Diamond_Jim

Dockerland is at 20 pages on this subject and we are at 312. Does this say anything about either team's following or is it just that weather in Perth is too good to be worried about such matters?

Can we now move on to Nietzche perhaps ?

I had intended a double negative in the sense that you cannot ever be disappointed because you will never find out that he doesn't

Pascal was the inventor of game theory.. (mind you it was not called that at the time). Game theory works on the concept that both sides will take the probability that seems to give them the best outcome. A belief in God was the example he used to demonstrate his theory in that it is better to believe that he exists because you can never be disappointed when you find out he doesn't.

works only if Freo are near enough to the bottom to ensure no other club takes him first. If Hogan rejects the offer he doesn't play. Big stakes and in a way a silly deal from Hogan's perspective in the sense that the picks are inter club... he's only interested in the length of contract and dollars per year. So in short unless Freo end up bottom any deal from this year is on the table next year if not better. As an aside I cannot understand why Hogan does not want to go to WCE at the end of next year instead of to the perennial cellar dweller that Freo could be destined to become.

Dockerland thinking..... "I think Bell offering pick 11 for Kelly was a master stroke, I think he knew there was no chance he would accept the offer but at the same time Melbourne would've been peeing in their pants thinking that Freo is now trading away the pick we were offering up for Hogan. This may be the attitude adjustment Melbourne need to take our offer of pick 11 plus our 2nd pick next year. "

Could it be another version of MFCSS Are we managing to seize a perceived loss out of an an unloseable transaction

This thread is beginning to resemble Pascal's wager. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager

needs a player to be added.... someone who is regular 22 and ranked in that 8-15 area of the playing list. Perhaps a Fritsch might do it but I would hate to see him go. Then of course you need to find the money.... sure we could back end but that will get in the way of more money for the likes of Oliver etc as they come out of contract. Never say never but it just strikes me as a bridge too far.

seems too good to be true... is it the ankle issue? If not us you would think there would be at least 4 or five other clubs very interested.

Hard to see GC going for it but I am sure the FD are running through all the combinations. Remember though the traded player has to agree to the trade and GC isn't exactly a destination club at present.

does it deserve a triple century...like Bradman's average there's something MFCSS about just falling short

May is reportedly on around $900k. Mahoney was probably being upfront when he said we couldn't afford him and keep Hogan. Not to mention finding the requisite draft pick to trade. May to the bulldogs is my bet

Still think GC will want to move May along. Pick 7 from the Dogs will do it. Will May stand on his digs and wait another year.... not sure

Like playing Collingwood and winning a GF this year may have had a certain symmetry I think Scully playing in a winning MFC GF could be cathartic for many of us. He was barely 19 being offered millions to leave a club that was a basket case. I for one am very willing to forgive. In fact I forgave him about 3-4 years ago. Sure he was an easy whipping boy in those dark years but sometimes we need to give a little.

aha Sherlock.... I was wondering when the manager was going to be mentioned. Starting to make sense. Was worried that Mahoney had said 5 and 23 but it was the manager. It was the dog not barking that was strange Watson.

So it's off to the dogs for young May. I feel strangely sorry for whoever ends up as pick 7 in the draft

GC will want a better than mid first rounder....( Bulldogs pick 7 a possibility) or a late first rounder and a player. No ...Hunt won't fly We really don't have a player to offer Hard to see us getting back into this deal even assuming we're allowed to do something with our first rounder for 2019

a sample of the responses on Dockerland: "Great call Belly! You have in one fell swoop killed off Melbourne’s hopes of getting May from GC and called them out for asking overs for an injury-prone (and currently injured) WA player. If Melbourne are fair dinkum in wanting May watch for their back-sliding and offers of ‘concilliation’ over the weekend to get this trade back on the rails. Now just sew up the Lobb and Langdon deals with the second and third rounders we got as part of the pick 6 swap. "

have we discussed the relative benefits of Scotch fingers... excellent dunking if one is into that kind of thing

now is the time to cuddle up to young Jesse and sign him for four years at $800-900k that's what a Hawthorn ... the family club... would do

Las Vegas time... it makes some sense

no doubt that they had identified the last two years for premierships and that next year was a bonus. and of course Lobb is going as well... that's $2M to $2.5M and no one coming in of note

yeah but within a week we'd be killing the fattened calf and telling the story of the return of the prodigal son. Memories are short whatever people like to think

get away Satan