Redleg

I can assure you we will not be building full training/admin facilities in the next 10 weeks.

Deal apparently agreed for F2 swaps and maybe some spice.

Yes it's the pick 6 exception rule.

But that could leave us with only 1-2 draft picks and Brown will be the last one, so only one other. We appear to need 2 more picks to use 6 and 11, unless I am miscalculating. LH where are you? I am confused.

Gil is gone.

Well if you got Billings, would you bite the bullett and try and trade Laurie. If not, we have one list spot for drafting, unless I have miscalculated. I am shocked he is 185 cms, I would have thought he looks about 178 cms on the ground. Just turned 28 so not old. Maybe if we get him for a late pick, or late future pick and his contract is not too high, he could be ok for us.

Not sure we even have a list spot and I would agree a no from me. I would rather give more game time to Woey and try Howes and even AMW.

Petty did throw in the line in one interview, that if he was happy he could extend at Melbourne, as he loves everything about the club, players, coaches etc.

There are probably bigger questions too, like lease or licence length, especially when you are spending a fortune to set it up. We would never own the land. Then how much of the area would we need and how often, more related to ovals etc. Plenty of things to sort out.

Our 11 and F1st pretty good for Cats and maybe even Giants for dropping back a few spots.

We are working through amber, but should be green soon. It is administered by a trust and community use is an indispensable factor.

You have talked me into Curtin. He really looks like Mr. Versatile. Mid, key position, flank. If we don't trade up for Reid, I would love to take Curtin and somehow trade up for O'Sullivan. I wonder what it would take to get GWS's 5 or Cat's 7. Our 11 and F1st. I would still even look at the Haynes GWS salary dump, if we could get their pick. We could then trade 11 for a F1 from someone.

I think the turning point was his attendance at the races the night before the GF. Coach was clearly not happy. Schultz has probably now made him redundant.

They want more for pick 1, hoping that they still can get Curtin at the traded pick.

Certainly as a kicking coach.

What, after pick 1 is used?

Max has had 12 years in the AFL and won't suddenly, dramatically improve his kicking.

I think we are all forgetting about Jefferson. If he can develop a little quicker, he is another key forward option. He can take a contested mark and unlike most of our forwards, is a good kick for goal. A good pre season in the gym and on the track, could land us another key forward.

So would I. Kozzie can have a few minutes early in a quarter to get him involved. Woey and Howes have both played midfield as juniors. Spargo also was a mid. Give him a try and see what he can do. Rivers and Bowey could also be tried. Then we might add a young mid in the draft, who goes straight in. I don't prescribe to this theory that a player is only a certain type in every single case. Some players are more versatile than FD's and fans give them credit for. It is only pig headed attitudes that refuse to try some of these options.

I hope not. He has 2 years left on his contract, so that would be a breach by both him and the Crows..

Saints offered Paddy Dow a 3 year contract, but won't give Carlton pick 56 for him. Wow! Oh, I just remembered, SOS is the Saint's list manager and we know his feelings about Carlton.

Pinstriped.

I would imagine that Lamb and Taylor don't rate him, or he didn't want to play in the same team as his best mate.

Liam Henry just traded to Saints for a F2 and swap of F4's. He is a more valuable and much younger player than McAdam. We have offered our F2 for McAdam. Don't budge Dees, on that Henry trade alone we are overpaying.

Will be 29 next May and only played 50 games.