Redleg

He is a nice guy. Wish him the best. It's funny that the side he is going to, has so many talls.

I think we will now see a strong draft pick hand next year and salary cap room, as well as slightly improved picks this year.

Whatever Weid is on, the replacement will be on less. I still see this as getting a lot of future picks and salary cap room, for a big play next year and maybe in the process, improving this year's 2, but now maybe 3 picks.

Grundy hasn’t been done, because Pies are hoping for more than 27.

Hilarious. Speaking on SEN, Dockers great Paul Hasleby backed up club list boss David Walls’ claim that if a player nominate to return to Victoria, they shouldn’t be able to choose which club.

I don't think that is quite right. We keep trying until Wednesday morning to get more, say that North F2. If Freo keep refusing, we ring LJ/Manager and say we are trying to help you get to the club you want, but they are not budging. We ask him/they to apply some pressure, and we are happy to have him back for a season and try again the following year. We tell him we obviously value him more than Freo do, so now it's up to you guys and them, our hands are tied. In the end Freo have promised him a fat contract and to get him traded by us and they need to get the job done, or lose him and all credibility in a massive fail. Plenty of other players and managers would be watching on. LJ said he won't go into the PSD. We will rely on that. Therefore it's us or them. We have bargaining power.

You mean when kids weren't spoilt and entitled.

The game ceased being a sport years ago and is a business and like so many businesses, there is corruption. That said I was pushing for us to try and get him.

Would we look at Brayden George for a pick in the 20's? Just done an ACL, but a very talented player who kicked 11 goals in his first two NAB games this year. 185 cms and big bodied and compared to Tracc. Let him have 2023 to rehabilitate and could have a very good medium forward.

Bowes is not going to accept that. Maybe more like $600k per year for 3 years. He gets another year and another $200k.

Pity, he was one I thought could kick on and his height and versatility would have been handy.

Not wasted, it stopped us talking about Hunter.

But you once thought of him as a white knight on a steed.

Yes, I made a mistake thinking Turner needed an upgrade. I wonder if we would take Rosman as a rookie if available.

Looks like we are taking only 2 players in the draft and only trading in Grundy. Unless someone else is traded out, we will need to delist one more, most likely Baker. It seems we are looking to give our young players at Casey every chance and maybe preparing to target someone next year, by making salary cap space and having extra future picks.

He is homesick and wants to go to Geelong, to be with family. That 50 minute drive from the Lexus Centre to Geelong, must be gut wrenching for him.

I’m waiting for Demonstone to reply.

We will get more. So no need to run.

Read my posts above.

This might upset a lot of people, but in my experience, very often fans hurt more than players at losses. Further, very often fans are more invested in their club, than some of the players.

That's not happening.

I don't think players give a rat's about that.

They were trying through the LJ trade to get Cadman. That hasn't worked. We are loading up reasonable picks in next year's draft, with more cap space as well. That will allow opportunities. You haven't answered, who would you have got, or should we have been able to get. Easy to criticize, but what are your suggestions? We could say they are idiots for not getting McKay, Cameron and Naughton. You can only get who is available at that time.

Maybe they thought BBB, Tom Mac, Fritta, JVR, Max, Weid, maybe Petty and now Bruce was enough for one year.

He is also that ruck depth for one year, behind, Max, Grundy and Weid.