Redleg

But couldn’t Saints now walk away, leaving him at Crows on matched salary, or being traded to another club. It is still their choice to trade or walk away.

If that’s true, then they need a key back badly. Actually they needed another this year. Tom and Oscar could be useful to them and Tom also at the Bombers as Hurley might leave and is nearly done. The Giants also need A key back and even the Crows with Hartigan leaving. In summary their should be a few clubs interested in Tom.

Would be surprised if he went across the other side of the country, being a local boy, unless there are no other offers.

Think he will find a new home.

You know I always am.

Bennell, Dunkley, Wagner x 2, Hannan, Preuss, Macs x 2, VDB and ANB? That is 10 players possibly gone, with maybe another 1-2 added. At this stage it looks like only BB is likely. Rest assured we won’t be going to a draft with 9 late picks. We clearly are involved in other trades and our new cone of silence might be annoying to news hungry fans, but it has been an improvement on the past, in terms of successfully getting players in.

Don’t think that article rules out Phillips or any other outside mid.

We must be after other players than just BB, as there is no way with the players rumoured as leaving, we will look to replace them all with late draft picked youngsters. I think we will trade in a minimum of 3-4 players.

No, he will now have to be traded, so no compo pick involved.

Would need an early pick and hope he is available then. Lot of ifs.

We need to get Tom to GWS with Preuss, to get in on the action.

Get him please Dees. AFL trade rumour that Tom might go to GWS. If that happens we could get involved in the Cameron deal, with Preuss and Tom, to trade for Clark. 20 year old with pace and coming from a strong club. Would be a great get IMO.

No exceptions here. Thrash thine self as penance.

And the GWS list manager says they are not interested in Tom. Love this time of year.

Who?

No logical base to that statement.

Dodoro will offer next year’s pick 140 and us to pay 80% of his salary.

Options might be decreasing. However, McCartney was quick to dismiss suggestions the club is also vying for Melbourne's Tom McDonald, saying the versatile Demon "hasn't had a lot of airtime within our discussions" ahead of the Trade Period opening next Wednesday.

With which club? That would value both players as only a few spots upgrade in the draft. Obviously if true, a player hoped for in the draft and salary dumping.

On comparing the 2, while Phillips would be easier to get, Clark is a better kick and 4.5 years younger. If Tom Mac joins Preuss at GWS, we could get involved in the Cameron deal and maybe get Clark from the Cats. I think they were prepared to let him go home to WA, so on the way there he could play 10 years with us first. I am not against getting Phillips, just would love to get Clark.

Aside from Brown, would you not prefer Jordan Clark over all of those. I would. He has pace as well, probably more than the rest. I would go hard for him and look at the others as secondary.

Bet you the Pies disagree with that.

He has a third cousin in Bondi.

I think he is a boy with issues, who had a very good year playing one out from the goal square on the lead, a position not available to him anymore. He seems to have zero defensive application and disappears from play for long periods. To me he is a NO!

Would love to have Clark ahead of Phillips and most others named on here, Brown excepted, being the key forward. IMO we should have a real hard go at Clark. He could play wing or half back and then we can forget some other lesser players.