If Buckley gets the gig, should he sit Petracca down give him both barrels & see if he wants to be at the club & if so offer him the VC with the promise of Captaincy in 2027?

20 hours ago, old55 said:

Yeah no-one is going to take on his full salary. He might agree to a big cut to move and we might get full relief that way. Better to keep the devil we know IMO.

Probably not but that should be the focus on any trade. Don't worry so much about what we're getting back, worry about clearing the cap space.

Would not be surprised Oliver will end up at Richmond . Rich. gets Oliver plus our 2 nd ,Melb gets pick 3 and rich 4 th rounder.

North will get Lever for their 2nd rounder min plus a 3rd rounder.

Essendon will get Fritsch and possibly Jefferson and our 2nd rounder via Nth plus Ess. pick 7 and a 4th rounder.

Laurie might be used as steak Knives.

Melb might get L.J or Freo's Darcy for pick 7.

Hopefully we can make a play for Port's Georg... 2x 2nd rounder and a future 2 nd rounder.

All of the above are on my WISH LIST.

I'm a keep for both as I think the new coach should have at least one year to work on getting them back to near their best.

Hopefully Hawthorn lose next week and believe they are one big bodied midfielder away and target Petracca.

My view is we need to shake up the midfield with a bit more polish and we are stuck with Viney and Oliver.

The new coach should get a say in this decision but not the final say. The impact on our salary cap to trade Viney or Oliver would be crippling.

May is another player we could look to move on from and potentially the Dogs would see him as the missing link for them. He was looking like he was done in the last two weeks and I am not sure he is in our window even if he is able to regain form next year.

40 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Hopefully Hawthorn lose next week and believe they are one big bodied midfielder away and target Petracca.

My view is we need to shake up the midfield with a bit more polish and we are stuck with Viney and Oliver.

The new coach should get a say in this decision but not the final say. The impact on our salary cap to trade Viney or Oliver would be crippling.

May is another player we could look to move on from and potentially the Dogs would see him as the missing link for them. He was looking like he was done in the last two weeks and I am not sure he is in our window even if he is able to regain form next year.

I was thinking this as they watched Rayner tear them a new one in the second half last night,

I also agree that the Dogs failings should see May overvalued by the Dogs to try and stay in the mix with Bevo there and Bont still at his best.

Grain of salt warning!

Jon Ralph:

Mentions both Clarry and Trac (Trac’s management says he’s “happy and invested”).

8 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Hopefully Hawthorn lose next week and believe they are one big bodied midfielder away and target Petracca.

My view is we need to shake up the midfield with a bit more polish and we are stuck with Viney and Oliver.

The new coach should get a say in this decision but not the final say. The impact on our salary cap to trade Viney or Oliver would be crippling.

May is another player we could look to move on from and potentially the Dogs would see him as the missing link for them. He was looking like he was done in the last two weeks and I am not sure he is in our window even if he is able to regain form next year.

Jake Nial just mentioned on the Real Footy Pod, that: "Hawthorn are one of the clubs thats most aggressive around Harley Reid and they're also lurking around the Christian Petracca situation"

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9 hours ago, Coolx2 said:

Would not be surprised Oliver will end up at Richmond . Rich. gets Oliver plus our 2 nd ,Melb gets pick 3 and rich 4 th rounder.

North will get Lever for their 2nd rounder min plus a 3rd rounder.

Essendon will get Fritsch and possibly Jefferson and our 2nd rounder via Nth plus Ess. pick 7 and a 4th rounder.

Laurie might be used as steak Knives.

Melb might get L.J or Freo's Darcy for pick 7.

Hopefully we can make a play for Port's Georg... 2x 2nd rounder and a future 2 nd rounder.

All of the above are on my WISH LIST.

I love how you have thought about this but there is no way the Tigers will involve pick 3 in any deal for Oliver

On 25/08/2025 at 09:49, Coolx2 said:

Would not be surprised Oliver will end up at Richmond . Rich. gets Oliver plus our 2 nd ,Melb gets pick 3 and rich 4 th rounder.

North will get Lever for their 2nd rounder min plus a 3rd rounder.

Essendon will get Fritsch and possibly Jefferson and our 2nd rounder via Nth plus Ess. pick 7 and a 4th rounder.

Laurie might be used as steak Knives.

Melb might get L.J or Freo's Darcy for pick 7.

Hopefully we can make a play for Port's Georg... 2x 2nd rounder and a future 2 nd rounder.

All of the above are on my WISH LIST.

I want both to stay, a more upbeat fast game plan and i reckon we see these two play much better football.

I have changed my mind the last few weeks. Keep both. Keep them happy + invested. A better gameplan and a big preseason focused on skills and fitness and these two will be back to their best. Would hate to see them regain form at another club.