Diamond_Jim

What is the rationale for Geelong trading around pick 60 to GCS? Is it part of the required trade process for them to give something in exchange. Thanks

Ellison is interesting Has now been in the VFL system for four years. Badly impacted by the covid closures of 2020 and 2021. Certainly a very consistent performer at VFL level in 2022. Overlooked in the mid season draft

Has an amazing ability at VFL level to find space in the forward line to take a relatively easy mark (think Gunston). Unfortunately he couldn't bring that skill to AFL level

Tomlinson for Bruce seems like a no brainer. Will it work for either or both clubs... who knows... but Dogs need a better defence and we need a better forward line

This is the issue Despite the wins there were rarely if ever days where a player took the game apart. The system of boundary line play does not lend itself to eye catching runs. If we replace the practice game with the "Magic Round" it will be just that little harder to see what some players might add at senior level. VFL to commence at round 3 is the norm

Strangely enough we could easily have taken Langdon through the PSD but we gave 22, our 2020 second rounder and 79. Reasonable for an 11 -15 ranked player PS: They gave us 26 so it was cheap in retrospect Wonder who they took with our 2020 second rounder (it would have been around 26 I suspect)

A Tomlinson/Bruce swap makes sense for both clubs as they each play in an area where the recipient is deficient. Both players had a strong 2021 before bad injuries and neither could recapture that form in 2022. We'd be club number 4 for Bruce

Is he the guy with the mullet

So 13, future 13(?)and future 40(?) for Jackson What a disaster

Were the Eagles ever in it. If they can't better pick 13 and a future first I doubt they were ever serious

regular season home game ... less than 10k crowds 21k for a PF.... what a disaster

Suspect you're right but as you say it would need to be 4x $550k minimum which puts the year 3 and 4 at only $250k pa. Bowes is selling himself short perhaps ..maybe there's an upward kicker for success

Nothing like an opening round against the team that seemingly beats us every time

Geelong are spreading the 2 x $850k over 4 years apparently Why would Bowes agree...play 2 years at $850k and back yourself to command a minimum of say$400k for another 2 years and he's $800k in front

How many would bother travelling for this. Airfares and accommodation would be at a premium. Can't be Easter because the Giants ground is utilised for the Easter Show. Giants have never had a crowd at their home game over 10k. Just seems to me like an un needed TV event that NSW will pay big money for to the AFL

For those thinking he might go to North for a year..ask a few questions 1. Where does North suddenly find around $1M of free salary cap in 2023? 2. Assuming you can shuffle around other players would you bother 3. North is rebuilding... why spend $1M on a player who is only going to be there for one year (especially one who wants to be back in WA)?

not to worry last year it was Smith forward

Glad you asked that

yes but many of us thought that it was his management saying that his next 2-3 year contract would be higher. Most players max out contract wise in year 5. We were badly blindsided

Must say this thought has entered my mind. I suppose the difference is that JFH is contracted for another year. If this fiasco has taught us anything I hope we sign Kozzie soon !!

So if we picked up $300k over that period the recipient club would be paying $300k per year and would release around $700k salary cap space over the next two years. Makes sense PS Hold on...he only has one year ????

Assuming a salary of $500k would you pay $150k pa for 2 years to move him on

Probably not but it would only need to happen once IIRC the last time the PSD route was taken by a "good player" was to Carlton and they upped the first year salary component so much it was hard for any other team to match. (Might be considered tampering these days)

Freo never had any intention of offering anything remotely looking like a fair trade. They assumed WCE would stay out of play due to contract value and because Jackson had not been directly approached by the Eagles. Could we have played it better by sending clearer messages...who knows

Off leash dog park and "the Corroboree Tree" in the immediate environs plus being in the City of Yarra Worth a look though