1 minute ago, Demon4Life said:

Just got an update. Dees still pushing hard for Humphrey who should come out in the next 24 hours with a trade request.

Ah good! At meeting with MFC I am sure they would have devised plan/so to make it happen.

Go back to meet with GC and say you are really [censored] unhappy, why am I being held to ransom? And the ball starts rolling. He can say look if I do not get my way this is going to social media.

Could see the BH trade happening from the outset. Have not wavered since he was mentioned as a possibility.

All this talk of 7 and 8 for a superstar like CP is delusional.

Surprised so many are happy with a few picks.

1 minute ago, Very Jaded said:

His mail is usually spot on because he gets it from Trac's team

So in this case, you need to take it with a large grain of salt

2 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

Nearly all AFL scribes get their info from player managers so that is no surprise.

Not too many get them from wives though

going through roller coaster of emotions reading this thread

18 minutes ago, harveylangfordisthegoat said:

not sure why this thread has turned to abusing reporters for saying what they know.

It's not reporting the facts that people worry about; it's the editorialising.

2 minutes ago, Flagdees said:

going through roller coaster of emotions reading this thread

Where about 60 hours away from absolute bliss or total sadness!

8 minutes ago, damienjr said:

We are bottom 4 side with them so why would you want to keep them?

They’re a known quantity where you know what you can get.

We have no clue about 7,8. They might be injury prone, scared players, no fight in them etc.

play hard ball for Humphrey or tell them no bueno.

12 minutes ago, Demon4Life said:

Just got an update. Dees still pushing hard for Humphrey who should come out in the next 24 hours with a trade request.

BS

1 hour ago, Sydee said:

Seriously ? LOL

The only heads turning with that deal should be the GCS recruiting team watching Tim Lamb walking out of the room giving them the bird

I hope this club has found a spine - if they accept that it would be a laughingstock within the AFL competition - just another to add to all of our other cringeworthy records

Because we are a club with no leverage and need to accept we are in rebuild mode. Besides I dont recall a trade Lamb has completed where we showed any sort of "spine"; we should not be surprised if this is the deal.

You may want too look away when the Oliver deal comes through.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Jibroni

Id be so peeved is we end up doing that deal. It’ll be Judd and Trac for essentially p10 & 11 in a weak draft, we as a club intentionally traded out of.

Yes… it’s pick 7 & 8 on paper but we are giving the suns the points to get a head of us on draft night.

It would be a seriously bad deal.

why is everyone losing their [censored] over picks 7&8? historically, this is a "good deal" considering some of these trades that went down...

Essendon trades pick nine, 2019 1st round pick to GWS for Dylan Shiel and 2019 2nd round pick.
GWS trades Jeremy Cameron and two 2021 2nd round picks to Geelong for pick 13, pick 15, pick 20 and a 2021 4th round pick.
Fremantle trades Lachie Neale and pick 30 to Brisbane for pick six, pick 19 and pick 55.
Adelaide trades Patrick Dangerfield and pick 50 to Geelong for pick nine, pick 28 and Dean Gore.
West Coast trades Chris Judd and pick 46 to Carlton for Josh Kennedy, pick three and pick 20.

1 hour ago, chookrat said:

I wonder if Humphrey has stumbled along Demonland yet?

Just about to turn this ‘adult’ football fantasy to page 100 can’t say it’s been an engrossing read. Publishers sent a reject slip as the protagonists were sighted in espionage dress ups on the tan.

Proposals for the fictional draft’s title included “The Player who came in for the gold” , “Tinkered, Trailered, Soldier on, Spy”, (the mole is revealed). Other suggestions included “AFLcrap file”, “Billion-Dollar Baby” and “Here’s Humphrey”.

Anthropologists researching this on-line phenomenon report it is akin to a post-WW2 South Sea cargo cult. Where worshippers gathered for months, weeks, days at an end expecting manna from heaven. Having been denied on field success (with the odd interlude of a premiership thrown in).

