Nascent

Still a while to go in the trade period and we can also trade picks on draft night. With Mahoney stating that we are aiming to improve our draft position I suspect this is only the first manoeuvre. With the likely departures of Hannan and Preuss we are likely to see further trades to get up in the draft, most likely trying to get back into the first round. There is also the possibility of these picks being utilised for a player be it Brown or someone else. Yes we did trade out of the first round this year, but if the recruiters have identified a player they like and want to trade up for them then I'm all for it.

If Collingwood are desperate enough about their salary cap dumping then they need to lower their expectations in trade compensation. They've made their bed, time to suffer the consequences of bad list management.

Just for the laughs I hope Essendon do split their picks and then Carlton find another trading partner anyway. Still rooting for Saad to walk through to the PSD and be picked up by North.

We've finally landed the big fish!

Would rather a high pressure small forward than an inconsistent athletic medium marking forward that plays out of the goal square. We already have Fritsch, Hunt, Melksham and Petracca that can fill that role. I don't see him as an upgrade on any of these players. And if he has behavioural issues that is causing punch-ons with his own teammates in season then I don't want him anywhere near our club.

If they're smart they'll trade him for Brad Sewell

Mahoney: Lets offer them our 1st rounder and ask for a 2nd back Dodoro: That's a thought. Or, now bear with me hear, we ask for their player AND their first round pick. ALPHA DOG!!

Can already imagine Mahoney and Dodoro fighting over trade negotiation tactics

Seems consistent with our desire to move up the draft order.

I wonder if our hand has become stronger in the Preuss negotiations after McKernan and Martin have nominated St Kilda and Bulldogs respectively. Mahoney stated on trade radio that we are in the market for a mature ruck/forward for cover but now the market is looking increasingly thin there. We tell GWS he is more valuable to us now as a back up ruck and will make him serve out his contract unless you make it worth our while. We then see how keen GWS are to have a starting 22 ruck or put there faith in mummy for another year.

Adelaide haven't matched St Kilda's bid according to trade radio with Crows set to receive a second round compensation pick currently 23.

Adelaide still haven't matched Brad Crouch bid with 10 odd minutes remaining.

Oleg Markov has made his way from the Tigers to the Sun for a future 3rd round pick.

And GWS has sent that pick 54 back to Freemantle for Jesse Hogan. Effectively Langdon out, Hogan in. A far cry from Freo paying pick 6 and 23 for Hogan only two years ago.

GWS has sent Zac Langdon to West coast for 2020 pick 54.

Think it was Cal discussing the demons briefly just now on trade radio, largely about acquisition of brown and and how we plan to shape our forward line with the three talls. At the end of the discussion he mentioned that he expects us to haggle a little bit over Preuss to GWS and that because he's contracted we wouldn't be throwing him away for late picks. Suggested it could be pick 30, 43 or involving the pick they'll acquire from Hately.

And played most of the season overweight, broke down with soft tissue injuries and cats are trying to get rid of him after only one year. He's a shadow of the player he once was, wouldn't touch him.

With all due respect, not a chance. More off field issues and well past his best with age and body working against him.

Quite possibly, there are so many balls up in the air in this 18-club swingers fest.

From the AFL website (Bucks beat me to it) :- Inside Trading: The 12 biggest deals of this year's Trade Period "The key forward has elected Melbourne as his preferred club after Essendon expressed interest. The Demons are not willing to part with pick No.25, however, which could make a quick deal difficult. Told he was surplus to requirements at North, reducing the possibility of a prime draft pick in return." Interesting that we don't want to use pick 25. Think someone suggested on here that we intend to offer our future 2nd instead. Can see multiple picks being swapped in this deal.

If that's true then, pending due diligence, we'd be silly not to look at it.

Would add a point of difference to our midfield, but just can't see how we can afford him in terms of salary and by trade. Pies wanted pick 5 from Suns. Can't see us satisfying them with what we've got, particularly with them looking to ship out their future first next year for the next daicos.

Just spitballing an idea here. In the hypothetical event that Tom doesn't find a new home, perhaps there's a way we can ease his contract burden and free up a bit of space by re-signing him for another 1 or 2 years. He's 28 now so along with senior opportunity he is probably also after financial security. Putting out a random figure here, but say he is on $700,000 over the next two years for a total of $1.4mil. We then extend his contract and say we will re-sign you for another year and give you a total of $1.6mil over three. We front end that deal and pay him $1mil for next year (sounds ridiculous I know) but then we're only left with 2 years to pay below AFL average wage. This frees up valuable space to do our major re-signings of Oliver and co as well as possibly giving us room to make a play for a free agent next year. Now obviously this will be dependent on whether we think he can regain some form and be a solid role player for us whether its part of the backline, forward line or just solid key position depth.

Sorry Dr. Evil but you've proven yourself to be untrustworthy. Therefore I don't believe you are joking and are indeed 100% factual in your statement that Brown is coming. Happy days. Also can you tell me where I can find some orange sherbet? I went across the street but couldn't find any.

Money has clearly won out there