The Jackson FIX

Adelaide supporters on Twitter getting VERY worked up by a ‘vic-centric’ narrative on his value. I suppose the Crom don’t really know anymore what a premiership player looks like, let alone a norm smith medalist so I understand their inability to appropriately value Christian.

Isn’t the whole point that we need players outside that bracket for a more balanced list?

Discussion this morning on SEN made me realise we are somewhat fortunate Trac’s new manager doesn’t manage a stable of players, removes one potential element for the club getting screwed ie we have no need to keep Trac’s manager sweet

I am a realist and there is no way the club accept 1st rounder + Pedlar, not even if they pay every cent of Trac’s contract (which they won’t).

The request from Adelaide was always ‘2 first rounders’ for a bloke in a position that was in vogue. In fact, their negotiations jumped around drafts, eventually landing on a first in one draft and then another first in a separate draft after they rejected a first and a second in the 2018 draft (which was considered one of the better drafts of the last couple of decades). Adelaide ended up trading us a few later upgrades just so they could secure their arbitrary ‘2 first rounders’.

If he is Jye Amiss at Freo he’ll be Jye A-out-of-bounds-on-the-full in our side

At least he is speaking to two clubs. Genuinely believe the Dees have said if you want out of here then don’t come back to us with just one club to deal with.

Feels about right. Not sure 14 + 3rd rounder would get Flanders done though if the Saints are offering 7

I’d be shocked if a good young player is involved in any deal. Adelaide would have to agree to it and then we’d have to convince a young player in a side contending for a flag to come to a rebuilding club

We’re only talking about a scenario where the offer is completely unreasonable. Last year when the cats were lowballing the dogs, as a neutral I would’ve viewed Geelong as the irresponsible party if a deal didn’t get done. I think over the long term, net net the club would be better to stand their ground in unreasonable scenarios.

I agree we ain’t getting a first rounder for him but for a pick near the 30s in a compromised / weak draft I’m not against the idea of sending Judd into the draft if/when Freo low-ball us. Send a message to the comp that we’re not going to roll over in these scenarios. I reckon Dogs were close to doing this last year with Smith, the return was just a bit too much to throw away.

The hypothetical trades for Petracca and Merrett are miles apart… Merrett commanding a decent player + 2x first rounders but Trac barely able to muster a second first rounder…. Largely, I believe because Hawks want Merrett and they have a lot to give. Crows want Trac and they have nothing to give. Would be nice if Hawks were back in the Hunt for Trac

Rough on the swans 😬

Surely his visa gets canceled

Imagine how many pages that thread would’ve racked up on 1960s Demonland

Maybe we’re the exception 🤣

I understand that. But clubs can’t control the quality of a draft pool. And I’m yet to see a club throw in more because their first rounder doesn’t yield as quality a player as it might have in previous years. My opinion only, but the value of a first rounder seems to fluctuate more in supporters’ eyes than it does in the eyes of list management teams in trade negotiations.

2 firsts isn’t ridiculous unders for a 30yo midfielder with question marks in a few areas. I love Trac as much as the next Dee, but I’m just trying to think about what we’ll look like in 3 years’ time - fairly confident it will be better than what we look like if we kept him.

The Trent Croad precedent for a Petracca trade has blown my little Demonland mind. Greg Wells’ defection to Carlton in 1980 was closer in time to Trent Croad’s trade than Petracca’s potential trade is 🤯

That was almost 25 years ago!! Should we reference what we got from Carlton for Barassi as well?

More logic from a trade perspective, yes, but I’m not sure the fit in the GC side is as logical as it is with Adelaide or Hawthorn. We won’t get Flanders + 6 is my hot tip

Why would he deny if it is quite possibly true and if not true not too far from the truth? He’s clearly looking at options, of course he isn’t going to come out and deny anything at the moment.

It’s always bugged me that they don’t make Steven May ‘May’ every year.

Now now, no need to get nasty.

I read somewhere end of 2nd round for spargypants ? Couldn’t tell you if it was credible or not, not even sure where I saw it