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AFL player agent Brett Deledio says his client Adam Tomlinson is willing to move from Melbourne in search of senior opportunities elsewhere. Tomlinson, 29, has a year remaining on his contract with the Demons but played only eight games in 2022, featuring 14 times in Casey’s VFL premiership campaign. Well confusion reigns, as article says he has one year left. That could be extended to say 2 years at $350k each, instead of one at $500k and he is a pretty handy pick up for a side with key defender needs.

I reckon he would do 3 years at $400k each.

Not by us, we are only using 2 selections apparently.

I heard your maid was sniffing around Froggy’s lily pond. Maybe just distributing some of your Romsey wine casks to the less affluent, or is that effluent.

North getting excited.

Agree. The player then plays with the club that takes him or doesn't and if not, gets no AFL footy and no money. Could even sign a one year deal, on the basis they trade him at reasonable value the next year. That's a great PSD then for that club, a free good player, to trade in a year.

Who knows, I am just spit balling.

They actually have 13, 88, F1st say 13, North F2nd say 21, North F 3rd say 39. They will get say around 25 if they clear Lobb. That is probably the deck of cards, plus players.

We have asked for 2 picks inside 10, is that absurd? You suggest 13, F1st say 13, North F2 say 21 and we give back even our F2nd at a stretch. I think that is absurd. We are being told that maybe around pick 10 this draft is average. So maximising picks st least gives us the chance to bundle and improve them.

Jim it’s interesting the posts and views on this. You think we are getting screwed over on my suggestion, while another poster has said Freo would be. That suggest to me that maybe my suggestion is reasonable in the circumstances, where Freo has no picks inside 10 and we want two of them. I think I can guarantee one thing, whatever the deal we do for LJ it will divide DL, whereas the deal for Grundy, accepting that some don’t want him, will be broadly accepted on DL.

The equation of points is probably meaningless, as we wanted 2 picks inside 10 and I don’t think they will get near that, so more later picks can do the job. If it was pick 1 and pick 8 without Treacy we would have done the deal the minute trade week started but of course they wouldn’t. My plan is more picks, yes, but that they already have. I am throwing in Treacy, a Victorian kid they are not really playing, who may want to go home soon, as they are preferring Amiss, a local. He would not be the deal breaker of course just a wish list spit ball from me. I am just fearful we are going to get crunched because of Bell.

Freo currently have 13, F1st, North F2nd, North F3rd. If Lobb to Dogs, say 25. Maybe Treacy as steak knives and we have another young key forward. Deal done. Would give us say 13, our pick 18, 20 and 38 next year, in a strong draft and with picks to draft or trade. This year 13 and say 25 ( Lobb ) and say 35 for Bedford. We could bundle 13, 25 and 35 to get 2 slightly better picks and use them this year. You might get say 10 and 20. See how easy it is. We haven't got those really high picks, but we have got enough for this year and next.

GWS are loaded with picks and won’t use all of them. They will take 18. I think from memory they have 3, 12, 15, 19 already in first round. 18 would give them 5 and then Hopper picks to come.

Geelong want local Jye Clark at 7.

27 and we throw in 52 and they get Frampton and deal done.

Then he will never get a training base. More chance of getting Dom Perignon or Grange Hermitage out of his winecasks.

You mean the Romsey Recreational Reserve is unavailable. Then what about the Macedon Maulers? Surely you could use Hanging Rock for the training base.

Except that Bowes is going to Geelong. Pies would love to get their hands on 7, as part of the Henry deal, but may settle for 18, now that Cats have 7. Other picks could be involved.

Amen sister.

Which team do you suggest, the Romsey Winecasks?

You mean our ex List Manager.

The president should resign now and a former President seems to be arguing for it to happen.

While I was against it at first, hearing Lamb say we will only use 2 draft picks this year, plus the fact a few are leaving, indicates a salary easing and a short term need for experienced cover for one year. IMO we are planning for something, probably next year.

We probably throw in 52 and deal is done. We have said we are only wanting 2 live picks this year.

LJ wants to get to Freo and that is part of the problem. We have said we are happy to take the best offer, which ups the pressure on Freo. Freo are frigging around as usual. Best for us would be Eagles to offer pick 2 plus another pick and we tell Freo to ante up, or we accept Eagles offer.