  We'll all be hoping for them to drop down the ladder which will give us a great draft hand to either bring in more young talent or poach someone from another club.

3 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

The additional 1st and 2nd round picks next year are also a great result for us.  We'll all be hoping for them to drop down the ladder which will give us a great draft hand to either bring in more young talent or poach someone from another club.

Multiple picks also will give us a good opportunity to move higher up the board dealing with any academy/fs picks.

Pretty sure the suns have a few academy players next year, so they may need points rather than draft position.

26 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

 

Bit like the VCE these days.......Nobody fails!

Last two days were the turning point for me.  Things were looking pretty grim with Hunt, Bedford, Weiderman all leaving, along with the [censored] deal we got for Jackson.  But the last two days Melbourne pulled the rabbit out of the metaphorical hat.  Brodie Grundy's response was so much more humble and gracious than Jackson's, and I feel Brodie will be the perfect fit culturally at the club.  Hunter could be fabulous in the Wingers Club if we can keep him on the straight and narrow, and while I don't know much about Josh Schache, I have an open mind. Great work, Jason and team!

Why didn't we get an A+. A flawless trade period imv. Grundy is an upgrade on LJ, in the short term at least and Hunter brings better disposal so addresses an obvious flaw. Pick 13 added and a suite of picks added next year to allow up to go big game hunting and hopefully add the KPF we badly need

And Gold Coast should have got an F. A joke of a football club

 

28 minutes ago, BDA said:

Why didn't we get an A+. A flawless trade period imv. Grundy is an upgrade on LJ, in the short term at least and Hunter brings better disposal so addresses an obvious flaw. Pick 13 added and a suite of picks added next year to allow up to go big game hunting and hopefully add the KPF we badly need

And Gold Coast should have got an F. A joke of a football club

 

I was going to say what did we need to do to get A or A+? Did we get marked down over the Jackson trade or something?

No need for pluses and minuses I think. 

44 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

 

Bit like the VCE these days.......Nobody fails!

Q: What do you call someone who’s failed 2nd year medicine?

A: Doctor

We upgraded our outs with the ins. 

I would say all of them are upgrades, even Schache slightly for his versatility. 

And we absolutely raked in a draft pick haul that gives us so much to work with at next year's draft. 

How can you not be happy with that. 

Tinker with our game plan, have a solid year injury-wise and we'll be contending again. 

Edited October 12, 20222 yr by JimmyGadson

North Melbourne may need some better students.

 

Edited October 12, 20222 yr by Jibroni

The top teams got better and the bottom teams got worse

Not good for equalisation but for once it works for us!

2 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

 

Bit like the VCE these days.......Nobody fails!

How on earth St Kilda doesn't get an F?!

Until they make it 4 year minimum contract and address this business of some prospective draftees advising clubs they won’t leave their states, it’s a scam for the top clubs.

Hawthorn and Geelong have made it their speciality. St.Kilda will grab King next year.

Very happy with the outcome and IMV did not get screwed over on the Jacko trade. We got some nice picks next year and upgraded to 13 this year. All in all a beneficial trade period for the club and can't wait to see Grundy working with Gawn and Hunter doing his thing opposite Langers. Trust BBB and TMac get fit plus JVR realises his potential and we WILL have a great year and challenge again.

27 minutes ago, DubDee said:

The top teams got better and the bottom teams got worse

Not good for equalisation but for once it works for us!

Fair to say that when viewed over a period of 18 years or so, the best teams do seem to get rewarded but those teams do change over time.  Hawks were a destination club 5 years ago...not as unbalanced as all that (except for GC & GWS)

42 minutes ago, DubDee said:

The top teams got better and the bottom teams got worse

Not good for equalisation but for once it works for us!

Good job afl with equalisation strategy-not.

Cats gifted Bowes through afl negligence and lack of foresight in salary dump changes. Not through brilliant trading as suggested.

Top teams thrived . Bottom teams or those on the slide-dogs for example- did poorly.

Geelong is a well-run club (as much as I hate to admit it) It's not their fault that the Suns are a joke. Equalisation can't change that fact

I'm so confused. I read the trade and draft boards every day and I was sure we were getting screwed, we never stand up for ourselves, and Tim Lamb was on shaky ground? 

It's almost like you can't evaluate the trade period until it's over.

Dees are big winners. Where in the window for flags and Grundy is a much better short term proposition than Jackson. The other out are back up whereas Hunter is A grade. Schacster not so sure about but steak knives. Geelong getting pick 7 and 3 * top 20 draft picks. WTF no wonder they never fall. Saints OMG that an F same as Suns. Hawks are doing a Dees under Bailey could set them back 2o years. Love it

38 minutes ago, Deesprate said:

Dees are big winners. Where in the window for flags and Grundy is a much better short term proposition than Jackson. The other out are back up whereas Hunter is A grade. Schacster not so sure about but steak knives. Geelong getting pick 7 and 3 * top 20 draft picks. WTF no wonder they never fall. Saints OMG that an F same as Suns. Hawks are doing a Dees under Bailey could set them back 2o years. Love it

Quick....alert @Demonstone!

3 hours ago, JimmyGadson said:

We upgraded our outs with the ins. 

I would say all of them are upgrades, even Schache slightly for his versatility. 

And we absolutely raked in a draft pick haul that gives us so much to work with at next year's draft. 

How can you not be happy with that. 

Tinker with our game plan, have a solid year injury-wise and we'll be contending again. 

Totally agree.

Jackson was out of our control, but nonetheless left a huge hole in terms of the need for a second ruck.

I was really concerned we would not be able to fill that hole given the paucity of such players - in a general sense and also specifically at tgis point in time.

To snare a ready to go ruck of Grundy's talent was an incredible outcome.

We were crying out for an outside runner with above average kicking skills and hunter ticks that box.

And it's brilliant that the pies and dogs have to contribute to Grundy and hunter's salaries. 

Hard to argue hunter is not an upgrade on Hunt, not that the two were nessasaily linked I guess. 

I agree Schache is an upgrade, albeit just, on weed. And Shache won't be asked to play a role he is not suited for - which to be fair to weed, he was.

And as you say the draft picks give us something to negotiate with. 

By any measure that is a fantastic trade period.

Kudos to lamb and his team (who by the by were super proactive with grundy).

Edited October 13, 20222 yr by binman

Both toiges and catties are old teams with plenty due to either retire or hit the wall in the next couple of years. They are trying to poach and warehouse replacements for old tired bodies. But the new ins are not as good as those going out.

Our "ins" are not selected to replace old tired warriors but are selected to enhance our current list that apart from maybe Hibbo and Milkshake will be playing on for some time.

Edited October 13, 20222 yr by tiers
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4 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

 

Bit like the VCE these days.......Nobody fails!

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Love what we did in the trade this year. Our hands were tied with Jackson so we do ok in the end. Jackson is the only player we lost that was guaranteed game time yet all three pick ups will.  Getting a game at Melbourne has only become harder and that's a good thing.

D+ is very harsh on North. JHF decided to leave and they had to make the best of a bad lot like us with Jackson. They turned JHF into pick 2.

Following that pick 1 into 3 and F1st is good dealing too if you don't want the player GWS does at 1, ie Cadman. You still get the 2 players you want and the F1st.

They got a couple of handy players from Freo for their must-trade assistance picks, which is decent going with their coaching uncertainty.