Clayton's Trade Week over for Swans

[Bas]

According to reports this morning, apart from officially confirming the paperwork for deals with aints and geelong, that's it for trading.

I?m really disappointed with that. All this hype at the start of the week about being active and all we have is two new for two gone. I had hoped the Club would have traded both Bucky and B1 because the additions, I believe it doesn?t change the team that much.

With a poor draft, I?m predicting that the Swans will draft 2 new (11,26), no third round pick leaving 4th round only plus Bird (assuming last pick). I am assuming 4th round will go on one of our delisted players.

Barlow and Jack to be promoted. Mattner there now. That makes 7 on list.

Seven will go. Swans to use full rookie.
Very ho hum week. Roos saying it's the start of rebuilding, what with 2 new players. Funny man

[Triple B]

I?m really disappointed with that. All this hype at the start of the week about being active and all we have is two new for two gone.

That's way more active than the clubs been for 6 or 7 years. You're hard to please.

[goswannie14]

We've actually done more trading than most other clubs. Have a look at the confirmed trades up until now....

Trade week official list

[caj23]

Its not the quantity of trades that we've done, its the quality that is the issue

[Plugger46]

I'm pretty happy with our week.

We've offloaded Dempster, who can't play. Schneider is a loss, but replaceable.

We needed some class so we got Mattner. And we needed another tall, so we got Playfair.

[Triple B]

Furthermore, being active in trade week is not necessarily measured by how many trades are made.

So many clubs go to trade week and put Neville Nobody and Harry Hopeless on the table for clubs to look at. Rightly so, other clubs laugh and move on.

If the reports are correct, as well as Schneider and Dempster, Buchanon and J.Bolton have also been put on the table. All regular senior players in an extemely successful period and premiership players all.

Roos' declaration of being active meant that they were willing to put quality players who could be covered at a pinch to gain the type of players we need, not just offer the likes of Vogels, Crouch etc. who are not trade bait at all.

[Mr_Juicy]

Its not the quantity of trades that we've done, its the quality that is the issue

Darren Jolly come back to bite you on the bum again?

[caj23]

Darren Jolly come back to bite you on the bum again?

Huh??

[ernie koala]

Roos is nothing if not consistant..How many times have we heard him talk of changes and shake ups during the season. Only to see one forced change made. He has brought the same form to trade week.

[Donners]

Well, the two things I wanted out of this trade period were an outside midfielder and a key defender. Those two needs have been met at minimal cost.

The disappointment for me is the deal we got for losing two young players from an aging side, and that can only be explained by salary cap pressure.

It remains to be seen what will be done with Bolton. This may have been a tactic to let him know he may not be in as much demand as he thinks, lessening his contract demands. If he refuses to re-sign at a reasonable price, he may well go for nothing.

[hammo]

There is no reason why Jude Bolton will not figure in a last minute trade today. Stranger things have happened...

[goswannie14]

There is no reason why Jude Bolton will not figure in a last minute trade today. Stranger things have happened...

Thanks Hammo, you've just brightened my day with that suggestion.

[Triple B]

Jude + pick 26 to Melbourne for pick 14?

Everybody outside this board would say that it is a crazy deal, Jude could almost get pick 14 itself.

Fact is, Jude is surplus to our needs and fringe players from other clubs are surplus.

The advantages would be we have one less player to delist.

With our list as it stands, Picks 11 and 14 + pick 100 or whatever for Bird, I could live with that.

[hammo]

Jude + pick 26 to Melbourne for pick 14?

I could live with that.

Maybe Jude and pick 26 to to the Dogs for #5?

[Triple B]

I could live with that.

Maybe Jude and pick 26 to to the Dogs for #5?

Even better

Any first rounder would be acceptable, obviously the higher the better.