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Yawn, What was the Gibbs deal again? Didn't Carlton get more because the crows held out? No offence i agree with you in principle but without better evidence i don't know what your talking about

Agree. Look at the news on the gibbs trade. Id rather Mahonet who gets the job done then squabble over late picks. Seems a waste Ive been harsh to a few on this thread but people need to move on from crap they don't agree with and don't understand. And anyone who thinks it's only Mahoneys decision alone also falls in to that boat above as being dumb

I dont know how you can pass such a harsh judgement without having intimate knowledge of the negotiations. So you eithet have no idea or are just bitter. In your analysis have you considered any of the following other factors? Ports position Jacks position Jacks management position? Because jacks manger also manages orher key mfc players Continued good relationship with Jack and his management? The ability ti get the Deal done? How many trades are in limbo due to poor negotiations at other clubs? I know you haven't and this conversation is a waste of time. Your position and arguement on Mahoney shows you have no idea. End

Well if you know all these facts, then you should also know lever is worth 2 first rounds picks & JW had zero trade value regardless of the speculation. Maybe youd care to explain how we'd get a higher pick out of port which they didn't have? You are talking rubbish like i pointed out in my first reply to you and you haven't made anymore sense since. If your going to make statements like we dont know how to trade back then up with actual events not just your opinion because we've seen in the past few comments beteeen us you haven't been close to them

JW was completely different to the Lever trade. Lever is a 21 yo AA player. Equivalent to hogan in value. Your opinion is clearly based on emotions or you have no idea End

According to you. if hogan left, you're saying 2 first rd picks are too much for us to ask? Because that's what your saying. You either have no idea or are just making [censored] up to suit your butt hurt agenda 2nd rd pick is not a late pick. Im sick of dumb opinions

Bain (ballics manager) said it would be a late pick. But good humor lots of laughs

Bit rough on the young fella.... hahaha I assumed O Mac would take the mantle now? Agreed. It would have been nice to have a fairy tale but footy is full of sad endings unfortunately. Jack won't be the last

Haha fair enough mate, not meaning to be rude just for some of us life goes on.

Take your butt hurt to the JW thread

Sorry mate, i misread the comment you replied to. I hope as well there is another little surprise

Im not sure what you've seen or heard but i heard Mahoney today say we were keen on Balic and they had nothing else in the works

I rekon this will get done. 3rd rd pick for this or next yr

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/adelaide/wife-of-crows-ceo-says-it-was-jake-levers-decision-to-skip-the-bestandfairest-on-friday-night/news-story/3416d45d796551573a171204128d15aa Let the saga continue

I wonder if this acquisition would make someone like Dom Tyson nervous about keeping his spot?? Time will tell. Dom gets a lot of the ball but seems to waste it a lot

A quick link to Balic's 2017 stats http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=2709

Haha I'm not sure if you're arguing for me or against me....... That is a joke but in all seriousness if you believe Watts was anything more then a 3rd tall your who struggled to win his own ball you're kidding yourself I have no argument that he is a good ball user and is quick. But they are pointless attributes if you can't get the ball in the first place. Ballic like Watts are hopefully cream in a good team - hence my refrence But I am messing around a bit, Wattsy is much loved, Ballic most likely won't achieve much.

Zero chance Balic is worth a 3rd or late 4th rounder Hogan is worth pick 3 and Neale

Dare I say the new Watts? Couldn't have 2 in the team?

Anyone got a progress in the Crows B&F?? Surely if he's not top 10 the Crows can't demand 2 first rounders

I believe it's just Adelaide posturing by saying 'a Victoria club'. It means they want fair value and idont blame them. We'd be upset if it eas petracca. Going to be an interesting trade period because the crows seem.[censored]

You could be right mate, I cbf looking up dates. All I know is the crazy season is officially here now

Hahaha relax mate. Actually I am a little bored as well. We need some more fake rumors or something to pass the time I assume crows will be in lock down for a couple of days. I think trade week starts this week? I should look it up (but cbf) I assume Lever will either re-sign or nominate a club this week. A lot of these deals get done mid year (terms etc agreed to)... Only Lever and his manager would know exactly. I find it just unrealistic noise sometimes with North and Saints etc now making plays.... If you think about it and you were moving employers, generally speaking it wouldn't be a spur of the moment decision. I'm not saying it can't happen, but I reckon Lever has already made up his mind. We will just have to wait to find out who it is.

I've got a feeling you're point is 100% spot on rpfc. We can only speculate but I reckon Goody wants to change the dynamic of the back 6 or 8 depending how they're going to play. Dees have been notoriously bad at rebounding out of defence and bringing in Lever helps change that dynamic and moves out our bad ball users to the opposite end of the ground. Who'd have though a bad field kick but solid 1v1 player in T Mac could be so dangerous forward? It also gives opportunity for guys like Joel smith to develop further as a 3rd string defender and not a KPP.

Couldn't be worse then the JW sooking? Surely?