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Freo will trade Pick 5 to GWS for Lobb & Pick 14. Means we'll get Picks 6 & 14 for Hogan.

Found the comment on Tyson in The Age interesting: Melbourne Picks: 34, 45, 53, 89 Trade Outlook: Another busy time for the Demons who hope to recruit May with picks gained from trading out Hogan. They will land Suns' wingman Kolodjashnij and lose Dean Kent to St Kilda. Aaron vandenBerg is likely to get to Sydney with the trade request based on compassionate grounds after his father died this year. Dom Tyson is exploring his options but clubs are unlikely to commit until other decisions are made while North Melbourne's Braydon Preuss is expected to join the Demons. So it sounds like we may not hear much about where/if Tyson is going until we find out what's happening with the likes of Shiel & Setterfield. Sounds as though Dom will be someones 2nd choice. Also sounds like Vandenberg's gone....

The only thing I can think of is that he wants out of a footy state? Allow him to have a bit more of a normal life style/out of media street and he sees Brisbane as the team with the best future (of the 4 northern teams). Otherwise it doesn't make sense to me?

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Very true. Although even that does Kent an injustice as he was injured and unable to play on in the 1st quarter of two of those five games.

Stop St Kilda from from achieving what they set out to do. If they trade fair they get their man. If not, everyone looses.

I would have thought no issue at all. Not as though Carlton's list is bursting with talent. He'd be in their top dozen players. Don't see 3 years being an issue for Carltank either.

Melbourne: That's fine. Also Melbourne: Hello Carlton, just thought we'd give you a heads up about someone who will be available in the PSD. Kent is probably worth a pick in the 40's. I have no doubt that we'd accept St Kilda's Pick 57 (likely approx 63 after FA compo) as we've shown that we're fair and reasonable to trade with. Pick 75 is not fair and reasonable.

Thought Jay should get his own thread. 177cm, 75kg, and will be 23 years old for the start of the 2019 season. Runner up in Casey's B&F and very highly rated by Rawlings. Jay has good speed and uses the ball well. Despite his size, he's shown an ability to win his own ball, playing in multiple roles. Started the year at half back, but then moved to a wing and on ball. Spent short stints forward also, kicking 10 goals for the year. Hoping we can get the rights to Jay through trading with Gold Coast in relation to the May/KK deal. He fits our needs and would be especially good to get a mature body in given the likely departures of Tyson & Vandenberg.

I have no issues trading out Tyson, and think it would likely suit all parties. Carlton, Essendon & Hawthorn would all be potential suitors IMO. More concerned about Vandenberg potentially leaving. In fact if Vandenberg were to leave along with Tyson, I hope the club considers taking a punt on Nathan Freeman as a DFA so we have a mature bodied mid ready to go with some potential upside.

Two things. 1. May isn't Cam McCarthy, he wont sit out a year. 2. The AFL will ensure the club they put millions into will get priority 1 compensation for May if he leaves, whether he were to miss most of the year or not.

And then some as it will cost more than that.

Because as mentioned elsewhere, why would Gold Coast trade him now for that potential price, when they could hold onto him for 12 months, let him walk as a free abent and end up with another top 4 pick. It's a nice thought, but no chance Gold Coast would go for it. Plenty of players meet with other clubs and then stay where they are. Dustin Martin, Ling Jong. And Melbourne are confident Aaron Vandenberg will do the same.

I get where you're going. If one of the two 1st Rounders we get from Freo in a 2019 pick, then we'll have 2 picks that year to potentially trade for Kelly.

That's more then fair, and why you would need to look at the trade as a whole. If the trade ends up reading; IN: May, KK, Lockhart OUT: Garlett, Pick 6, Future 3rd Rounder (potentially pick 50'ish) It looks a pretty fair exchange to me as a whole.

Chris Yarran, Gary Rohan, Reece Conca, Caleb Marchbank, Sam Petrevski-Seton. One of those superstars? We're in Premiership window territory now. I'm more concerned about what improves us immediately as opposed to in 5 years. Don't forget, in order to get May this year, it needs to be a trade that entices Gold Coast to trade him now as opposed to holding onto him for 12 months. Pick 10 wont be enough for May.

Still think we'll end up with Pick 6 & a future first rounder. Pick 6 along with Garlett & future 3rd round pick gets us May, KK and rights to a VFL player (Lockhart). Gives us 2 first rounders the following year to either offer up for trade for Kelly or take to the draft.

Which is why we'll trade the earliest of the two picks we get from Freo. Otherwise there's no benefit in it for them trading May this year. I reckon it'll be Pick 5, future 3rd Rounder & Garlett for May, KK and VFL player (Lockhart).

Pick 5 or 6, Garlett & future 3rd Round Pick for May, KK & rights to a VFL player (Lockhart please).

Melbourne: Kent to Saints & Pick 48 to North St Kilda: Lonie to North & Pick 57 to Melbourne North Melbourne: Preuss to Melbourne & Pick 64 to St Kilda Melbourne gain Preuss & 57 for Kent & 48 St Kilda gain Kent & 64 for Lonie & 57 North Melbourne gain Lonie & 48 for Preuss & 64

While in theory I like your line of thinking, with the abolishment of the D-League, you can't have too many specialist rucks on your list, as you'll run out of places to play them. I think Gawn in the seniors, Preuss at Casey with Bradtke playing off the bench/resting forward and helping out in the ruck is about it as far as our specialist rucks will go. Otherwise expect additional ruck support to come from Weideman, Tom McDonald & Keilty.

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Would keep for mine, but certainly not a lock 22. Lets have someone like Wagner force him out of the team. Do agree with others that Viney should be sole captain next year.

I would expect we'll see something along the lines of; May & late pick (4th Round maybe) to Collingwood Moore & 2nd or 3rd Round Pick to Sydney Lloyd & Newman to Gold Coast Gold Coast should take the King twins in the draft at Picks 2 & 3 as Lynch & Mays replacements. Then stock up on more mature age talent (Miles & Horlin-Smith have been mentioned). Plus they should also seriously consider Brendan Goddard & making a play for Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn).

You may be onto something Danelska. I think most of us expected Oscar to have signed by now, but so far nothing. Might be nothing in it, but who knows? Collingwood & Sydney are after key defenders. I hope there's nothing in it and Oscar stays, but at least on the defensive end we have Petty & Keilty coming through.