Colm

This story leaking and then way we have handled it really hurts us from negotiating point of view but if we don’t get the McAdam pick back for Nibbler as a minimum then the recruitment team really should be shown the door.

Don’t you think we have already suffered enough this season and already this off season?! If he hasn’t got seriously fit by this stage of his career he’s never going to.

I wonder was he giving a tagging role again this week so ?!

GC currently have 6,13,20,26,34 and 46. They are stacked with later picks to come academy player. If they use 13 on and use 6 at the draft they still have more than enough points. They might try to move up from 6 to get better player and be sure to get in front of any early bid for Lombard. They will be a big player again and might be worth us trading for one of their second rounders. I think I’d rather trade out our future second rather than first if we could bumble it up with a pick or two from this year and get 20 or 26.

I think we have to bring in a mature ruck I wonder if we could get Pittonet as part of the deal for Trac. If Trac goes to Carlton I think they will be a massive chance for the flag next year so most players that are under contract will be reluctant to leave and come to us. But if they tell Pittonet that TDK will be playing in front of him next year then maybe he could be convinced. Same goes for Cerra- if he’s told that Trac coming in means he won’t be getting a game then he may be more interest in a move. Not sure I want him but they could trade him out and get some capital in.

That’s where I’m at with it too. I think that’s fair market value. If nobody can come up with that he stays. I think it’s very possible too.

The word legend tends to get thrown around a lot this days but big Maxy is well and truly deserving of it. Legend of a player and of a man.

I’m normally quite conservative with player valuations in terms of draft picks. But not with Kossie, he’s box office, puts bums on seats, great player just hitting his prime. Was pick 12. Is worth more than a top 5 pick alone. Trading him would feel a bit like selling our soul.

I guess it all depends if Trac leaves or not. I want us to go to the draft this year but not with 5/6 first rounders. If we can’t get a quality player coming back the other way then Kossie might have to see out his contract.

I hear what you’re saying, but we can’t trade out that much experience and class in one window. We would be fast tracking our way to be in Richmond’s position when Tassie comes in.

That guy is my hero!!!

I see Lindsay did his PCL over the weekend and may not take part in the combine. If we got a second first round pick I’m hoping we pick him up. Mentha made the Rookie me central team of the week this week too

No need for a review. We brought one of the all blacks in for a chat🤯

100%, thought we should have one before the Roffey interview debacle but now it’s a no brainer for me.

Not even a marquee player- any player or staff that ends up in ICU due to a work related incident should have the club leader get in touch and offer support. That’s what a good culture is all about. Offering support in times of need. God I’m angry.

I think this is two fold- not being in constant contact with Trac and his folks during the first few weeks and since word has come out that he is unhappy is unacceptable from our leader. But to go on live radio radio when the Trac story is the main topic of discussion and not having the intelligence to think that you 1- should speak to the Trac beforehand 2- know that you would be asked if you’ve spoken to him. shows she has NFI what she’s doing. Bye Bye Kate

I’m with you but I’m not sure the team, recruitment team or footy department is. Richardsons comments about needing to get older not younger at a bit of an alarm bell for me. Our aging stars are not going to want to put the cue in the rack while they finish their careers. Will goody survive long enough to see even a mini rebuild through? Will our recruitment team put their hands up and say they have made too many mistakes over the past 3 years and start a rebuild? If Trac stays do you think he will be happy to hear we are going to the draft to build for the future not the now? Like I said I’m with you in that it’s time to go to the draft hard. I think JT is the one good edge we have over other teams. I wouldn’t trade out our F1st though. It could be a very good pick. As an example if we could get Essendon's pick 8, 28 and F1st for Trac and 38$42- I’d take use 5, 8 and 25 at the draft( perhaps spitting 8) use the others for some mature players. Then next year we would have 2 first rounders and our two future first to go all out and try to bring in a couple of guns like Butters, MacAndrew and Callaghan.

I’d love him at the club in some capacity. Talks more sense than anybody else in the media. Add on- I’d love to bring him in now to do a critically analyses of our list as a starting point.

Essendon have to be a big chance. Tbh I’d settle for a lot less. Pick 8,28 and a F1st for Trac and a couple of later picks so they can pick up their academy player.

What’s that saying “ there’s no such thing as bad publicity”. Brand Petracca actions over the past few weeks have ensured not matter what the outcome he will be the biggest AFL story between now and next season. He’s definitely hurt his Melbourne legacy but only time will tell if it’s hurt his brand. If this time next year he has massive increased his following on socials will it be a net win for his brand?

I wonder could Sydney be a Smokey to get a deal done. Hear me out. I know he says he wants to go to a big Vic club but if none of them come knocking with a good deal and his relationship with the Dees is broken beyond repair…. Chad Warner is out of contract next year and all the talk is he wants to go home and play with Freo. His trade value would probably be greater than Tracs. He probably wouldn’t get the same coin as Trac but it would be close. Freo have the picks to get it done this year and Swans also have two late first rounders. I’m sure there would be opportunities to build his brand in Sydney even if it’s not the footy bubble that Melbourne is.

Ok I’m sold. Sign him up JT

And yet he wants to go to the Pies and play with Maynard. Not that surprising really giving how friendly he was with him pre KB game.

Jackson was 20/21 when we traded him. Trac will be 29 next season coming off a very bad injury. I think the proposed trades are a bit optimistic.

The way this week is going I’m not expecting a good outcome.