3 minutes ago, adonski said:

Well there goes any chance of getting Humphrey

We’re clearly not willing to play hardball over Petracca which is incredibly disappointing

The thing is the AFL need a few big trades to go through on the last day for their Fox Footy rush to the trade finish line. We are going to need to be patient I reckon... as difficult as that is.

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Never seen a melt over trading a 30 year old for two top ten* pix, quite extraordinary

Cheers Ralphy.

There's still hope!

1 minute ago, demoncat said:

Well there goes any chance of getting Humphrey

We’re clearly not willing to play hardball over Petracca which is incredibly disappointing

We can only play hardball if Humphrey starts to really agitate for the move and there’s no sign yet that he will.

If we accept 7 and a lower pick I will be very annoyed. Better to keep Trac than settle for that.

11 minutes ago, adonski said:

Thanks Trac. I mean Tom 🙄🙄🙄

I wish Trac and Humphrey both had serious managers and not some Temu branded agents

And then we’ll probably try trade picks 7&8 for west coast pick 2 and 13

The less I hear about a BH's trade in the media, the better I feel about it happening.

(Although I have had a couple of alcoholic beverages this evening - so feeling mellow and positive)

If this doesn’t work out and Trac goes for picks, I can’t decide whether I’ll feel bad for the new MFC regime or if I’ll be annoyed with them.

I get that our plummeting membership numbers these last two years make it financially unviable to come out and say we’re doing a rebuild and that finals aren’t feasible. But coming out and fully saying that finals are the expectation only to then turn around and ship out two of our most significant players for (potentially) only picks is…not great.

15 minutes ago, demoncat said:

Well there goes any chance of getting Humphrey

We’re clearly not willing to play hardball over Petracca which is incredibly disappointing

I think a lot will definitely play out over the weekend.

Could hear more come Monday.

If not, the two early picks is still a good gain.

3 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

The less I hear about a BH's trade in the media, the better I feel about it happening.

(Although I have had a couple of alcoholic beverages this evening - so feeling mellow and positive)

I hoping Toad Morris does not have the same links within the club he once had.

20 minutes ago, adonski said:

Never seen a melt over trading a 30 year old for two top ten* pix, quite extraordinary

You seem to be the one melting over peoples thoughts and feelings, A.

51 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I'm just loving everyone tagging @demonforever who hasn't been on this forum since 2013.

If @demonforever didn’t want to be lured back with a bunch of off season tags 12 years later then maybe ‘forever’ was the wrong choice

Love or hate Tom Morris he gets very good mail and is often close to the mark.

If his latest tweet is on the money then we can kiss the dream of Bailey goodbye.

Tweet also confirms that GC need one of 7 or 8 for their points and need to go hunting for more picks.

As expected we’ll get hosed in this deal. Members should be furious.

54 minutes ago, Sean Balor said:

With 5 days still to go.. some need to be more patient. Most likely going to be the last trade of the final day 😅

I’m going to have to rearrange how Wednesday looks work wise.

1 minute ago, Lefty said:

Love or hate Tom Morris he gets very good mail and is often close to the mark.

If his latest tweet is on the money then we can kiss the dream of Bailey goodbye.

Tweet also confirms that GC need one of 7 or 8 for their points and need to go hunting for more picks.

As expected we’ll get hosed in this deal. Members should be furious.

I don't agree. He had no clue about the meeting around the tan, or the meeting today. I've been on here for over 20 years and I know a credible source when I see one and Demon Forever is credible.

I suspect all Morris has been told is that talks are ongoing and that GC are amenable to offering picks 7 and 8. And in his mind, that's a likely trade. For me, he's getting his info from the Suns, not the MFC.

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Probably a good time to start sussing out draft prospects sadly…

31 minutes ago, FTB said:

At least this doesn’t mention pick 24 going back the other way. Too good a pick to give to GC for points.

3 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

And then we’ll probably try trade picks 7&8 for west coast pick 2 and 13

Why would West Coast do this deal? I’ve heard this mentioned and I don’t understand what the benefit is

9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I think a lot will definitely play out over the weekend.

Could hear more come Monday.

If not, the two early picks is still a good gain.

That’s true

And don’t get me wrong - 7 and 8 is a good deal for Trac and I have no doubt JT would pick two high quality players at that range

I just wish we could finally get a big fish over the line and it’s frustrating that we seem to have a golden opportunity here to do so, but we can’t convince a guy who obviously wants to come home to push to get out

1 minute ago, demoncat said:

That’s true

And don’t get me wrong - 7 and 8 is a good deal for Trac and I have no doubt JT would pick two high quality players at that range

I just wish we could finally get a big fish over the line and it’s frustrating that we seem to have a golden opportunity here to do so, but we can’t convince a guy who obviously wants to come home to push to get out

Just stay tuned. It's far from over

Ralph is on the money here. Probably made it sound like we would be happy with 7 and 8 which is not the case. Dees still pushing extremely hard for Bailey and more work will go into this weekend.

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Do wonder if Rory Atkins and Rhett McLennan gets involved now.

Former teammate of Humphrey and a former under 18's coach........

54 minutes ago, FTB said:

Extroadinarily poor negotiation tactic discussing fall back options with a club that is wanting you to blink first.

The only way we were ever any chance to get Humphrey is if the Suns believes a. We wouldn't accept any other deal and B. they wanted Trac more than him.

Sadly i don't think either of those things are true