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2 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Liam Henry will be a Dee…!

Not according to @Dannyz who's got good inside source and said he's bound for Hawthorn. 

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    2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Not according to @Dannyz who's got good inside source and said he's bound for Hawthorn. 

    The Harley deal could mean he is right — it’ll now be likely they take the compo needed to get Liam Henry, still hope but looking less likely than it was 6-12wks ago & even a week ago. 

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    2 hours ago, Dee tention said:

    Liam Henry will be a Dee…!

    Genuinely excitied if this is true, make me wonder though if this is some sort of plot from Freo to get ND5 back.... :)

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    9 minutes ago, Cheap Seats said:

    Genuinely excitied if this is true, make me wonder though if this is some sort of plot from Freo to get ND5 back.... :)

    ND Round 5 maybe

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    With Spargo, Pickett and Chandler why would we want Liam Henry? 

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    Just now, John Crow Batty said:

    With Spargo, Pickett and Chandler why would we want Liam Henry? 

    Because he’s not a small forward and has nothing to do with those 3? 🤷‍♀️

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    44 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Because he’s not a small forward and has nothing to do with those 3? 🤷‍♀️


    Wait a sec, just cos he’s been playing on the wing this season doesn’t mean he’s not a small forward. He certainly was when he was drafted.

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    On 8/25/2023 at 10:02 AM, Gawndy the Great said:

    GCS total 2023 draft pool is hovering around the 4500 points mark. Rumour has it that at least 2 of the 3 academy players will be top 10 and given the expected order of those, will need at least 3500 for the two expected to go early. The question will be how much contingency are they going to need or are they prepared to go into deficit next year.

    Agree as you put it  that Pick 4 is of value but cashing it in for points is really a waste. Put in an enticing offer in front of them and i cant see why they wouldn't trade. If a F1 was part of the deal, then id hold onto Pick 15 and give them what ever else we have in the treasure trove, which would include 2nd and 3rd rounders hopefully for Tommo, Harmes.

    On a side note: if Grundy does goto Sydney i would try this potential trade:
    Grundy + Pick 15 for Sydney's Pick 9 and 28, which has a points value similar to end of first round 1, which is about right i think. 

    So then for GCS Pick 4, you'd give them F1, 23(MFC),28 (Syd), 36(MFC) + one of Tommo/Harmes (~300). Its approx an extra 200-300 points to GCS in 2023 draft plus a F1. Its a huge huge benefit to GCS and probably unbalanced so we may ask for a F2 to come back our way. 

    We could then have 4,5,9 in 2023. 

    "We could then have 4,5,9 in 2023. "

     

    GtG - your maths is way too complicated for me but are you serious that we could have 4,5,9 in a Premiership year?

    I must sau that would be a reasonably satisfying year.

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    1 hour ago, monoccular said:

    "We could then have 4,5,9 in 2023. "

     

    GtG - your maths is way too complicated for me but are you serious that we could have 4,5,9 in a Premiership year?

    I must sau that would be a reasonably satisfying year.

    I’ll settle for just the premiership. Thanks.

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    The Trade Bell from Whateley's radio show, brings together a few of the trade topics that have done the rounds here:

     

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    8 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

    The Trade Bell from Whateley's radio show, brings together a few of the trade topics that have done the rounds here:

     

    Oh God, nowhere is safe from SEN!

     

    Just kidding, guess its traderadio season time :)

    Edited by John Demonic

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    12 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

    The Trade Bell from Whateley's radio show, brings together a few of the trade topics that have done the rounds here:

     

    This is like hot gossip at the pub! 😅🤣😂😁

    In all seriousness, I would prefer to keep Brodie Grundy. I still think he has a big part to play in the Demons finals campaign and beyond.

    I also personally really like Brodie Grundy and it would be quite sad to lose him after only one season at the Demons. Especially as the two ruckmen game style DID work in the pre-season and could work again in the future.

     

    However, if he was to request a trade between Port Adelaide and Sydney. I would actually prefer to trade him to Sydney in return for either Joel Amartey or (preferably) Hayden McLean. I also think we would actually drive a hard bargain. Why? Because as the old saying goes.... "supply and demand" and if we can get a great deal for Brodie Grundy then why not take it?

     

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    32 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    This is like hot gossip at the pub! 😅🤣😂😁

    In all seriousness, I would prefer to keep Brodie Grundy. I still think he has a big part to play in the Demons finals campaign and beyond.

    I also personally really like Brodie Grundy and it would be quite sad to lose him after only one season at the Demons. Especially as the two ruckmen game style DID work in the pre-season and could work again in the future.

     

    However, if he was to request a trade between Port Adelaide and Sydney. I would actually prefer to trade him to Sydney in return for either Joel Amartey or (preferably) Hayden McLean. I also think we would actually drive a hard bargain. Why? Because as the old saying goes.... "supply and demand" and if we can get a great deal for Brodie Grundy then why not take it?

     

    McLean just signed for 4 years with the Swans.

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    McLean just signed for 4 years with the Swans.

    .....and Amartey extented to end of '26 in June.

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    On 8/27/2023 at 4:08 PM, layzie said:

    Need someone with speed and skill. Don't poo poo it yet 

    Goodwin likes his midfielders/wingers to be able to get their own ball. Doesn't do exclusively outside mid. You can tell he played under Malcolm Blight!

    Not sure Henry with an average of five contested possessions a game this year fits the bill...

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    7 hours ago, dee-tox said:

    Goodwin likes his midfielders/wingers to be able to get their own ball. Doesn't do exclusively outside mid. You can tell he played under Malcolm Blight!

    Not sure Henry with an average of five contested possessions a game this year fits the bill...

    Hunter us the perfect example of this, you can tell Goody loves having him out there.

    Still not quite enough sample data on Henry but I do get what you're saying. Maybe more a flanker type?

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    On 8/27/2023 at 2:00 PM, John Crow Batty said:

    With Spargo, Pickett and Chandler why would we want Liam Henry? 

    Why did GWS want Toby Bedford ?

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    19 minutes ago, Abyssal said:

    Why did GWS want Toby Bedford ?

    To replace Bobby Hill

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    4 minutes ago, MrFreeze said:

    To replace Bobby Hill

    Yes, and he’s done it in fine style.

    The point is, there’s a huge ‘Elephant in room’ , that is the big MFC blunder in not retaining Toby. 

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    2 minutes ago, Abyssal said:

    Yes, and he’s done it in fine style.

    The point is, there’s a huge ‘Elephant in room’ , that is the big MFC blunder in not retaining Toby. 

    It's not a huge elephant room. We wanted to keep him and were [censored] off when he sought a trade to GWS, when we were giving him game time, had invested in his development as an NGA and then a primary listed player.

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    bedford got offered a three year deal at gw$ with more opportunity, as opposed to two at the mfc where he was behind pickett, anb, chandler for the speed forward role

    he made the right call and good luck to him

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