The gathering featured furious efforts to build a mobile phone tower and an internet platform to receive divine deliverance from a god-like entity known as AFL (Press here for AFL chant*).Alternatively (Press here for USA🇺🇸 chant) Oops wrong channel! Colliwobbles only.

The gathered throng were entertained by the bravado of the boldest of the prophetic predictors. Who launched themselves off the platform into WWW space attached only by slenderest liana vines of ‘reality’. Laws of Gravity do apply.

Love or hate the guy Tom Morris gets very good mail. I think people on here need to come to terms with just getting picks for Trac and abandon this pipedream thinking of landing Bailey Humphrey. He is simply not coming.

Prepare for a big old fashioned bowl of disappointment if you are going to cling to wild stories from random posters with no track record about secret meetings.

Absolutely no journalists are running with any stories about Bailey Humphrey requesting or seriously wanting to get out of Gold Coast.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Redjacket

2 minutes ago, qarocks said:

why is everyone losing their [censored] over picks 7&8? historically, this is a "good deal" considering some of these trades that went down...

Essendon trades pick nine, 2019 1st round pick to GWS for Dylan Shiel and 2019 2nd round pick.
GWS trades Jeremy Cameron and two 2021 2nd round picks to Geelong for pick 13, pick 15, pick 20 and a 2021 4th round pick.
Fremantle trades Lachie Neale and pick 30 to Brisbane for pick six, pick 19 and pick 55.
Adelaide trades Patrick Dangerfield and pick 50 to Geelong for pick nine, pick 28 and Dean Gore.
West Coast trades Chris Judd and pick 46 to Carlton for Josh Kennedy, pick three and pick 20.

Historically maybe.. not this year.

Just reread your own list..

Unless we get a pick and a player we're getting bent over

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by beelzebub

2 minutes ago, GCDee said:

Id be so peeved is we end up doing that deal. It’ll be Judd and Trac for essentially p10 & 11 in a weak draft, we as a club intentionally traded out of.

Yes… it’s pick 7 & 8 on paper but we are giving the suns the points to get a head of us on draft night.

It would be a seriously bad deal.

Agree, and I’m still all in believing humphrys coming but of all people I’d trust jt to make the best of a bad situation. That man is an absolute wizard.

Honestly, once Gold Coast doubled down late last week I just couldn't see any way for them to backflip without doing massive damage to their reputation going forward. No one would ever believe them going forward if they said a player wouldn't be traded. Players who are looking to get out in future would be even more emboldened to do so. It might come back to bite them with Humphrey in a couple of years when they get a token pick for him but it's an 'execute one to teach a thousand' approach.

Just now, LePig said:

Agree, and I’m still all in believing humphrys coming but of all people I’d trust jt to make the best of a bad situation. That man is an absolute wizard.

Until we draft another Jeffo and Laurie.

1 minute ago, KozzyCan said:

Honestly, once Gold Coast doubled down late last week I just couldn't see any way for them to backflip without doing massive damage to their reputation going forward. No one would ever believe them going forward if they said a player wouldn't be traded. Players who are looking to get out in future would be even more emboldened to do so. It might come back to bite them with Humphrey in a couple of years when they get a token pick for him but it's an 'execute one to teach a thousand' approach.

Humphrey can force their hand and they can come out looking like the good guys... but team Humphrey need to get a move on

Just now, KozzyCan said:

Honestly, once Gold Coast doubled down late last week I just couldn't see any way for them to backflip without doing massive damage to their reputation going forward. No one would ever believe them going forward if they said a player wouldn't be traded. Players who are looking to get out in future would be even more emboldened to do so. It might come back to bite them with Humphrey in a couple of years when they get a token pick for him but it's an 'execute one to teach a thousand' approach.

From Gold Coast's perspective they are just taking a stand and setting a precedent for their young interstate players that they will not be allowed to break contracts. Let Bailey go and they could open the floodgates.

2 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Ah good! At meeting with MFC I am sure they would have devised plan/so to make it happen.

