Redleg

Should be a nice afternoon for a walk, as nothing else on the menu.

Yes it does sound funny, but a poster suggested it was the latest news and I looked at a possible deal if it was true, which it probably isn't.

The AFL would love this and would do what they could to help a love child who is being picked on. The publicity alone of JH going to them would help get other players.

Sorry I said 2 and 3 earlier in the post and then made a mistake saying 3 and 5 later in the post . I have changed it.

But is he in our best 22. If JH doesn't go or May comes in and say KK plus Lever, is he in our best 22?

"All Reports" can be wrong.

This is not so stupid, even though it could be completely wrong, at this stage. First, GC could have raised it with us as a possible, if they can convince JH to come to them. We might have said we are happy to deal with them if they can convince JH. As I said above, they have May and KK we are rumoured to be interested in and importantly picks 2 and 3, when the Lynch compo is awarded to them. They have copped crap about losing players and if they were able to replace Lynch with JH, that would be huge for them. They would get an ambassador payment allowance and possibly be able to offer him $1.5m a year, over say 7 years, being $10.5 m. That would make JH a very rich boy and set him up for life. GC are rumoured to be into Lukosius and Rozee for those picks, but they are young and will need time. We could afford to pick them or others and develop them. If we could convince say Tyson to go to GC and maybe with more picks and/or players swapped, we could be looking at 2 and 3 and May and KK. That would be a super trade and probably the biggest one ever done. It would suit us and GC, as they would get a potential champion to replace a departing Captain or Captains, with other parts to the deal as well, probably including a couple of players who are ready to go for them. Of course if JH only wants to go to Freo, well it was a nice thought anyway.

That's because the coffee is better at McCafe.

Where is that coming from? TBH I would accept it if we got good picks and players we want and they have both. They could replace Lynch with a ready made potential champion and we could maybe persuade Tyson to go there as well to make the deal even more attractive for them. They will have picks 2 and 3. We are into May and KK. If JH is happy to go to GC then we know something else is behind the move. Also I think GC would get AFL help to get JH and he could get more money there than in Freo. He could become a very rich boy indeed and we could do a super trade.

Be careful Ethan, there is a lot of it out there and we don't want to tarnish your reputation as the number 1 trade news breaker, with fugazzi.

Well if that's true he would be entitled to leave on that alone. Same situation with Kent.

Incorrect he had committed to Carlton nearly a year earlier. He used us and a couple of other clubs to pretend he hadn't decided where he was going. That way it didn't look as much like he was poached by Carlton and would keep the price down and make negotiations a bit less volatile.

Do we need this thread with all of the others on the same subject.

We told them to tell us what you want, what you really really want.

Jack Martin is going nowhere.

Well yes lets start the suggestions.

Clearly it's not easy Chook.

You mean they can get high but are rarely low?

That question has me shakin all over. Tell me it ain't necessarily so.

I said you can bank on that.

In my view when negotiating, when you are the seller and buyer wants what you have, you ask for as much as you would like to get and negotiate down to what you will accept. Therefore I would ask for 2 early first rounders and Brayshaw.

You mean right or left, forward or reverse, or straight or gay?

We won't be going to the draft to pick 7-8 18 year olds, you can bank that.

He has personal issues that have stuffed his football.

He is quicker than Birchall and unlike Birchall who often goes the short pass, KK seems able to gain ground and then pass over a decent distance and accurately. Would be a very good pick up for us if we can get him.