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The 2023 Draft and Trade Targets Thread

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48 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

I rate Levi Casboult, bit to old though.

Chol could be handy if he is committed.

Casboult is old but is a free agent and is durable. He potentially fills two roles on our list.

Chol would require a trade and is probably worth a pick around #30.

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    33 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    Parish has just re-signed for the bombers until 2028

    He wants to captain the team to 10,000 days without a finals victory

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    14 hours ago, BDA said:

    Risk v reward. North aren’t pulling out all the stops to keep him. I’m not sure he has grown up yet. Talented without a doubt. Very questionable temperament.

    exercise extreme caution 

    We have an A grade culture and support system. We should be able to straighten him out, that is, if he's keen on us

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    On 8/31/2023 at 8:25 AM, dee-tox said:

    Essendon talking to Tarryn Thomas. 

    Would love him at the Dees. Get him super fit and on the straight and narrow and could be best player in the comp. 

    Cannot see that happening when you think about the whole of the Melbourne Football Club. I think AFLW wouldn't be impressed.

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    12 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

    We have an A grade culture and support system. We should be able to straighten him out, that is, if he's keen on us


    I think we have that A grade culture largely because of the people we choose to bring into the club.

    And that culture still wasn’t able to help Harley Bennell change his spots.

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    If we have picks 4 and 5 I'd love to get Duursma and O'Sullivan as Melksham(32) and May(31) replacements. Viney will be 30 next year so if those guys are off the board then I'm happy to go after McKercher or Caddy. 

    In terms of trade targets we need a ready made ruck if Grundy leaves. Goldstein wants to go around for another year and I'm happy to take him for a year while waiting for KFW and Verrall to improve. Our key forwards in Brown and Macca are on their last legs so hopefully we can get Georgiades in a Grundy trade if it were to eventuate. I think Jordon will stay with us, he's been given a fair amount of opportunity this year but we'll need to get another ready made mid to cover for Dunstan like a Matt Crouch or Billings etc. 

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    3 hours ago, Caligula's cohort said:

    If we have picks 4 and 5 I'd love to get Duursma and O'Sullivan as Melksham(32) and May(31) replacements. Viney will be 30 next year so if those guys are off the board then I'm happy to go after McKercher or Caddy. 

    In terms of trade targets we need a ready made ruck if Grundy leaves. Goldstein wants to go around for another year and I'm happy to take him for a year while waiting for KFW and Verrall to improve. Our key forwards in Brown and Macca are on their last legs so hopefully we can get Georgiades in a Grundy trade if it were to eventuate. I think Jordon will stay with us, he's been given a fair amount of opportunity this year but we'll need to get another ready made mid to cover for Dunstan like a Matt Crouch or Billings etc. 

    georgiades signed a new deal with the pear so that's not happening

    mouch i can see replacing dunstan, but no doubt he will prefer to go somewhere where he's likely to see afl action, while billings is a completely different sort of player and wouldn't replace a dunstan-type on a list

    goldstein will want to be an afl-ready ruckman for a side next year, not behind gawn in the queue for afl opportunities

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    11 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Or Sean Darcy.


    But Darcy is a number 1. No way he takes a back seat.

    Lycett has little choice.

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    3 hours ago, Mach5 said:

    Surely if Grundy is to go out, Lycett comes straight onto our radar.

    I’d rather take a chance on one of the many back ups around the league coming in to their prime than Lycett who hasn’t been able to get through a game all year. If we are after a veteran Goldy makes more sense than Lycett.

    Otherwise I’d be looking at Jordon Sweet, Matt Flynn, Sam Hayes, Tom Fullarton or even Ivan Soldo.

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    On 8/31/2023 at 3:43 PM, Nascent said:

    Parish has just re-signed with the bombers until 2028

    Apparently he was offered such a ridiculously good offer we couldn't refuse.

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    1 hour ago, Sydney_Demon said:

    Apparently he was offered such a ridiculously good offer we couldn't refuse.

    i thought he wanted a six year deal, but the peptides refused to budge on a five year offer?

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    10 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    Archie Perkins appears to be talking to other clubs… YES please.

    Source?

    Dodo will ask for two 1st rounders anyways.

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    7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Source?

    Dodo will ask for two 1st rounders anyways.

    He'll also wait till 5 minutes before the deal needs to be submitted and then delay some more.

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    On 8/31/2023 at 4:08 PM, John Demonic said:

    He wants to captain the team to 10,000 days without a finals victory

    They can choose a song from Tool’s 10,000 Days to run out to that day. 

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    8 hours ago, Mach5 said:


    But Darcy is a number 1. No way he takes a back seat.

    Lycett has little choice.

    I thought there was bad blood between Lycett and Gawn?

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    Perkins? How will he improve us?

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    5 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    Perkins? How will he improve us?

    Classy forward mid with some medium size is something we could really do with. Tracc’s our only forward/mid, there’s no great option to change him with.

    Can’t really see us paying a fortune to get him when he’s contracted though. 

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    54 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    I thought there was bad blood between Lycett and Gawn?


    Probably. Just seemed to be a cheap & competent backup option.

    But as others have pointed out, probably not the option we’ll go for.

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    B: McVee, May, Lever

    HB: Salem, D.Turner, Rivers

    C: Langdon, Oliver, Hunter

    HF: Petracca, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen

    F: Fritsch, Petty, Pickett

    FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Viney

    IC: Bowey, Sparrow, J.Smith, Chandler

    SUB: Laurie

    Casey

    B: D.Smith, Adams, Draft pick

    HB: Howes, Draft pick, Draft pick

    C: Woewodin, Laurie, Draft pick

    HF: Moniz-Wakefield, McDonald, Sestan

    F: Jefferson, Schache, Spargo

    FOLL: Verrall, Draft pick, Draft pick

    IC: Farris-White, Melksham, Draft pick, Draft pick 

     

    I wonder if we can rookie Melksham hopefully he'll have a Tomlinson like recovery and play half way through the year.

    Harmes will be looking for a new club as will Grundy, Hiberd will retire. Tomlinson will be looking for a new club as will Jordon. Dunstan will be delisted as will K.Turner and Brown will retire.

    Will probably lose a few midfielders so I think we should draft for midfielders and trade for talls, Lycett, Chol and Georgiades come to mind.

     

     

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    36 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Perkins is a soft footballer. Pass.

    In fact, pass on any peptide player (except maybe 2m Peter)

    Bull dust He's a very good footballer he'll stay.

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