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Jesse did not kick a lot of goals when it mattered most. Preuss and / or Max will quite likely spend quite a bit of time up forward when a tall marking option is needed. They would both be difficult match ups. The recruiting department obviously saw the writing on the wall for Jesse either this year or next, and felt that despite his undoubted talent his absence could be covered, as it was in the vital last 4 victories of the year, and remembering that was without the added tall Preuss to share Max's ruck load and releasing him forward..

Garbo Do you really think that May would hang around another year?

It will be interesting to see who kicks goals in big pressure games, which is when Jesse seemed to struggle most.

Only 408 pages ? Given his refusal to commit which disrupts forward planning this is the best outcome although he will be missed when he does get on the field. The nett restructuring is a win for us.

Maybe he has, or maybe he hasn't ... doesn't need to tell the world anything at this stage anyway. Maybe it is not his rôle

Frankly if Jesse really wants to go to that rabble and play under their pathetic coach, good luck to him. Hope he gets really frustrated. Because they cant get him if he doesn't agree to go to them. It ain't the draft.

"I smell a rat" Mmmm. The rat of whom I am thinking has just jumped a second ship and is now at Hawthorn, perhaps hoping to fullPhil his perceived destiny. Will look the part in the pees and poos.

With May now being touted as happy to go anywhere in Victoria, it is time for our team to lay down the final ultimatum to Freo - right now, give us two first rounder, and Brayshaw of Cerra, or GOGF right now. Deal or no deal. Maybe we should get President Trump to do our negotiating ??

Wasn't L Franklin's Sideney deal for 8 years?

How about 6, 7, Brayshaw and Cerra? OK, I will be charitable and say 3 of 4.

Somewhere between April and June?

Which would put paid to the wanna go home reasoning. Similarities with Mitch ? who desperately wanted Perththen was lured my Melbourne $$$, broke his foot and headed off to another suitor.

Once this is settled one way or another we can have a 350 page post mortem thread!

How about with Hogan at FB CHB?

Frankly after the many ways they have stuffed up this trade period, Freo have zero, or negative, credibility They would probably be better trading Lyon for Neeld. And that is how bad they have proven themselves.

Blitzkrieg?

Maybe Goodwin can pull a rabbit out of the hat and turn Jesse into a far better FB than May?

Mixing paints, red and blue turns purple. ?

Try are so bad that they achieve this without even trying A psychiatrist’s ??

Well they certainly don’t rate him highly. Ig will really encourage all teams to stay well clear from ever negotiating with Freo ..... that combined with Lyon’s pathetic negative coaching will see them in the doldrums for years.

Now we have Preuss we could trade Max to GW$ for $cully. ???

Is the career ending foot injury included in the Mitch Clark simile?

I don’t think it is an overreaction to be upset if the Tim Tam melts due to being held too long.

Royals are surely not for dunking, and one even needs to handle a Tim Tam cautiously in the dunking content. Holding on too long, rather like Freo with the Jesse deal, can result in it all crumbling and ending up with nothing g. Timing is so important in both these endeavors. I usually get it right with Tim Tams, but Freo seem destined to have it all melt away from holding on too long. Do you think that walking back and forth will be enough excercise to offset the sugar penalty? Perhaps, but we are talking about Carlton