Redleg

Have the Dogs gone off Bate since last year? Hopefully he goes there as a FA, to boost our compo after Rivers leaves.

It's sounding like that.

I am not suggestin Martin and 20, but rather a straight swap of players with maybe Petterd thrown in or a late swap of picks.

Must say I am a bit bewildered that Pies are not seeking Martin in the trade. They are reportedly about to delist Wood and Jolly has at best one year left with all his injuries. The early talk was that they wanted Martin and now he is not even being mentioned in the deal. I would offer him and a swap of later picks to see if we could get the deal done. Even Martin and Petterd would be worth a try as Petterd played some great games against the Pies and I would have thought they would have some interest in him.

Agree 100%. He is their "must" pick. They are desperate for a Grundy. You could also be right in that they take Plowman with 3, as they are weak down back. 12 & 13 would give them a couple of mids if they want more.

I wonder if we are only going to try and upgrade our remaining picks, after the Dawes, Ray and Pedersen deals are completed?

Back from 2 days in Healesville. Very relaxed and ready to conclude the Dawes, Ray and Pedersen deals.

Caddy has replaced any need for Gysberts. Mitch Brown is available and someone on another thread suggested we offer the compo for Rivers and I would add Moloney and Bate's, if he goes, if Rivers goes to them for Brown. Brown is a big boy with a lot of upside. If we got Dawes and Brown and maybe Pedersen that would be it. We could trade Martin then without concern.

You would probably throw in any Bate compo if he goes and Moloney's. I still think we will get one compo pick, if all 3 go, in the second round. I agree I would offer that.

I just wait for him to do what many ex Demons do to us and that is star when he plays against us.

It appears that no one is interested in him as his name has been put out there. A number 12 pick 2 years ago who is now unwanted. If he is delisted it is a monumental drafting disaster. Everyone before him in his year and the next few after him are well into their AFL careers. We will have literally thrown away pick 12 in that year.

We are trying to get so many players, that if we succeed, we will not be able to have any draft picks, unless we delist about 20 players. My calculation was that if we get 4 more players and upgrade NIcho and Evans we need to move on at least 11 more to have 4 ND picks and 1 PSD pick. That is a big changeover.

I am surprised we have not heard of any enquiries about Petterd.

In the article on him, I think it said no other club was interested in a trade for him. Unbelievable, a pick 12 and 2 years later, totally unwanted. He will be rookied by someone for nothing.

Have you mentioned that to Cale?

I'd answer you, but they take away my computer at night.

Yet blokes like Maxwell said he was sensational for them, especially one on one and would be greatly missed. What is the truth?

We might get one or two in the next few days.

Caddy gone to Cats. Done deal.

There can be no doubt that the journos read the boards. Emma Quayle alluded to it in her article and basically summed the Demonland feeling as a guage for the average MFC supporter.

As do the Pies. they need him off their books. Dogs have offered 27, we have 20 and may want to keep that. Swap with Martin still looks good for Pies who get their ruckman/forward. Otherwise if Gysberts goes that should be another second rounder as will Rivers/Moloney FA comp if they can do their deals. Maybe even Petterd and a late pick could do the deal. He has had good games against them.

Very interesting if true.

Think things will quieten down over the next 2 weeks, until the final couple of days of trading.

Me too. I wouldn't be commenting if I was him. BTW can we ask him if the Blues would like Cook.

Not to mention that he would be turning his back on a reunion with Neeld and Brown. In the last half of this season the Dogs were the worst team by a mile and with an ageing list. You are probably right, the Dogs are probably offering more bones at the kennel.