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I'm no expert but I still think we are a chance for Robey without trading up Excluding bids could go as follows 1 WC - Dursma 2 WC - Sharp ( apparently go home issues with CDT) 3. Rich - CDT 4. Rich - Grij 5. Ess - Taylor 6 Ess - Cumming 7 Dees - Robey 8 Dees - choice of Lindsay , Farrow, Dovaston , Marsh , Schubert or some one else ?

Lindsay and Dovaston for me , possibly Cumming

Can someone explain to me why it seems Carlton and Essendon will get multiple 1st rounders plus players for Curnow and Merrett respectively Yet they are saying we will get 2 1st rounders no players and have to give GC later pics back just to keep them happy ? Isn't agreeing to trade petracca enough ? All players want to leave their clubs , all 3 are contracted , all are stars , why are we seemingly going to get less ? hopefully the Humphrey miracle happens !

So Out : Petracca , Oliver , May , Mcvee In : Miochek ? Heath ? Looks like a rebuild to me at this stage !

If we go into 2026 with no Petracca , May, Mcvee and now potentially Oliver we will have to rebuild even if we say we aren't And if we can't bring in any significant players from other clubs. Then a full rebuild is clearly on the cards ( Heath , derkson are borderline VFL and Miochek might help the forward line but only has one or two good years left With a [censored] draft and maybe only getting draft picks for any players we trade out. I think we are in big trouble for next year. It will be a real battle to rebuild too with Tassie coming in A lot relying on the development of Windsor , Langford , Lindsay , Turner , Tholstrup , JVR , Bowey ( some good signs here though already with this group Kozzie might be the only out and out star on our list next year. We have a lot of quality going out it seems and stuff all quality coming in at this stage. Kings first year could be really tough !

Pick 7 would only be the approx the 12th best player in the draft due to FA compensation for Oscar Allen and northern academies bids

That would completely go against everything King said in his press conference about wanting to make finals. The messaging to the fans would have to change

Then why would Butters want to come to us over the Bulldogs , Geelong , Hawthorn , Collingwood etc , particularly if we are a bottom four side ? Very hard to attract superstars with just bay loads of Money , don't want to end up like North have for years throwing loads of Money at stars and everyone turned them down for ages

What's the point of getting rid of his salary . If we can't attract anyone of significant note to come to the club , we need to to improve next year not go backwards. really getting worried about Kings first year if we are down Petracca , May and Mcvee with very little established talent coming in the door ! Will be very upset with even this and next years first rounders form the crows ! Weak and compromised draft will mean accepting two picks in the 20's for a top 3 player at our club ( that's ridiculous and reckless if that's all we get even if we get rid of all his salary ) hopefully he wants to go to the Goldcoast much more likely to get a better deal

Obviously a bit of water to go under the bridge yet , but again we are not linked to bring in anyone significant ( maybe Flanders but seems that may be heading another way) If we get next to nothing for May only get mediocre picks for Mcvee and only Draft picks for Trac also ( if we trade him) and can't bring any other established talent from other clubs I think our list would have gone backwards from this season. Miohcek might be handy for a year or two but he is not a long term solution in the forward line. Heath and Derkson might be fringe best 22 players maybe more but no certainty. King says he wants to make finals, or at least be competing for finals. If all we get this trade period is some solid tall depth and an ageing decent player in Mioheck I'm really concerned about our list next year. Even if we get some decent picks, it a very compromised and apparently weaker draft. King would want to improve the list I would have thought and unless there is a major surprise coming out of this trade period I don't think we are improving our list for next year. Apparently we are not rebuilding but if we are not replacing at least 3 best 22 players that we are losing somehow ( Miohcek might be one ) then we are in trouble next year I believe. We may be able to set our selves up for the next few years with some decent draft picks but just doesn't seem like we are going to be bringing in any significant best 22 players again this trade period. if we are to compete again then this needs to change quickly. The premiers will be getting Oscar Allen and Sam Draper!! I hope there is a suprise or two coming !

Their Pick 29 will be mid in the 40s after academy players and free agency compo .in a week draft feel light on even with him being uncontracted. Would love to get pick 11 which will be more like 20 anyway otherwise Cooper Simpson who trained with the Dees a few years back might be worth asking for ?

Just saw him on Fox Footy so nope

Is Nathan Buckley in attendance ?

Exactly how I feel about it too ! It could bite us hard if we trade him for not much and he does look like he getting back to his best

If the clubs decides we can challenge again in the next year or two with a fresh voice then we have to go an experienced coach like Longmire, Buckley or Simpson. But if we decide to rebuild and start afresh trading multiple experienced players like Richmond did last year then we really should go for a younger highly rated assist t coach eg skipwoth , Enright , Montgomery type