The Adam Cerra Thread

[FreedFromDesire 589]

A future first pick for Cerra and Owies would be ok in my book, or perhaps future first for Cerra and Carlton's second round pick this year (currently pick 31).

[The Jackson FIX 2,680]

The midfielder we pick up at pick 5 will add more value next year (let alone the 13 beyond that) than an injury-prone Cerra. 

[mo64 5,477]

You'd imagine that Cerra is on good coin so his trade value is diminished even further. I wouldn't even entertain a future 1st for him. 

[DeeSpencer 24,682]

When he’s not injured he’s a bit slow and the skills aren’t quite silky enough to make up for it. He’d provide our midfield some much needed balance but there’s a pace problem.

You’d be mad to give more than an early second. And unless Carlton heavily front loaded the contract he’ll be overpaid. 

That said, he’s only the second midfielder behind Peatling that makes any sense as a genuine target and not just a bargain depth buy.

[FreedFromDesire 589]

5 minutes ago, mo64 said:

You'd imagine that Cerra is on good coin so his trade value is diminished even further. I wouldn't even entertain a future 1st for him. 

"Carlton secured Cerra on a four-year deal on what would be considered a bargain in terms of salary. Sources familiar with the contract said the Blues are paying Cerra less than $600,000 per year over the term of the deal, significantly less than the $700,000-plus that Fremantle had been willing to pay for him to remain at the Dockers."

Cripps chat turns birthday boy Cerra into a Blue on bargain deal

Also worth remembering that it's ok for us to strike while we get the higher discount for Gus' contract.

[FireInTheBennelly 4,058]

18 minutes ago, FreedFromDesire said:

"Carlton secured Cerra on a four-year deal on what would be considered a bargain in terms of salary. Sources familiar with the contract said the Blues are paying Cerra less than $600,000 per year over the term of the deal, significantly less than the $700,000-plus that Fremantle had been willing to pay for him to remain at the Dockers."

Cripps chat turns birthday boy Cerra into a Blue on bargain deal

Also worth remembering that it's ok for us to strike while we get the higher discount for Gus' contract.

Do those figures include the paper bag cash?

[picket fence 16,633]

3 hours ago, SthSea22 said:

Would we give up Pick 5 for him if available?

AFL trade news, rumours, whispers 2024: Jake Stringer told people he’s played last game for Essendon, Craig McRae leading Collingwood interest, watch on Adam Cerra (foxsports.com.au)

NO NO NO NOT for even for a bag of stale bird droppings! Has the hamstrings of an ant

STAY WELL CLEAR

Edited September 11 by picket fence

[Sydee 4,183]

37 minutes ago, picket fence said:

NO NO NO NOT for even for a bag of stale bird droppings! Has the hamstrings of an ant

STAY WELL CLEAR

Ants can carry up to 20x their own body weight you’d think their hamstrings were pretty good right 

[titan_uranus 24,558]

I’d be interested in Cerra but only on the basis that we’ve done medical due diligence and are satisfied his repeat soft tissue injuries can be fixed. 

At any rate, even if his soft tissue problems are fixable, he’s no longer worth a first round pick IMO. Not without something else coming back. 

[Little Goffy 13,957]

1 hour ago, Sydee said:

Ants can carry up to 20x their own body weight you’d think their hamstrings were pretty good right 

Yeah but they've got six of them and even then they only last a few months.

Unlikely to ever get a full season out of Cerra or an ant.

On the other hand, get an ant to climb into the stitching and every shot on goal would be a rushed behind.

[dazzledavey36 52,696]

 

[Demon Disciple 11,607]

If he was out the door at Carlton, not too sure they’d be sending him halfway around the world for treatment

[John Demonic 5,484]

There was a 43 pager to bump. Disappointing!

 

Edited September 11 by John Demonic

[layzie 32,737]

No

[Red and Blue realist 2,026]

Seems like a reasonably even draft, so if Carlton wanted to dump his salary (as above they might be trying to renegotiate with him now to fit in Houston which could squeeze him out), we might be happy to slide from pick 5 to pick 11 and throw in our later picks (say 50 and 61) for them to match their father sons. Despite missing games this year, he played 22 last year, is very consistent in games and will 25 at the start of next season. 

[JTR 2,840]

I've had the misfortune of attending almost as many Carlton games over the last couple of seasons as Melbourne (go with friends/family...etc).

I was keen on Cerra when he was at Freo and was looking to come back to VIC.

Now I've seen him in person multiple times at Carlton....  hard pass. Always injured, soft and regularly goes missing.

[spirit of norm smith 15,063]

Cerra is a no. 

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,694]

40 minutes ago, JTR said:

I've had the misfortune of attending almost as many Carlton games over the last couple of seasons as Melbourne (go with friends/family...etc).

I was keen on Cerra when he was at Freo and was looking to come back to VIC.

Now I've seen him in person multiple times at Carlton....  hard pass. Always injured, soft and regularly goes missing.

Can he hit a target @JTR?

[demoniac 1,295]

We need to prioritise speed and spread with our draft capital.

Cerra has looked decidedly ordinary at Carlton and is coming off a year decimated by hamstring injuries.

[FreedFromDesire 589]

Among all the comments around his injuries, it's worth mentioning Carlton have had terrible form in managing injuries so much so that they sacked their fitness boss. Historically he's not a player that misses a huge amount of games over his career. 3 out of his 7 career seasons he's played 20 games or more, then two lots of 18 and a 17 outside of this years poor return of 13.

As much as I have issues with certain factors around our handling of injuries, which is a multi-person issue, Griffith seems to handle soft tissue ones well and I don't believe injury worries would be a big factor in a trade.

[JTR 2,840]

5 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Can he hit a target @JTR?

He's just average. Nothing standout that would make him a point of difference.
He'd be a slight upgrade on the likes of Sparrow or ANB, but not by much.