Trade Rumours 2023

[bing181 8,226]

Surely Grundy on the move? Another second rounder to add to the deck.

[Hunt29 258]

Grundy will 100% be seeking a trade. The Sydney recruiter said they’d have a look if he was available. Expect Geelong and Port will also be interested. 

[Demon Dynasty 15,963]

6 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Just normal gifs... same asi might use elsewhere.. or indeed here...

Bit odd. 

I guess you have to be in the know tech wise and be a bit of a Seinfeld fan to get that one Bubs.

To clarify....

You and/or Red mentioned issues with uploading photos in terms of them being rejected as the file size was 'too big'

The solution is 'shrinking' the file size so that it will be accepted by the DL server.

The Seinfeld GIF is a famous one and refers to George having just gotten out of a pool and a young lady having walked in on him as he was changing

I'll let you make the connection!

Edited August 18, 2023 by Demon Dynasty

[beelzebub 22,329]

38 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

I guess you have to be in the know tech wise and be a bit of a Seinfeld fan to get that one Bubs.

To clarify....

You and/or Red mentioned issues with uploading photos in terms of them being rejected as the file size was 'too big'

The solution is 'shrinking' the file size so that it will be accepted by the DL server.

The Seinfeld GIF is a famous one and refers to George having just gotten out of a pool and a young lady having walked in on him as he was changing

I'll let you make the connection!

I must confess ...aa an I.t. Engineer in a past life im fairly familiar with this stuff.

The Gif fikes by there nature are condensed.  I had tried  reducing their size ( graphically...and knock on...file size )

Made no difference.   The inference witg the error was to do with available space...

Somewhere there are permissions... for some theyre constraints... accidental or otherwise. 

[Stiff Arm 4,415]

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

Edited August 18, 2023 by Stiff Arm

[bing181 8,226]

Just now, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy goes (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

Grundy is not going to hang around to play in the VFL in case Max gets injured.

[Stiff Arm 4,415]

4 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Grundy is not going to hang around to play in the VFL in case Max gets injured.

No, but if we trade him, who's next? We need to be creative with support for Max, or it'll be JVR, Petty or (good God no!) BBB sacrificed as fill in ruck. Our development rucks at Casey are like baby giraffes!

Who do we target?

Edited August 18, 2023 by Stiff Arm

[Mach5 4,490]

I’m guessing it’d be Grundy for Ladhams & change.

[dazzledavey36 49,344]

Paging @goodwindees......

[drysdale demon 4,214]

8 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

Exactly right, bloody no-one.

[Demon Dynasty 15,963]

9 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

Might be able to fast track Verral & start blooding him slowly from about mid way through next season.

[Demons11 6,404]

9 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

They will just recruit one, Max has 2 years left.  There are plenty of young rucks playing in the 2’s who would develop under Max 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Demons11

[rpfc 27,637]

9 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

If you were in the Demonland Pub and loudly asked that question, you would be yelling ‘Anyone?’ over about 15 people telling you ‘we would go and get someone to backup Gawn who is less expensive and more comfortable playing less and/or playing more forward’

So meek posturing aside - if Grundy wants to go we will facilitate and that recalibration may make us a better team.

[Cheap Seats 3,303]

9 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

If Grundy leaves (and I doubt it), who is our next in line ruck if Max goes down?

 

 

Anyone?...

 

Anyone?

[Demon Disciple 11,134]

Am I the only one that thinks Grundy should be the #1 ruck with Max the extra tall in the forward line?

Have Max and Grundy rotating with each other 70/30split. Max stays fresh, Brodie gets his ruck spot. Simples.

[TRIGON 4,719]

On 8/18/2023 at 11:30 AM, Ethan Tremblay said:

#ETthetradewhisperer is hearing some early rumours.. he may let the cat out of the handbag soon. Stay tuned. #HowDoesHeDoIt? #ETDoesItAgain #WhisperMeThis.

I am all ears..

[Lord Travis 10,272]

17 hours ago, bing181 said:

Grundy is not going to hang around to play in the VFL in case Max gets injured.

Correct. It would also be poor budget management from us to spend over $600k on a backup ruckman who plays VFL. The Gawn and Grundy partnership doesn’t appear to be working, and it’s best for both Grundy and the Dees if he’s traded elsewhere now unfortunately. We can spend far less on a backup for Max until we have a proper successor. 

[Engorged Onion 9,499]

19 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

I am all ears..

Oh for the love of god...

[Nascent 7,462]

Parish yet to re-sign and bombers waiving the white flag again.

Not suggesting we get him but if he leaves that's a potential first round compensation pick that will further dilute the draft pool.

[Left Foot Snap 2,030]

29 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Am I the only one that thinks Grundy should be the #1 ruck with Max the extra tall in the forward line?

Have Max and Grundy rotating with each other 70/30split. Max stays fresh, Brodie gets his ruck spot. Simples.

Nope, those are my thoughts a well.

[Sir Why You Little 34,927]

I was told in early July, from an insider, that Grundy will be at the Sydney Swans next year, in a 2-3 club mega deal. 
Of course things can change, but that was the planning as of then. 
 

very interesting to see what happens. I still think we may use Brodie in September….

[58er 5,670]

54 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Am I the only one that thinks Grundy should be the #1 ruck with Max the extra tall in the forward line?

Have Max and Grundy rotating with each other 70/30split. Max stays fresh, Brodie gets his ruck spot. Simples.

Great idea but you are trying to reinvent what has basically failed. The greatest modern ruckman deserves to play where he is best for the team ie the RUCK. Only cameos up forward and also down back. JVR has done ok in the ruck and our team balance  is best that way.

it's unfortunate but we can't select a team for individuals. We are in the business of winning premierships and that is not negotiable. 

You and others will no doubt be unhappy if we don't do the team thing and allow Maxy to continue his great form which has resulted in 5 wins out of 6. 

[Deefender 205]

Will Verrall, pick 14 2022, shows promising potential.

I trust Jason Taylor in finding a ruckman to replace/assist Max.

[Bang Bang Bang 5,560]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

Am I the only one that thinks Grundy should be the #1 ruck with Max the extra tall in the forward line?

Have Max and Grundy rotating with each other 70/30split. Max stays fresh, Brodie gets his ruck spot. Simples.

This was the original plan I believe. But the problem is that Gawn has no forward craft and is not a good converter. 
A lot of skeptics felt the combo wouldn’t work and to Goody’s credit, he swallowed his pride and abandoned it as soon as he realized it was a bust. 

Gawn will play for 2-3 more years which is way too long for Grundy to wait. Grundy will seek a trade and we’ll oblige. Maybe a second round pick comes our way. It happens. No hard feelings and move on IMO. 

[Roost it far 6,240]

If we win the flag and get a decent return in a trade for Grundy it’s happy days