DistrACTION Jackson

Bad omen

Strong desire..... he never even requested a trade?

Well Kane, seeing as you have JVR as one player ready to explode next year I'm thinking yes.

Interestingly, whoever we take with our first pick may change how we setup for 2024. I know when we draft it is more for the longer term, but given the quality of players available it may well change our setup. Harley Reid - he would likely play 70% forward first year and we can move Trac back into the midfield more. Ryley Sanders - he is probably ready to go through the midfield so perhaps we leave Trac forward more and even use Brayshaw off half back again at times. Dan Curtin - he could probably slot into a half back role quite easily and mean Rivers can potentially be released further up the ground.

I'm all for moving Stafford on for a genuine forward coach. Have heard him and Goody are close mates though so probably unlikely.

I think it will be Petty CHF and JVR FF. I am hopeful that Fullarton can do enough to hold down a ruck/forward spot as well as I'm not keen on playing a rolls royce like JVR in the ruck any longer than we have to.

Given Grundy was essentially out of our best side by the end of the year, we actually haven't lost any of our best 22 players. We've lost a fair amount of depth, however we will gain two top 15 players in the draft and a fair chance one is Sanders or Curtin who will be ready to go straight away you would think. I would've loved us to pick up a gun key forward, but if there are none available then no point overpaying for someone you don't really rate i.e Mabior Chol or Jacob Koschitzke.

The Pies won 3 finals by a combined 12 points. In 2021 we won 3 finals by a combined 190 and in 2022 Geelong won by a combined 158.... Wow everyone must be terrified of this unstoppable Pies team.

If I was Hawhtorn I'd be saying thanks but no thanks... not sure why they would need him back

It was a future first... which is actually a fair amount to give up

Just saw something from Sam Edmund saying medically Gus is ok and plans to complete pre-season as normal. Did anyone else hear this?

6 votes to Michael Prior for complaining about having to play a better team

Tim Lamb said this morning that Harrison will 100% be at Melbourne next year..... wonder how many more tweets we will see from Cornes and Theo Doropolous though

Apparently Tim Lamb is coming up on trade radio at 12pm.... I may break my rule this year of not listening to any trade radio to just catch what he says.

North probably have to give up more and it was just a quick thought. I think the Eagles will want multiple first round picks if they are giving up pick 1, which is why I think it will take a multi club deal.

Because we are essentially sliding pick 11 back to 15 but receiving pick 3. I guess it depends if we want to go all in on 1 or have two picks within 20, one of them essentially being pick 4.

Petty has two years to run on his contract and has not said he wants to leave. If we do this trade we are essentially saying we don't think we can win the flag anymore, that is how important Petty is to our team structure. Our key position depth is already weak, moving him on would be disastrous for that.

I could see a 3 way trade with North & WCE happening. Melb Give: pick 6, pick 11 and future first. Melb Receive: Pick 3, pick 15 & future 2nd (WCE) North Give: pick 3 & pick 15 North Receive: Pick 1 WCE Give: Pick 1 & future 2nd round WCE Receive: Pick 6, pick 11 & future first (Melb) Maybe North give their future second to Eagles also, but that seems a pretty fair deal to me.

Delusional. We all know this will get done late for the pick offered.

I think we have two plans: Plan 1: Package it up for pick 1 and take Harley Reid, Kynan Brown and then potentially trade in an experienced player. Plan 2: If no trade is possible for Reid we will take two top 15 picks and K Brown.

Geez, they are like the weird ex who just won't leave you alone. Let it go Adelaide.

He's out of contract and requested a trade

I think we plan to take 3 picks to the draft (including the one for Brown), so I imagine we are trying to get two top 10 picks if possible.

No different to the 3rd pick we gave for Hunter. Clubs are happy to act in good faith in these situations.

I'm guessing the chance that Gus is forced to retire and who knows whether Oliver will be in a mental space to play next season..... I have no doubt we plan to take a mid with our first pick though either way.