44 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

I work with one of Flanders mates.

Flanders stated St Kilda to him last he heard.

He also says that Flanders doesn’t care where he plays, wants to be near family.

Find out the goss come on!!

Can someone explain to me why GC didn't bother using Flanders in the midfield? And why are they ok with letting him go? And why are only a few ****ty clubs chasing him?

26 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

Find out the goss come on!!

That’s all I have :(

25 minutes ago, RyanD said:

Can someone explain to me why GC didn't bother using Flanders in the midfield? And why are they ok with letting him go? And why are only a few ****ty clubs chasing him?

Go back a few pages and read the extensive post/s answering this question.

I'd like to get him, but if Essendon/Saints nab him, at least we can show an interest in that first round pick in the Trac deal.

Pickers on Trade Radio pretty much just said that according to his mail, Flanders to St Kilda is happening.

Fukaduk

3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Pickers on Trade Radio pretty much just said that according to his mail, Flanders to St Kilda is happening.

Journos are more in the know than Fan Forum sources.

I'm not surprised. Flanders having a courtesy coffee with King and Jones this morning was probably to tell them of his decision.

10 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Pickers on Trade Radio pretty much just said that according to his mail, Flanders to St Kilda is happening.

Well unless we get Humphrey, Petracca stays

2 minutes ago, ijustwannaseeaflag said:

Well unless we get Humphrey, Petracca stays

Good. Glad he’s not getting his way.

Surely, SURELY, the Suns won’t let Ned go to stk unless;

• Bailey for Petracca is in fact on OR

• The StK pick 7 for Ned would be part of a deal that satisfies MFC for Trac

Flanders is contracted known to be of interest to Melbourne… GC has stated CP5 is a priority so they’re not going to trade Flanders to another club unless it helps them.

Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

Why the hell would anyone want to go there?

They will not get off the bottom 4 for 5+ years.

Merritt is long gone either this year or next. They’re stuffed. More than us. That’s saying something.

[censored] he really is only looking for the cash obviously. Kinda going off him now tbh

4 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Hang on, hang on. He had pasta and wine over dinner with the ‘aints and a mid-morning coffee with us!

This doesn’t bode well. I hope they made it an Irish coffee at the very least 🇮🇪

Maybe they should've taken him to Entrecote with Steven May

Essendon would have more money than St Kilda.

If he picks Essendon or St Kilda he's choosing money. Which, whatever he's a kid, go for it.

So my friend spoke to him today after the meeting with Melbourne.

He’s unsure.

We are considered a wildcard pick. Due to the clean out.

He is looking for midfield time and being close to family. I assume if we pay well, we are in with a shot and it’s going to Be linked with Trac too he mentioned or at least he expects.

1 hour ago, The Jackson FIX said:

• The StK pick 7 for Ned would be part of a deal that satisfies MFC for Trac

Flanders is contracted known to be of interest to Melbourne… GC has stated CP5 is a priority so they’re not going to trade Flanders to another club unless it helps them.

I don’t think the Suns will be too worried.

If he goes to the Saints they’ll be armed with picks 6, 7, 13 and don’t need any of them. All 3 will be traded for points picks with or without Tracc and teams will be lining up to deal with them.

Meanwhile do we really hold Tracc hostage for Flanders? Losing 3 best 22 runners in one off season hurts so no doubt Flanders helps cover that. But it’s time to sell Tracc and reboot with committed players. If we have to pick up some delisted types or blood a few more kids for a year so be it.

6 minutes ago, Demonland said:

When the decision is made a few of ‘Moll’ Flanders suitors will truly be Rheemed.

Losing out to the dons or the saints for a player we want would be hard to swallow particularly as he seemed to be intent on victoria as opposed to a particular club

You would think the King connection is a factor and surely we can match or beat the salary

21 minutes ago, BDA said:

Losing out to the dons or the saints for a player we want would be hard to swallow particularly as he seemed to be intent on victoria as opposed to a particular club

You would think the King connection is a factor and surely we can match or beat the salary

Losing out to Essendon would be a massive blow

Saints I can understand, they are going all in and Ross is selling players the dream that with all the incoming changes they can really challenge.

But WTF does Essendon have to show for themselves? 21 years in the wilderness, their captain hates them, they've lost Draper, they have the worst fitness and conditioning in the league.

If we lose this one out to Essendon I truly think that it's time to acknowledge that 3 years of endless leaks and p*ss poor comms, have made us untouchable to other players.

Optics matter so much, and I have been screaming from the rooftops that we have to get serious about how we present this club, how we get in front of stories, and how we MUST REMOVE WHOEVER IS LEAKING STUFF TO [censored] TOM MORRIS. But thank god our board wasted that time fighting in court about voting in elections instead. Great work.