We have to spend a certain amount of our cap anyway, so we could lose however many players and we'll get to a point where that money just has to be redistributed between the rest of the players.

When do these guys get their numbers? Most people don't care, but I always like seeing what numbers people get. Is there a particular event/date that it usually happens every year?

He's 28. Hickey is 21. Why the hell would we want a ruckman who is 28? We're certainly not lacking in that age group. You can't always just go after players that are going to help you for 2 or 3 years max. Hickey is meant to be part of a ruck duo with Mac for the best part of a decade. I would have ...

Pick 16 for a guy not getting a game at the Eagles would be way over the top IMO. Either The Age got it wrong or we did. Seems too random for the Age to make up. It's way over, I think the Saints and Eagles are equally stupid (us for tabling that offer, and them for rejecting it). And I prefer havi...

Wow. According to the Age website, we effectively offered to give up pick 25, 26 AND Cripps for Brown (trade 25 and 26 to Geelong for 16, then trade 16 to WCE). I'm glad they didn't have time to accept that. I desperately wanted Brown, especially seeing how keen Pelchen and Baines were, but no way w...

Bit confused about this one...is he even that good? We seem to have an abundance of players in the same mould...

On Ledger, I haven't seen much of him but I have been seriously less than impressed with what I've seen. What promise has he really shown? Why are people all rallying behind this kid? Looks just like a pretty average footballer destined for a short career to me.

evo wrote:Rumour CJ is off to the Pies picks 48 & 71..

Eesh don't love that...

Cripps is a very good player and is the most advanced of our kids, some people have no idea. I think people are wounded that he wants out. He will go well in the next few years at west coast. I wonder if all the bagging he got on SS helped him decide to get out. A few ran a campaign because they de...

Paying slightly overs (or not) is less relevant when it's something you desperately need. During a battle Richard III was prepared to trade his kingdom for a horse.... I once paid $12 for a small bottle of water at a kiosk near the eiffel tower. He's what we needed, he's what we got... good news. W...

Brown Broughton Gysberts Jacobs Martin Frawley Etc, or somebody not mentioned already? I don't think we are finished trading yet! Would like to see Ray + a third rounder for Frawley . I think Brown for pick 26 is likely but is too great a cost imo Ray and a third rounder will never happen. If Melbo...

Thing is, if we can't get someone this year we might go after someone like Gilham for a short term thing, and grab someone else next year (maybe Brown when he leaves). We need a full back next year, and whilst I don't think Gilham is at all the answer, I wouldn't be surprised if everything else fall...

Could care less bout his football - more want to know if he has the business credentials for the role - commercial operations manager indicates he has the acumen... Does he? Not 100% sure what his tertiary qualitifications are. What I do know is that I used to see Shane all the time in the lift at ...

sainterinsydney wrote:Pick 13 for Hickey...

After saying they wanted two first rounders for Caddy then just took the Geelong compp pick... there's no way that they'll end up with pick 13. Maybe 24? They kind of shot themselves in the foot by showing everyone that they really aren't going to follow through with their claims of what they demand...

Trade week radio twitter is saying that Walsh has stated that he's heard the rumour about Hickey and it isn't true, they aren't going after him.

Spud wrote:Latest I have heard is that the Pies have offered pick 20 for Hickey

Didn't their list manager say they wouldn't be doing any more trades yesterday?

Am I missing something here? The deadline for the end of the free trade period is in a matter of hours and we've secured precisely nobody. We picked up a possible but utterly unproven forward gun in Tom Lee but we paid a hefty price to get him. Giving away a number 12 first round pick was a big cal...

I don't think we were too keen on him. I'd reckon the dogs made him a better offer of money or game time or both, and we seemed pretty adamant that we wanted the Cripps deal to be for Brown. Not fussed we missed out on this one.

Jay Clark from the Herald Sun dropped a rumour that GWS want Sam Fisher & are willing to give pick 2 for him. Thoughts? I would be against it for emotional reasons. Haven't had enough time to weigh it up, but it's potentially the case that he's not part of our next premiership, and pick 2 doesn...

I like this new rule, however I'm not sure it's particularly beneficial to Big Mac...

I still think we will trade him… he deserves to play senior footy consistently which might not happen with us… If we don't get hold of Brown and/or HIckey, they will probably try to use Ray to secure a KPD or back-up ruck I imagine. However if we lose Goddard, Cripps, Peake & Clarke then our ov...

Looks like my screen name will be in hot demand! I'm willing to sell it if the price is right.

Not that it means a whole lot, but Damian Barrett said on Trade Week Radio that North are after Jacobs, and are hopeful that he will nominate them as his club of choice. Are we actually potentially interested in this kid? Or is it just general hopefulness?

I don't think th ePelican is likely to get caught up in obsession about securing one particular deal to the detriment of other plans. That personality type would not succeed in making a career out of AFL list management. I would exepct they will contine to pursue making a a deal on Brown for as the...