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So we got him with the pick we got for Watts..... could be amazing

So what happens if they don't sign by that date? They have to leave? Wouldn't work. What if a player simply hasn't made up there mind yet but 6 weeks later they have.

Jon Ralph thinks we paid overs...... means we won the deal. Great work Dees.

Best journo in the business.

I see what you did there......

Not yet. Could be.

Seems fair and reasonable. As long as we don't cave. Adelaide will end up accepting like this as they know he's not signing with another club so what is the point dragging it out?

Agreed. But that was more to do with the middle and forward parts of the ground. Their press through the midfield was abysmal today. Doesn't matter how good a defender is, if the ball keeps coming in you're going to struggle.

Lever played his role today. Nothing more, nothing less. It was a number of other players who lost it for them. He will be a welcome addition if he comes.

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Don't think it will be an issue if we are contending. The CBA is going up and guys like Lewis, Jones & Vince will be finishing up or retired. They will be replaced by younger players on a lower wage.

Haha the way he answered it seems he's gone. If you weren't you would say nah mate not going anywhere. How else would he answer the question?

I agree with this. There are times using the handballs to release an open player is important, but I'd like to see us back the players in more and get the ball moving forward. It means the forwards need to always been in the right position to contest and not allow easy marks. The Hawks did this well during their glory years. They wouldn't always move the ball with precision, but they would always get it moving forward with little knock ons.

I think we are paying him slight overs at his current market rate to get him to the club in the hope he pays 8-10 years with us.

Hawthorn with Mitchell. Geelong with Dangerfield. At least Collingwood didn't have to give up a decent player. Picks are all speculative. I'm backing our recruiters in to make the right calls though. They've had a great track record the last 2-3 years.

I don't see why sides like Geelong, Collingwood and Hawthorn can just trade picks for gun players but then we have to give up a lot more? F' em. We offer a first and 2nd round pick and that's it.

The only reason we will part with Watts or Salem will be to get another player like Gaff. We have the picks to satisfy Adelaide on the Lever trade and as history shows, a player gets to their club of choice more often than not. I am not adverse to trading Watts or Salem if it is part of a larger deal but not just for Lever. For what it's worth I'd prefer to trade Watts than Salem due to their respective ages and the need for a large number of quality mids to be successful.

What they want and what they'll get is two different stories. Lever is out of contract which means their leverage is already diminished. I think Pick 10 & Pick 27 will get it done.

I think that's for new draftees

Pick 10 maybe?

I think the trade could go something like: We give up: 1st Round pick & Frost Get: Lever & 3rd round pick

Kelly & Lever to the Dees. 3-peat here we come..... maybe 4.

I remember reading an article by Chris Judd talking about how the game really slows down from the start of the season to September. It's a long season and that is when guys like Lewis start to come into their own. He could be so important for us should we feature in September.

If we were to pick up Lever I think we could play all of Omac, Frost, Lever, Watts, Tmac, Hogan, Weid & Gawn in the one side next season. It would be quite a tall side, however most of them are quite mobile so I don't think it would effect the team balance too bad. You would then have the remainder of the team as mids and outside runners/forwards which would be 14 in total which is more than enough.

I actually see McDonald as playing more of a utility type role, similar to a Blicavs. He is tall and can run all day. I'd play him through the middle as a back up ruck and Mr fix-it.