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Posted
1 minute ago, Mickey said:

It's on the previous page


Or alternatively, one of my posts this morning reads as if I’d already seen the article.

When was it published?!

Posted
53 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

A flag and pick 4 and 5 would be taking the absolute [censored] and I for one would applaud it. It’ll be a Geelong like highway robbery. 

Nah, this isn't even Geelong thing at all.

Tim Lamb and Jason Taylor have absolutely nailed these early round pick swaps for a number of years now starting all the way back with the selection of Oliver.

If a potential premiership is able to snare the best talent in the country then it'll be by far the biggest draft steal in history

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Posted
55 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Maybe I am the odd one out, but on what I have seen of Humphrey, Reid should be far superior.

We have a beauty right under our noses in Bailey Laurie.   Needs to be given a good run of consecutive games.  Very clever ball user and decision maker and no I am not his mum or aunty :)

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Posted
1 minute ago, demonglory said:

We have a beauty right under our noses in Bailey Laurie.   Needs to be given a good run of consecutive games.  Very clever ball user and decision maker and no I am not his mum or aunty :)

I had him gone, but now with his last couple of cameos he is a keeper and other older injured players leaving, will also give him more opportunities.

 

 

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Posted
12 hours ago, dee-tox said:

North need to go tall. All their assets, bar Larkey are in the midfield. Phillips, Sheezel, Wardlaw, LDU, Simpkin, Thomas, etc.

And that is why WCE are sweating. If they go Reid, Norf will 100% go Curtin. So if WCE do take Curtin, can we entice Norf to split their pick to 4,5 with their 2nd rounder or future 2nd rounder coming back to us?

It will also depend on what compensation they get from the AFL for McKay as well. If they get pick 3 for example, they are not going to entertain a swap with us unless they can use one of those picks to trade for a mature, contracted player, which is highly unlikely. 

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I don't think Tim Lamb and Jason Taylor have ever gone after the best talent they just know exactly what we need and gone after those players. If they do go after Reid then he must be very special. 

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Posted
22 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I had him gone, but now with his last couple of cameos he is a keeper and other older injured players leaving, will also give him more opportunities.

 

 

Am I a bit star struck that Bailey plays a little like Sam Michell. Lacks a bit of pace but has skill and poise to use ball well. Will be great op forward also an on baller or centre of the future.

Think he kicked a long left footer (opposite foot) near to the front of goal in the last quarter, correct me if I am wrong. That's priceless in traffic or on the run. Should be in 23 for next Thursday as sub even in front of JJ. 

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Posted (edited)
11 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Wouldn’t it be better to go into the draft with our boots on and get our fill with 4/5 (whatever that is after dilution - 5/6 , 6/7, etc)

Better risk management, more players

I agree. Giants used this strategy for years. Just grab as many top ender's as you can. If we nail the picks (eg Oliver), we laugh all the way to the bank  If they want out after a couple seasons e.g. Jackson/Treloar/Hogan you trade them for more early picks. Rinse and repeat.

We have a need for gun mids and a May understudy if we want to extend the premiership window.

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They say Karl Langdon is as reliable as Sam Edmund so read into it what you will:

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Posted (edited)
42 minutes ago, demonglory said:

We have a beauty right under our noses in Bailey Laurie.   Needs to be given a good run of consecutive games.  Very clever ball user and decision maker and no I am not his mum or aunty :)

That leaves a lot of familial options.

Sister, cousin, grandma?

Grandma Laurie would make for a cool posting name!

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Posted
49 minutes ago, demonglory said:

We have a beauty right under our noses in Bailey Laurie.   Needs to be given a good run of consecutive games.  Very clever ball user and decision maker and no I am not his mum or aunty :)

Yes, he looked good and set up a goal or 2.  Maybe one of those players who takes some time to adjust to AFL.

Did enough to hold his spot in the team IMO.

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The WCE recruiting boss hinted that they would use pick 1 to pick up several players implying it would be traded.

They converted pick 2 last year into more picks.

So i think it will be on the market.

Do we go for pick 1 or do we go for GC's pick 4 and have 2 early picks? I am thinking 2 early picks. Depends how highly we rate Reid

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41 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

And that is why WCE are sweating. If they go Reid, Norf will 100% go Curtin. So if WCE do take Curtin, can we entice Norf to split their pick to 4,5 with their 2nd rounder or future 2nd rounder coming back to us?

It will also depend on what compensation they get from the AFL for McKay as well. If they get pick 3 for example, they are not going to entertain a swap with us unless they can use one of those picks to trade for a mature, contracted player, which is highly unlikely. 

I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that North will go for Curtin. they have been burnt by the go factor with JHF. They'll be wary of ending up in the same scenario with Curtin. It has to be a big factor in their thinking.

WCE will trade pick 1 and pick up 2 very good prospects, including or excluding Curtin. They'll say to North, you pick up Curtin, develop him for 2 years before he comes home to us. North would want to be pretty sure Curtin won't abscond like JHF.

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On 8/29/2023 at 7:54 AM, MadAsHell said:

If North get Pick 3 for McKay, I expect they'll trade Pick 2 & 3 to West Coast for Pick 1 and steak knives (maybe Gaff after all).

This gives North access to Reid, West Coast will take Curtain at 2 and use 3 on another mid. Will leave us in the cold, but I'd be happy if we got Watson.

There is no way they giving pick 2 and 3 for pick 1. 

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Posted
32 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

They say Karl Langdon is as reliable as Sam Edmund so read into it what you will:

Screenshot_2023-08-30-08-54-10-50_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg

 

WC would be leaking that story.  I reckon WC take Curtin at 1 

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