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Exactly. If we can snare Humphrey then it would be a massive coup. If not, then Jason Taylor gets to cook with another two early picks which we all know is his better strike rate.

Yeah nah, he never said that at all mate. Go watch all his interview videos over the week and there is absolutely no mention of this at all. @bing181 another one it seems...

Where is the quote for this sorry?

Yah.. and the deal will be obviously for the two early picks and a bunch late picks included.

Lol Trac ain't staying.

Any news on Waverley?

First of all its absolutely rare for player swap now days, and secondly, clearly the motive here from the club is simply to just get him out of the door asap and just take whatever you can get for him. Whether its a 3rd rounder this year or next, its looking like a late pick.

As i have said previously.. when you deliberately push a guy out the door and advise them to look at other options then you immediately lose all leverage as we have here, especially when you're the ones also willing to pay a chunk of his salary. Clearly this is a cultural and financial decision. We get a part of his salary off the books which helps also.

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All good. You have just made someone who hasnt logged in since 2013 a popular person without them knowing.

You know you have tagged the wrong person here right...?

Hard to know to be honest Langers especially with list spots and if the club sees fit. But the fact he didnt get a selection for the South Australian 18 state team and not even a state combine invite, probably points to him not getting picked up at all.

Topped off a great year winning the under 18's Best and Fairest for West Adelaide in the SANFL.

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Exactly right. Rowell ability to not only explode out of contests with real speed but also spread on the outside hard and get his own footy is why he suits today's game.

Nah thats just incorrect Pickett. There are many across the AFL that can get the footy. The days of just getting the footy for the sake of getting the footy is slowly a dying breed. Guys like Tom Mitchell, Ollie Wines, Patrick Cripps, Jack Steele and now Oliver are examples of this where they're pretty much pidgeoned hole to just one position, and one position only due to one being lack of leg speed and also because back around 2010-2022 it was purely around contests and stoppages. The game demands players in being able to have an outside game as well because how quick sides want to transition on offence and defence. We will start to see these types of midfielders become completely ineffective over the next year or two if they're not already. Now its about transitioning and putting speed on the ball, something that Oliver has always lacked. He's not a metres gain player which is where the new breed of prototype midfielders are going to be more premium then we have seen before.

Was there any mention of Hawkins? I am guessing he too has declined thr part time role?

I brought up Will Graham the other down but got blasted for it because hes an average plodder similar to James Peatling lol.. But I agree, ge is an absolute beauty.

He won't.

I dont see any other players other then Humphrey that would suit our needs or equivalent to a satisfactory level.

Do wonder if Rory Atkins and Rhett McLennan gets involved now. Former teammate of Humphrey and a former under 18's coach........

I think a lot will definitely play out over the weekend. Could hear more come Monday. If not, the two early picks is still a good gain.