Go back to meet with GC and say you are really [censored] unhappy, why am I being held to ransom? And the ball starts rolling. He can say look if I do not get my way this is going to social media.

Could see the BH trade happening from the outset. Have not wavered since he was mentioned as a possibility.

All this talk of 7 and 8 for a superstar like CP is delusional.

Surprised so many are happy with a few picks.

4 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Ah good! At meeting with MFC I am sure they would have devised plan/so to make it happen.

Go back to meet with GC and say you are really [censored] unhappy, why am I being held to ransom? And the ball starts rolling. He can say look if I do not get my way this is going to social media.

Could see the BH trade happening from the outset. Have not wavered since he was mentioned as a possibility.

All this talk of 7 and 8 for a superstar like CP is delusional.

Surprised so many are happy with a few picks.

1 minute ago, Trident22 said:

BS

We shall see. Only reporting what I hear from people in the know.

3 minutes ago, Trident22 said:

BS

Only reporting what I hear from people in the know. Which includes me on many topics.

As I've said last week my guess is that to force the issue is Lamb comes out today and says we love Trac, he is a superstar and we are more than happy for him to stay. This opens the door for the Humphrey strong trade request wither publicly or to GC privately.

What's the in the background:

1. Trac wants to leave

2. We want him gone

3. We are really [censored] at him for telling GC we will fold in trade for BH

4. GC have a lot of marketing/sponsorship already committed around Trac

5. BH wants to come to Melb

Only reporting what I hear from people in the know. Which includes me on many topics.

As I've said last week my guess is that to force the issue is Lamb comes out today and says we love Trac, he is a superstar and we are more than happy for him to stay. This opens the door for the Humphrey strong trade request wither publicly or to GC privately.

What's the in the background:

1. Trac wants to leave

2. We want him gone

3. We are really [censored] at him for telling GC we will fold in trade for BH

4. GC have a lot of marketing/sponsorship already committed around Trac

5. BH wants to come to Melb

Just now, Very Jaded said:

Humphrey can force their hand and they can come out looking like the good guys... but team Humphrey need to get a move on

Are you basing Bailey wanting out of the GC based on a cryptic song choice on social media by a guy who might just be enjoying his time off at home in the country visiting family and mates?

If he was so desperate to come home then he would request a trade home. This simply has not happened and is not being spouted by a media that would love to run with such a wild story.

1 minute ago, Demon4Life said:

  17 minutes ago, NeveroddoreveN said:

Ah good! At meeting with MFC I am sure they would have devised plan/so to make it happen.

Only reporting what I hear from people in the know. Which includes me on many topics.

As I've said last week my guess is that to force the issue is Lamb comes out today and says we love Trac, he is a superstar and we are more than happy for him to stay. This opens the door for the Humphrey strong trade request wither publicly or to GC privately.

What's the in the background:

1. Trac wants to leave

2. We want him gone

3. We are really [censored] at him for telling GC we will fold in trade for BH

4. GC have a lot of marketing/sponsorship already committed around Trac

5. BH wants to come to Melb

6 minutes ago, Redjacket said:

Until we draft another Jeffo and Laurie.

I still have faith in jeffo to make it this year, blokes got an 80% hit rate, have a little faith.

5 minutes ago, Very Jaded said:

Humphrey can force their hand and they can come out looking like the good guys... but team Humphrey need to get a move on

Don't see it happening. Humphrey will only request a trade if one is likely to get done.

12 hours ago, rpfc said:

He is not saying that the club goes public, only that Humphrey’s camp to go public with the desire.

It would only help to move the needle. If GC are dug in but they get pressure from the outside about a player who wishes to go home it may move the club.

Mmmm, maybe all those GC supporters will start to exert pressure on Cameron....?

5 minutes ago, Redjacket said:

From Gold Coast's perspective they are just taking a stand and setting a precedent for their young interstate players that they will not be allowed to break contracts. Let Bailey go and they could open the floodgates.

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