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His defensive running and accountability probably the ones that come up the most. Kicking can sometimes be untidy, and at 182cm isn't quite the big bodied midfielder that's in vogue. That said, his positives still outweigh the negatives. Wins plenty of ball inside and outside, very good pace, aggression and goal kicking from midfield make for a very good footballer.

Treloar sweepstakes appear on in ernest. Would hope that we would at least buy a ticket... http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/gws-adam-treloar-likely-to-leave-for-victorian-club-20150723-gij9i3.html

Yes please.

Sure, in terms of volume of statistical output, there probably isn't a sample large enough to make a statistically meaningful comparison between NicNat and Gawn. That might take one or two more seasons, really. There's also the age factor. Whilst they're only one draft apart, Gawn was very young for his draft year and virtually a year and a half younger than Naitanui. Add the fact that Gawn lost his draft year + 2012, he still has a fair bit of development in front of him. What I would say is the traits that Gawn possesses and has shown off in game allow you to make a judgement of what he is capable of doing on a regular basis. His skillset is already beyond a number of experienced ruckman in the AFL which makes him a pretty valuable commodity. If he continues to utilise that skillset over time, then the stats will really just add to his value and allow for a more meaningful comparison between he and NicNat. Issue with the comparisons are that despite being (potentially) dominant ruckman, they both have very distinct points of difference, which are game breaking. I rate what NicNat brings, and also think Maxy's going to be a very good player for us over the journey.

True, but there's no reason to think that Gawn's stats will grade out dramatically by the end of the season. There’s no question that Gawn’s sample size is small by comparison to NicNat’s. It doesn’t mean you can’t extrapolate some meaningful observations from what he’s put up in that time. NicNat will continue to be the most athletic big man in the competition and his clearance work is exceptional for a 200cm player. What he doesn’t have is the ability to read play well enough to get around the ground as a link up option ala Cox or marking forward option. His best footy is going to be around the ball. What we’ve seen from Gawn is the ability to link up, take multiple contested marks and be a presence around the ground. He won’t be the stoppage influence that NicNat is, but his tapwork has been very good all the same. His chase down tackles have also been impressive. There’s no reason to think that Gawn won’t be able to provide these things going forward, he should only improve from here. The traits and capabilities won't disappear, but trick is consistency.

Don't imagine that Port would take that for Wines, and I haven't heard any noise about him wanting to leave yet. That said, Wines is off contract in 2016 and we should maintain contact just in case he entertains leaving at that point. He'd be close to the no.1 young midfielder at any club that I'd love us to have.

I notice Will Langford still hasn't re-signed with the Hawks, and it doesn't seem like happening anytime soon. Wonder if Roosy has our list manager chasing a Joey Kennedy style raid on the Hawks.

Would be happy enough to throw a rookie lifeline to Butcher or Todd Elton, who could be on the way out at Richmond. Crozier another we could get cheaply.

Possibly even the odd relative. He comes from a family of keen Dee supporters.

Can't help but think of Garry Lyon's 'big call for 2015' when Classified returned this year. Along the lines of one of the Sun's stars would become a Demon (he might have mumbled Prestia when pressed by Hutchy).

Can't agree. Prestia wins most of his ball on the inside , which has affected his DE stats, but has a thumping kick. Can go outside too, but GCS have been light on for inside mids, so Prestia has exclusively played inside. His burst speed is very good. Hasn't kicked a lot of goals, but has kicked important ones for GC (is a better kick on the run than set shot though). Prestia's probably been the Sun's second best mid over the last three years, and one of the few that stepped up in Gary's absence last year. Don't worry too much about his height. It was supposed to see him drop in his draft year, but he still went at pick 9 and has been one of the best performed players of the 2010 draft class. If anything, his value might have appreciated, or at worst held. Certainly has not depreciated.

