Lord Nev
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Something else will bob up now I reckon, perhaps something we haven't expected much. We get deals done like this when we have something else to get on with I reckon. -
Freo have North's future 2nd, so it's all good.
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Reckon we preemptively screwed them with the Hogan deal...
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Freo's future 2nd? Would they take the gamble that would be higher than 27 this year?
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The end result is all that matters, so let's just wait and see the whole picture.
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44 is GWS' pick, so it's the above picks for Jackson, Bedford and 67.
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Fair enough mate. For mine, I think they're better without Acres. Take this for what it's worth as I didn't watch every Freo game this year, but I felt like their attacking game style made them vulnerable on turnover and Acres is an absolute butcher from what I've seen. Logue and Lobb are harder to replace, so bringing in Jackson, Sharp and Corbett is a gamble somewhat and I reckon that combined with how their young core of Darcy, Brayshaw, Young and Serong develop next year; those will be the main factors in terms of their playing group. Longmuir's development as a coach will be important too. Freo are a hard one to pick I reckon, they could be pretty different next year in all aspects.
It's almost like the premiership winning AFL coaches understand the game better than Demonlanders...
Yeah absolutely a fair call. Given the age of their key talent it wouldn't be a shock to see them have a down year before bouncing back.
Yep, was in or around the top 5 for clearances, tackles and disposals, but IMO that was more because he was given that role. Not finishing in the top 10 in the BnF despite those numbers tells me he can be replaced. He was on the low end for them for metres gained, goal assists, score involvements and inside 50s, and that felt more what their game style was about to me.
Yeah that's fair. I think Logue has been a bit underrated around the traps though. I didn't pay a huge amount of attention to their game plan tbh, but gut feel was it got a bit stale as the year went on so you're probably on the ball there. Longmuir seemed to get a lot of love from the media during the year, next year is a big test for him.
Mundy wasn't in their top 10 at the BnF though.
Love this mate! Great reasoning and analysis. For mine, their rise and fall might depend on replacing Logue and Lobb. They're the only truly important players out of the ones they'll lose IMO. I actually think they're better off without Acres tbh. I reckon if Taberner stays fit then the combo of Jackson and him more than covers Lobb. Logue is harder to replace though. I'm not as convinced as others on their demise just yet, they have some absolute guns in the midfield, and their core talent of Brayshaw, Young, Serong and Darcy are still a year or two off their prime and will only get better.
I hear ya. I think most of us feel underwhelmed thus far, but reckon we've gotta just hold off and see how our list looks after the trade and draft periods.
Depending on the pick swap, that would make Bedford woth around pick 18 points wise. 0 chance.
I don't think that's what happened. From memory, Cerra's agent told him Melbourne were interested but he didn't see how they could do the deal, Melbourne said 'don't worry about that', but Cerra (and his agent) thought it safer to just nominate Carlton. Of course, the 'don't worry about that' stuff could have even been linked to Jackson. Who knows.
Yep, and probs why he's rumoured to be going to Hawthorn. Just don't know many other rucks around this trade period. Any ideas?
Reckon it became obvious as the year went on that Weid wasn't in our future plans, so this could have been on the table anyway IMO.
I know Meek apparently wants to get to Hawthorn, but so far I don't know heaps of other backup ruck options that will come into trade calculations.
