2010 Draft/Trade Resource & Discussion

[Chookbilly]

On the first point, of course not and I don't see the relevance.

Impossible to get it right every time, any reasonable person knows that. Robbo simply said that the club may have got this one wrong. Odds are that he'll struggle like a lot of players taken late in the draft and the club will be proven to be correct but I think it's reasonable to ponder whether we should've kept him or not.

Totally agree with you Plugger.

Liz, 99% of the time I love reading your usually insightful posts, but this time you're nit picking for the sake of nit picking.

All Robbo said was that Faulks has the potential to bite us on the ass.
That statement is completely and utterly accurate, he does have the 'potential' to do that.
But then again so does every other trade/discard.

To start throwing around hypotheticals of whether we will be up in arms over Brabazon or a selected player at the draft in front of another, due to one statement about Faulks, is just absurd.
There is no debate because there are no hard facts.

Agree to disagree, and move on.

[707]

I am also not generally a fan of the Brownlow as a measure of a quality player. In this case however, Sherman is a midfielder. They normally yield more votes than key position "end" players. 6 votes in 114 games is not impressive. Are some of us overrating Sherman in the context of the grass being greener on the other side?

Suggest you all re watch our last game of the season, Sherman isn't worth pick 21 on that performance and I think he is generally over rated after just one stand out season.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

It's one of the great mysteries of trade week that the only players that get to plunder the riches of trade week are over-hyped under-achieving wallies like Sherman, Brennan, Tambling, Walker etc. Not a consistent performer among the bunch of them but they still walk away with the prize.

Flash gets the cash

[Bas]

Flash gets the cash

Sherman to go to Dogs who have a $5 million debt. Good luck to him.

[satchmopugdog]

Suggest you all re watch our last game of the season, Sherman isn't worth pick 21 on that performance and I think he is generally over rated after just one stand out season.

Exactly...no no no no...all fur coat and no knickers

[jono2707]

No to Sherman - no no no no no. We dont need him and I for one don't want anyone who shushed me a couple of years back...

[ugg]

There is no way to force Sherman to come against his wishes, he has an existing contract with Brissie and so he has to sign another one with whichever new club trades for him. I don't the Lions would have been very impressed with his refusal to even talk to the Swans officials. What he should have done is met with us and then still re-iterate his preference for the Bulldogs. Unless he believes that we have some sort of Jedi mind trick up our sleeve.

[CJK]

If we don't take him it has the potential to bite us on the ass...

[giant]

exactly...no no no no...all fur coat and no knickers

[cookie]

There is no way to force Sherman to come against his wishes, he has an existing contract with Brissie and so he has to sign another one with whichever new club trades for him. I don't the Lions would have been very impressed with his refusal to even talk to the Swans officials. What he should have done is met with us and then still re-iterate his preference for the Bulldogs. Unless he believes that we have some sort of Jedi mind trick up our sleeve.

He actually came to sydney last week to talk with us and check out what we had, but he was never keen.

[ugg]

He actually came to sydney last week to talk with us and check out what we had, but he was never keen.

Yes I was aware of that, I'm referring to yesterday when he reportedly did not even want to speak to us.

[cookie]

But how many times can a bloke say his not keen, both he and his manager have made it clear to sydney a number of times that he won't come.

[aardvark]

Time to move on I think. We have room and cash to spend, surely there is someone else available that would help us to our next Premiership. Time to recheck that list of uncontracted players again before the weeks over.

[707]

Apparently now a DEFINITE no to Sydney ..... and in a way I'm glad as after a closer review of his recent history he was never worth the pick 21 that we were prepared to give.

Every Sherman you bring in is another Rohan etc that doesn't get game time and we have already brought in an Everitt who should be in the 22 (if he can get himself back to his first year form) for a reserves player (Ves) so that is one less spot for young player. I think with our list as it now stands unless we can get in a real game breaker then lets back our current and future youngsters to develop into at least as good as the Shermans on offer.

I wonder if we are still in the trade market or closing up shop for this year?

Bulldogs are very active, typical of a club desperately trying to close that last gap to the flag. Not only grabbed Ves but look o have Cat Djerrkerra, after Sherman and have interest in Blue Walker.

[Triple B]

If we don't take him it has the potential to bite us on the ass...

Huh?