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MCG-Unit wrote:I really want Petracca, however I must admit with DP 4 coming back as well - I'd probably start to sway a bit though....
Well If those two + #4 are on the table, we should be talking.
Why would we give GWS pick 1 for two blokes who have already left their club even if they gave us pick 4 back.
Please.
Hey Jaxons, next time one of our more generous Saintsationalists has something of value for sale, I'll let you know so you can make them a special offer.
But we'd need to work something out first so we are not bidding against each other.
or...,
We could work something out first so it 'looked like' we were bidding against each other.
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Kernal75 wrote:Make no mistake this deal is on. I have no information or inside knowledge but the more I hear from Trout and Pelchen the more I think Petracca will end up at GWS. The rhetoric has changed somewhat over the last few days from "it has to be an outstanding deal" to "that's the type of deal were looking at". I get a huge hunch that it's just the finer details to be thrashed out before the week begins and we trade it out. Not sure they're keen on McCartin so Jacksch, O'Rourke and aNother midfielder with a teens pick may appeal. Not sure how I feel about it tbh?
I promise you no matter what we will not be trading for pick 1 for pick 4 and Jacksch and O'Rourke.
You can choose to not believe me but I guarantee this will not happen.
GWS would love this but will not happen.
Kernal75 wrote:Make no mistake this deal is on. I have no information or inside knowledge but the more I hear from Trout and Pelchen the more I think Petracca will end up at GWS. The rhetoric has changed somewhat over the last few days from "it has to be an outstanding deal" to "that's the type of deal were looking at". I get a huge hunch that it's just the finer details to be thrashed out before the week begins and we trade it out. Not sure they're keen on McCartin so Jacksch, O'Rourke and aNother midfielder with a teens pick may appeal. Not sure how I feel about it tbh?
I promise you no matter what we will not be trading for pick 1 for pick 4 and Jacksch and O'Rourke.
You can choose to not believe me but I guarantee this will not happen.
GWS would love this but will not happen.
This is the best news I have received all day!
Thank goodness. J + J + 4 could yield us 3 GOPS or worse..... Rather take one likely gun.
The main problem IMO in swapping pick 1 for 4 (with players and/or extra draft picks) is that pick 4 is currently Wright.
I am very dubious about using early picks of ruck/forward types as I believe that they are less certain to succeed than other positions. They can be not quite good enough as key forwards, and not quite good enough as rucks. ie Kruser Fraser, Kosi etc.. Yes Kosi went on to have a pretty reasonable career. But as a No 2, under-delivered.
So that might mean that we then use 4 on Durdin, Laverde, Lever etc...which means that we may not get the full value of a trade.
When Pick 4 was 3...and this was one of Petracca, Brayshaw or McCartin it was a much more attractive potential deal for us.
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I couldn't agree more... But from what I've heard/read the dogs are keen on moving up to pick 3 and securing Wright. They already have a couple of medium forwards of similar size to McCartin in Stringer and Crameri so Wright would be of more appeal to them. Depending on what happens with pick 2 or 3 really determines how I feel about this.
Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Rick88 wrote:Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Fantastic news. I love when guys are genuinely excited about playing at our club.
Rick88 wrote:Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Fantastic news. I love when guys are genuinely excited about playing at our club.
Same.
Though realistically he'll be playing for us, the Dees or moving to Greater Western Sydney, so I reckon the Saints would be high on his wish list
Rick88 wrote:Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Fantastic news. I love when guys are genuinely excited about playing at our club.
Same.
Though realistically he'll be playing for us, the Dees or moving to Greater Western Sydney, so I reckon the Saints would be high on his wish list
Wouldn't the Dees be pretty appealing with Paul Roos coaching. Anyway lets face it he was never going to say anything different. Of course he is excited. He is the number one pick. Who wouldn't be.
Rick88 wrote:Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Fantastic news. I love when guys are genuinely excited about playing at our club.
Same.
