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AA ruckman doesn't finish in top 10 in Eagles B&F.

Yes, could be a fertile plot - I'd be keen on looking at Tom Murphy from this year - seems like a very solid citizen, is UFA and would set a good benchmark for commitment at our club. Welcome Shannon!

I imagine we said that - I'm just putting myself in GC's position - I'd see that fat pick 4 sitting there. Agree - but first part over soon.

No, GWS MD 2 for pick 3

If I was GC I'd say "Caddy + 23 for 4 (that I'd use on Tippett). That gives you Caddy for free. You've got two choices: 1. Viney + 24 2. Caddy + 23 + Viney"

I'm happy if we take him at 3 - we'll be making a positive statement about culture and we won't be encumbered with trade favours to GWS and GC. That said I'd prefer we can take him in the 2nd round with some win-win deals. Not taking him is not an option for me.

I expect that Collingwood have picked up Lynch to play the Leigh Brown fwd-ruck role and let Cloke and Dawes resume their successful 2010 roles. I expect Dawes to stay at Collingwood.

Richmond appear to be working it nicely - Chaplin and Knights. We could do worse than follow their model. Drafted smartly - Cotchin and Martin, traded wisely - Maric and Grigg etc, rose up the ladder looking like a club going places and now are using FA well. More Richmond, less whinging ...

You look more and more like a million monkeys and a million typewriters incarnate - your idea to trade pick 3 to GWS for a MD pick was inspired - better leave it at that.

Not all of us are with Jen.

Not many sleeps now.

Sydney's rebound footy was reminiscent of the style Bailey wanted Melbourne to play.

I agree - it's not a non-issue - that (^&* should pull his head in after the tanking issue he raised.

Brent Moloney

"Sign-on bonus" avoids these problems, just uses up available current TPP and helps us with future TPP.

Need more people quoting the whole post ...

That would be good news to free up the whole process and if Cloke signs with Colingwood soon as predicted that would be helpful too. Deals get constipated waiting for "the big one" to play out. That may well be Tippett.

Good one Nudge!

Only a complete nut-job would consider giving up ND7 for a player he could pick up with pick 1000 in the Rookie draft.

Opinion - everyone's got one. "... who every one agrees hasn't lived up to his potential, is slow, unfit and weak and whose value has eroded similar to Sellars." The only fact in there is that Sellar went for 14 then 54. That's the information to draw a parallel with.

A player's value can erode. Sellar was pick 14 in 2006 and went for pick 54 in 2011. Gysberts was 11 in 2009 and has eroded since like Sellar's did. You've inadvertantlly made a compelling argument against your position.

Right, so Sellar went in the top 10 (well nearly anyway) and was traded for 54 and therefore Gysberts who went for 11 is worth 15-30.

So will you still trust Neeldy if we trade Stef? Or we find out what's wrong with you?

Toovey pace too - see Jetta said he was the only one he was worried could catch him.