Adam The God

The area that it leaves us vulnerable in is ground ball rebounds, so we really need to compliment Brown's signature by bringing in a competent small forward to partner with Kozzie.

Matera is 28 and doesn't get it enough. He's not what we need at the feet of Brown and Weideman IMO. We definitely need to bring in 2 more genuine small guys that will be able to help down a place or at least compete strongly for a spit in our forwardline.

Sure, but he needs less dog in him now that he'll have the second defender. Having Brown on the ground is going to be a massive win for Weideman.

It's a bit of a mare this one. Are you a bit angry we brought him in, mate? We clearly targeted Brown to play alongside Weideman. This gives us tremendous flexibility with Jackson and straightens us up massively. The cherry on top is he'll cost us a second rounder at most. Win, win, win.

Brown and Weideman as the key talls with Jackson as the utility...

Yeah, totally. Hamstrings and mental stuff aside, he's precisely the sort our midfield lacks. An accumulating, goal kicking mid with pace. If the aforementioned stuff lines up and Collingwood pay a bit of the contract, it's a bit of a no brainer IMV.

Well done mate. Nev may also go too. Be interesting to see. It might allow us to do the Phillips deal.

All the overly anxious can settle themselves now. Welcome to Melbourne, Ben Brown.

Each to their own, but I find it staggering that there are any detractors whatsoever.

None of those states had large community transmission, so it's a completely different case.

Sure, but it'd be great to be able to offer that money to Oliver and Petracca over the next two years. The boost this would give the club is enormous.

Yep, I reckon this'll hold up trades for us.

By your logic, he's not going anywhere because he hasn't announced it yet.

Absolute nonsense.

What happens to Polec's contract?

Where is Hurley likely to land then? I wonder what he'd be worth in a trade and contract.

My concern with Richo as head of footy is list management during his time at St Kilda was very ordinary from the outside looking in. He might he good at the rest of it, I've no real way of knowing.

I wouldn't go for Ed personally.

As long as we get a decent winger to play opposite Langdon, it doesn't bother me what happens to Baker.

So pretty much what I mooted might happen. Righto. ;)

Tom's brother Ed is at St Kilda. They don't have another brother... they have a sister.

Each to their own, mate. I'm not on the auto delist Baker train, but I don't want us to rely on him to hold down a wing spot next year.

Not sure about that...

Sure, but I'd argue Brown and a winger (or two) are absolute musts for us this off season. Vanders, ANB, Brayshaw or Baker on a wing next year means we're stuffed.

Glad Carlton are paying him so much. How ridiculous if true. If Carlton aren't really in the finals race next year, I can see Cripps leaving. He'll be 26 next year and has never been remotely near a finals campaign.