Redleg

Great biscuits.

I've now decided we should keep him unless the offer is great. He has the talent, We just need to get his attitude right.

You guys need to relax and listen to my favourite girl group, Bananarama.

That Gysberts had medicals at Geelong and Essendon. That sounds like the source.

It is sounding like we have decided we won't be in the draft after JV at 27, unless we use a late pick as a speccy. For that reason we seem to be happy to trade any pick after 27 for players we want.

Do you read the Draft Chat on the Herald Sun?

Hopefully nothing.

We would have to dub her voice as it is an incomprehensible screech.

Next you will suggest we get Brynne Edelsten to do the ads for Sugardaddy.com in her banana colored ferrari.

I am working on a banana flavoured multi vitamin tablet. Should make me millions. BTW I actually had a banana smoothie yesterday and it was a beauty. Bought at "The Spot", Balaclava Road Caulfield, near the Hawthron Road junction.

I will have to agree as you have basically replicated my post.

Last year the Dogs offered 33. If only that was repeated this year. This year we will get nothing.

Expect this week to be more exciting than the last couple. Should be a lot of players changing clubs. This draft, especially after the first 25 picks or so, doesn't appear to be as wanted by the clubs as many thought.

Club has asked me not to mention Dale Roberts again. So I won't. Oh I just did. Well not again. He is being hidden.

Nudge whether any of this true or just fantasy, it is an absolutley entertaining read. Just reading the post and speculating in my mind on some of the deals is great. That's why I like this time of year. It's fun.

I do agree that if we are not using picks, then obviously we can over pay on those picks to get deals done. That is logical and efficient. It does seem like we might only have 4, JV and maybe one other pick.

I get the strong feeling that was GWS negotiating to ensure they got 3 and 13. But yes it was a great get for JV at 27.

Eagles have asked for 44 for former high draft pick and 21 year old Koby Stevens. Dogs offering 51. We are being told 49 is not enough for a 26 year old who has played only 16 games and 2 this year. He is another Sellar type. If the Age is correct we are looking to give a 2nd rounder for him. What the hell is going on? Do we know how to negotiate? We paid overs for Hogan according to the Martin deal and clearly overs for Dawes. We need mids. I would approach Stevens and if we can convince him to come, offer the 49 for him or someone like Bennell and then the next pick for Pedersen. If North don't like it stiff. They are reputedly desperate to get rid of him.

Agree. Tell them 49 monday or deal off and we move on and find a another mid.They will grab it with both hands. Unbelievable, we lose Rivers and Moloney, the top 2 in 2011 B & F for a bloke that is 26 and played 16 games and only 2 this year.

Why hasn't the AFL released the criteria for awarding picks and I mean the real detail? In other words how many dollars change the level of compo. What is $500k worth, what is $1m worth, what is $1.5m and so on. It is all a big secret. Byrnes worth nothing to Cats in compo, somehow negates all of Moloney's compo to us. How did that happen? What were the criteria used to come to that decision? Surely deducting Byrnes from Moloney leaves a balance in our favour. How is it when that is added to Rivers you still get a single pick at the worst band of compo. How are Young and Murphy only worth pick 66. Young would be on very good money to leave the Hawks. The AFL's lack of transparency in these types of decisions, leaves it open to criticism and they couldn't care less. If the media weren't up their arse, the real questions would be asked.

Do you know that for a fact that he doesn't want to go interstate, or are you just guessing?

And on the 21st day of FA it came to pass, the AFL manipulated the compo picks and then rested.

So did the Hawks and one was and the other one nearly was in the GF side. Both have been offered contracts by other clubs. Young's was clearly a good one and superior to the Hawks offer. Also I would bet that Young's is more than Chaplin and Pearce's.

Yes.

Now we move on to the last 6 days of trade time.