mo64

I'd suggest that they will let Kennedy and Owies go. Their combined salary wouldn't be much different to Houston + a late draftee. And Houston isn't leaving Port for more money.

Instead we top up our list with rejects from other clubs who end up being ordinary players for us. There's always talent after the 1st round. We've just chosen to ignore it.

You had me nervous there for a second.

Can't get excited or disappointed with this trade. Was hoping we'd go deep into the draft this year. Pick 9 for our F1 and 28 seemed about right. Bundling up the later picks and sending them to Brisbane for pick 32/34 and Sharp, would have given us a nice draft hand.

Is this you @Ethan Tremblay?

Of course AFL coaches would be concerning themselves with what was written on a fan forum.

Better than Casey Fields? Surely not!!!!

Is it only unreadable because the rumours are seen as negative towards the MFC? Are you ok with people posting that we are still actively trying to recruit Wade Derksen, even though Jason McCartney has publicly shut down any move? Whilst the powers that be at the MFC have shut down Oliver being traded, I've no doubt that Oliver's management are still in discussion with the Cats to get a reasonable trade proposal on the table. And I'm sure that's where PF's rumour is coming from. If it doesn't eventuate, it doesn't mean that his rumour was incorrect.

Is there any difference between an NGA and a Cat B? Moniz-Wakefield was an NGA, whilst Ralph is saying that Mentha will be a Cat B.

Dusty Martin achieved great results by doing his off-season training with Dane Swan in the US. 😁

It's no different to when the AFL website poses the question as to whether a player might be in trouble with the Match Review Panel. If it was illegal for a member from AFL Media to pass commentary on an incident before the MRO has made a decision, then surely a club would take it to court and argue that an AFL employee has prejudiced the case.

And if the draft is as deep as advertised, pick 16 may be only marginally better than pick 31 (currently 28). We could potentially be giving up a top 5 pick next year for little gain.

I reckon I can find plenty in this thread alone.

You are seriously not trying to compare the fitness levels of an AFL football with a Premier League goalkeeper?

Improve their professionalism or improve as footballers? McAdam will be 30 next year, so I don't see any marked improvement as a footballer. And maybe Fullarton isn't what we hoped he'd be.

"The media are full of [censored]" could refer to anything. He could be talking about his reported off-field indiscretions, missed appointments, meetings with Geelong officials and players, etc. Why didn't he just come out and say which media reports were incorrect? We all know the reason why he didn't.

Tell that to GWS with Derksen.

If it's true, then his manager would be monitoring any trade discussions between us and the Cats. No point in making his request public until both parties are close to reaching an agreement. It would be embarrassing for Oliver if he declares he wants out, and a trade couldn't be finalised.

But Oliver told a drunken nuffie at the BnF that he loves the club, and would never leave unless shown the door.

Smart move to target him. Right age profile and has upside. I could see Sharp being in our best 23 quite easily. With his endurance, he could be used as a forward tagger to lockdown opposition's most damaging half back. For a pick in the 40's, it's good value.

What are you talking about?

Not if we still have to pay part of his contract and only get token compensation for what he's worth.

Who at the club does he take it up with? The President who has since resigned? The CEO who said that our culture is the best that he's seen in 40 year of football? I think it's a good thing for the club. We can't continue to sweep things under the rug.

Maybe his comments will dispel the myth that all the perceived woes at the club are media driven. And his comments support the decision of Houston to pull out of a trade to us. The club apologists need to get their head out the sand. The quicker the results of the review are published, the better.

Your last sentence is where we've gone wrong over the past couple of years. Acquired players during trade week simply because they were available at a discount, and not because they were the right fit. We missed out on our targeted players in Houston and Peatling, so aside from Derksen, it's time to shut up shop.