Ted Lasso

Brisbane are requesting 1.8 million dollars in emergency funding needed because they totally screwed up a bid for Paul Roos, still bitched about us getting any money. The fact Sydney finished top 4 and are paying Tippett over a million dollars a year and can still afford at least 1.4 mil a year is just crazy, how much extra are they getting? no bloody wonder they're up the top all the time..

Hearing the bombers are pretty keen on him, would be pretty happy if we swooped in and landed him first though.

Will be a very interesting trade period for us, for the first time in a long time I really have no idea who we are going to chase, I hope we can land Rory Sloane for pick 2 ZaK jones for pick 20 Trade pick 38 for Viv Michie Trade Mark Jamar for Anthony Miles Sign Darren Jolly as a playing coach to groom Gawn into the gun I think he will be Sign Daniel Cross because he is a perfect fit on and off field look at Xavier Ellis as a free agent and retain col!

Would Heath play more as a midfielder for us? the pick 2 for shaw and 10 is just stupid, I could understand it with Adams, we'd be getting 2 ten year players and Matt Crouch might turn out to be just as good or better than james Aish anyway. but a bloke who is 28 would want to be superstar quality.

St Kilda are going to face a very long few years if they keep pushing senior players out the door like they are, Watters is as bad as Mark Neeld, he just took over a better list.

The most exciting time of year for a Dees supporter <3 any chance we can pay another side to take Cam Pederson?

What I don't understand is why would any player want to go anywhere near Methendon? Col could go there and two weeks later find out all the players have infraction notices and there will be no games for the next two years, or worse get drugged with something.

Read somewhere yesterday Adelaide were talking about offering Bernie Vince and David Mackay for pick 2 because they didn't want to part with Rory Sloane or Brad Crouch and that's what we were demanding in return. not sure if there is any truth to this, but if there was i'd keep pushing for Sloane, they wanted Aish enough to enquire in the first place and would have known it wouldn't come cheap.

Interesting to run down a team who has never finished below his team on the ladder, even during the clubs most worst period.... oh well I suppose that's classic Sheeds.

IMO gold coast suns will get very heavily involved in the race for Shaw and more than likely land him, Bluey McKenna has past connections to Shaw and Collingwood, they have stated publicly they will be in the market for an experienced hard running half back who has played serious finals before. Heath Shaw fits the bill perfectly and they have plenty of trade options to get the deal done.

It's very difficult to judge the two players when you consider the differences in structure and overall team quality, When Jack Grimes was drafted it was noted that he was a beautiful kick of the football, perhaps he looks like he has bad skills because the team is constantly under pressure and no one up the ground provides a decent option? having said that Heath Shaw has been playing that role for a lot longer and is widely respected as being very good at it so he would still be a better player in my view. can't see us offering pick 2 for Shaw and a pick, Roosy isn't that silly. and Collingwood don't have pick 10 unless they trade for it, that's the part of the news report that tells me it's crap, they have pick 12 and potentially pick 13-15 if Dale Thomas leaves and they don't pick up a free agent.

that would be pretty handy if it happened.

we should offer pick 2,20 and fitz for fyfe? give them something to think about.

He was a commentator last year? he can speak fine, very highly regarded by both Ross Lyon and Paul Roos, been involved at successful clubs, already knows paul roos game plan/ how to implement the bloods culture, there is a pretty strong argument for him to at least be considered as an assistant.

Freo I think could get very involved in this chase yet.

I still think Brett Kirk could be a darkhorse for the position, would love Simpson but wouldn't be at all surprised if Kirk got the gig.

Not a rumour but my god I would love if we got our hands on Nat Fyfe, I reckon i'd prefer him to any other player in the comp besides Gary Ablett to be honest.

He was a Dees supporter growing up... but right this second he has the largest offer ever made to an AFL player sitting on the table, infact 1 mil more than the previous largest offer if you believe reports, he will go to GWS because it will secure his financial future and he won't get that sort of offer again.

Pies will get pick 13 imo as compo for losing dale Thomas, and I reckon they'll just pass that on for Adams if we don't convince him to come to us instead.

Wouldn't be a fringe player for us imo, would be another mature body, some good kicking skills and brings the experience of playing in a very good side and costs nothing and has a few years left.

While I don't think it's impossible for us to land Rory, i'd be surprised, for one why would the crows trade an established quality mid for a player who may become the same thing? we'd need Rory to want to come home, and so much so the crows lost hope of retaining him.

I think the asking price is more of an issue than anything from our point of view, but GWS obviously felt he was a pretty serious risk to not want to add an obvious talent like that.

I don't like the argument either, was more just trying to illustrate that I don't see a short or long term cultural gain that is going to come from picking up Shaw. If we did however I wouldn't be shocked if Roos turned him into a mid.

I think a lot of it is just the nature of this time of year, we said we would be active this off season so every mid fielder will be linked to us at some stage haha. Got the feeling Roos will want a coup.

I think Sandilands influence in the ruck will get them over the line, have $20 on him to win the norm smith and be the difference that see's the dockers win their first flag. bought a fremantle jumper to wear while watching it with 6 Hawthorn supporting mates, can only end well.