Redleg

Bruce will be gone for starters.

Freo demanded and got pick 2 for Lachie Weller. That would value Jackson as the whole city of Fremantle.

Who said it was this week?

Retired players have to wait 18 months before going back into the draft. He will be pushing towards 40 by then. I think he is originally a Perth boy.

A poster said we are heavily into Grundy and may even have a deal in place. I wouldn't think that would be true, if we retain Jacko.

I wonder if that is to calm the masses and the media.

For now. Keep winning and it could be us against the Swans at the G. Lose one and it could be Swans at the SCG. If that was the case, I think I would prefer to finish 4th and play the Cats at the G. Haven't worked out all the scenarios needed for various results yet, I am sure others on DL will.

Pity it comes out the week before we play them. Hope the lad is ok, but don’t want Pies getting extra soft frees on the back of it. Their crowd will guarantee the usual good run anyway.

With several of our footy commentators, that is the least of their problems.

while Pies playmaker Taylor Adams was subbed out at half-time with a groin issue and Jeremy Howe finished with a hip complaint. Still think I saw them icing his leg. 6 day break may be important.

Well done Jess. Gold in the Marathon and as a mum. First woman to medal 3 times in the marathon, two bronzes and now gold.

I thought I saw them putting ice on the back of his leg.

I have posted several times that Meek could be part of any Jacko deal and only today, when someone said we are heavily into Grundy, I started looking at that scenario. Interesting times in the post season for the Dees coming up.

You misinterpreted what I said. I said he “can” not “will” make the list. If he does get taken by us, I would expect absolutely nothing, other than a few years of development before we would know if he is any good.

I am not sure we can buy a key forward with big money, but rather we can get a young one off Freo and hopefully a pick to get another. Can’t compare Grundy to Meek. Grundy and Gawn as they get near to retirement, can also mentor young ruckmen we can draft/rookie.

Getting Grundy would allow us to draft or rookie a young ruckman, with time to develop and then Kalani White can be another in a couple of years. It makes sense. That would probably be the end of the Meek possibility involved in a Jackson trade.

His family are connected with the Dockers and their WAFL club.

What?

The accepted view seems to be that he would stay a couple of years if no deal can be done. It is an opportunity for him to go home and play for the club he barracked for. IMO we have been pragmatic and started looking at what we can get out of it, rather than keep him for a couple of years and go through all of this again for another year. We can really plug some list holes if we are smart.

You do know where his family and mates live, don’t you?

5 years of contract.

Weid maybe goes to Pies if we add to our key forwards and they pay chunk of Grundy’s salary. Can see that. Or we just give a late pick.

Better than a Gawn and a non ruck fill in.

That won’t happen and why should it?

Interesting that Darcy didn’t want any part of the aggro against him, after the back tap on Tracc.