drdrake

Straight to Adelaide for McAdam or to Brisbane

Three reason why this talk of Oliver trade may have any substance but I do believe it is garbage 1) Club has stuffed up Salary Cap 2) Oliver is upset in his rehab this year 3) Club realises that our mids collectively can't hit targets and we want to keep Petracca, therefor Oliver has the highest trade return

Football wise, much more enjoyable season to watch. The competition is close and will get closer next season as WCE and North improve. The lack of investment in the technology to get goal reviews right is a concern. The 4 umpires also was a complete failure. Inconsistency with tribunal and MRO continues to be frustrating. On field the players and coaches made it a good season, off field the AFL new leader has a bit to fix

It doesn't matter, we back our mids to go head to head and there is no room for Harmes in our midfield rotation.

Plus what every Tassie concessions. Brisbane and Sydney have double win FS and NGA priority access.

He won't be there as I reckon North will take him with the McKay compensation pick 3. The hard part with all this pick swap we need to know what clubs will get next year in relation to Father Sons and NGA picks. Such a massive advantage bulldogs have been massive winners in recent years, now Brisbane not only get NGA priority but also father Son which gives them another Ashcroft next season. Sydney and Brisbane should have limits on NGA as they have access to FS where as GCS and GWS don't as yet

What if the reason Footscray want pick 4 is to trade this to WCE for pick 1 and 19 for pick 4 and Naughton. That will give WCE Curtin and Naughton Bulldogs Reid and Croft. If the bulldogs think Naughton will leave as free agent next year, get something this year. WCE then remove Freo from FA next year and they have cleared a bit of salary cap space to make this happen. Scary the dogs can really set themselves up for next 10 years with NGA pick before rule was changed, and father son picks, add in Reid as well.

The FS, Academy picks you now these players will effect the draft number but it won't effect the pool of players available at that pick. If pick 5 goes to 7 we will still have access to the same pool of players to select.

At the moment we are looking at Grundy to Swans for early second round pick 22 is Jordon to Swans hopefully for after second round pick 33 is Mcadam in, I think the pick we get for Jordon does this deal Harmes still looking, unfortunately for Harmes he is worth more to the club than what we will get in return unless it is a part of a package to get a player in or advance our second round pick. Then we add in pick swapping that may net up another first round pick. Pretty big couple of weeks coming up

You take them to the draft for a team that has sat in the top 4 for the last 3 seasons to get 3 players inside the top 15 is a massive opportunity to have an extended period contending, especially considering the compromised Drafts coming up

Won't matter state has no money, going to be some lean budgets coming up

Nah, in that draft order the GC lose pick 6 with the bid for Walter. It mostly will be 7 if GC trade that pick

Isn't he a WA boy, could see him teaming up with Oscar Allen in the future. Free agent next year I think, bulldogs might let him go this year as part of a package to WCE to get pick 1.

Correct, also helps that these young players coming in can be developed at the right level. We are fortunate that we can develop players for 12 to 24 months at VFL if they aren't ready for AFL.

Harmes is looking as he doesn't what to finish his career sitting at Casey. You respect that, he thinks he might get more opportunity elsewhere we shake hands and get something for him. Unfortunately he is worth a third round pick, for the club we need to either use him to get other deals done or advance our picks

And I think blease or Strauss was our end of first round priority pick as well. Just so many bad memories from that period, Morton, Gysberts, Cook, Watts. Has a club ever stuffed up so many first round picks

I reckon North will use the pick 3 free agent compensation pick to draft this guy, will actually be an upgrade over time on the bloke going out

Don't be surprised if they take a key back if they get pick 3 compensation. There list looks ok a few holes but plenty of upside, still 2 years away from being anywhere near a top 8 side but will have enough talent in before all the Tassie hand outs happen.

He is cooked wouldn't go any where near him

Brett Ratten or Michael Barlow

Yep, they seem to look to get it on the right track and then get wrong people in and stuff it up. If Clark is still ceo it will go no where

Perth seem to have a reasonable crop of u18 players every couple if years but just don't develop them to be competitive in there seniors.

I think with the right drafting and trading we can actually have an extended period contending for a flag. We are going to have a very strong draft hand this year and I reckon Tassie will get some access to kids next year followed by 2 to 3 Drafts with a lot of early picks. This could be the last non compromised draft for 2 to 4 years. We still have a young enough core group add in the next young group, we are filling gaps, the clubs down the bottom still have massive holes and a few recent and current contenders are prime to fall off the cliff

I thought Jack Viney was great in this aspect kicking the ball lace out to Carlton players to make sure everyone got a kick.

Logan Morris should be there at pick 24. Very similar player to JVR and would be handy. I doubt he will be there at our next pick. Pick 5 O Sullivan Pick 14 Best Mid Pick 24 Morris I think we might offer Grundy and 24 for 11 and 30.