MadAsHell

You sure about that DN9, my understanding was different. http://www.afl.com.au/afl-hq/the-afl-explained/rookie-players

Nope. Mitch White's been delisted. Maynard promoted to Cat A rookie & Joel Smith promoted to senior list. Your allowed a total of 6 Category A & B rookies. So assuming we don't sign any Category B rookies then we can take 2 picks to the rookie draft.

Yep, Once Watts is traded, that's 7 list spots we've created (6 senior & 1 rookie). Although promoting J.Smith makes it 5 & 2. The addition of Lever & Balic (when done) leaves us at 3 & 2. Allows us to either make one last stealth trade for an outside running midfielder (Aaron Hall/Luke Dalhaus perhaps) or pick up a delisted free agent (Zac Clarke, Sharrod Wellingham etc) . Take 2 picks to the ND & 2 to the RD.

Watts & Pick 47 to Port Aaron Young & Pick 30 to Gold Coast Hall & Pick 57 to Melbourne Trade Pick 57 to Freo for Balic. Get it done Dees! Note: This isn't a rumor I've heard. Just something I think suits all parties where everyone can walk away happy. We then go to the draft with Picks 28 & 66 and upgrade Joel Smith to the senior list for our third list change.

Just repeating what my mate text me this morning.

STRINGER TRADE Essendon send Francis to Adelaide & Pick 23 to Dogs. Adelaide send Cameron & Pick 16 to Lions Brisbane send Pick 12 back to Adelaide & Schache to Dogs Dogs send Stringer & Pick 27 to Bombers. Mate of mine reckons he was told by Baguley who he played juniors with.

In Dalhaus?

Something doesn't make sense to me about this trade. The rules are pretty clear that if you trade a future 1st Round pick, you can't trade any of your other future picks, yet somehow we're trading our future 1st & 4th Round Picks. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-06/future-trading-given-goahead-but-with-restrictions I'm not to concerned about the cost we've paid for Lever. Lets say worst case scenario, both teams finish in the same position as last year. It means we've paid Pick 10x2 (1395+1395) and a Pick 64 (101) which totals 2891. Adelaide have paid Pick 35 (522) a Pick 53 (233) which totals 755 leaving a shortfall of 2136 (Lever's worth) which falls inbetween Pick 3 & 4, which is probably close to what he'd be worth in a straight swap. All balances out for me.

We're linked. Along with 5 other clubs to be fair. http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-11/host-of-clubs-want-to-bring-zac-back

See for me this would be the appeal. I like the look of both King & Filipovic, however reckon they're still at least a year or two away from being ready should we need them at senior level. Why someone like Griffin I think suits needs for the now.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-06/freo-talls-clarke-and-griffin-among-five-dockers-delisted With the departure of Spencer and still relatively raw experience/development of Mitch King & Filipovic, what would be to happen if Max does his knee and then Pedo does a hamstring the following week? I think picking up one of these two for peanuts as a DFA is imperative on a 2 year deal just to allow King & Filipovic the time they need. Clarke's the younger of the two, 28 at the start of next year and has been used forward on occasion for Freo, reasonably agile also. Missed all of 2017 with a knee issue however and maybe doesn't fit the competative mould we're after. http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/player-profile/zachary-clarke http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/Ratings/Player/114741/Zac-CLARKE Griffin will be 32 at the start of next year and probably isn't quite as agile as Clarke or played forward as much. However he is a much more competative ruckman and has played senior football to good level this this in the AFL. http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/player-profile/jonathon-griffin http://www.aflplayerratings.com.au/Ratings/Player/110457/Jonathon-GRIFFIN Whichever way the club goes, if they were to go down this path. I think it's important the player was aware they were coming in as support only and that if we were having a good injury run they were be forced to play permanent forward or off the bench at Casey to ensure King & Filipovic were getting the required minutes in the ruck. I know Griffin is a WA local as opposed to Clarke (Oakleigh Chargers), so it may be more difficult to entice him across as opposed to Clarke. However due to his competitiveness and the fact he's played decent AFL football this year, my pick would be to entice Griffin across for 2 years.

Maybe as a delisted free agent if he were to walk from St Kilda Ben Newton style. But I wouldn't trade for him. His cousins (Nathan & Ryan) were die hard dees supporters, not sure about Jack. Not that it makes a difference.

I reckon they might look at something like Francis & next years 2nd Round Pick to Port in exchange for them sending Impey & their 2017 1st Round Pick to the Dogs for Stringer & something else back to Essendon. Pick 11 to GWS for Smith & Pick 23. Essendon may have to throw something else small in there. As for Saad it's hard to say. Pick 28 would be enough, but GC may want players. Laverde maybe?

You do realize Gawn missed a huge portion of the season and Hunt actually improve this year

Have you not seen or known any teenage girls over the last decade??? It's a very teenage girl thing to do. They'd see it as scaring off the competition and getting one up.

Kent & 45 for Balic & 40 sounds like a fair trade to me.

Maybe rookie draft if there's no promising young small forwards around, but I'm not overly excited by him.

Me to thanks JR.

Not sure how one can pass judgement on a kid who didn't get on the park for our Senior, VFL or VFL reserves team due to injuryin his first year at the club. Lets maybe see what he can do first? Think you'll find that happened just before Taylor came on board. Todd Viney was in charge of recruiting then, and some stories suggest Neeld pulled rank on Todd in order to take Toumpas over Wines. Not sure if that's the truth or not however.

IN: Garlett, Hogan, Kennedy-Harris, Joel Smith, Trengove (need his experience/leadership) OUT: Bugg (susp), Tyson, Viney (both inj), Wagner, White (both omitt) FB: J. Smith, Frost, Jetta HB: Hunt, O. McDonald, Hibberd C: Petracca, Vince, Kennedy-Harris HF: Hannan, T. McDonald, Melksham FF: Pedersen, Hogan, Garlett FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Trengove INT: Harmes, Lewis, Neal-Bullen, Stretch EMERG: Kennedy, Wagner, Weideman

Can't tell if serious???

This one slipped under the radar; http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/afghanistan-ireland-granted-test-status-spells-aussie-uae-return-20170622-gwwurv.html Welcome Ireland & Afghanistan. Afghanistan will have to play in the UAE, however Ireland will just have to bring some venues up to standard. Wonder if this means we'll have to start with the top end tours again????

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