If, as is currently being reported, the Dogs want pick 24 for Macrae, we should be distancing ourselves from the deal straight away. Let Macrae know that we are willing to deal for him but not for silly draft capital which would hinder our future. Macrae should be worth no more than a third rounder ...

We need elite talent, that is what we lack not good average players who can do a job, we have them in spades. However, the odds of getting elite talent in the second or third round of the draft is very slim. It is still though better than the odds of turning a Kennedy into elite talent or somehow tu...

What Hinkley should have done rather than trying to rub Ginnivan's nose in it was to invite him as a guest of Port Adelaide to the Preliminary final.

A couple of things on that decision. The comment that it should not be paid at that stage of the game is garbage. The decision should be exactly the same in the first minute as the last in a game. The other issue is the rule is that you can get pinged for not trying to keep the ball in play and not ...

saynta wrote: ↑Wed 11 Sep 2024 11:20am

Mr Magic wrote: ↑Wed 11 Sep 2024 9:45am Is Tomlinson better value to us on the list than Hayes?

Would not think so.

There is more chance of Tomlinson getting on the field.
I think we are better off with neither on the list.

Currently, Jack Steele is the only true midfielder on our list that is better than Jack Macrae. That's not talking up Macrae, that's just the reality of our list. If we gave up very little, he'd be a good acquisition as he'd immediately improve our midfield and be a wonderful mentor for the likes o...

Keep it simple, do not trade 1st or 2nd round picks for the next 2 to 3 seasons. Be patient and build via the various drafts. Don't overpay anyone, if the want to leave, let theme leave. And let Ross keep building a culture that doesn't overpay. We all know about the "cost of living", wel...

Battle is a decent footballer but the way some people are talking on this thread you would think he was Glen Jackovich. He is an undersized KPD who has reasonable pace but lacks agility, he has the turning circle of the Queen Mary. He has decent disposal skills but not exceptional and worked very we...

Take it to the draft and grab the best kid available. Dan Houston is an excellent footballer and a suitable age, but he plays the one position we are well stocked in with Sinclair and NWM. This year has shown that freeing up Sinclair to play in the midfield is bad idea. He is an A grade HBF and only...

Tell RTB not to have a gameplan solely focused on bombing it to him 30m out from goal to either mark it or bring it to ground and let the smalls create a stoppage. When he is not there we play a gameplan that requires us to use other avenues to goal and we become far less predictable. When he is in ...

We are not challenging next year so brining in anyone over 28 is not a step forward. We have enough experienced hard bodies that we don't need more to protect the young guys. It wouldn't protect them it just shows a lack of faith in them. Tomlinson and Shiel stink of a short-term career protectionis...

Odds on there are a couple of under the table parts to the deal. His wife gets a two day a week job she can do from home for a couple of hundred grand a year maybe. I am very suspicious of people saying they are going for less money rarely happens. Even Geelong who everyone said they took less to ke...

He made the AA squad from a crap team at the time and fully deserved it, that is a significant effort.
He has been a great servant for the club and for a period was an A grade midfielder and the only A grader we had on the list at the time.
Nobody should diminish what he achieved for this club.

The issue isn't if Crouch is retained because unlike Ross he still has a contract.
If they offered Crouch a new contract then it would be a comparable situation.

Ross was a fantastic servant to the St Kilda football club and I wish him all the best with everything.
He deserves our utmost respect.

Soldo straight replacement for Campbell without the good clubman vibe.

Dan Houston is a fine player however Port would want too much for him. He is contracted to 2027 so we would need to give at least a first round pick and we cannot afford to pay that. These scenarios are always really interesting to me. We don’t need him that badly which means we have no obligation ...

Dan Houston is a fine player however Port would want too much for him.
He is contracted to 2027 so we would need to give at least a first round pick and we cannot afford to pay that.

I agree with the Bonner delisting. It hopefully means the club will allow our 2 x AA HBF to remain playing where he plays his best football. The other thing is that that HBF role is the best position to let young guys get a quarter here and there to just get their hands on the football. It is a part...

I would suspect it means either Garcia is the sub again and Campbell, Dow and McLennan miss out.
Dow and Garcia could be swapped.

If we get anything less than a top 10 pick we've lost out massively, and will be another massive failure by our list management department. How exactly is a player being offered way more than he is worth by another club a massive failure by our list management department? Or do you think we should ...

We simply cannot lose Josh Battle for pick 29 - that is inherently wrong! If it means upping the offer to him to trigger Band 1 compo, so be it. Firstly, he is an unrestricted free agent so if he wants to go he can no matter how much we offer. If we decide to push up the offer we may end up keeping...

If we get anything less than a top 10 pick we've lost out massively, and will be another massive failure by our list management department. How exactly is a player being offered way more than he is worth by another club a massive failure by our list management department? Or do you think we should ...

There is no way Essendon are giving us a pick to take on Shiel's salary. They may agree to pay half of his salary but I doubt it. Their salary cap should be fine as Heppell is retiring and apart from Merrett and McKay no one else would be on huge numbers, maybe Stringer. He is spending a lot of time...

I think Clark's running style makes him look slower than he actually is.
He has quite a long stride which means he looks like he is loping along but actually covers the ground quite well.
He doesn't get caught that often even though he is usually working in little space.

If he is really being offered $900K per year then it should be "Thanks Josh we wish you all the best." He is a good player but is certainly not irreplaceable. He plays the same role as Wilkie but not as well and we already have a couple of young guys coming through who may be able to play ...