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The FD don’t care about 8 slots deep in the draft. 

I applaud it - we get [censored] done in trade period and it’s because we value outcomes and not sweating the small losses and wins of an individual deal.

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5 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

So you are suggesting that our round one forwardline will be:

JVR (backup ruck duties also), Fritsch, McAdam, Smith, Kozzie, Chandler, ANB. 
That’s dynamic for sure, but our field kicking will need to improve markedly because only one maybe two of those players has a remote chance of taking a big contested mark. 

Unfortunately the highlighted won't be in our round 1 side.

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Just now, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Unfortunately the highlighted won't be in our round 1 side.

Yep, I remember, what a load of horse [censored]! While that shoulder plunging thug is walking around with a premiership medal. What a wonderful system the MRP is.

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9 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

So you are suggesting that our round one forwardline will be:

JVR (backup ruck duties also), Fritsch, McAdam, Smith, Kozzie, Chandler, ANB. 
That’s dynamic for sure, but our field kicking will need to improve markedly because only one maybe two of those players has a remote chance of taking a big contested mark. 

You are suggesting we have Petty and Melksham both on crutches in the goal square?

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He’s kicked a goal in 80% of the matches he’s played.

He’s kicked multiple goals in 42% of the matches he’s played.

He’s a good target inside 50 with four or more marks taken in 62% of the matches he’s played.

He also applies defensive pressure in the forward 50 with three or more tackles laid in 60% of the matches he’s played. As a comparison, Pickett is at 61% for this stat.

Won’t be a world beater but a fairly handy addition to the forward line and worth a future 2nd in my view.

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11 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

You are suggesting we have Petty and Melksham both on crutches in the goal square?

I think Petty may well be ready for round one but if he isn’t I think it will be:

One of Brown, Fullarton or Schache (back up Ruck), JVR, Smith, Fritsch, Chandler, ANB, and one of Laurie, Woey or Spargo

(I forgot Kozzie is suspended, or blanked it from my memory)

Who are you replacing? Do you really want to only have JVR as backup ruck and no true tall forward when he’s rucking?

Clearly we’re drafting McAdam to play, I don’t have a problem with us getting him, but he’s replacing someone in the forwardline I’ve just listed and the only options I see are Smith or Fritsch. I don’t think we will go small. I don’t know enough about him to know but is he an upgrade on those two? That’s my confusion. 

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22 minutes ago, rpfc said:

We obviously pursued him. They don’t nominate unless there is interest.

Imagine a player coming out and saying I am nominating Melbourne and Melbourne is like 

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I guess I was wondering whether a player decides he wants to move to Melbourne, picks a club (ie us) and then his management approaches us and says would you be interested in player x?

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Adel rejecting offer, want a player.  Please Dees walk away and forget you were ever interested in that spud!

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51 minutes ago, FTB said:

He’s kicked a goal in 80% of the matches he’s played.

He’s kicked multiple goals in 42% of the matches he’s played.

He’s a good target inside 50 with four or more marks taken in 62% of the matches he’s played.

He also applies defensive pressure in the forward 50 with three or more tackles laid in 60% of the matches he’s played. As a comparison, Pickett is at 61% for this stat.

Won’t be a world beater but a fairly handy addition to the forward line and worth a future 2nd in my view.

And averages about ~50% of games played per season in the last 4 years, or around ~30% this season.

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14 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

I guess I was wondering whether a player decides he wants to move to Melbourne, picks a club (ie us) and then his management approaches us and says would you be interested in player x?

It happens sometimes. Taylor Adams just did it and I think Jordan Lewis approached us in 2016. It doesn’t get to the trade request point without some reciprocal discussions though. 

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1 hour ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

It happens sometimes. Taylor Adams just did it and I think Jordan Lewis approached us in 2016. It doesn’t get to the trade request point without some reciprocal discussions though. 

I stand corrected. Sounds like Hawks aren’t super keen on getting Gunston back despite a trade request. 

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1 minute ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

I stand corrected. Sounds like Hawks aren’t super keen on getting Gunston back despite a trade request. 

Didn't he want a 2 year extension and only got an offer of 1 from the Hawks. 

Then dished em for a longer offer from the Lions.

Now he wants to return again.  What the.

I wouldn't either!

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Relax folks. 5 more days of this nonsense. Crows not agreeing straight away to appease fans after losing Doedee and gaining not much

she’ll get done 

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Future 2nd is overs for an uncontacted 28 year old who has played 50 career games, played 7 games last year and is borderline best 22 for them.

I'm happy with the offer from us because it's a fair and reasonable offer.

Theyl trade will go through because it's more than fair and Adelaide's demands "we want a player" are unreasonable and also out of our control.

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45 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

I’m guessing they’ll want Chandler, who they’ve chased before.

Their interest in Chandler was before they had Rachele, Rankine and Pedlar playing well.

We know who they want. They want Petty.

Sadly, this pursuit of McAdam has backfired spectacularly on us. 

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8 minutes ago, deanox said:

Future 2nd is overs for an uncontacted 28 year old who has played 50 career games, played 7 games last year and is borderline best 22 for them.

I'm happy with the offer from us because it's a fair and reasonable offer.

Theyl trade will go through because it's more than fair and Adelaide's demands "we want a player" are unreasonable and also out of our control.

We got F3 for a younger Premiership player, who has played 3 times the amount of games.

F2 will get this done, they are just making us sweat because of Petty staying and we got 11.

It would happen sooner if they found someone they wanted from another club, otherwise it gets done by Wednesday.

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2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

I thought you loved McAdam?

Huge fan of him... in a crows top

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Just now, Demonstone said:

How?

Because Petty’s going to spend the next 2 years (if he’s with us that long) attempting the toughest job in football (key forward for Melbourne) knowing he’d rather be sitting at CHB for the Crows making 7 figures next year then 800k after.

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