Redleg

Felt a bit sorry for him on news yesterday at the airport. Was asked if he had decided to leave us and he said no. Was then asked the same question 5 different ways answering no every time. Reporter wouldn't give up.

If May selects us and we trade JH, the deal will be done. Interestingly GC didn't rule out a trade like they did with Martin.

Sounds like the trade deal is agreed. Good to get one done early and concentrate on bigger ones.

Is it as sound as the article in the paper that says exactly what you have said.

Was just thinking, if we could get 4/5 from Freo for Jesse and could get GC to accept our first pick in 2019 plus a player or another pick thrown in, we could have 2 early picks to use in this draft, GC has a swag of early picks in this draft I think it is 7 in top 40 and therefore may be happy to spread it a bit and take another first rounder next year to avoid a glut of 18 year olds this year being added to the list. If we could swing that sort of deal and if say GC took the King twins, who would solve FF and FB soon, as replacements for Lynch and May, options would open. The Kings are 202 cms and strong so could possibly play next year. They have said they are happier to go interstate if picked together. If that happened, we would have a Jesse replacement in Lukosius and could take Rozee his mate, or Rankine also from SA. It is just another scenario that could develop. If GC took the SA boys we would have the Kings and would only need to draft or trade for mids, this year and next. We could even keep 5 and trade 4 to Port for 9 and 10 or do a deal with the Crows for a player and their first pick. We could have 3 picks in the top 10 or 2 in the top 12 and a player. The options really open up. Just a thought.

A draft pick could be Toumpas, Cook or whoever, in other words no guarantee as to how a player picked will go in the big league. Jesse Hogan is a developed beast with 70 games behind him and who leads the stats in nearly every category of today's forwards. 4/5 or 5/6 pie in the sky, hardly, it is my bare minimum. The boy is contracted and Freo are desperate for a big name and key forward and he is both. Freo offered 2 first round picks for Cam McCarthy, a great footballer there. I think JH is worth more.

Lachie Weller Pick 2 last year. Jesse Hogan not worth picks 4 & 5 or 5 & 6 . Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually believe he is worth more as a proven developed player and a Freo player thrown in to the deal with a pick from us would be well within the realms of reasonableness.

Negative Nellie. What are you talking about we are picking up 20 players and losing no one. We are on the verge of 5 flags in a row.

130 pages and I sum it up in one sentence. Thanks, you are obviously a fan of the succinct statement and appreciate brevity.

Uranus.

They don’t have to not do that to prove they are idiots, they have already shown they are.

It’s crystal clear now, Jesse will leave unless he doesn’t and we will get May unless we don’t.

Gaff isn't and he was a Demon fan as a kid and we are better placed than the Roos for finals.

Fugazzi.

I have firmly swung around and want us to secure May. There are not too many May's out there.

In the Sun to day they have done a comparison with the leading key forwards and Jesse leads all but one stat. We are talking about a 23 year old future champion of the game and to ask for less than the absolute maximum in return is a joke. I trust the FD to get a good deal, but to those on here or in the media to suggest he is not absolute top trade price is another joke. I have warmed to May and KK would be handy for us, so lets see how we go next week. Mahoney and Co have shown themselves capable of getting deals done and our list is getting there. But back to the main point. Those talking Jesse down because of a flaw in his game, are not giving his positives due recognition. Jesse is a super talent and could rise to champion status if he puts in the effort and he has luck with injuries from now on so we need to extract maximum compo from the club he goes to, most likely the Dockers.

I think you will be surprised.

I'll be at the Bluey courtesy of WJ, who had a spare ticket. I am sure he will report any news to DL.

They will have 2 & 3 and have other picks so might be a little more flexible . Maybe a player from us becomes involved.

May would get most of that wouldn't he?

That's $2m a year for Gaff and Polec, if figures are correct. Then they are after Hall, probably another $500k. They need to move players on. Hello Brayden.

It is a super draft if you draft very well.

Possibly. But if truth be told, I edited a post, I wanted to delete and something had to be typed in, or it wouldn't edit, so I just hit 1.

Your mind becomes fast as lightning.

Just walking up the path to the front door.