demoncat

If he’s talking about adding elite talent in the 25-27 range then I agree - we have a big black hole in our list on that age range But the last thing we need to be doing is adding players any older than that at the expense of bringing younger talent in Very bizarre thing to say and makes me very worried about the direction he and the club are going to go in this off season

Yes but only if he comes cheap and we’re unable to land another player/s who would otherwise take up our cap space

Very worried we’re going to burn pick 5 in a Tim Lamb special We HAVE to let Jason Taylor get to work at the top end of the draft this year - even better if we can trade a future first to get another first rounder this year Langford my number one pick, but Lalor not far behind

You’re right - but if I remember correctly that would have been pick 14 or 15 the next year Which coincidentally we got in the Jackson trade anyway thanks to Freo finishing just below us Trading future picks is fine when you’re in the window and finishing higher up the ladder, which we’ve done for the better part of four years now Having said that I reckon we need to keep our 2025 pick unless it somehow can net us a top 15 pick this year - no guarantees we’re not in for another rough year…

We ended up getting that pick back and drafting JVR anyway… the horror…

That’s true - but how often have we seen players traded for under their value in situations like this? I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure Ginnivan was contracted for another year and Hawks only paid a second round pick for him Based on that ANB plus a second rounder for Rachelle would be fair for a player whose output has been similar to this point in his career I take your point though, at the end of the day if they don’t want to trade him they won’t, but things can change quickly if a disgruntled player requests a trade

Don’t get me wrong I really rate him and I don’t think he’s a DH at all - more in the mould of some of the young players we’re seeing at Hawthorn I just don’t think Adelaide would have much ground to stand on in negotiations when they’re dropping him and senior players are calling him out in the media

100% yes but not for a future first - Adelaide can’t be demanding that sort of bounty for him when they’re dropping and bagging him in public

It’s not just the fact that he was dropped, but that Adelaide has publicly criticised him for his Port comments and that his dropping looks more like a punishment rather than being based on his form (which has actually been good the past few weeks) To me this looks like Ginnivan 2.0 - and who has had the last laugh there? I’d be on the phone to his manager to try and get something done as part of the ANB deal

I certainly hope so 🤞

Cumming supposedly only choosing between the SA clubs or staying at GWS - Twomey saying that our interest wasn’t as strong as theirs

We’re so back

He sounds like a gem and exactly the type of player we need - although surprised not to see him in the top 10 of Twomey’s August Phantom Draft Would love to try and nab him with a second first round pick, but difficult to know if he’d still be around into the late teens (presuming that’s what our future first might nab us)

Paraphrasing but essentially that the smoke around our club has made Houston rethink wanting to request a trade here, and is now more open to offers from other Vic clubs

Yikes… even more explicit here…

You beat me to the punch posting this @Nascent 😅 Personally I don’t think this is such a bad thing as I’m increasingly coming to the view that we need to use our first round pick at all costs, and try to manufacture even more first and second round picks if possible. And trading for Houston would put all of that in jeopardy. But jeez it stings a bit that we might be becoming a bit of an undesirable club to land at…

Perfect target for us and one I’d prioritise over Houston - younger, cheaper and arguably fills a greater need Get it done Dees

Shows the importance of getting a good pick for Nibbler If we could get a Langford or Lalor with our first pick, and then a Xavier Lindsay, Christian Moraes or Tom Gross with what we get for Nibbler, we could do quite well for ourselves Still going to miss him though 😢

If Saints and Adelaide win their remaining games. Both currently ahead against the Tigers and Dogs. Unlikely but stranger things have happened…

Anyone know when Alex Davies and Angus Sheldrick are out of contract? Two young kids stuck in the queue at Suns and Swans who could be worth a punt at the right price (and would be better than any mids we have coming through at Casey…)

The Tigers are a club I’d be looking to trade our future first for one of their first round picks this year They’re likely going to be flush with picks in the top 30 if Bolton and Baker leave, but might want to trade a couple of those into 2025 to stagger their rebuild Food for thought

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/08/08/this-is-real-why-dan-houston-wants-out-of-port-adelaide-despite-lengthy/

Back to Houston…

So you’re suggesting that the club is actively considering putting Clarry up for trade again? Edit: ignore, missed your other posts