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Not all drafts are equal. Not all first rounders are equal.

And people want to trade trac for a pick in the teens lol

Seems like more than anything moving on Chocco was a money saving exercise.

The current reports is that he's happy to stay if a trade can't be worked out. New coach and change throughout the club. Not impossible to sell it to him. He was happy to sign the long term contract and he's a professional. That several clubs are now coming for him the moment this got raised again shows that there's a pretty decent market for him.

The decision is to move him on 'for the right price'. We're not going to do it just to help out Adelaide.

Then keep him.

I would. 14 would end up being pick 20ish in a shallow draft. A future first would also not be crash hot if you think Adelaide are going to finish in a similar position next year. In recent years our picks in the teens have gotten us Tholstrup, Jefferson and Laurie.

Plenty of foodies on the Gold Coast.

If his skills were a bit better he'd be a genuine gun.

Get the vibe he's a bit of an introvert.

Was Langford even there?

Oliver is the exact kind of player the Umpires love to give votes to.

What do you make of him not polling a single vote tonight?

The reports have been that both parties are open to a trade but that Trac isn't demanding a move in the same way as last year. i.e. would be comfortable to stay if nothing gets done. Seems like both parties are approaching this pretty maturely.

I don't get this. He could easily play five more years and be the difference between winning a flag or not. Picks are lottery tickets for players that take years to develop even if you find a good one. A team like Adelaide should be in total win now mode. We should also not be trading Trac unless we get overs since the club has made it very clear we expect to be playing finals next year.

I'm surprised so many people think Oliver can get back to the player he was. I was hopeful at the start of the year but we're now two and a half years since seeing him play at a consistently high level. His best this year was just okay and I tend to think that's the player he is now. I hope King can get him back but I'm not holding my breath.

Adelaide can trade a future first and a bunch of junk picks this year to Gold Coast for pick 6 since the Suns will be taking academy guys anyway and can use the points.

The etiquette for a while has been to not annouce the coach until the team they are working with finishes their campaign. We just called up Geelong and worked it out maturely in advance instead. Really not an issue whatsoever.

The panel we selected showed we were more interested in finding someone who was a strong managerial presence who could take ownership of the whole football program rather than just being a good tactician or whatever.

Also helps that there is bugger all to do in Geelong.

Wasn't it Daniher who campaigned for it? Remember him speaking very strongly about Ruckmen smashing their knees together.

Adelaide won't be moving anyone decent on to get Trac in, but we won't accept their picks alone. Most likely we'll see some convoluted multi-club trade get it done.

In my experience they are some of the most relaxed and confident footy fans I've met. They rival Hawthorn supporters in that department. Losing a prelim doesn't hurt so bad when you can be 90% sure you'll be thereabouts the following year. Collingwood supporters would be closer to the description you provided because of how many Grand Finals they've lost over the decades.

Haven't met many Cats supporters?

Eh, they can get other clubs involved to make it worth our while.