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As I said. Disappointed we didn't take the gamble. Could be a steal or a bust.

I think it is actually far lower than you think. Deal could be done for a 2nd rounder and we have 3 of them.

Seems like no clubs want Josh. Oh well, I do, but I am not a club.

Three players in on pretty good money and all three of them not really wanted by their original clubs. Rest of Port list may not embrace that as much as the Port fans. I would not be shocked to see Port drop a few places next year.

Mine.

Is that accurate or a guess? If accurate it is extremely disappointing.

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I am very surprised that at the least we didn't also get a late pick to use for Balic. Then done the Balic deal straight away. It would have been easier to sell the trade to supporters as pick 31 and Balic. The only other way is to trade the Watts pick or a similar one for a decent player. If it ends here, then getting pick 31 and paying part of his salary is actually making us look insipid.

Given the angst about the Watts trade price, picking up Schache for the Watts pick would soften the blow for many supporters. We would have a young, big forward who could end up better than Watts and even if he bombed completely, it would not be catastrophic, given our current list. HOWEVER, our FD is not about softening the blow for supporters, it is about constructing the best list they can to give us the best chance of a flag.

Would expect this deal to happen very soon now.

I suppose it does show how desperate we were to get this deal done, that on the face of it we have got unders. I hope there is no payment of Jack's future salary by us, or the deal just got much worse. I am hoping it is all part of a plan for something else in the next two days..

You are a genius.

Unfortunately not. You will need for it to happen before Ethan is able to predict it. Ethan has a 100% strike rate and he wants to keep it.

Peter Fitzsimons does as well.

Agree . Pick 31 not enough Disagree MFC and Goodwin not crazy.

One or two first rounders.

Clearly. At worst he is a bit speculative, but so what, so many picks are. To me it is a low cost gamble and one I hope we take.

More clubs wanting to use their draft picks on kids.

No, nephew of Craig.

Schache.

Yes.

Thanks. Yes the Jack Watts departure is certainly a divisive one for the fans. Hopefully we end up ok at the end of this week.

I am actually getting sick of this. I happen to really like Jack and hoped he would stay. I would still be happy if he did. I along with Whispering Jack was at Southport Footy ground some 8 or so years ago, where Jack was playing in a practice match. The crowd was giving it to Jack as a high draft pick and I was screaming out encouragement to Jack from my position at the interchange area on the fence and was baiting the crowd all game. Every kick or handball that Jack had I turned around to the crowd and baited them about how good he was. Jack couldn't help but notice, as I screamed at him every time he came off, that he was killing them and they didn't like it and he was thrilled with the support and came over to us as soon as the game ended and chatted. That was the first of many chats I have had with Jack over the years. He became one of my favourite Demons. On a fan day like Luna Park, I always made a beeline for Jack with my grand daughter to spend a few minutes with him. He has always remembered me and been happy to chat. I have supported him when other Dees fans have attacked him and wanted him gone over the years. I still support him. However I support the MFC more than Jack. As a result of a decision made by the FD, not me, I have reluctantly accepted that Jack is probably leaving. I acknowledge there is probably not much I can do about that decision. I am trying to support the FD of my club and the club. I think I have been reasonable in my comments towards Jack. I put up a list of players that the FD would probably value more than Jack, obviously correct since they are not being offered elsewhere and didn't include future players like Weid and made no other comment. You can disagree with that list if you wish to. However, I have never shown dislike of Jack. I will not boo him at his next club and in fact wish him well, unlike number 9 of GWS. I think you owe me an apology. PS. I note you are knocking other MFC players on that list. Interesting.

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