2 hours ago, demoncat said:

Would be all over Lewis if he sought a trade

His body is a concern but there aren’t many near 2m forwards who can actually play

Take the risk and get him fit I say

I'm not sure we have the luxury of taking a risk like that. He can play for sure, but that has serious potential to be another bust trade.

6 minutes ago, Little Richard said:

I'm not sure we have the luxury of taking a risk like that. He can play for sure, but that has serious potential to be another bust trade.

It would be a risk for sure but we’re asking for trouble if we go into 2026 with the same key forwards as 2025

Not sure who else is out there and potentially available

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

Tracc is currently 26th & Clayton is 39th for total disposals so far this year and they are both coming off injuries, Tracc is also 4th in Score involvements 114, Tracc 62 tackles, Claz 80 tackles and Salem is 4th for Marks in the league. No one else bar Max is even close. Re you solely basing your opinions on points scored??

Doesn't matter how many disposals you get when they are dump kicks or handballs to opposition !

7 minutes ago, Dees1911 said:

Doesn't matter how many disposals you get when they are dump kicks or handballs to opposition !

Agreed. Disposals is one thing. Completely different is using the ball effectively. They’re both horrible with ball use most of the time.

24 minutes ago, SadDee said:

Agreed. Disposals is one thing. Completely different is using the ball effectively. They’re both horrible with ball use most of the time.

And yet they have 6 Keith Bluey Truscott’s, 2 AFL Coaches Awards, a Premiership and our only Norm Smith Medal between them. Jeezuz the worm turns quickly doesn’t it.

11 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

And yet they have 6 Keith Bluey Truscott’s, 2 AFL Coaches Awards, a Premiership and our only Norm Smith Medal between them. Jeezuz the worm turns quickly doesn’t it.

Yes , very effective from 2018/2022 when territory was key, but sadly they have not adapted to current style where hitting targets with hand and foot is now big focus, we get burnt on turn over too often because of poor disposal from our midfielders.

1 hour ago, Little Richard said:

I'm not sure we have the luxury of taking a risk like that. He can play for sure, but that has serious potential to be another bust trade.

He’s clearly got talent, but hasn’t played more than 15 games in a season. I know players can be unlucky but we rolled the dice with McAdam and that hasn’t worked well (so far). You wouldn’t want to give up much for this either way

40 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

And yet they have 6 Keith Bluey Truscott’s, 2 AFL Coaches Awards, a Premiership and our only Norm Smith Medal between them. Jeezuz the worm turns quickly doesn’t it.

I still remember when, early in his career, Clarry started kicking (and running) more. He went from an inside handballing machine to a much more dangerous player, and arguably that pushed him up to superstar status. Now he's a shadow of that player, probably due to physical and mental fitness I guess. He looks so far off winning another Bluey it's crazy.

47 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

And yet they have 6 Keith Bluey Truscott’s, 2 AFL Coaches Awards, a Premiership and our only Norm Smith Medal between them. Jeezuz the worm turns quickly doesn’t it.

You’re right, we should keep them and stay bottom 4 for the next 3 years whilst they’re contracted. Good idea.

3 hours ago, BW511 said:

You would think the romance of Calsher Dear (and age) would have him ahead of Lewis.

Chol and Gunston is working at the moment.

Lewis should be gettable

They also have Ramsden over 201cms and Scaife to come and huge ruckman Ned Reeves not getting a game, who could go forward for them.

2 hours ago, DeeZone said:

And yet they have 6 Keith Bluey Truscott’s, 2 AFL Coaches Awards, a Premiership and our only Norm Smith Medal between them. Jeezuz the worm turns quickly doesn’t it.

In the case of the Deez, the worm has turned itself inside out and suffocated itself.

Should be a priority to get Callum Brown from the Giants into the fold. He’s fun to watch, is athletic, can take marks and is also good below the knees. Would be nice to get some Irish heritage back into the club too, imagine a Jim’s Game debut for him!

20 minutes ago, KoltTheRam said:

Should be a priority to get Callum Brown from the Giants into the fold. He’s fun to watch, is athletic, can take marks and is also good below the knees. Would be nice to get some Irish heritage back into the club too, imagine a Jim’s Game debut for him!

Supposedly close to extending with the Giants unfortunately 😢

6 minutes ago, demoncat said:

Supposedly close to extending with the Giants unfortunately 😢

Ahh that’s a huge shame. That leaves us with very little options when it comes to forwards, which will cause an uproar when we don’t bring in any.

8 hours ago, Greg Schneider said:

Massive red flag with his body, but Mitch Lewis can play. 1.99 and 26, perfect fit for us next to JVR, wouldn’t cost too much, but can he get on the park ?

We asked the question about Mitch a few years ago, shortly before he signed an extension.

Surely there is a tall fwd on a list that is caught in a logjam at their club who would consider coming to the Dees, one of the Whitlocks for example. And don’t call me Shirley.

We may have to cash in our 2026 1st rounder to buy a few 2nd and 3rd rounders to help refresh the list. I’m thinking trades not Rookies, so many uncertainties.

29 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

Surely there is a tall fwd on a list that is caught in a logjam at their club who would consider coming to the Dees, one of the Whitlocks for example. And don’t call me Shirley.

Elite Airplane reference, love that movie

29 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

We may have to cash in our 2026 1st rounder to buy a few 2nd and 3rd rounders to help refresh the list. I’m thinking trades not Rookies, so many uncertainties.

I think one of our biggest issues this offseason is how do we actually improve our list. No first round draft pick, all reports a weak draft so trading players out for picks probably not a great way. What type of player would we get for the likes of Oliver, Lever Fritsch and others.

This may be a bit out there but should we bring Frosty home to replace Marty Hore?

11 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

Did we nearly get Zac Merrett a few years back?

We were talking with him.

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

We may have to cash in our 2026 1st rounder to buy a few 2nd and 3rd rounders to help refresh the list. I’m thinking trades not Rookies, so many uncertainties.

You would not trade a 1st rd pick for 2nd rd picks. Especially when you are not at the top end.

Not ideal re Judd but great news about Lever

12 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Interesting, as this goes against @Dannyz info from last week or the week before that Judd had re-signed.

I'd trust Danny ahead of the HUN.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by Adam The God