4 hours ago, Very Jaded said:

It’s not about pick 24

it’s the principle of not giving GC another leg up to get points for a free hit at talented kids

They can go jump

Also pick 24 being the first of round 2 holds value. We can flip that pick on draft night.

Gold Coast can eat [censored]

Ah it's about being petty!

I can get on board with that!

3 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

No worries at all, BoBo!

Care to join me, though, to settle on position number 98 and commit to a punt? 😉

(p.s. I think I might have your 97 personally covered! And don't even ask on the Clarry front!)

At this stage your ‘unlikely likely’ scenario is the most convincing to me so I’ve gone ahead and taken out a high interest $98,000 loan and made a shady bet with shady bookmakers for this outcome.

We’re gonna be filthy rich Timothy. I can feel it.

Quote :- If we keep Tracc and Oliver , in two years time they will be worth less. Under King as coach one or two of them will be back to normal ( champions) ,isn't that why you bring in a new coach? Sidebottom and the Dangerfield are older than Petracca and Oliver and yet are producing good football . Let's have faith in the new coach and his assistants . I would hate to see Petracca traded the bite us back in the ar.e .

Cal just said on trade radio that he expects us to move up the draft board if we get 7&8.

15 minutes ago, Colm said:

Cal just said on trade radio that he expects us to move up the draft board if we get 7&8.

That makes a lot of sense.

6 hours ago, Colm said:

7&8 and holding 24 will be a good outcome.

For all those thinking we are getting a poor deal as it’s a poor draft don’t forget we have JT at the helm and he will be more aware of the quality of talent available at those picks than anyone.

Also given our history of aggressive pick trading there nothing to say they will definitely be the picks we take to the draft.

We now get excited about the up coming draft.

There's a bit of an elephant in the room here.

Maybe we don't want picks at all, certainly not 7 and 8 that will become 11 and 12, because JT says the talent is too thin. Sure, we could try and package 7 and 8 to get up higher, but if Essendon can't get up higher with picks 4 and 5, what hope have we got?

I recall a deal a few years back that involved the sale of a pick or similar. (I think it involved a player as well as a top ten pick and cash)

Is it allowed for GCS to sweeten the pot by making a one off payment of say $500k or 2 x $250k for pick 24. Every little bit of cash helps and GCS like Brisbane get a great deal on those academy players so they may have the cash

Today is all about Charlie Curnow and Zac Merritt

Wednesday morning/arvo the whole day is about Tracc and Humphrey.

22 minutes ago, Colm said:

Cal just said on trade radio that he expects us to move up the draft board if we get 7&8.

Robey perhaps?

Be interesting to see how we go forward on the draft board, as Essendon (currently holding 4 and 5) have said they are willing to offer them both to get into the top 2.

Come back Trac

We still love you

Sorry about all the stuff I said over the past few weeks

10 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I recall a deal a few years back that involved the sale of a pick or similar. (I think it involved a player as well as a top ten pick and cash)

Is it allowed for GCS to sweeten the pot by making a one off payment of say $500k or 2 x $250k for pick 24. Every little bit of cash helps and GCS like Brisbane get a great deal on those academy players so they may have the cash

Without a player involved or another draft pick?
No, that's not permissible. There's been a concept floated where a club could sell a draft selection for cash (i.e. cap space), but under current rules this is not permissible.

1 minute ago, BLWNBA said:

Without a player involved or another draft pick?
No, that's not permissible. There's been a concept floated where a club could sell a draft selection for cash (i.e. cap space), but under current rules this is not permissible.

As I recall it involved a fringe player, a solid first round pick and cash. Not sure which way each component went.

Anyway just a thought

7 and 8 will become 11 and 12 so I hope we go up the order for one bite of a better cherry

BUT can we not mortgage a future pick please. We are going to be bad next year.

4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

As I recall it involved a fringe player, a solid first round pick and cash. Not sure which way each component went.

Anyway just a thought

Yeah there's definitely a few examples of that... Jake Bowes, Brodie Grundie, Treloar, Mitchell (Hawthorn to Collingwood). It's definitely the closet thing we have to pick purchasing as it stands.

1 hour ago, BoBo said:

At this stage your ‘unlikely likely’ scenario is the most convincing to me so I’ve gone ahead and taken out a high interest $98,000 loan and made a shady bet with shady bookmakers for this outcome.

We’re gonna be filthy rich Timothy. I can feel it.

My $49thou - heck, make it a round 50 - cheque's in the mail!

1 hour ago, The heart beats true said:

Be interesting to see how we go forward on the draft board, as Essendon (currently holding 4 and 5) have said they are willing to offer them both to get into the top 2.

Can’t be sure they made an offer of 4 and 5 for 1 or 2, my guess would be they would want 13 back as well in any case, where we could give them both picks with nothing in return which might be more appealing to them.

Interesting to compare the Merrett/Curnow offers to the Trac one if we go down the Pick route.

Should we be asking for more (once line fully drawn through BH)?

1 hour ago, The heart beats true said:

Be interesting to see how we go forward on the draft board, as Essendon (currently holding 4 and 5) have said they are willing to offer them both to get into the top 2.

7 + 8 to Ess for 4 + steak knives

5 + 7 + 8 to WC for ?????

2 minutes ago, Dr. Mubutu said:

7 + 8 to Ess for 4 + steak knives

5 + 7 + 8 to WC for ?????

I don't get the desire to move up the draft. Unless we're getting pick 1 even the top end looks pretty average.

1 minute ago, KozzyCan said:

I don't get the desire to move up the draft. Unless we're getting pick 1 even the top end looks pretty average.

Sullivan Robey is the desire to move up the draft. Jason Taylor loves him. probably has posters on his wall.

On 13/10/2025 at 13:48, lorn said:

I don't care that much about pick twenty-four. It won't that useful in this draft.

6 minutes ago, Dr. Mubutu said:

7 + 8 to Ess for 4 + steak knives

5 + 7 + 8 to WC for ?????

7&8 to WCE for 2 & 13??

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Come back Trac

We still love you

Sorry about all the stuff I said over the past few weeks

No Humprey no trac period suns !! Happy to have trac back Stay firm

4 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

I don't get the desire to move up the draft. Unless we're getting pick 1 even the top end looks pretty average.

I don't get it either.

Just trying to use logic. I forgot I was on DL for a second.

4 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

Sullivan Robey is the desire to move up the draft. Jason Taylor loves him. probably has posters on his wall.

Where does it say JT loves him?