Norm Smith's Curse

great post.

The last ten pages on this thread feature some of the worst demonland posts i have ever read. The trade period isn't a race - the club that gets the most trades earliest doesn't win. Because rushing out and committing early may just ruin your chances of capitalising on opportunities that appear later on. To the guy posting the endless praises of Geelong for having an a+ grader fall in their lap and for trading in two b- graders in I would say this: the past does not automatically result in future chances being successful. Geelong traded in Mitch Clark and Sam Blease last year and jury out on one, fail on the other. When you have so many quality players leaving do you draft in replacements and hope you get it right or top up on b-graders and assume your unproven youngsters will automatically be as good as your departures? Sounds a lot like MFC post 2006 to me. Plenty can go wrong. To the I want an a grader criers I'd say Judd went to Carlton and they were still a poor side. Dayne Beams is at Brisbane and fighting off the spoon. We need to back in and develop our core of youngsters rather than rely on a saviour. As for Toumpas. I like him and his heart but I have watched him carefully and I'd be staggered if he makes it at AFL level. Staggered.

Surely if Lennon is a chance to walk to the psd tigers would prefer a trade?

love his effort and heart but in that case im confident im also in unity.

Trade out one if the few players on our list with speed?

Yepp also heard that Ollie is Port 110%

I guess at the end of the day most talent is drafted or rookied rather than bought unless you're challenging for a premiership.

Still hasn't agreed to new terms with Richmond. I wonder....

Why havent the dees tried harder to get Aish. Although we havent seen it yet, he is a speedy outsider we could do with.

Chris was Juice Newton's biggest fan

Cool i want to see someone in our colours by 4.45 as ive had a lot of coffee today...

Not a terrible call although we could have drafted him.

Rumours that Goddard wants out on SEN and Tigers interested in Grimes. Id take Ben Lennon thanks

Im hoping we have Melk, Bugg done by the end of the day and Toumpas out. Then we can concentrate on the other stuff

Gee whizz...

Frawley did the basics only in his last year with us. They didnt call him out because they hoped he'd stay.

surely there are other players that might factor into a howe trade?

My source told me gold coast was the target and im guessing Prestia may still be a possibility.

A forward that can mark but cant kick a set shot a liability? Well I guess we already have one of those but id prefer that to a forward who not only cannot mark but rarely creates a contest that goes to our advantage.

Dawes for Casboult anyone?

Casboult. Carlton coterie member who knows the kid is source.

For what its worth i have reasonable mail that he may be open to a move.

It was on trade radio? I have a pretty good source on him being open to a move.

Id take trevally.

Melbourne through and through