Redleg

Yes he has, it is one of his SPECIAL favourites.

There you go. That could be the answer.

Bruce was calling Salem "SARLEM" in the finals.

That was the back door way to avoid PP's, which are probably now dead in the water. I think the AFL is concerned that PP's affect all the other clubs and especially some that can't afford to be disadvantaged by having their picks become less valuable.

There could be a million reasons why this is happening and unless we hear the real ones from the people who know, we are all just speculating, but that is part of the fun of trade period. Possible reasons this is happening, feel free to add your own: Freo has offered ridiculous money. Dees have decided not match the Freo offer in the coming years. JH wants to go home to his family. Dees are worried about his injury/injuries. JH is not as close to the boys as he was. JH is disappointed with our success without him. JH always wanted to play for the team he supported. Dees feel JH is not fully invested. Dees see some negatives in his game. Dees see some negatives in his attitude. JH doesn't get on with some on the Coaching panel. JH wants to play with a mate or mates at Freo. Dees feel he won't be here in a year or 2 and don't want to hold back the development of game style and other players. Dees feel we play ok without him. Dees feel we can get an unbelievable deal now that will help us get to our next flag. JH prefers Perth coffee. Dees have promised number 1 to May. JH is sick of the Melbourne music scene. Etc. feel free to add your own.

Yes. It wasn't the we would love to keep him type of comment, but rather we understand players move and there would be no hard feelings, unlike his move from the Crows. Then went on to talk about playing alongside May and how good that would be. Just felt like he knew JH was gone and knew about another player coming in.

That was one of my 2 options. BTW, a payout is usually a saving on the full fee.

He was but he isn't anymore.

I wonder if KK could be part of a May deal.

We can't get rid of everyone and I hope Hunt stays.

Why should they?

The way Lever was talking on Fox Footy tonight, Jesse is gone.

They are tradeable and certainly by picking players and then trading them. Yes Grigg was on Crows list.

Good get Freddy, I actually think we will pay him, out or try and find him a new home for a nothing trade. That would be 11 changes, a hell of a lot for a side now playing finals.

In the words of Freo to GC, last year, about Lachie Weller, " you want him you pay our price". Guess what, they did. If Weller was pick 2, Jesse is pick 1,2,3,4 and 5.

I think Weller was just pick 2. A mile overpriced at that. " Eventually, the Suns went further than they wished, coughing up pick no 2 and the rights to the second best kid in the country. "

Harley Balic (ret) Tom Bugg (del) Lochie Filipovic (del) Mitch King (del) Pat McKenna (del) Cameron Pedersen (del) Bernie Vince (ret) The above 7 players plus maybe Kent, Tyson and Jesse leaving, lead me to a rumour that we might have up to 10 new players on the list by xmas.

Blues will not trade Pick 1. They will get Mitch McG, by trading their 2 pre draft state league picks to the Crows, who would use them on Grigg and McAdam. AFL therefore has given Mitch to the Blues for free, to help them.

Makes the Tyson and Pick 9 ( Salem ) deal for Kelly's pick 2 look pretty sick now, in hindsight. Tyson will probably be gone this trade period.

Guess I won't see him at the local cafe anymore.

There was talk of Freo swapping pick 4 if Neale is traded, or 5 for picks 9 and 10, I think with Port. If we trade Jesse for say 4 and 5 why cant we do that trade. We then would have 5 , 9 and 10. We could use 10 in a trade and have 5 and 9 in the draft to take top end talent. You could then end up with 3 players for Jesse.

Ridiculous. You value him less than Lever, Gibbs at 29 and Wingard. First two were 2 first rounders and Wingard is being placed in the same category, a hot and cold flanker.

GC will take Lukosius and Rozee who are good mates as well to try and keep them up there.

To me Gaff is gone from WC as if he was staying he would be announcing it now, to give them a lift for the GF. I would think that on monday or tuesday he will announce his preferred club. According to Pro Dee's source that will be the Roos. That will see a few dominos start to fall, as for one, the Eagles will be into Kelly, the Cats' one, big time. This is going to be an interesting 3 weeks.

Is Paul Salmon still playing?