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There's two big issues with Whitfield (assuming he's over running away from ASADA testing). The first is that he's on a massive Brodie Grundy like contract. The second is we'd need to have a thorough medical investigation. He hasn't looked right since coming back from a very serious illness and I'm not sure whether that will impact his footy into the future.

I think I've worked out Peter Bell's approach to trading.... A man walks into a luxury car yard and tells the salesman, "I'll take the red Ferrari" The salesman tells him that will be 250K. Peter Bell opens up his wallet. "I've only got $20 - that will have to do"

Well if he comes to us he'll have to get used to not getting a free for ducking then because we're not the umpires darlings.

Game plan related? Hunt has pace, from what others are saying that is Bowes achilles heel.

Was he? Jon Ralph 'On the Couch' a few weeks ago stated that the club had put a two year deal in front of Jayden.

His step dad is former Port Adelaide player Fabian Francis (also a former Melbourne U19 player I think). I think with everything that is going on at North with Clarkson it is potentially going to end in a bunfight if North dig their heels in and refuse to trade him. Having said that I don't think pick 8 and a future first round pick from a side that played in a prelim final 12 months ago is enough for last year's #1 pick... which is why I think they'll need to trade a player out like Georgiades.

We'll have more leverage next year when he's OOC. I doubt he does a JHF and asks to be traded in-contract.

Maybe we should help Port out and give them one of the first round draft picks we get for Jacko so they can package that up with their existing 1st pick to get JHF. All we'd be looking for in return is Georgiades.

If we're not we should be. I know from a GWS point of view he was offered an extension beyond the standard 2 years he signed as a first round pick. He hasn't signed that extension...

If GWS get what they're asking for for Hopper, Taranto, and Bruhn they'll have six first round picks. I think there's a real good chance they trade out pick 21.

I think Hipwood was taken as a Lions Academy product.

I disagree, Freo aren’t giving up two firsts and a first 18 player for Jackson …. That’s three players for one (albeit now marquee player) it’s just a little too high. Clubs have learnt from the cost/benefit equation of the Judd precedent when bringing in talent. Pick #1 is fair for Dogga, but not for three best 22 players. Similarly without trading the future second North are sliding back from pick 1 but still in the first round this year and are also getting an extra 1st rounder next year and a player who will be their FB for the best part of the next decade. It overvalues what in effect will be pick #2 anyway. Neither Darcy Tucker orBrad Hill and his fat contract are wort a future second rounder. Without that future second rounder (likely pick 19-21) it doesn’t work.

de Goey has signed on at the Filfth for another five years. Zero chance now Grundy doesn’t come to us.

Officially re-signed at the Filfth - a match made in a dumpster if ever there was one! https://www.afl.com.au/news/852390

Travis Boak would be the one whose manager I’d be talking to right now - likely to retire after next season.

I’m not against it Red, but how do convince Bowes to come to us when his wish is to play midfield and how do you get Tomo to agree to move interstate again? Deals like this are done months in advance, we aren’t getting Pick 7 which is all anyone really wants out of this deal.

Very informative W11, it seems to contradict what Goody was saying our fitness wasn’t the issue in us being overrun. Can I ask where you found this data?

Because small mids whose only trick is to find the ball and move it sideways or backwards are no longer in vogue. Midfielders who in vogue: Oliver and Petracca 😎

Just to clarify I’m not a lawyer, but how is being able to question your accuser through legal representation a ‘trick’?

Except the average age of our players isn’t 87 years old. Plenty of time left in our window.

Well judging by the May and Lever trades some folks here will find it hard to let it go because they could have made a much better deal!

Brayshaw had serious strapping on his knee and elbow as well.

4 year deal with an option for a fifth if he hits the triggers? (I assume that it would be based on the # of games if that was the case). If it is that situation (and I'm not saying it is necessarily the case with Tomo), but other players at other clubs have not been played in the seniors to avoid them hitting those triggers. Backers of the player might perceive that as unfair, backers of the club would argue it's entirely in the clubs best interest to do that.

Can you list all the nothing positions for me please? It's the first time I've heard that being a small lockdown defender referred to like that.

Personally I think Bowey is too small to play wing, but if he can develop the tank you never know. I'd like to see Taj developed into a small lockdown defender in the Nev Jetta, Matty Whelan mould. He has clean skills, he's tough and disciplined and from the little I've seen he seems to make good decisions.