Ted Lasso

What did he say?

Jones, Vince, Lewis, Rockliff, Viney, Tyson

This is CLEARLY the biggest thing the MFC have to weigh up, the trade/contract expectations and quality of player point to him being a great get, but the real nature of the attitude stuff is the real unknown here.

I will to this, i am aware of interest, and that it'd be put to the Lions in conversations regarding Lynden Dunn, i am not sure how far that's gone but the trade offer is pick 29 and Dunn. i am also aware that the Lions are willing to accept an early second round selection if a club is willing to take Rocky which is concerning in itself. So i am putting 2 and 2 together here and haven't been told at any stage that Rockliff is definitely coming, but if we've put an offer on the table and they're that keen to make a move i see little reason that it shouldn't happen, i also feel this would explain the hold up in the Hibberd deal which all indications were would be done very early on in trade week.

Oh wow, how do the Saints feel about that? not even heard about a trade and he's already on the website hahaha

There is no doubt that's the best approach, what i will add though is that Demonland has a funny way of treating a non trade as confirmation of an unreliable source, this is not the case in all instances, the club can be very interested in a player, and even have a level of confidence in a trade being done and have an unforseen variable crop up, Dion Prestia is a great example of this.

Wow! going to have to get Bruce, Neitz and Yze out there because they have no other players. surely they can't offer him to the Suns and then say, nah you're a required player bud. Lewis has every right to feel pretty miffed i reckon.

Interesting you mention this, the Swans are very keen on a ball user on half back, obviously Hibberd isn't the one they're keen on but i reckon they'll be sniffing around Salem.

Hearing reasonably strong word around the traps that Jack Grimes is attracting the interest of Richmond, Brisbane, Essendon and Carlton as a delisted free agent. really hope he gets another opportunity at AFL level, top bloke and gives it his all

for me, Frost goes out, Salem or Stretch go to half back and Lewis plays on the Wing i know our backline looks a bit short with just the two but given we play a zone we're seeing our defenders sacrifice height in order to be aggressive anyway.

On form alone he's absolutely worth higher, but i'd still be surprised if we had to pay any more than our third round pick for him, the Hawks are professional enough to know there has to be some value there for us, and it's clearly the right move for Lewis.

In their defense they have won three of the last four flags

As tends to happen in trade week i suspect a curve ball has come alone, i still personally believe the deal you suggested is what will get done

About as reliable as anyone else on here i suppose? i guess we'll know by thursday next week.

I suspect we;d have to offer up something else as well, though i don't think this trade is very likely in the first place.

Here is how i suspect the AFL meeting over Jobes brownlow will go... Gil: So Jobe, your appeal failed, why do you think you deserve to keep your brownlow medal/believe you personify what the award stands for Jobe: I don't believe i did anything wrong, i didn't cheat, i didn't take anything illegal. Gil: Oh we believe you, it's just that pesky WADA seems to think your did. Jobe: WADA is a stoopid head Gil: we agree, they threatened to cost us money to try and promote something called "Clean sport" hahah what a joke, anyway, back to the subject Jobe: the dog ate my records Gil: Good enough for me, it's nice to know that Sometimes justice can work, why don't you have a second brownlow for being such a good sport? Jobe: thanks lad, off to get a quick jab and then i'll be straight back into training.

I believe it was @Generation dee

What he's saying is that we'll trade our future first round pick, Dunn and pick 29 for Rockliff, pick 19 and a pick in the 30's and then pass one of those picks on to the Bombers for Hibberd, so as far as i can tell the trade is possible though i'd have thought it was unlikely. I strongly believe that pick 29 and Lynden Dunn would be enough to get Rockliff over the line, but we'd have to take serious care with his "Attitude issues" and contractual expectations, we can't spend big on him, and clearly his expectations in this area are a big factor in why he's getting little-no interest from rivial clubs.

Thanks mate!

Thanks for the info chook, hearing much regarding Jordan Lewis?

I completely understand where you're coming from mate, if this decision is based on form alone he's worth a good pick, 2nd in the B&F of a top 3 side is pretty handy, i guess the biggest concern being how long can he keep playing for

Notice the word "Seen" suggesting he's read it rather than heard it or been told it, fair chance he trolls Demonland. Brett like this post?

For Jordan Lewis and Michael Hibberd - very little For Jesse Hogan and Jack Viney - Hopefully a lot

Moving the goal posts a bit now i reckon mate, Treloar is a match winner and an A grader with another decade in the game, Lewis has been a very good player but he's coming towards the end of a great career now. if you compare Treloar vs Mitchell you're talking about a match winner vs an accumulator, bit like comparing Nathan Jones to Patrick Dangerfield in my opinion. I reckon if a legend of your club asks you for a trade you facilitate the move as best you can, and i reckon pick 47 is quite generous, MFC could quite rightly point out that the Hawks have just traded a "better" contracted player for essentially pick 88.

No idea, but i must admit i don't pay all that much attention to posts with "Inside info" outside of Chook in Perth these days who seems to be on the money more often than not,