Redleg

Correct.

Butcher is turning 22 and has played only 12 games. Clealry has injury problems. His price cannot be too high. We have players to trade. A good pick if Martin was traded could be enough. Petterd also wants out. We have other picks and will get FA compo picks as well. If Butcher wants to come and Port are prepared to deal it can be done. I think his brother is there as well. If Port don't want him maybe a rookie spot could asist.

They won't lose Giles. If a bloke who is small and didn't get a Brownlow vote is worth $1.2million a year, a 7 vote Ruckman who is the only big bodied one at the club, is worth his price of $300k. Of course the problem could be that the small guy has used up all the salary cap room. What a pity if true.

Slow down people. Think this through. Tippett is leaving a club that came within 1 kick of a GF. Why? He has mates there. They have offered him a very large contract. The word is that Lions and GC have offered a bit less, but his reason for leaving was to go home. Now we have Carlton and Sydney mentioned. Is it not possible that he is going home, but his manager is using other clubs to get more money from GC or Lions. My prediction is he will be playing in Queensland and probably GC, for pick 2, or a player and a lower pick that they might get for Caddy. GC will then use pick 2 on Jack Martin and won't nominate JV.

Think it said a major melbourne club. We are not that.

Disagree. You are talking about a B & F winner of 12 months ago who polled well in the Brownlow that year and just had a quieter year this year under a new Coach. Rivers ran 2nd to Beamer and top 5 again this year in the B & F and plays every game. Despite what some think they are not crap footballers under the FA compo scheme. They could well be a first round compo pick when added together.

There is a lot of misinformation out there.

Papers now saying GC keen on Jack Martin and won't give pick 2 for Tippett. If true it would seem they are unlikely to bid for JV. GWS can still do a deal for Hogan with us and then JV slips to 23. Here's hoping.

From today's Age - AFL rules out priority picks this year

Other than Blease,Nicholson and the injured Bennell we have no one who can run faster than me and that is saying something. At least this guy can run and spread. Certainly not the worst idea I have heard.

The compo is done by deducting the players you get from the ones you lose on a value formula and then you get a pick. Rivers and Moloney would gain high compo together if we don't get anyone as a FA.

If we could achieve that I would be ecstatic. I would then offer pick 120 to Cats for Byrnes so as not to upset the compo process. Yes they can trade him if he agrees.

So many rumours and so many players we are allegedly after, my head is spinning.

Wellingham, Lynch and Caddy. Of course they are rumours. Everything is a rumour until confirmation. That's what this thread is about. There is absolutely nothing wrong with what I said. If you are unsure, reread my post carefully.

Not that it would make it true, but has anyone verified that the comment was made on Perth radio today? If it was, we have Richo saying the Pies and Hardie saying us. Clearly one or both are wrong.

More often than the moon.

Ok, I expect him to nominate Cats in next few days.

We will see. It seems to me that the 3 most mentioned players that we appeared to be after are the 3 named today going elsewhere. Maybe it was all subterfuge and our real targets are others. Again we will see.

Yes back page. I suppose you have to take everything with a grain of salt until it is official.

There certainly isn't when you make the wrong selections, like we have done.

Sun saying today Wellingham to WC, Lynch to Pies and Caddy maybe to Roos. It will be very hard for us to get players, we are clearly not a desired destination. FD have their work cut out for them. We better get some Swans spirit.

Sun saying Wellingham to WC, Lynch to Pies and Caddy maybe to Roos. No doubt how tough it is for us to get players to come to the MFC.

Great game, sh-thouse entertainment. AFL should be ashamed. 12 months to prepare a few cars with retired players and some olympians, one Paul Kelly song and 3 Temper Trap songs. Hopeless.

Congrats Swans.

LD finished last in his heat.