Bazza is off to ...

[hammo]

Certainly not as confident as when I posted, due to the factors I mentioned above, but my mail at the time was certainly correct that the Hawks had agreed to take him, obviously subject to the Swans brokering a suitable deal.

If Hall is forced into the pre-season draft, I'd imagine the Hawks would be fairly well placed with picks before the Bulldogs, Essendon and Carlton which have been among the clubs 'reported' to have shown interest.

I understand this but Hall has nominated the Dogs as his preferred club and the Swans have said they'll work to get Hall where he wants to go. We may like to believe otherwise, but Hall nominating the Dogs has weakened our bargaining position.

[liz]

If the Blues do decide to ditch Fevola, they'd be in the market for an immediate presence up forward, you'd reckon. Especially if he were relatively cheap in trade terms (ie considerably less than the top 10 pick plus multiple best-22 players that some Blues fans think they might get for trading Fevola.)

Have to wonder about their salary cap, mind. Especially since any club interested in Fevola would have to view itself as a contender in the near future and would have their own salary cap issues. Fev is contracted and would have to be on a substantial package. To get anything like top trade value for him they might need to keep paying some of his salary.

[ugg]

First rounder for Burgoyne
Second rounder for Gibson
Third rounder for Hall?

[hammo]

If the Blues do decide to ditch Fevola, they'd be in the market for an immediate presence up forward, you'd reckon. Especially if he were relatively cheap in trade terms (ie considerably less than the top 10 pick plus multiple best-22 players that some Blues fans think they might get for trading Fevola.)

Have to wonder about their salary cap, mind. Especially since any club interested in Fevola would have to view itself as a contender in the near future and would have their own salary cap issues. Fev is contracted and would have to be on a substantial package. To get anything like top trade value for him they might need to keep paying some of his salary.

You'd think if Fev suddenly became available the Dogs would quickly drop their interest in Hall.

[liz]

You'd think if Fev suddenly became available the Dogs would quickly drop their interest in Hall.

Agree that he'd be a better fit for them. But I suspect the difference between what Fevola is currently contracted to Carlton for and what Hall might reasonably ask for next year would be somewhere between $200-400k. Even if it is at the lower end of that range, it could be a challenge for a club that reportedly already has a bit of a challenge to fit under it's salary cap for next year. They'd have to give up a pretty good player as well as draft picks to get Fevola. As we've been told, they think they might be able to snare Hall in the PSD.

[Cardinal]

Fev for Hall and 2nd rnd pick

[Reggi]

Agree that he'd be a better fit for them. But I suspect the difference between what Fevola is currently contracted to Carlton for and what Hall might reasonably ask for next year would be somewhere between $200-400k. Even if it is at the lower end of that range, it could be a challenge for a club that reportedly already has a bit of a challenge to fit under it's salary cap for next year. They'd have to give up a pretty good player as well as draft picks to get Fevola. As we've been told, they think they might be able to snare Hall in the PSD.

Can end up funny with draft cap rules. We ended up the unmentionable one from Richmond as the Tigers couldn't fit him under their cap. Not being percieved as as a threat could end up meaning we have another such player in one of these swaps

You never know

I don't want Fevola. Players like him are poison to Culture would Roos & Longmire put up with him?

Other than Dunstall (and Hawthorn had Dermott) I think sides with champion CHFs rather than FFs have tended togo better in Prelims and GFs. Maybe it's the space FFs need

Lockett Modra Capper Ablett SNR etc can't rememeber many being Premiership players

[Triple B]

Can end up funny with draft cap rules. We ended up the unmentionable on from Richmond as the Tigers couldn't fit him under their cap.

Okay, I'll whisper it - Nick Daffy

[Reggi]

Okay, I'll whisper it - Nick Daffy

NOOOOOOOOOO %#%@*O@)@{PP@O#IYU%#U NOOOO #^%@#I^U#^&@!(*&!&(*&@#$^$#(@*#$^%@#$@*O&#$*(U@*(&&@^#(*^&~@%#(~*@#^@*&&$E^@*&^$@*###!!!

Finally McVeigh has redeemed a jinxed jumper

[laughingnome]

Lockett Modra Capper Ablett SNR etc can't rememeber many being Premiership players

I can't name you the middle two but Lockett had Loewe at St Kilda and Ablett Snr had Brownless. Both were very potent duos that could wreck any team.

[Cardinal]

Fev for Hall and 2nd rnd pick

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/swans-linked-with-move-for-fevola/2009/09/28/1253989871751.html

Sometimes what I say has a smattering of plausibility if I do say so myself.

[ScottH]

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfn...989871751.html

Sometimes what I say has a smattering of plausibility if I do say so myself.

Written by Martin Blake.


According to SEN (not sure of who said it)

The deal is already done.
Fev for ROK and a draft pick.

I certainly hope this is a load of crock.

[Wardy]

Written by Martin Blake.


According to SEN (not sure of who said it)

The deal is already done.
Fev for ROK and a draft pick.

I certainly hope this is a load of crock.

Perhaps its a typo? - Fev for ROC (Ryan O'Connor!)

[Cardinal]

Perhaps its a typo? - Fev for ROC (Ryan O'Connor!)

I thought of this option too but surely if we were to take on all of Fev's salary (without the benfit of him on the veteran's list) we could get away with a straight swap. Then again he is the Coleman medalist.


And when I say plausibility I mean like in a hypothetical sense of the meaning of logic.

[AnnieH]

Written by Martin Blake.


According to SEN (not sure of who said it)

The deal is already done.
Fev for ROK and a draft pick.

I certainly hope this is a load of crock.

No freakin way.
That's NOT going to happen.
ROK's not going anywhere.