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Doubt it. They still have a core of top end talent in McGovern, Kennedy, Shuey, NikNat, Yeo and Gaff. They regularly pick up a gun smokey from the draft, and poach WA born players with a go-home factor. Plus, they'll continue to win their share of home games with the umpire bias. The inclusion of Mitchell this year was actually detrimental to the Eagles. Couldn't play in the same team as Priddis and Masten. The dynamics of the Eagles could improve without Mitchell and Priddis. And NikNat is huge to their success.

What if he's been dabbling in illicit substances and is on 2 strikes? There is only so much DD uncovers. And the Stringer that McCartney coached could be a different person to the Stringer now. People change.

Who said that Adelaide believe that Lever is worth $300k pa? I reckon that article by some tinpot journo was a piece of crock. They re-signed Milera to a $1m for 3 years last year, and see Lever as a potential captain. And clubs like North, Saints and Carlton (who had the cap space to go after Kelly) would snap up Lever before pick 10. IMO, I reckon that Adelaide has asked Lever to be honest about his intentions so they could plan going forward. After Lever told them he's leaving, they upped their offer to McGovern, and re-signed him.

Try the Demonland website. I hear it's highly reputable.

Hypothetically, what if he's on two strikes for illicit drugs, or just has an issue with them? Could explain why he apparently was a repeat offender for turning up late for training.

No. Just spruiks trades on his twitter account as if he's in the know. As you said, I'm sure he does it for hits.

Ricky Nixon, cough, cough.

Garland isn't AFL level depth. He's not a key defender, nor is he a lockdown 3rd tall. What does he offer at AFL level? Time to cut him and free up a list space.

What the hell are you talking about? For whatever reason, his future at the club is untenable. That doesn't mean that the Dogs believe that he was the sole reason for the failed season. You seem to forget that he was also dropped from the side in 2016.

Just as it is your opinion that Stringer has a higher ceiling. And I suggest that you look up the definition of "scapegoat". The Dogs are getting rid of him for a reason.

Here's some facts: Stringer - All Australian, recent premiership player and under contract. Lever - Out of contract. So why do you think it is that Lever would cost more financially and trade wise on the open market? Usually uncontracted players have less currency than contracted, because the threat of the PSD comes into play. And every other club would be prepared to pay more for Lever than Stringer, not just us.

The only deep seated issues with Stringer is that he hasn't played decent football in 18 months. Plus you trade for needs. Stringer is an X factor forward who offers little defensive pressure. With Hogan, Watts and Petracca, our forward line has enough of his type. We got Garlett for pick 999, and he had superior recent form when we picked him up.

Amongst all the crap rumours, how do we propose to get Gaff. He's contracted and worth at least an early 1st rounder.

If Waldron was in charge of our club, we wouldn't need to free up room. He'd just cook the books.

And they'll still beat us next year, like they have for the past 10.

Whilst Richmond's structure changed as a result of injuries, it was their pressure across that park that has led to their success. It's too simplistic to say that if we plug in a couple of small forwards, we'll achieve the same success. IMO, our issue is mindset, not structure or talent.

So is he staying or going? Or is this one of Nixon's drunken rants?

Must be suffering from dwarfism, DA.

I'm with Wiseblood. This is a piece of crock. The notion that GWS would even consider trading an established star in Shiel for a top 3 pick is ludicrous. They are in their Premiership window now, and Shiel is a key component. The line "GWS are yet to decide if he is available" suggests that your source is someone trying to bignote themselves.

No it just means that they have no confidence in Spencer. I would imagine that we'll recruit or rookie a mature aged ruckman.

No surprises here. Thankfully the Jake Spencer experiment as a backup ruckman is finally over. 38 games in 10 seasons says it all. White showed something, but injury prone and lacks pace. We are now well stocked for half backs. The club did the right thing by giving Trengove every chance, but he just wasn't up to returning to his best. Hulett always looked like a good suburban footballer. Surprised when he was drafted, but unsurprised he's been delisted.

Wasn't Andrew Daff a doctor at the club? I reckon Jane02 might of been confused with what she heard.

Why would Adelaide want Watts when they just re-signed Mitch McGovern? Plus they also have Tom Lynch as a 3rd tall.

That's a different argument. He's got currency now, so if we have to give up something good to address our deficiencies, then it's worth discussing.

Agree. If the Football Dept wake up and realise that Tom Mac is a better forward than backman, Weed will be spending another year at Casey. And if he doesn't start dominating at that level next year, his currency will be severely diminished.