mo64

The problem is that ANB doesn't have any currency.

We'll agree to disagree. All Spargo does is give away needless frees due to his poor tackling technique.

Well if Demonlanders love Spargo, then they'll absolutely love Hunter. The difference is Hunter knows how to find the ball.

I'd say the club is driving the move.

Tim Lamb clearly doesn't read the emails I send him.

Good question. Sparrow and Jordon can both play inside mid. Where is Gus going to play? From Casey, maybe they will try to groom Chandler and Laurie as midfield/forwards.

TT was clearly out of sorts at North this year. The form he showed in the 2nd half of 2021 was outstanding. He's a perfect fit for us. If Harmes has been told that he can look elsewhere, I hope that means that we have TT in our sights.

Pace is still an asset when it comes to defensive pressure and transitioning. But I'm not fazed by TB's departure, and expect Baker to be delisted. Would be nice to have some ready made replacements who have leg speed.

In other words, you've got no idea of whether he did have a contract offer earlier in the year. What's your source? If he's devastated with being pushed out, I doubt that it's true. And based on the compo pick we're likely to get, WCE aren't paying him huge dollars.

Was thinking the same thing. They'll need to lose a player in order to satisfy North. Ironic that Adelaide offered North a bounty last year for Pick 1, so they could get JHF.

A pick in the 40s most likely.

That's how I feel about Bedford. We need another pacey forward with X factor, but Bedford doesn't strike me as a natural footballer. I'd like to see Chandler given the same opportunities as Bedford, or AMW given a crack if he continues to develop. GWS probably see him as a replacement for Bobby Hill, but I'm not sure that Bedford is a walk up start at the Giants. If we rated Bedford highly enough, we would have offered him a decent contract mid-season when he was getting regular games.

Players like Spargo need to stop flapping their arms, and get to the fall of the ball. Plus kicking to a stationary target can be easily intercepted. Kicking to a leading target is the higher percentage play. I've watched the 2021 GF probably 50 times, and the most inexcusable bit of play was at the start of the last qtr. Sparrow rightfully ignored Spargo's lead into the pocket, and kicked it to BBB at the top of the square. Spargo had a dummy spit instead of running to the fall of the ball, should BBB have dropped the mark. Spargo gets way to many credits for his 1 or 2 30 metre passes a game.

Most players in Hunt's position would take the security of a better financial offer, when your current club doesn't show you any love. I agree with Picket, and Hunt should have been given an opportunity on the wing or up forward. Let's compare Hunt (the ball butcher) to Spargo (elite kick) when both were played up forward. Spargo 2021/2022 49 games 28 goals 28 behinds Hunt 2019 21 games 21 goals 10 behinds Hunt's pace could have been utilised to apply forward defensive pressure, rather than go-slow Spargo.

Your time machine was warped. You needed to program it 20 years earlier before Tom's father Jack was zoned to Geelong. Jumping Jack Hawkins was a very good footballer.

My argument is that I'd like us to get a player that may change the dynamics of how we play, because there was little evidence of Plan B. The Cats getting Stengle was probably seen as a minor acquisition before the season started, but ended up being hugely important.

And that's exactly what I said, and for some reason was called "negative". I'm sure we'll be involved with some draft pick swaps, which will get some Demonlanders excited.

Whilst all other potential trades are out in the open, we're secretly hiding some blockbuster move. Yeah right. And I'm sure you were one of those that didn't believe that Jackson was leaving.

I don't think any clubs leak, but Player Agents have family, friends and contacts in the media. And divulging potential player movements prior to Trade Week doesn't haven't any impact on the end result. I'm afraid that there will be no Big Fish landed. Maybe some guppies.

Is John Laws hosting Trade Radio?

A 3 year offer for Bedford is another head scratcher. Are we offering him an extra year, but on less money per annum? Personally, I think that Bedford is a limited footballer. But if he has the tank, he could be a useful defensive small forward who's capable of averaging a goal a game. And I see that as an upgrade on Spargo. We have plenty of players who can apply defensive pressure at the contest, but very few with the pace of Bedford and Hunt to be able to apply defensive pressure once the ball has cleared the contest. I think we need to inject pace into the team, so retaining Bedford makes sense. But the problem is whether stubborn Goody will make any changes to his Premiership team.

Our forwards don't have to worry about leading patterns. Just plonk yourself in the left forward pocket and you'll find it. And how often do you see our backs trying to dissect the opposition with precision passing? Long up the line is our MO. A running defender can breakup defensive zones. And yes the fans loved seeing Hunt change the game against Carlton with his run and dare, when the game looked lost.

My concern is that we could have a lot of players who could be cooked physically or career wise next year. BBB, T Mac, Tomlinson, J.Smith, Weid, Hibbo, Melk, Grundy. On top of that we had numerous key players have leg/foot injuries this year. If we don't get any best 22 players in aside from Grundy, we'll be relying on quite of few of our kids who have yet to debut.

Oh c'mon and let me know.

I suspect his decision will be based on which club shows the most love ($ and years). He's best 22 and played 20 games in each of the past 2 years. He won't be leaving for more opportunity. If we've offered him a lowball contract, then in some ways we are "palming him off".