Norm Smith's Curse

Can I just say that the bloke here who broke the Taylor Adams to Sydney rumour two weeks before the media deserves some credit. Keep them coming! .

Couple of things mentioned on trade radio this am on the commute: Concerns that with the deal to Naughton and then English that they might not be able to keep ammara Ugle-Hagan. Beast Mode Angry Phil Read version 2 - Rhys Matheison may also be looking for new opportunities. I know he can attack people but is he fast? kick?

If we can use JVR et al as backup rucks and we have Schache in reserve as an early signing surely Lobb is totally off the radar? Any interest in Haines at all? GWS are shopping hard.

i want to believe

hopefully nothing to do with us

Can u link me to that post or provide a synopsis of its content? Thank u

I had full faith until I saw Schache listed as the sub...

Channel 7 reporting that the club has admitted we botched his rehab and treatment and that he got his nose out of joint and didn't hide that fact.

My question is how the heck am I supposed to get any work done today now?!?!

What about those that claim to know more than 10% because they send emails to the club and they don't respond?

The game changes with what ever works each year. It's just as possible shut down or tall dominant lists become the fashion. Honestly Essendon under Knights were pretty similar to the pies this year other than the pies being way better at transition. The response will be Sydney esque shut down again for mine.

Twitter and Reddit: The Dee's are into Lynch or Ben M. Demonland: We are into no body and will use the draft. Then Demonland: I have news - our target will be made public shortly. Then Demonland after the Oliver story 'broke': See I told you there would be news (just not the news of the target as claimed). My bold prediction: At some stage in the future there will be news! Told you!

Correction 'Reid has played zero AFL games and may or may not live up to the hype'

Totally agree! I remember reading how talented and impactful players like Toumpas, Tapscott and Lucas Cook would be. Other recruiters rated the first two. But reality turned out different

Most on this page and on trade radio 48 hours ago were telling us that the club would not be big traders and would focus on our youth and perhaps top up with the draft. Well it appears that has certainly changed. Does this mean that if Reid is the absolute target we are moving towards a semi rebuild? Clearly Max and May will be twilighting by the time he is good enough?

Im not sure Id care if Clarry started smoking bongs in his training breaks. Ill say it until the cows come home - ive supported the Dees since the late 70s and Clarry and Trac are the best mids ive ever seen at the club - you just dont even entertain the idea of trading this type of player unless you are looking at an absolute jet for jet. Picks are meaningless - just as many are squandered every year as turn out quality and our past track record (pre the current regime) was diabolically bad.

Honestly if this club is now shopping semi-publically a once-in-a-generation talent because of 'attitude issues' twelve months after signing him for seven years our list management foresight is laughably bad. In recent times we have been good at the draft but the decades before that were at best mixed in terms of drafting and at times appallingly bad. Why gamble what is for what might be?

Your making this up as you go along - you implied what was coming was a forward trade target.

I'm guessing some here want to believe this and it may be true but it's the same kind of thinking that made us put Schache as a sub. Did we painstakingly build a list trading in May, Lever, Langdon, with a pick 2, 3 and 4 midfielder and a once in a generation elite ruckman. Our list will never be this good again in our lifetime.

Well our window is now. How many more years has Gawn got? May?

I've also seen the Naughton one on Big Footy and Facebook.

Anyone heard we are into Josh Treacy? Vic lad apparently. *Edit - contracted until 2026 so may be BS

If that is true then we are about to squander the best midfield, ruck and defensive talent and structure we've had in living memory when there is 1-2 years left in the window tops.

Lynch is a year away at most from being as cooked as TMAC or BB. Drafting is great but our window is now. Jamara or kitchen sink at Oscar Allen - perfect age bracket.

Jordan adds good midfield or winger depth but can understand why he wants opportunities elsewhere.