My guess for delay, Essendon know we are waiting on compo to get other deals done such as Henry, Coffield and therefore hoping to make us act early and potentially get stuck. Feel it has backfired as if you believe what is said Gresham is willing to stay if low ball offer by Ess to try and stuff us....

Yeah I don’t really get it Nick Riewoldt played in 2 grand finals and a draw rematch… didn’t tear one up. Gram was a decent player but no super star… could have been a Norm Smith Medallist in 09. Plenty of players in many grand final teams that are GOP or not much more. There’s an occasional GOP th...

i thought North's 2024 concession picks were to be reviewed next year, well that can't happen now as they have already been traded!

Could Billings become a HB?

I know many years ago buy Guerra went form small forward to a very good HB.
Just asking

Freo list boss said to AFL Trade Radio that Saints and Dockers are a fair way off Liam Henry. 'Won't be happening any time soon' SOS said he gets on well with Dockers List boss and thinks we could strike a fair deal, but we'll see Its day 1 a lot of tough talking to happen . Remember this time last...

Haynes was severely back ended on his deal like $1.3 owing this year.
not playing as 4 guys in front of him . GWS looking for salary dump
Coffield gone gives help in HBF position
would want a pick also perhaps give up 32

Why do supporters feel the need to be happy when the club cuts a player who isn't rated but some then feel the need to criticize a player when he says he wants to leave - significant double standards. I was one hoping to keep Coffield and him getting back to what we saw when he finished 5th in B&...

Pick 8 has to come into play for this to appear legit. Essendon offer Gresh 3 x $850 with triggers and we get 13. Essendon dump Shiel, $1.6m deal and 8 for 13. Deal done. Essendon free up $1.6 to secure Gresh with a 1st round compo and receive change because he is worth $1.8 for 3 and they will onl...

As good a player as Oliver is he is another inside mid. A starting midfield of Steele , Crouch and Oliver sounds good but all would likely lose a race with Ro to the edge of the square, all tough in and under not explosive which i think we need. Based on what you would have to give up not worth it. ...

freo perhaps ?

We were linked to him but has picked Sydney.
Is FA so therefore Gresham compensation isn't compromised

Easy Brisbane - old Fitzroy link which still burns as if had of been 10 years earlier could have been us.

Now if Carlton had of won it would have been an afternoon at the movies.

obviously speculation, however i would hope that we are then able to split 13 into a later first round pick and second or 2 seconds, 1 goes back to Ess for Shiel and 1 to Freo for Henry Keep 12 , get Shiel and Henry Lose Gresham that seems to work ok Alternative Get Henry using 2nd round pick Lose G...

Arguable who had the worse weekend - umpires or commentators on 7. BT was practically cheering Friday night - like listening to Carlton SEN channel equivalent. The Saturday night we had Luke Darcey Blues ( not sure what the link there is perhaps Victorian bias, or unhappy Dunkley left WB). 7 are cle...

People saying no to this deal do not seem to understand it... If approved by the AFL and agreed by Essendon, then the deal is St. kilda: Out: Gresham, Pick 50 In: Pick 13, Shiel Essendon: Out: Shiel and his high salary In: Gresham + pick 50 The pick 13 is created by free agency. So it looks to me l...

There is no way we would be handing over the 1st round compo pick for Shiel. By taking his salary I would think a 2nd round pick at best. Deal makes sense; Saints Get - 1st round pick, Shiel Lose - Gresham, 2nd round pick and Shiels salary. Essendon Get - Gresham. 2nd round pick, salary dump Lose -...

Threatening to become the 2020' version of Tom Lynch (Adel). First round pick, showed a bit , difference here is early he had opportunity and 2020 was a great year. Injuries hurt from there, but seems the club happy to let him walk to WB. Webster is 30 so who fills that role in the next year or so ....

Not all rainbows and unicorns for those who aren't on the front line as such

Just realised over the weekend one advantage of a 1st round loss rather than second round loss in finals is it puts us in middle 6 bracket for the draw in 2024.

Sydney, WB, Adel, ess, Geel ,

as opposed to Coll, Bris, Melb, port, GWS, Carl

Obviously always want to win but is a small upside.

Unfortunately, which was a trend of the time the players picked and those taken in trade were not quality. Joel Smith could have been anything and again the injury curse struck thanks to Richard Osborne and collingwood. Hemley, Nugent, Robert Neill and Josh Kitchen. Neill played in 1997 GF coming in...

We need a selection in 18-30 for Henry from Freo. I previously had flagged something like this using a second round pick comp if Gresh left which would add 200 points to GC. and get us higher up the first round. I don't think we will be involved in such swaps and i get nervous with the history SOS h...

Will be interesting to see what happens. If you believe what you hear on radio top 11 inc 3 GC academy players , are clear of the rest and then bit of a lottery. Melb, thanks to freo's terrible season, also a contender for the early pick with CG or may even trade up to 1 with WC who need multiple pl...

Don't have an issue with the delisting, especially as we need to make some tough calls on those players 25-35.

4 gone, maybe a couple more via trade or delist but need to find that sweet spot between clean out and losing depth

I wonder if Melbourne will look at him seeing Dunstan did his ACL . Richo is there and he is a similar player but younger and will provide them depth. Will be interesting.

question on all recruiting is are they likely to be in the best 25 comes finals next year .
Chol - no
Hollands - maybe