Gawndy the Great

Just got a feeling he is going to turn out like his older brother. Nothing but a hunch.

Do you think Lamb has such a reputation amongst his peers that the leaking of interests will actually turn things on their heads and make other teams rethink their strategy?

I like the profile of this kid. Curtin and Tholstrup / Windsor / Leake would be a great haul. Our WA contingent would be boosted with another possible 2 additions. Im not overly excited about Sanders and would take Curtin ahead of both were available at our pick.

Very true ET. You could replace the supporters with footy public in general inc media.

His stoppage work is a cross between Neale and Trac and disposal akin to Oliver. Smart footballer. I think he'll be a great player and given his style will quickly rise in the AFL ranks and hopefully displace all the talk around N.Daicos sooner rather than later.

It was interesting reading that most of the draft prospects' fandom of their childhood clubs had started to wean. I wonder if those statements are intentional now that they could be drafted by another club, or whether it is genuine.

There is absolutely - without a shadow of a doubt - an opportunity to really use recent events, the Maynard incident, double straight sets and arguably a few other things to galvanize the group this pre-season. Drive them hard. Goody will need to be careful in how he chooses to use the 'theme' as it can grow tired really quickly - maybe save the good stuff for finals, but the theme has to be prominent throughout the year and really build a story around it. End of the day, clubs look for an edge. We were 7 and 2 points away from a PF. That is nothing - so every penny counts.

It's one thing to talk about it, but to have a player come out and acknowledge there is substance to it is a total other level. I don't know if anyone in AFL circles i.e. former past players have ever come out and said it though? We could all see a number of Pies / Blues games during finals this year umpired differently and the media largely attribute it to the incompetence of umpires. It would take a disgruntled umpire to come out years after retirement to suggest there were larger forces at play. The offield stuff i.e. Cripps, Maynard etc is a lot easier to influence and agree there is likely to be sort of manipulation from the headhonchos.

Brodie seems like a decent fellow for holding back on what i suspect has a bit more substance to it given what the club is going through atm. So have plenty of respect for that. I still think in time, the truth on what happened - in particular around SF game - will make its way into the public domain.

He will be a star. The only thing stopping him is the mental side of things. Definitely can see the kid winning a Brownlow.

6,8,42 just means 11,F1 goto Geelong to get 8. Could be a 3 way deal perhaps? Given how difficult Geelong were in trade week, I doubt they'd get involved for that deal. But they will need picks in 24 to try and bring Darcy down from Freo. Our F1 might just be enough carrot there.

Norf would not give them 2 and their only F1 in '24. They are likely bottom 4 again and will not get another hand out. They have traded away their afl compo picks as well. I just cannot see Norf coughing up two top 4 picks for #1 - it would be insane.

I cant see North offering 2&3. I just dont think anybody would be that silly albeit #3 was a freebie. However, that is the only trade that will trump our offer of 6,11,42,F1 and i just cannot see it happening. Norf can try to package up their later picks (combo of 15,17,18) to try to move a little higher up the order. Maybe they throw all 3 for Cats Pick 8? Whatever they potentially get could be combined with #2 and a F1 (AFL compensation) and it would be comparable to ours, but that is unlikely. So like it or not, ours will be the best offer put to WC. I just hope that they don't accept it.

That is silly on both fronts. 1. Melbourne for putting up a stupid over-the-top bid for one player and, 2.WC for rejected an over-the-top bid for Pick 1. 6,11,42,F1 for Pick 1 is incredibly generous. They are delusional if they think Norf is going to hand over Pick 2,3. They are likely in a position where they have settled on Reid and it will take considerable overs for them to budge.

Thats from the homeland of one Trav Johnstone.... so i see your point.

Will Sully go before Curtin? It seems that clubs are loosing interest by the day in Curtin.. Who is actually the better player?

Or he could just follow in the footsteps of the 'humanitarian of the year, Maynard', help an old lady cross the street. As predicted SEN not running with the story.

It’s a pretty dry read. It was one sentence, one insinuation that probably took it too far for my liking.

I mean you couldn’t have got that pick any more wrong. Why oh why didn’t we go for Curnow? Was Weid that much better than him in junior footy? From Casdy’s highlights, hard to see him make top 10

To be honest it surprised me as well. Ie the fact that Dwayno got something right for once.

Is it possible the change of Petty’s tone in the trade period is a result of the turmoil within the club and not the money or the lure home?

If i was Norf i wouldnt trade 2,3 to anybody. Bring in McKercher and Duursma or Watson. Cats are really the only ones that would benefit with more picks given their list profile. So Pick 8 for 11 & F1. Its a lot for us to give up to move 3 spots - If we were to finish 1st, then points equivalent is Pick 3. So it maybe something more like Pick 8 and F2 for 11 & F1. Really depends on if Cats are targeting a specific player in the draft. I have a feeling top 10 picks are set. Don't expect anymore movement now.

What’s the main issue with Billing’s? I must say I haven’t followed closely this thread or his career so apologies if it has been covered in depth.

Is that how you view it? Ie Billing’s wanted to get out of Saints desperately?

Well they should make an exception for us this year 😂. We have been screwed so many times by the AFL surely the owe us a solid.