Redleg

Straight swap for Bailey Smith and we will pay for Bailey's haircut.

I suppose the difference is that several experienced recruiters are saying Reid is the best kid they have EVER seen.

If you are correct and North don’t get 3, then getting 4 from GC would be the start of a trade to get 1.

I have made that clear previously. I am thinking of changing my name to dazzlesdavey36, whispering jacks, rpfcs, binmans, demonstones, spirits of norm smith, jnrmacs or even Demonlands. Then again Demon Dynastys even though spelt incorrectly, has a nice ring to it.

Roos are in the box seat, if they wish to put a lot of their eggs in one basket. They are the only club who can guarantee WC they will get Curtin if they trade 1. The McKay pick 3, will be the key to give them another high end player, if they trade away 2 and their end of first round gift and Port pick. Hawks just behind them. I can’t see us getting Reid now, or even in 3 years, if he goes to a Victorian club. Top draftees don’t usually leave their club early, unless to go home, ala LJ and JHF. We will have a very good draft hand though, to get a few top prospects. Maybe that is better than just Reid.

How embarrassing that the the CEO can’t pronounce the names of the new Life Members that he is inducting. Didn’t he practice it. Insulting and unprofessional.

Kynan Brown will be a Demon. Harmes will leave.

Well there are many reasons why players retire with time left on their contracts. They may be happy to receive some money and walk away. They may be happy to end their careers as senior players not has beens. Pride. They may be in pain with injury. They may be frustrated at not being able to perform at their best. They may wish to earn extra money in a lesser competition, with less commitment required. They may wish to transition to coaching. They may have business reasons or family reasons. Etc. I don't think we will have enough list spots unless one or both retire. We have Fullarton, McAdam and K. Brown coming, Turner being uplifted, plus our draft picks, surely at least 3 and any other player we trade for. I think we definitely need more list spots. PS: BBB, Tom Mac, Schache, Verall and Jefferson makes for a very crowded Casey forward line, with maybe Fullarton and Faris-White as well..

I have let it go, as we will use it for a player anyway, so 39, 35 or 30 it will go, just giving my view on the actual compo. It will go to Lions or Crows so no real biggie to us, I get your point though.

If you paid them out 50% of their contracts as an example it would probably be a $.5m saving or $500k. Imo it is more about 2 extra list spots. We will hopefully have some good picks and would want to use them. Melk will probably go on Rookie list or inactive long term injury list too.

Thanks.

Think we really need to work on retiring BBB, unless his knee is magically healed and Tom Mac who at best will be at Casey all year, in a real sour end to his AFL career. It would be more respectful to retire them gracefully and go out as senior players with an agreement on contract payout.

I don’t. 23 year old Premiership player. Whole career ahead of him. Ben McKay older and a worse player who has been injury prone and actually quite ordinary, likely pick 3. No way they are 36 picks apart. AFL have said age is a big factor in compo. The AFL do what they like. Anyway we will use it for a player so big deal. Good luck JJ with Swans and rest of your career.

A very late pick.

Is B & F streamed anywhere.

That's probably unlikely, as then it would all have just happened, rather than him coming out and asking for a trade.

I am still hopeful of 11 for Grundy and spices. We should know fairly early next week. I would imagine the deal has already been agreed and it will be put through early, to allow concentration by both clubs on other deals.

I have never seen banana GIn or Vodka. I think those companies are racist.

My boy wins it and is delisted. Still think he was hard done by.

He has landed. A Lion is leaving the jungle.

If true it's not crazy, it's totally insane. He is not Buddy Franklin at his peak.

The missing link. Ruck and forward back up and capable of claiming a position in the side, if he works hard in the pre season.

You could probably cop $1m for 1 year and Giants have already said they would contribute and then give a much worse pick, say our 2nd rounder, for their 6. I wouldn’t give 13. I also see us trading picks up and 13 is too valuable for what we might ultimately need to get done. I am still hopeful of 11 from Swans for Grundy and spices. With currently 5, 13, 23 and 31 plus picks to come, we could really get into a very good position, for something we had no chance of doing.

Will probably be in BZT deal to Bombers.

Gee, it's going to be so quiet around here next week.