It sounds like we were offering a comparable (to Tigers & North offer to Treloar) package to Hannebury, but put an offer on Hannebury’s table well after others had. Wouldn’t be surprised if the same happened here. We’ve seen with the Boyd deal last year, things can move quickly in the modern age of player movement.

So he's in play then: http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-and-north-melbourne-target-adam-treloar-with-long-term-deals/story-fndv8lf1-1227430948775

Anyone know if Adam Treloar is any closer to re-signing, or do we think he's in play?

Read somewhere that O'Meara's girlfriend lives in Melbourne. Jaeger presents as a very professional, focused footballer. May well want away from the laughing stock of a culture that currently exists at the Suns.

Would love us to try and shake Tomlinson out of GWS. Some sort of combination of he and Plowman or Hampton would make me very happy.

I think he'd be well worthy looking at, and may not be costly. Talented & pacy.

A good year for it with such a shallow draft pool this year.

Along with Bennell, apparently one of the GCS players for whom football gets in the way of having a good time.

Plenty of chatter that Aish prefers the move to Victoria.

It's a very narrow sample, and Aish clearly has been under performing this year. Even if you extrapolate it across their careers to date you're comparing 24 games against 27, and over that sample Aish's stats surpass Jimmy's (17 possessions per game for Aish vs 13 pg for JT, 3.3 tackles pg v 2.3). I agree that their game styles have similarities, one thing Aish does much better than Jimmy is show composure under pressure. He is much better in traffic and has very good awareness. I'd say there is room for two outside midfielders of their type in the same side. Would give us another quality distributer in midfield, which is an absolute need for us. Also admire that he stuck it out to play out a significant portion of his last game (to date) with a broken jaw.

Same, though I think you have to explore all available options. Prestia's under contract, so theoretically is unavailable. Aish is OOC and seemingly has one foot out of Brisbane.

Same, but what would you pay for him? I'd like Curtly Hampton as a possible cheaper option from GWS.

Don't think we'll be in the final mix for Treloar, but think we're a great shot at Aish. Plenty of suitors abound, but with so many names flying around, we should be a chance at landing someone: http://www.news.com.au/national/geelong-targets-patrick-dangerfield-and-lachie-henderson-with-bombshell-13m-lure/story-e6frfkp9-1227390329237

I thought he was probably the best available mid in 2013.This was my long winded report on him at the time. After a good first year at AFL, I still think most of this holds true. Worth noting that he did show that he was able to win his own ball last year: James Aish – With a combination of ability and exposed form (and perhaps bloodlines), Aish is the best all round midfielder in the 2013 draft pool. His composure and decision making is in the rare category. Aish’s ability to sum up the situation and take the longest amount of time available to pick the right option often creates space for players around him, as well as bringing teammates into the game. He appears to be very unselfish on field, often choosing to set teammates up rather than shoot on goal, and when tagged at the championships, often worked hard to contribute in other areas (1%’s, defensive efforts), which is an extremely positive response and indicates a high level of maturity. He reads the play very well, which allows him to make good position to take intercept marks The game often looks like it is moving in slow motion when Aish has the ball in hand and his vision and the way he appears to see the field and movement in front of him is reminiscent of an NFL quarterback. Whilst his kick may not be absolutely elite, it’s at a high enough level to capitalise on his decision making capability, and he distributes at an extremely high rate of efficiency. Aish is highly competent on both sides of his body. He likes to run and carry and will take the game on and initially may be better suited to starting as a creative half back at AFL level. He can win his own ball, but will need to add substantial size to his frame before moving into an ongoing midfield role, and in my opinion is the one major question mark against him. Does he have the body to put on sufficient size to be an AFL midfielder? He certainly won’t ever be a bash and crash inside player, but his composure in traffic and ability to read the ball off hands leads me to believe that he will be able to play that role in the future as his body develops. Two years of experience and strong performances at SANFL level on the wing for a very successful Norwood side will help his transition, and I can see him playing 10+ games in his first AFL season.