drdrake

No question he can stay, if a trade that meets the clubs requirement isn't offered he will stay. The advantage of having a contract, he needs to want to go and we need to compensation required to let him go. If one or both of that doesn't happen he stays. I think though it is a long shot that he will stay

However employed Craig Cameron at GWS is trying to ensure they never reach their full potential.

Imagine if we have to cop some of his wage

So outside Lever, Balic and Watts is there anything else we have been linked to, I can't see us doing much else would like to see Lever Pick 10 and second round pick Balic for Kent and Fremantles 3rd round add in our 4th to Freo Watt Second round pick in Leaves us with pick 29, 40 and 45. If we are talking future second round, gives us 27 as well, you might try to package up some picks to get an earlier pick

Because he is expendable and to make us better we need to offer up players that clubs may have some interest in. I think ANB is being mentioned to help the Lever Deal if needed. Make no mistake the reason why Watts is looking for a new home is he has some trade value.

Was better in 2016, maybe a bit of second year blues, needs to show something in 2018

Cant kick, like every player if trading him will make us better trade him, pick 10 and Neal-Bullen to Adelaide for Lever is a win for both clubs

I know one bloke that will be terrified, a big full forward that has a player that can hit him lace out going to a bloke that can't hit a target except if he is kicking a goal

The club has identified that the only expendable player on our list with any trade value is Jack Watts. On what has been reported through out the year Jack's preparation and form in the back half of the year made him the expendable player, if he prepared and played to his maximum potential he wouldn't be in this position. Second point, Jack has to want to move, he can say no, so the club has a choice mend the bridge or pay him out, we won't be paying him out

Just trying to remember the players that had a suspension mid year for drinking, pretty sure the ones involved have had bags packed.

Really, he is an under performing player that has had 150 odd games. Good bloke from all accounts but time to move on if the deal is right

What have the last 2 premiership sides have in common, they werent scared to let players go. Deledio last year similar to Watts well liked and teased the supporters with glimpses of their talents

It is around his value, every draft pick is hit and miss including the No1 pick. Depends on what the club wants, I agree with you Watts you know what you will get and hopefully more of his good, but if the club wants a top 30 pick in this years draft or needs this trade to happen to get another player he will be traded.

I'm suggesting the trade looks like Melb Out: Watts, Pick 10, 27, 45 Melb In: Lever, Pick 29, 35, 53 Adl Out Lever Pick 35, 53 Adl In: Pick 10, 27, 45 Port Out: Pick 29 Post: In Watts Everyone a winner

Ports Second round pick. I think we will loose our first two picks for Lever, hopefully can be a change in pick we get Adelaide second round pick as well, swap third round as well. Watts for pick 29 is about right. Leaves us with Pick 29, 35, and Crows third rounder 54ish.

Massive mistake by the AFL, number 1 priority is increasing the quality of the product not the size. The Talent pool isn't there Build a real elite AFLW have a high quality product get the path ways built and established right then in 5-10 years expand. From what I heard on Sunday their is still uncertainty of the VFLW next year with the most powerful female club still uncertain whether they will get a license

Waldron is the Brad Hardie of the East Coast, trying to stay relevant to keep a job

Hard, the 4 blokes mentioned outside Bugg are some of the softest players we have seen. Moloney had 1 good year that coincided with Mark Jamar spooning him half his touches and cracked it when Neeld asked him to be hard and accountable, Sylvia wanted everything to come to him and not earn is own ball and Kent is similar. Even Bugg he niggles but does he run straight lines when the ball is there to be won, I actually wouldn't call him hard.

They just need to hope the ball doesn't get into their backline. This really will force Menzel out I reckon he is worth a look RFA

Jones late second round third round, he isn't worth a first round pick 30-40 range

Try 2000-2011, we drafted some absolute donkeys. I think our recruiting manager for most of that period popped over to Richmond after completely failing with us, stuffed them up for a number of years as well.

Yep a decade of draft failure from 2000-2010 has lead to this, not many winners outside Jones in that period

You need to run and carry and kick the football to win a Brownlow, our best chance Petracca and if he wins it we are playing the Saturday after the Brownlow.

Thats because they have a massive carrot to develop players from that region and there have been a number of very good AFL players come from there. Take away the draft rights and they couldn't give a stuff about the region. Being the coach of GWS would be extremely frustrating you have all these talented footballers that believe talent alone will win them a premiership and team football is secondary.

Don't know where he fits. Can't run through the midfield doesn't really apply any forward pressure, looks good out the back but really who doesn't running into an open goal. We still don't have another quick small forward option to support Garlett which we really need.