Dan Houston

[gs77 4,017]

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

What. Are. They. Smoking???

[ChaserJ 4,862]

1 minute ago, gs77 said:

What. Are. They. Smoking???

North are prepared to offer their future 1st, which could be quite high next year.

[Dr. Mubutu 794]

7 minutes ago, layzie said:

Honestly, is this trade period even going to be much to write home about? The last thing we need to do is get involved in trading in for the sake of trading in. 

Houston was the one proven quality player that could make a difference, after that who? Kennedy? Owies? Macrae? Everything else is speculative.

We need to strengthen our draft hand and put in the hard yards now. A couple of picks in the top 15 with potentially one in the 20s would be desirable. 

 

Hopefully we're involved in the background of a few deals in order to move up the draft order. The true hope is that we're under the radar for the majority of the week, but end up with a decent draft hand, that we can even use to our advantage under the pressure environment of draft night.

[Mach5 4,765]

2 hours ago, ChaserJ said:

North are prepared to offer their future 1st, which could be quite high next year.

So it’s idle speculation.

Much like Carlton trying to get GC’s pick 12. What can they possibly offer that would be enticing to GC?

[spirit of norm smith 15,712]

2 hours ago, Dr. Mubutu said:

Hopefully we're involved in the background of a few deals in order to move up the draft order. The true hope is that we're under the radar for the majority of the week, but end up with a decent draft hand, that we can even use to our advantage under the pressure environment of draft night.

Agree Dr M.  Dees need to reassess after JT has worked through the best options and strategy.  Might not be worth jumping 5/6 spots if we give up a lot.  

[Little Goffy 14,230]

13 minutes ago, Mach5 said:

So it’s idle speculation.

Much like Carlton trying to get GC’s pick 12. What can they possibly offer that would be enticing to GC?

Wholesale [censored]?

[DeeSpencer 25,164]

2 hours ago, ChaserJ said:

North are prepared to offer their future 1st, which could be quite high next year.

I’d imagine they’d want Port’s future first back and are probably planning to give over a pick from 3-8 for a pick from 9-15 back, it’s not a bad idea at all.

I suspect he’ll choose Carlton but good on North having a decent crack. 

[Superunknown 4,199]

As lagwagon sang

I’m not lying

I’m lazy

I want my trade talk from Danny Z

 

 

from all aboard the lagwagon 

[ChaserJ 4,862]

1 hour ago, Mach5 said:

So it’s idle speculation.

Much like Carlton trying to get GC’s pick 12. What can they possibly offer that would be enticing to GC?

Pretty much.

Edited September 25 by ChaserJ

[deelusions from afar 1,742]

19 hours ago, Sir Windsor said:

Rivers - Fast and agile but avg by foot
McVee - Slow but evasive (not to be confused with agile) and ok by foot
AMW - Avg pace, agile and avg by foot
Bowey - slow not agile avg by foot
Salem - slow not agile avg by foot

Yikes.  This seems a bit harsh!

I actually think McVee is faster and more agile than Rivers - just doesn't (yet) have the tank to play midfield.

If Bowey and Salem are average by foot, then why are they in the team - surely that is their strength?

[Sir Windsor 218]

2 hours ago, deelusions from afar said:

Yikes.  This seems a bit harsh!

I actually think McVee is faster and more agile than Rivers - just doesn't (yet) have the tank to play midfield.

If Bowey and Salem are average by foot, then why are they in the team - surely that is their strength?

Average AFL by foot is not necessarily bad, it just highlights that they are not exceptional which is what a Houston or Sicily is.

Also if we made the comparison internally then they are in the team because they are probably our best kicks. And therein lies the issue, our best ball users in the club are really only average at AFL level.

[Deetective Sgt. Taggert 389]

18 hours ago, Superunknown said:

As lagwagon sang

I’m not lying

I’m lazy

I want my trade talk from Danny Z

 

 

from all aboard the lagwagon 

Does the word Duh mean anything to you…

Nice throwback. Definitely one of their better albums.

[Superunknown 4,199]

1 hour ago, Deetective Sgt. Taggert said:

Does the word Duh mean anything to you…

Nice throwback. Definitely one of their better albums.

Like your moniker [insert AF laughter ]
 

saw them at the Princess in Bris last Oct (ex Melbournite - seen them lots at HiFi, Metro, falling on stage with them at Barwon club) - they still have it. Ripping show 

[Demonland 70,880]

 

[Demonland 70,880]

 

[Clintosaurus 7,742]

Carlton don't have perceived arrogance. Just out and out arrogance bordering on hubris.

[Sydee 4,313]

19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Looking at that jumper I can see why he wants out of there - horrific 

[titan_uranus 24,957]

In that same segment Edmund said that we’re not necessarily giving up on Houston and that we’d consider trading two first rounders…

[godees 846]

Port would be crazy to trade him to Carlton for “a first round pick” and Matt Owies, who Carlton don’t even want. Would be a huge leg up for a direct competitor for the flag. How do Carlton even think it is worthwhile to bother Port with that offer?

[Jaded No More 68,733]

47 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

In that same segment Edmund said that we’re not necessarily giving up on Houston and that we’d consider trading two first rounders…

I reckon if we can get the Lions first round pick for pick swap to help them with points for Ashcroft, that he might look to trade that pick and a F1 for Houston which would trump Carlton’s offer. 

[Pinball Wizard 313]

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

And Port Adelaide weren't being arrogant when they initially demanded two first round picks for Houston?

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,574]

I reckon he stays at Port. Clubs in the position of Port should dig in more for gun players that are well under contract.

I don't think clubs will satisfy their demands. Port have every right to ask for a big price for a reigning 2X All Australian who literally won a game off his own boot from 55 metres out at the MCG one night. 

 

[Adam The God 29,770]

Maybe Carlton being nuffies will open the door back to us...

I wouldn't want to part with more than one first rounder though.

5 should go on the best player we can get our hands on this year in the draft.

And we need another pick inside 25 to land another like Cooper Hynes.

Then if Port dropped their high starting point (although given he's contracted they probably don't need to), we could land 2 young mids and an elite user that can play between midfield and half back. That's a solid injection of talent.

[Superunknown 4,199]

1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

In that same segment Edmund said that we’re not necessarily giving up on Houston and that we’d consider trading two first rounders…

Hopefully someone else’s two first rounders 

[demoniac 1,326]

2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

In that same segment Edmund said that we’re not necessarily giving up on Houston and that we’d consider trading two first rounders…

'two first rounders' could range between Pick 1 and Pick 20 something...

We need to take Pick 5 to the draft.

Port would be loathe to take a future 1st as with such an even comp its hard to predict where bulk of clubs will finish in following season.