Flowergirl

If this did happen, it would be pretty cool that we essentially got Caleb and Kolt for Jackson, then got Jackson back again. Losing Kos would suck though

This is the biggest load of click bait.

The club can do what they did with Petracca and Oliver and say no. Unless they get decent compensation.

Channel 10 also showed the interview and there was a bit that referred to the "cleaning out the locker" thing which gave so much shade to McClure. Clarry seemed very bemused that cleaning out his locker, which players do every year, made headlines.

All it's taken is one practice match and they've written us off. I'm so over the talk about our forward line. It's so boring.

Matthew Lloyd has the most boring takes of the AFL. Everyone is basing this on one practice match. Let's wait and see what happens for the year.

Oh I'm sad about this. He was so good during our St Kilda game this year.

"That's just semantics". So so good 👌

This year our tall forwards weren't the problem. It was our midfield. You have to actually get the ball to the forwards for them to have any impact. There were not many prospects during trade period this year. Lynch is so injury prone anyway. Maybe Wade Derkson would have been a good get, but he is a swingman.

I find giving Collingwood an A- a bit of a stretch. As good as Houston is, they have traded their future for him and have a lack of depth under 23. They have taken a huge gamble, and while it might get them into finals next year, they will pay for it later. I'd much rather have access to this year's draft. Getting pick 9 was a great move. Given the fact that we scared off potential suitors, I think we did pretty well getting Sharp and Campbell in. I'd at least give us a B. The real winners were Fremantle and Gold Coast IMHO.

Ooooh. Will the vultures now focus on the giants cultural issues?

100%. One of the few credible journalists around.

I love this.

He's not that reliable.

Only three days left of trade period, and speculation. Thank goodness. 136 pages to prove no-one has any real idea of what is going to happen.

Are you listening to those who say they have contacts? Because unless those contacts are on the Geelong board or football department they probably should be taken with the same amount of salt.

That could change. Many things can change in 12 months.

So why haven't they given up? It seems pretty futile.

So it won't get done then? There is no way the club will settle for that.

This is true, and it's important to note that Damien Barrett is critical of the AFL on a regular basis.

Like how Dan Houston said he wouldn't be traded and now is being traded?

Because it sounds like no-one did actually get blind drunk and abuse players. WCW, who was there and was liaising with players refuted that in her post. I think the reactions to that contributed to why she's now left the forum

On the tradies podcast, the paycut was Sam McClure's suggestion. I reckon he just said to the source at Geelong "would he be interested in a paycut" and they didn't refute it. Also "award winning journalist" is a stretch. Wasn't his award rescinded? This still reads that Melbourne are holding firm and he will not be traded.

Geelong aren't going to pay that amount.

Could they just stop!