KozzyCan

14 and a future first is absolutely a bad deal. 7,8 and a future first is a totally different conversation.

Huh?

Yes.

So we get two first rounders and then pick up Kalani White and Sinema late, then we pick up another first rounder next year. Much Prefer that to two picks in the twenties which will get pushed back until the 30s or 40s and keeping a depressed asset when we desperately need to rejuvinate the list.

Given this year is a shallow draft we will basically get two picks at the higher end of it and ditch our second rounders for another first in a better draft next year. Not sure how people can't see that as a win.

That's a great deal for us.

You guys get sucked in by the media so easily.

Because Jamarra won't be playing anywhere if he doesn't find a home. Dogs will basically sack him and eat the final year of his contract. We would be on the hook for Oliver for years if we did the same.

Mate, EVERYONE knew this.

Meh

Two great players, huh?

He still had no business getting involved at that level even if it was the right move. The footy department need to be the ones to make that decision and then be held accountable for those decisions. We never stuck to our guns with Oliver. We gave him an ultimatum at the end of 2023 and he agreed to it and then immediately torched the club. But the club relented and had him playing in the first game of the year.

You're right of course. Neither will be playing at Melbourne in 2026.

It's a fine deal. It's a better offer than what Merrett and Curnow are getting offers for which says a lot.

He's gone mate

Get those picks right and the core of our list will be pretty well set up for a decade.

Ahh right sorry didn't understand what you meant.

The issue with frontloading is that if you give it to someone and their money drops off too much they might agitate to go elsewhere and get back on the bigger coin again.

So he's another Hunt. Fine by me.

Jiath isn't a world-beater but goes alright. We have lost a lot of players this off-season you can't just replace them all with kids from the draft. This isn't the same as picking up VFL players when we are in our flag window this is getting an AFL ready player to play a role during our rebuild.

Feels like Paul Roos era list management where we brought in cheapish players who were still AFL standard to fill an immediate need during our rebuild. Good get.

I don't believe this. Unless you're St.Kilda you wouldn't pursue someone and then realise you don't have the capspace to fit them in.

I genuinely want this ITK info and false hope to keep coming out all the way up until deadline tomorrow when we trade Petracca for picks.

I don't get the desire to move up the draft. Unless we're getting pick 1 even the top end looks pretty average.

Would be a solid inexpensive get. Yes please.