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Yet I'm sure she conveniently ignored Richmond's then coach Terry Wallace stating on record he was worried about losing access to Trent Cotchin and refused to make any coaching moves to help win them the game.

I'd show him the door after he's helped us win a second premiership.

Bedford earlier in the year stated he would love to stay here. Probably looking at a 3rd round pick (40-45) in terms of trade value.

Last line in the article states there is little likelihood we would lose both Jackson and Brayshaw. Not sure how they came to that conclusion.

Good ins but still think we need another tall.

Article from afl.com highlights rival interest in Deven Robertson, who was once the target for demon recruiters before being selected with the first pick in the 2nd round of the 2019 draft by the Lions. "THE STRENGTH of Brisbane's midfield has seen ball-winner Deven Robertson come under rival interest ahead of the off-season. And he's among a number of Lions who have been in and out of the side this season who have garnered attention from other clubs. Robertson is contracted for next year at the Lions, but that hasn't stopped clubs enquiring about the West Australian as a trade option after five senior appearances this season." Edit: sorry for font and spacing, cut and pasting messed it up and hard to adjust on mobile.

Bit of a review of the two games at Geelong on Sunday.

Do you mean Petty forward and retain Tomlinson for this week or a medium/long term plan for next year onwards?

If he was asked about it, it was edited out of the uploaded video.

Surely not? We can match any deal as he's a RFA and freo will have nothing left to trade. Unless we get a Young or Serong I don't see why we would let him walk.

He was all the rage on here during his draft year, can't say I've really kept tabs on him since. Has he been performing well at VFL level? And will he be a lead up forward or the "prototype" big bodied mid do you think?

This or something similar is probably the best deal we can get imv. Don't think we are at risk of losing brayshaw. Even if freo made a play for him, he'll be a RFA and we can match any terms, particularly in the setting of Jackson leaving. They will then have absolutely zero trade capital to get him so a deal won't be done. Or they start trading players like Serong or Young which I can't see happening.

Is fit to play this weekend is my understanding.

Was listening to SEN on the way to the shops and they said they will have an injury update on demons Oliver, Lever and Ben Brown later in the show. Not sure when and can't listen now. Anyone know of a potential injury to Ben?

I'm with @Demon3 here. Most of our salary cap is tied up with our contracted existing list that we're trying to keep together long term. We need to balance that out by adding high quality youth rather than costly ready made players unless they fill a specific need (back-up ruck, key forward etc..). This allows us room to improve contract offers down the track to retain deserving players that start cementing themselves in the 22. Think JvR, Howes, Laurie, Turner etc... Otherwise we will start haemorrhaging best 22 players we want to keep because our salary cap will be constantly buldging and they won't get the remuneration they deserve. Also for those that haven't clued on, Demon3 has good mail. I'm tipping this isn't a guess on his/her behalf but rather a statement of fact. Edit: I think we are also planning as best we can to keep our window open for as long as possible. All good to say our window is now, but I would rather keep it open for another 10 years instead of 2.

Harley Reid stands out so much already as a bottom ager, real talent for next year and should go high I would imagine.

Good to see George come in at number 15 who I believe @dazzledavey36 has a bit to do with. In the event we either trade up or Jackson leaves and we obtain a first round pick (or two) we have some decent prospects to choose from. I've made it known here that I'm keen on KPF Cadman but would be equally as happy with Jefferson while I think Sheezel and Phillipou are potential stars in the making. Harry Barnett by far the best ruck prospect in it with athleticism and skill. Possible that we will luck out with Emile-Brennan sliding to +40

Hasn't officially nominated yet but presume he will. Jaspa Fletcher also another decent f/s prospect for them this year. They're going to need a lot of draft points to match, big opportunity for clubs to upgrade picks with them this year.

West Coast having the 1st pick in the psd might actually help by incentivising freo to bring us the best possible deal or risk losing him to their cross town rival.

I think it's because only one coach voted for him.

In: Oliver, Petty, one of Weid or JvR Out: Melksham, Tomlinson, Bedford Not liking this small forward set up we have going. Feel we need another tall target as Ben Brown is often competing and taking marks on the wing with no other talls forward of him. Bedford has been great in the vfl and shows promise but has been poor for a few weeks now. It's far too late in the season to trial this now, but as long as May and Lever are in the backline I feel Tomlinson is an adequate 3rd tall defender allowing Petty to swing forward. Something I hope we go with next year with maybe Turner replacing Tomlinson.

Dunstan is the sub.

Not on his own no. But who knows how deals of contracted players will pan out. Freo have more leverage there. As an example if freo win the flag it could be something like Bulldogs pick 10 and 28 for Lobb and 18. On draft points that puts Lobb worth pick 16.

In reference to the bulldogs and freo part I got the impression that it was the writer spit balling ideas with the potential names and commodities known more than anything else. Seemed to have more conviction on the Meek to Melbourne part if Jackson decided to go.