PaulRB

How does Gumby compare to Dawes? Who'd we prefer, assuming Gumby can stay fit.

How would Dawes compare to Gumbleton (if we believe he could stay healthy)?

We don't need to say anything. It's implications are obvious. Unless GC strongly rate JV as the 2nd best player on offer (by a fair bit) they'd gain zip for making us take JV at 3, and risk using their 2nd pick on a player they don't rate as 2nd. If they let him slip through they potentially gain something from the MFC in terms of trade (Caddy, Toy, etc...).

We have effectively signaled this through the media aver the past couple of days... I.e. MFC interested in Caddy and Toy + we don't think JV is worth pick 3...

It's like musical chairs. When the music stops and Sharrod hasn't got a seat, he loses comes to the MFC.

Given Neeld was coaching him last year we prob don't need to interview him. Given Pies need to free cap space (after cloke and Lynch deals) we need to deal with them (i.e. what would we trade). If both of those are ticks Sharron is coming to the MFC wheather he meets us or not. He ain't no free agent.

Don't tell Stuie!

Says more about the player than it does about the MFC. Says to me that Sharrod wants to continue riding on the coat tails of better players who are delivering winning performances rather than rise to the challenge of being one of those player himself. If a prospect does not believe that they can impact and improve the performance of the club they play for, then they are hardly worth the big bickies. So if Sharrod believes delivering success at MFC is beyond him, then good on Sharrod for admitting it. Next.

It's good to spell it out though.

Be happy to pick up Dawes for Martin if we are solid on Hogan in the mini-draft.

I was referring to my not getting excited, Stuie... Day 2 (of 30 odd).

The Wiggles are thinking of entering a team.

We?

We don't have to actually want Caddy or even take him, we just need GC to think we might, sufficiently to let JV through to second round. I don't particularly like Caddy from the accounts I've heard, but keen to have two top 5 picks PLUS JV...

And if GC let JV through then we can make sure Saints use pick 12 on Caddy (which would make GC happy).

An old bull and a young bull stand on a hillside, overlooking a pasture. The young bull says to the old bull, “Hey, let’s run down and blank one of those heifers.” The old bull replies, “let’s walk down and blank ‘em all."

These two items are the crux of our play to get JV with the second round. I.e. Let Jack go through and we'll use pick 13 on Caddy (a better deal than most other suitors can afford)...

They've gotta clear 750K for next year if Tippet comes in... Love a Sale

Except we'll get a shittier pick for him.

There would be opportunities if the Pies were forced into a fire sale to gather picks and clear cap space to get Tippet. Could be some bargains on offer.

GWS lost nothing to get scully. Sure they overpaid in terms of his salary, but they lost no picks... The AFL gave us the compo not GWS. Be curious who they will be targeting this year re out of contract players they can nab..?

Gold Coast's best result would be to extract some deal from MFC prior to not bidding for JV. Viewed from that perspective these media articles are just part of the "argie-bargy" of that discussion. Level heads at both clubs will see Jack at the Dee for second round pick.

The recruitment period consists of FA, trades and draft. We have cash and draft picks, and the glamour clubs are blowing their budgets on the first day. We'll do ok out of this recruitment period, even if FA part is a flop.