I don’t have a problem with moving ratts on as I never backed him as a tactician ie never seemed to have a plan b. My concern is that we had the perfect opportunity to start the coach hunt back in June and go hard at Alistair Clarkson or someone, anyone else. But now what? When Essendon and Melbourn...

I liked being quiet for a change. So we lost Ben Long who has had the odd great game which isn't a huge loss but still he may have turned a corner at the end of last year. And we got a back up defender who was pretty cheap. We didn't piss money up against the wall and over pay for someone this year ...

Hunter stays for another year and either pulls his socks up ie fitness, size pre season or plays in the twos for most of next year. If he lifts his game we then have a good player next year and he helps us win a few more games and we play finals and he wants to stay or he gets traded at a decent val...

Lost has holes but not rebuild category. Missing a key back and another ruck and another gun mid but other areas are ok. Not sure how the sandy guys are coming along the ruck and kpd but our mids will be great I’m 2023. NWM Owens and windhager are going to be guns Not saying we will play finals but ...

Some of the comments on here are nothing but a storm in a tea cup. We got a cheap fringe player that will fill a gap a few times when required. He is not going be a superstar but he is not expected to be. Will do a few great things for us but also screw up as well so all in all a very vanilla trade

Some of the comments on here are nothing but a storm in a tea cup. We got a cheap fringe player that will fill a gap a few times when required. He is not going be a superstar but he is not expected to be. Will do a few great things for us but also screw up as well so all in all a very vanilla trade

Depends what he costs but he sounds like a great fit for the zebras, us not so much

Things are not as dire as our fans are making them out to be. A few things have to go our way and we will be in finals in 2024 if not next year. We keep the young guys, all of them. Not all will succeed but most look good for at least next year. Owens, windhager, nwm, hunter, bytel coffield Byrnes c...

Typical trade period garbage. New coach says he would like his old player to play where he will be coaching. 5 minutes later it’s Brad hill definitely going to north with hunter Clarke as well. Not saying trades won’t happen but at least have some more proof behind the call

Gotta love all the rumours with no substance. Hill going has merit as he is not a good fit for us at present. Not worth the money we pay him and Alistair will know how to get the best out of him. Hunter going is based on what? He seemed happy at Moorabbin and if he wasn't so unlucky he would have ha...

All speculation at this point based on very little. Ben long not in our starting 22 and could go elsewhere and play more games so not a surprise but hunter is top 22 and plays if fit/uninjured. Also north Melbourne want everyone but have little to offer. They have pick one sure but that’s it. So the...

Why do people want to move Sinclair off hb? He has been tried ont the wings before and was good but he is so much better off the half back flank. He is elite under pressure smooth with his passes and usually starts the ball out of our fifty. So move him to the wings where he will get less of the bal...

If north a serious about getting in new players they will need to split their number one draft pick and then split those splits further. I can’t see a realistic trade at present for long and or Gresham for what they currently have. Ie both a lot better than pick 55 but not worth pick one

hook line sinker. no proof to this at all

I like most here doubt we are nothing more than a way for de goey to up his contract at the pies and good on him if he does. We should be focused on other less expensive players who will come with ambition and hunger not with full stomachs. Im hoping a few giants come south after this season

Paton is good but also had to come back from a hell of an injury and there is no fitness like match fitness so this year was hard for him. I expect him to be better next year

A few players like bytel will request trades to a team where they will get games. I would imagine that if Alistair Clarkson goes to either north or dons then a lot of younger fringe players will want to follow

I know it means little now a days but Sharman starts as a forward which I like

So for those of you can see the positives and not just the negatives, I salute you, and as Scotty Palmer used to say....."keep punching" Thread is called positives hence only mentioning the positives. There are many more negatives than positives at present but they have been done to death...

Why all the negativity. We lost to a team that is a favourite to win the flag. They have much better structure than our guys and are better coached. Always seemed to have plain the correct spots both in attack and defence. Positives are more games in younger players, the hanners nightmare is over an...

don't forget cats are a fantastic team. We are unlikely to win but i was expecting a lot worse

Shocker, Hanners may be injured

Shocker, Hanners may be injured

I hope we have a relatively quiet trade period. Not saying we do nothing I just don’t want to go overboard again and over pay for a player ie de goey. Billing may be of some value but can’t see anyone else we would trade bring in a second round pick if that.

I hope we have a relatively quiet trade period. Not saying we do nothing I just don’t want to go overboard again and over pay for a player ie de goey. Billing may be of some value but can’t see anyone else we would trade bring in a second round pick if that.