Redleg

I understand that, but it’s an illustration of the reward to a club that helps another salary dump. We are helping with about $3.5m in salary dumping and should be being rewarded, as there is no other club that Grundy will go to. Therefore we get a pick, or give a low pick, or there is no salary dump. Giving a first rounder in these circumstances, where it’s coming from the Pies to move him on, would be ridiculous IMO.

Interesting if he gets the job, as the Bombers sacked Rutten to get an experienced senior coach, but didn’t. Looks like we might need a new Assistant Coach.

For all those suggesting we give a first round pick for Grundy, the Suns have put pick 7 on the table for any club that takes Bowes and his last two years of a back ended contract. That’s right you buy pick 7 by taking on Bowes and his contract. As I posted earlier, we should offer a low pick, or an exchange of picks, as we are taking on a 5 year salary dump.

Is that game still on this weekend?

Waiting for the spin to start.

I see it more as a red and blue victory.

If true, it’s horrible and my heart goes out to all who were affected.

I don’t think Max is a key forward, but are we judging him in a year where he was banged up with a few injuries and playing to a game plan that doesn’t suit him? Max used sparingly up forward and getting one out, is a different proposition to the one going up in the pocket with BBB and 3 defenders smashing them. A fresher, fitter, Max, going forward for short bursts and being in space, is a real problem for the opposition. He won’t be out marked too often one on one. That’s how I see him being best used by us, with Grundy doing most of the heavy lifting. He can work on his kicking for goal and that can improve and Grundy will prolong his career and have him fresher and fitter in finals.

Blake Howes and Taj Woewodin 2021 Yet to debut. 2018 Nietsche, Hore, Bedford, Chandler 2017 Petty, Baker Had no 3rd round picks in 2019 and 2020 Wouldn't call it awful. What is the success rate for 3rd and later rounds AFL wide?

Wants to play with his brother at Geelong. He will be the Rohan replacement.

He doesn't need to, he is happy with his contract. He won't look to break his contract. He will be offered to us.

I can see him do his Natural Born Boogie now.

If we have Grundy and Gawn then he could fill 3rd ruck role until we get another young ruckman.

I got the Weid bit right. He was great in the ruck.

Correct. Run in and grab his jumper and pull him back, you don’t make contact when guy is bending down over the ball. Also could have run in and had an easier shot on goal a few minutes earlier. Anyway it’s very difficult conditions.

The marshmallow man strikes again. Sydney assistant coach Don Pyke won’t pursue the Essendon coaching job.

I wouldn’t be that confident as Sharks are a good side full of ex afl players. Weid has been very good as a fill in ruck and around the ground.

Well the day of the big dance has arrived.

Chandler could be the next one.

That’s not the issue, it was a discussion about what our salary cap is and realistically no fan knows what the true figures are. If we made a late play for Cerra, then unless we are absolute liars or fools, we had room to pay him what we were offering. That was my point.

We are talking about salary cap room and we were right into him. We therefore had room. Your assertion we don’t have room for an A grade player is another wild guess. You haven’t got a clue whether we have or not, so stop acting like you really know our salary cap details. Unless you are Tim Lamb or work with him, you have no better idea than the rest of us.

How do you know we can’t afford an A grade player? What is the amount of money left in our salary cap next year? It was widely reported that Cerra nominated us to his manager, but was advised we couldn’t better or equal Carlton’s pick 5 and he went to them instead. I didn’t make it up. Cerra would be a Demon if we had pick 5 last year, or he had waited a year. We were right into him, so clearly could afford him.

Apparently the Suns are going to clear players proactively, to reduce the size of their larger list. This will also help to protect their stars from future raids, by having more salary cap space, to pay them better. Who do we want from the Suns, if anyone?

He will be cleared to the club of his choice by the end of trade week.

The marshmallow man is pulling the strings.