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Well he certainly was delisted at an odd time just before trade week and adding to a long list. I’m struggling to get a read on what we are going to do with the last few on the list...

He’s still working out who the muppets are around here, apparently...

Observable reality (if you’re smart enough) screamed that we came into this trade period ready to trade out Hogan and move on May. The fact that Mahoney inelegantly admitted that we won’t get May if Hogan isn’t traded revealed how desperate we were to send Hogan to Fremantle; we were actively recruiting a player with the riches from trading Hogan. ! Its a maths equation: x requires y and we want x, so y has to happen and did happen.

Aside from Peter Bell everyone handled this really well and I am once again impressed with how Mahoney handles the exit of a previous ‘messiah’ with honesty (to a degree) and lack of fuss. The posters that would have said ‘no deal’ for 8 places in the draft displayed pointless pedantry that would achieved nothing but get in the way of short, medium, and long term planning of the list and the club. Mahoney. Gets. [censored]. Done.

Just leaving this here... I rarely troll posters, but seriously...

I admire your restraint...

It’s Klingon for ‘do you reckon a chance in the rookie draft?’

I’m interested to hear what the reaction is at the G for the inevitable game we play against them next year. Will we boo him? Nuff nuffs? What do you reckon?

Goodwin and co sure do seem ‘ecstatic’ for Hogan to be playing in the backline for the Dees in 2019... I’m with GNF, let’s see how it goes...

I think we will give Preuss FF a go with the 6-6-6. Someone has to start in the square. Having Weideman, T Mac, Melksham, Petracca and Spargo/Fritsch/Hannan/Garlett seems pretty appetising for our midfield to hit up with no intercepting loose players...

Yeah, the inference is that we will get him back cheaply in a couple years when Lyon has his way and he becomes a ‘turn croad’ ...

Get out of the weeds and look at it from a higher POV: we turned a star asset about to enter his prime that didn’t want to be around anymore into a star asset in his prime, a possible best 22 player about to enter his prime, and a top 25 pick. We didn’t go back to the draft for a kid, we helped out the weakest area of the list, possibly addressed a glaring need with ball use and got a reasonable pick for the next spargo. I am impressed that we lose Hogan and yet have a better team for Rd 1 next year.

It’s obvious this is designed to attack the need that the Gaff chase was to address. He definitely has a role in the best 22 if he can get fit - beautiful kick. Basically replace Tyson/Jones kicking into the forward line with KK/Salem and we are a lot better.

@Ron Burgundy

So my lying eyes were telling the truth?! Its that damn observable reality again...

I think we are a big chance to go into 2019 with 38 or 39 on the senior list. There is just no point in bringing in 2 players in the ND when you could probably get them with more flexibility in the Rookie Draft.

I will take that problem...

This happens every year. I don’t think there is a vast conspiracy that gives us Peter Bell or Adrian Dodoro. It’s a small conspiracy - they’re D-heads...

Not since a certain poster with the initials RR has someone attempted to make theads entirely about himself. It really does make the Ignore function a godsend...

Without turning this into a 'Where is Oscar at thread?' I am reluctant to embrace Oscar and I have to remember occasionally that his improvement year to year is ahead of the curve for a tall defender and that he had a good season on a good side and he definitely has a future as a big lump to play on a big lump that will define the new era of the 6-6-6 set up. With my coaching hat on: Oscar takes the ubiquitous 2nd ruck, May takes the best tall forward, and Lever/Hibberd share the third/fourth 'talls' and try to allow Lever to help May and Oscar. Frost would be competing with May and in that scenario and May is the better defender.

Nup. Don’t remember it. We beat Hawthorn, waited a week for something, I think Neil Mitchell was there for some reason... and then a bright blinding light... Woke up at the steps of the Demonland pub at the start of the trade period...

The ‘message to the group’ is that we will be honest with you about your role at the club and that we will facilitate a trade to a club that sees a more preferred role should you not agree with how we see your future. I know it’s not a ‘bumper sticker’ of a message but it’s more preferable and accurate than your ‘earn your wage ya bums’ slogan...

We were in a prelim?

Absolutely spot on. We have met with May and nothing else is happening with him, and Mahoney himself said that we don’t have the ability to get him (a player we have targeted for immediate recruitment) and keep Hogan. No tea leaves or inside info needed to know what the clubs intentions are in the next 3 business days...