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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

He’s my pick if we keep our first rounder - although not sure if he would slide to pick 6 or 7 Sam Lalor the next cab off the rank if available

Thanks @whatwhat say what - did your mate seem to think we would trade out of the first round this year to get Houston? A big price to pay if we’re not splitting the pick or trading back in somehow

Did Jeffo just get his ‘social media post = he’s in’ moment?

As much criticism as Lamb has gotten in recent weeks (much of it deserved), one thing he has done a great job of in his tenure is signing up all of our important players (Jackson excepted, not on Lamb though) Excited to see Ed running up and down the Shane Warn wing for many more years to come!

100% worth it if he could be secured with a second rounder or two

Cal Twomey reported that he was nearing a deal a month or two back, so hopefully it’s something that just gets resolved in the next few weeks

Strong agree - as much as I rate Houston and think he would improve us, we simply need to start bringing in our next wave of midfielders and this is the perfect draft to do that If we can manufacture a way to get Houston AND a first round midfielder (even if it’s with a later pick), I’d go for it If not, we take our first rounder to the draft and dangle our 2025 first rounder to try and trade back in to the end of first round

Ruck?

Jimmy Bartel reported as leaving the GWS Giants at the end of this year Personally I would love the Dees to reach out to him to offer him a role in our footy department - he’s done a great job at GWS and has such a great understanding of the modern game Could be one to look at given some of the calls to refresh our coaching staff this offseason…

Which names HAVE you heard then? 👀

Get Blake Howes on the phone to Finn stat - they were best mates apparently

Very interesting considering multiple reputable journos have reported his keenness to come home (unlike the very unreputable ones reporting on Oliver)

Yeah pretty sure I’d take a player who is rated the second best kick in the entire comp over a bloke who can get 30 but who butchers every possession I thought people have been crying out for us to improve our kicking skills? Now we target someone who would improve us massively in that regard and we shouldn’t ask the question?

Firstly Houston is a far better player than Jacob Hopper (or Tim Taranto for that matter) Secondly our list is in a far better position to contend and far more balanced on age profile than Richmond’s was at the end of 2022 Our only top line players over 30 next year will be Max, May and Viney (TMac and Melksham too if they continue on) Meanwhile we have the likes of Trac, Oliver, Lever, Fritsch, Langdon and ANB in their prime years Not to mention a strong cohort of younger players who are starting to become stars in their own right - Kozzy, Rivers, JVR, McVee, Windsor to name a few Richmond were super top heavy with all their best players over 30 and nearing the end of their careers, with essentially no top line talent in either the middle or younger age bracket of their list (save for a couple of players like Bolton and Balta) I get that we need to balance contending with bringing in young talent from the top of the draft, but I think we’re in a far better position to do so than either Richmond or West Coast have been in recent years when they’ve traded away picks to try and keep their windows open with essentially no young talent already on their lists

This is a good point As much as it has been obvious that we are lacking midfield depth this year, bringing in Houston could help solve that in a roundabout way Best case scenario we get Oliver back to his best after a full preseason, Trac comes back into the team after a full preseason himself, Rivers continues in his midfield role and Viney stays in reasonably good form Add in stints on ball from Kozzy and potentially even the likes of McVee, then all of a sudden our midfield depth doesn’t look too dire Of course, that’s assuming all of the above goes to plan…