Ted Lasso

Can't shake the feeling the delay is to do with us wanting to expand this deal to include something else. or potentially getting a player involved.

Not both? you're thinking just one pick?

Same, i'm confident we will land him, but it should have been done already. not sure what's holding it up unless we're trying to add something else into the same deal?

A bit nervous about this one. surely we just get this deal done asap and move on.

Are we thinking North are prioritising other deals? or still just in a deadlock?

For me 2 second round picks for Brown is a no brainer. 12 months ago if someone suggested that, they'd get laughed at. for me it's a question of, does his lead up game actually suit our chaotic, bomb it long game style?

At least! i sometimes forget dealing with Essendon is like dealing with a tantruming child in a supermarket

If Essendon do have a genuine interest in Tom McDonald. i wonder if we could float the idea of a swap of Tmac for Phillips? need for need

Outside of massively overpaying in terms of a contract and pick for a half back flanker, Carlton are playing this quite well

I definitely agree with that.

I'm not sure but i remember at the time feeling like pick 6 was probably slightly overs. he's had a great year in 2020 but just in that moment i felt if it was say pick 10 i'd have been more comfortable with it. very happy to have May and what he's bringing to the club, just sharing my thoughts in that moment.

I thought pick 6 for Steven May was quite a lot.

I think we'd be asking for a future second back with Brown if that's the case, surely. they'd be looking to do what we are and engaging the dogs for their first round pick.

Apparently every single one of the top 12 teams is concerned about Salary cap this off season.

Lol! obviously, based on all the midfielders we've bought in.

The thing is, the pies knew this situation would unfold. it's very common for AFL clubs to run very close to the salary cap with the understanding that certain players would fall out along the way. They clearly didn't think AT was one of those based on his contract, so something has changed that's made him an expendable commodity. they weren't willing to sign Jordan De Goey to the same deal AT is on right now so i think that would suggest AT has fallen quite a long way down the pecking order. there are ways they could have dealt with their cap situation that didn't include trading Treloar, Phillips, Stephenson and so on. I personally believe there are other reasons they're trying to push AT out the door because pushing a bloke out like this who's signed up for 5 more years really shows they don't think they're going to get anything like value for their money from him. if AT is fully fit and happy i'd be retaining him and letting JDG walk, every day of the week.

Sounds like North would like 2 second rounders for Brown. 33 and 50 seems pretty fair.

any other intel on who we might be after?

Here's the thing with the Adam Treloar stuff. i understand the media is running with it's all about Money stuff. but if he was really determined to stay at the Pies, he could offer to take a pay cut. this is clearly about other things

Josh Dunkley is as straight laced as a person can get i can think and it's pretty well known he was dissapointed with the Lachie Hunter stuff, so you may well be right that there is a group there that rubs him the wrong way a bit. BUT I think fundementally he's leaving because Essendon are offering him ALOT of money.

My best guess is 26 on it's own, or 31 and 50.. but it's hard to tell. but that potentially does leave us with 31, 33 and 43 which could be traded for a higher pick,

Good deal for both sides. genuine win-win

I think it's theoretically possible, but as you suggest you'd need a good reason. i think there would be a good chance the AFL would feel it wasn't needed to get the deal done. I suppose if we got a future second for Preuss we could theoretically do it?

I believe we can apply for an exemption from the AFL though? i may be wrong but i believe we can

My guess is the "Interest" from Essendon was just a ploy to get a better deal on Wright. i think given there is 52 hours left and he doesn't have an obvious home, he's now pretty likely to stay on.