whatwhat say what

Makes sense - experienced leader who can bring the rest of the team with him Straight swap for Sheezel, or should they hafta throw in a second round pick as a sweetener?

agree with all this but i'm pretty sure he did his acl on the training track he broke his foot int he final stages of rehabbing from the knee knack, playing basketball in bare feet on a backyard court

only from a media narrative he has no sway or involvement in negotiations he's also a pear legend and jason cripps' close mate, so unsurprising he'd want to see them 'do well' in negotiations meaningless medja bleating at the end of the day

dusty also didn't rip a tendon off the bone shortly after signing the 'lifetime' deal nor see the team's fortunes plummet around him clayton will get back to his better self with a full pre-season under his belt and more control over his personal circumstances he might never get back to his absolute best, which was the greatest midfielder i've seen at the dees but i'm confident - based upon the highlights of games in 2024 - that he will get more consistency back into his performances, which is the big difference in his performances since the injury last year in the wet vs the pear

i do wonder how much of the pear being willing to trade houston is dependent on them landing one of perryman or cumming

we'll see i have no faith - his body has continuously let him down my crom mate said much the same; picking up could be a masterstroke if he can get fit, as he's incredibly skilled...but he's never been fit

that's where gubby met thomas, isn't it? just classique 'run something up a flagpole and see what the reaction is' move there gubby is a past master

viney started the season red hot and has cooled, considerably, as the season has progressed oliver was always going to be hot and cold - a hamstring tendon injury last year then no proper pre-season then a hand injury bowey looked great early in the year then had that awful injury opening round, but his kicking is a real worry of late mcadam is a waste of space, fritsch is always going to be hot and cold as a forward reliant upon the ball coming in from a midfield being thrashed, and sparrow is classique 'good, ordinary' afl level player people potting an 18 year old luker kentfield based on less than half a season in a system need to get a grip, or loosen the one they're applying

hard disagree it's luck of the gene pool can't wait for three white and three davey boys to be running around for us in future years

is two first rounders for houston worth the melts it'll cause here? think of all the content we'll need to consume!

fair ugh, i'm just predisposed against him having had to deal with his bs and megalomania for three years i'm sticking with the 'tool' and retracting everything else, although i swear we feel 'younger' this year than last year with the heap of kids coming thru

good to see kornes confirming something that has been being openly talked about since the pear had their bye he's such a tool anyone see the article he has on ninefax slagging off the dees? talks about us being an 'ageing list' pretty sure we're younger, on average across the board and certainly on field, than we were last year

or, alternatively, there's no consensus pick 1 cos the top end talent coming thru this year isn't comparable to the best of previous years i look at the nba where the current draft crop simply doesn't compare to the quality coming thru next year or the year before

i'd say he's dined out on defences for the last several years... brilliant 2021 culminating in being second on the goalkickers list and 6 goals in a premiership excellent 2022, finishing 5th on the goalkickers list injury hit year in 2023, but was right in the mix when he broke his foot currently 12th on it in 2024 your disdain for him is clear, but why you feel the need to denigrate his performances i simply do not understand

getting houston in would, you expect, be a big part of 'let's go again' with the likes of gawn, may, and viney entering their twilight years i'm just not sure trading fritsch 'out' helps that he's our best goalkicker for the last five seasons, and was 3rd on that ladder - some 2 goals behind the leader - in 2019 that's six years of being a consistent scoreboard threat you'd want something good if he was on the move

fans travelling to go to the game is almost completely irrelevant also, those falling in the likely 7-10 spots should know that they'll be heading for a destination location to play their elimination 'wildcard' game, so if they desperately 100% want to get there, they can it's all about broadcast revenue and gambling $$s as always

if there's a buck in it, 100% they will do it

called it

he's a seriously good player it's swings and roundabouts with picks imo we're in win now mode

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/zurich-insurance-group-introduces-blanket-concussion-exclusion-for-new-afl-players-in-wake-of-giant-payouts/news-story/355c2c09b46bcda1f1166310a2222f64 Global insurance provider Zurich has shut the gate on concussion claims for new AFL players after a series of million-dollar payouts. [snip] The change has triggered fears footballers will be left financially exposed, with some of the league’s top agents at an AFL Players’ Association conference on Wednesday accusing the insurance provider of walking out on the game’s stars amid the concussion crisis. A senior Zurich manager confirmed that new AFL clients could not claim for concussion under the so-called Active policy in email on July 11. “The business has made a decision to exclude concussion on all professional sportspeople,” the email said. “No benefit will be payable for any claim where the condition or event giving rise to the claim is directly or indirectly related to concussion or traumatic injury, including complications. “This includes chronic traumatic encephalopathy or (chronic) post-concussion syndrome or any other future diagnosis linked to head trauma.” Player agents are now understood to be weighing up alternative cover options amid growing concerns about the impacts of brain injuries. this doesn't sound good, and it sounds like murphy in as bad a way as @WalkingCivilWar indicates gus is: Four AFL players have been forced into medical retirement this year due to concussions, including Collingwood’s Nathan Murphy and Josh Carmichael, Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw and Western Bulldogs’ Aiden O’Driscoll. Last week, Murphy said he still suffered “constant headaches” and had days where he did “not want to get out of bed”, 10 months after his Grand Final head-knock. Players do not have a group trauma insurance policy that covers concussions, meaning they have to take out their own individual policies in conjunction with their agents. AFL concussion victims without trauma cover only have access to money from their existing player contracts and the AFLPA’s $25m injury and hardship fund.

was never the same after he snotted andrew brayshaw - that's when his career really ended

he'll certainly be better off playing the point in chicago than being the off guard in okc handle can be a bit loose at times but some of his passing is electric quick

can we trade in patty mills? cat b rookie option? dude is a FREAK

probably

didn't know but they're vehemently anti-future trading for teams like ours and the filth - fraught with danger, as per the lachie schulz trade