Roost it far

No I wasn’t although I think Bartel would be great in a football roll. I don’t see replacing Pert as throwing out the baby more like getting a new pram.

Thats all fair…..I’m more concerned with how the club has handled all this. If we were doing it all so well why did our President quit?

How do you know it wasn’t?

Thats not my department Katrina. I reckon he’s run his race at Melbourne.

No, not that it was all bull dust Katrina.

I for one won’t be fussed if Pert replaced.

“Premiership Hero requests trade to Melbourne”

What a pathetic article. He couldn’t even be bothered discussing why McVee and Rivers were positive. This is why I don’t read mainstream football stories. No serious analysis, just the scraps the clowns seem to share around to save them self the bother of doing any actual journalism.

As it stands we’ve got pick 5, if we could add pick 9, maybe add Brisbanes pick 18 by adding sweetener’s to a Harry Sharp trade and then see what happens with Oliver……we could end up with 4-5 picks in the top 28, that’d help set us up for the future. Yes I know all speculation atm.

No or wer’re bottom 4

We need new kids to ensure we don’t roll off a cliff

Get in his ear

Hence we need 3 top 20 picks, 2 mids and the best forward available, whether that is big or small depends on the available talent.

Wasn’t The Brand annoyed that not everyone on the list behaved and trained like a very well paid professional sportsman should in a team sport? The Brand works incredibly hard to present in their absolute best shape and wants to win Flags. It all played out poorly for them and the club but I find it interesting that since then it feels Oliver is being pushed out. I don’t know the inner workings but the vibe I get is there’s many in the club who are sick of his issues and want a fresh start, The Brand well and truly included in this group. Isn’t it this division within the club that has allowed the media a field day on half truths, innuendo and mere speculation? Get on the same page people!

Trading a player like Oliver with his issues and huge contract is always going to be a media [censored]

What’s said in public is often completely different to what’s said between 2 clubs. My guess is we’ve told Geelong, if you want him show us a respectable offer but leave the media out of it. I’d hazard a guess that Melbourne think they can get most/all the salary of the books, get Geelongs F1 and trade that back into this years draft. If we get 3 top 20 picks and pick 28 it goes a long way to changing the look and skill set of the team.

Jeez that’s a high price in a reputed strong draft. I’d say 10 is overs.

The club website 😂😂😂😂😂

I didn’t sign him, currently that sits outside my remit.

Does this mean Brian Cook is available?

The Brand will likely shake his hand…..sorry couldn’t help myself.

The difficulty the club finds itself in is the fact that our stars are ageing at the same time Tassie is on the horizon. If we bomb next year but Trac and Oliver reclaim some form then I would field offers. They would have to be very good offers, likely unrealistically good for a move to happen. But if The Brand comes to the club and says he wants out and a club says here's 2 top 10 picks then I'd consider the request.

I think when you add them to our established senior core I believe our list is pretty sound. We need to recruit mids, I'd love McAdam to fulfil his talked about potential and I'd love a big, mobile key forward who can ruck, you know like that guy Jackson in Fremantle.

That means nothing. You win flags by recruiting kids and topping up your gaps when the time is right.

Dude, Oliver at or near his best is our only hope of snagging a flag over the next few years. Forget how teams our winning flags atm, it's all about how the next team wins a flag and although I'm doubtful it'll be us it won't be because we didn't trade Oliver for a peanut.