Though realistically he'll be playing for us, the Dees or moving to Greater Western Sydney, so I reckon the Saints would be high on his wish list
Wouldn't the Dees be pretty appealing with Paul Roos coaching. Anyway lets face it he was never going to say anything different. Of course he is excited. He is the number one pick. Who wouldn't be.
Not sure how appealing it would be to join Melbourne who can't shake its losing culture with or without Roos.
Let's hope that Membrey isn't done for a pick inside the top 50, then. Fourth-rounder, no more. (Was a pick #47, only played once, out of contract, is willing to walk, wants to come to us).
Why would we give GWS pick 1 for two blokes who have already left their club even if they gave us pick 4 back.
Please.
If you can hold onto Pick 1 and lure them both here, that would be impressive.
What I'm interested in is building a list deep enough to compete for multiple premierships. If we have to be sharp and shrewd to get the right deals done, I'm all for that.
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The selectors for whomever ends up with pick 4 can now at least breathe a little easier... any dud in consideration around that mark will now be gone.
Lets see how good Roos is without the $900K.
It's Dave, man. Will you open up? I got the stuff with me! -------Who?
Dave, man. Open up ------------------------------------------ -----Dave???
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skeptic wrote: ↑Tue 30 Jan 2024 8:07pmCongrats to Dave McNamara - hereby dubbed the KNOWINGEST KNOW IT ALL of Saintsational
Rick88 wrote:I couldn't agree more... But from what I've heard/read the dogs are keen on moving up to pick 3 and securing Wright. They already have a couple of medium forwards of similar size to McCartin in Stringer and Crameri so Wright would be of more appeal to them. Depending on what happens with pick 2 or 3 really determines how I feel about this.
Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Petracca knows he will certainly go in the top 3.
So as the draft stands at the moment either Petracca goes to the holder of the No 1 pick or he goes to Melbourne.
Why would anyone prefer Melbourne.
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Given the Jacksch deal also looks unlikely, I'm pretty sure GWS have nothing to offer that will get them pick 1! Looks like another trade period furphy to me!
Kris1 wrote:Well, looks like O'Rourke is off the table anyway, nominated Hawthorn as his preferred destination.
bugger them
Well they all want to go to Hawthorn - its not that long ago they swapping footy cards in primary school - and they want to be in the grand final winners team. But they can't all go there and there's more than a week to go - so lets see what happens
Rick88 wrote:I couldn't agree more... But from what I've heard/read the dogs are keen on moving up to pick 3 and securing Wright. They already have a couple of medium forwards of similar size to McCartin in Stringer and Crameri so Wright would be of more appeal to them. Depending on what happens with pick 2 or 3 really determines how I feel about this.
Also, in saying the above, I bumped into Christian Petracca at the Listen Out festival on Saturday! He is a big boy and he loved that my brother and I recognised him. We asked him if he was going to get to the Saints and he said he hoped so with a huge smile on his face. Seems like a top person as well. Think we should just take him!
Petracca knows he will certainly go in the top 3.
So as the draft stands at the moment either Petracca goes to the holder of the No 1 pick or he goes to Melbourne.
Why would anyone prefer Melbourne.
Melbourne does not make footballers' careers, they destroy them.
Petracca will only go pick 1. I'm sure most draftees don't really mind where the go though but i was happy to see his genuine excitement when i told him to get to the Saints. It made me excited!
Kernal75 wrote:Given the Jacksch deal also looks unlikely, I'm pretty sure GWS have nothing to offer that will get them pick 1! Looks like another trade period furphy to me!
How many times must it be said. They were never going to be part of any deal for pick #1
Terry Wallace indicated on Trade Radio that he thought O'Rourke would be better off going to the Saints - probably made O'Rourke's mind up (to do the opposite!)
CarlD wrote:Terry Wallace indicated on Trade Radio that he thought O'Rourke would be better off going to the Saints - probably made O'Rourke's mind up (to do the opposite!)
Well Box Hill have a new player.
Patronising twat. A fringe player telling the Saints "they ran a close second".
A kid with dodgey hammies thinking he is Chris Judd selecting a club
Dont say this often but hope the arrogant little s*** fails miserably.
