Farewell Alex Neal-Bullen

[Demons11 6,847]

2 hours ago, Ugottobekidding said:

Getting done over again...🤮

What do you actually expect for him? 

[Demons11 6,847]

13 minutes ago, D Rev said:

I'm dumb struck that we get pick 28 for ANB.  Perryman and Battle (free agents) went for picks in the teens, he's worth at least that.  Maybe both picks.  Unbelievable and disrespectful.

Go Dees

You can’t compare it to free agents and both Perryman and Battle are supposedly on 800- 900k a year.  ANB would not be on anything near this 

Edited October 7 by Demons11

[Demonland 70,902]

 

[Clintosaurus 7,750]

See ya Nib. All the best.

[Demon Jack 6,818]

Forever a premiership Demon.

Cheers ANB. 

[seventyfour 1,103]

Bye ANB.

I look forward to watching you turn it over at the Crows next year (while convenently ignoring all the great things you do).

Edited October 7 by seventyfour

[Lord Travis 10,577]

Fair well Nibbler. All the best with your family back in SA and thanks for being such a great servant of the Melbourne Football Club.

Second round pick is bang on value wise, though he's a big loss for the club.

[chook fowler 19,330]

we will need to get a beauty at pick 28 to replace Nibbler. A hard act to follow.

[RedFox 508]

The thing that annoys me with this trade is Adelaide managed to extract this pick from us for McAdam who has achieved 5% of what ANB has in his career. Think we need to get more ruthless in these negotiations, perhaps ANB is worth Pick 28 but I'll be stuffed in McAdam was.

[Jaded No More 68,775]

Just now, RedFox said:

The thing that annoys me with this trade is Adelaide managed to extract this pick from us for McAdam who has achieved 5% of what ANB has in his career. Think we need to get more ruthless in these negotiations, perhaps ANB is worth Pick 28 but I'll be stuffed in McAdam was.

McAdams needs a really big pre-season. He has a spot open for him in rounds 1-3 with Kozzie serving a suspension. It's all his for the taking. 

But so far, you're right, this trade has been a bust. 

[ANB Fan Boy 8]

Given ANB has left the building, can someone tell me how I change my profile pic and name please??

Edited October 7 by ANB Fan Boy

[Gorgoroth 12,831]

Had him for first goal kicker in the GF, he missed... 

Now a crow... he is dead to me.

 

 

Jokes. Thanks for everything Nibbler. Hope you play well and never beat Melbourne ever.

[gs77 4,020]

4 minutes ago, RedFox said:

The thing that annoys me with this trade is Adelaide managed to extract this pick from us for McAdam who has achieved 5% of what ANB has in his career. Think we need to get more ruthless in these negotiations, perhaps ANB is worth Pick 28 but I'll be stuffed in McAdam was.

Yeah, it's looking pretty horrible, but I would caveat that at the time of making the McAdam trade, we and they would have been expecting our future 2nd round pick to be more like high 30s, and being a future pick it also necessarily has a somewhat lower value. 

Nibbler has a value that can't be measured in contract dollars or pick position.  He is a big loss - I'll miss him in the red & blue terribly.

[OutOfTheCentre21 180]

3 minutes ago, ANB Fan Boy said:

Given ANB has left the building, can someone tell me how I change my profile pic and name please??

I feel your pain. My previous nickname was "Dogga". 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,590]

Definitely a player that has improved year on year since 2020, and is in career best form.

Disappointing, but every club loses a best 22 player here and there. GWS have been smashed with Perryman, Cumming and possibly Peatling.

[WiseDeeMan 82]

Let’s keep in mind pick 28 will equal the equivalent of pick 33 after father sons and academy picks. 

- He just finished 3rd in the B&F 

- Is an outstanding leader

- Is an outstanding trainer and sets the standards 

- Plays the high half forward as good as any in the game 

- Has many years of good footy in him.

- Has 2 years left on his contract. 

We have been push overs for years at the draft table. It’s close, but Pick 20-23 (pre f/s and academy) is where it should be at, not an eventual 33/34. Adelaide give us that, or we hold him to his contract. 

John Noble can’t get a regular game with Collingwood, and is a guy 20-25 on their list. Yet they will get pick 13 for him. Younger yes, not not as valuable in my view. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,590]

8 minutes ago, WiseDeeMan said:

John Noble can’t get a regular game with Collingwood, and is a guy 20-25 on their list. Yet they will get pick 13 for him. Younger yes, not not as valuable in my view. 

Pies will definitely be giving up more than just John Noble for pick 13.

Not a chance a turnover merchant in Noble is valued at pick 13 alone.

[adonski 11,261]

Pick 28 for a jobber is good business

[spirit of norm smith 15,748]

Gus is gone 

Now it’s farewell to NIBBLER

Heart and soul player

A Leader

Best 22 each and every week 

Premiership player 🏆

tough call to only get “28” in exchange (effectively “33” after Academy and father son picks) … given finished 3rd in B&F and 2 years in contract to run…still he had decided to go and we supported this … no bargaining power 

😭effectively same pick we have Crows for 29yo 50 gamer Mcadam 😭

[SthSea22 593]

Let's be honest

He was average at best who did have a career best season in 2024

Before 2021 he was struggling 

[jumbo returns 6,736]

At least we got more service out of him than that p*ick Jackson

[Whispering_Jack 29,451]

[dazzledavey36 53,677]

 

[Nascent 8,909]

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Colours actually don't look horrible on him which is a rare thing to say with Adelaide. All the best nibbler.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 7 by Nascent

[DeeZone 9,295]

Good luck Alex we will certainly miss your team first actions in ‘25 and beyond. But unfortunately you are now one of the enemy so wish you well but not against the Dees. ❤️💙😁😁