2012 trade targets

[Auntie.Gerald]

The big question is can LJ start running from HFF like Andrew Walker from the Blues

if he can we are ok I feel as we can rotate Seabs and Mums or LRT up there also like teh blues did against us

[Cpt. Kirk]

I reckon Lucas Cook he is fairly high draft pick forward playing in melbournes 2s lately he looked really good the other day when he was vsing collingwoods 2s.
He has strong hands and can read the play fairly well.

Lucas Cook Player Profile bio - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club
Worth having a look at, he looked very promising and he may not be able to get a spot in melbournes forward line for the next couple of years.

[ShockOfHair]

Mitch Morton?

Morton is out of contract at the end of the season and back playing for Coburg in the VFL after personal problems, giving him the opportunity to sell himself with some decent numbers.

He is a natural goalkicker with a massive leap. Just needs to learn the exact meaning of "team" - even if he was more selfless up the ground late last year.

Simply too talented to squirt out of the system completely.

John Longmire might back himself to change Morton's ways with some "Bloods" philosophies.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/which-players-couldl-be-trading-places/story-fn7si05c-1226088308539

[On-Baller]

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Potential Forward Trade Targets List. - Page 6

[kangle4]

Today on SEN Kevin Bartlett was saying how Colin Sylvia was out of contract at the end of the year. Greg Denham said he and Melbourne were pretty far apart from a new contract and that he would be a good fit for the Swans.
Probably nothing in it but was interesting that he mentioned the Swans out of every team in the league. Would be a good pick up but I assume we would have to give up a lot.

[Bas]

Today on SEN Kevin Bartlett was saying how Colin Sylvia was out of contract at the end of the year. Greg Denham said he and Melbourne were pretty far apart from a new contract and that he would be a good fit for the Swans.
Probably nothing in it but was interesting that he mentioned the Swans out of every team in the league. Would be a good pick up but I assume we would have to give up a lot.

Colin "Punch and Judy" Sylvia coming to the Swans. Contract talk up and there will be plenty of that as the usual everyone coming off contract is coming to Sydney.

[ScottH]

There was an article in the Wednesdays paper, and it had Mitch Morton as the X Factor Sydney are looking for in the Fwd line, and also mentioned Dylan Addison as a good fit for the swans.

[msb]

Matthew Lloyd on the gameplan show last night rekons we should go after an injury plagued Brian Lake! He said he could help bridge the gap between us and the top sides. I would agree with this maybe 2-3 years ago, but not now.

[ernie koala]

There was an article in the Wednesdays paper, and it had Mitch Morton as the X Factor Sydney are looking for in the Fwd line, and also mentioned Dylan Addison as a good fit for the swans.

Dylan Addison is a slow tagger and a very ordinary kick.....we don't need any more of those..... no thanks.

[stellation]

If you assume Brian's just gone bonkers because of life with Rocket (we can all relate to that!) I'd consider it then, but he'll be 30 at the start of next year.

I do have some curiosity in seeing how he'd go as a FF for a year or so, though.

[liz]

Our defence is by far the best performed part of the team this season. We probably have too many of them in the team because they've all been in decent form. We will need to start replacing a few of them over the next 2-3 seasons, but surely we have much higher priorities than a 30 year old defender, good as he has been.

Sylvia is a far more interesting prospect because he is that explosive, inside / outside goal kicking midfielder that we lack. Though I do recall Roos commenting about him on OTC earlier this season, noting that he is very much a "one way" player.

[sharp9]

Sylvia no no no no no no no no no! How to pull down your culture in one foul swoop. Talented but lazy, arrogant player who gets nowhere near the best out of himself.

We should be after Bate. I liked him from his first game. Great kick for goal. never gives half

[Auntie.Gerald]

Brian Lake is a target when in form

hhhmmmmm we have plenty of money no doubt with CBolts and Braddy finished maybe close to $800k ?? it does sound like Mitchell is a future expensive payment along with AJ, McGlynn, Kennedy etc

I tend to think we should still go for a fast quality midfielder as we have ROK and Jude closer to retirement the next year or two and we have Kennedy and Parker to take on their roles..............Mitchell will be welcome but will end up more as an inside midfielder I believe..........Sumner still could be anything if he level jumps in attitude, belief and tank.............his skills are silky and launches a massive left foot kick............Rohan could be a winger but I doubt that is his best position for the next couple of years...............Jed could possibly do a Dale Thomas and be so much more then a HFF or FP but lets see if his cardio is up there

The main reason though is seeing Carltons fast break being so bloody hard to handle..........it wont beat a full strength Hawks with Franklin nor a full strength Pies with Cloak etc.......but it is a team and structure that works for the 188 to 194cm mid sized forwards ie LJ and Goodes and Reidy could relish fast break footy from the midfield and be out in front on some very good leads.............hoping for a big awesome forward as a trade aint going to happen me thinks.

[stellation]

Dylan Addison is a slow tagger and a very ordinary kick.....we don't need any more of those..... no thanks.

I don't think I'd agree with him being slow, but he's not a great kick. Dylan reminds me a bit of a smarter Bevo with worse footskills, if anything he's even more reckless than Paul. I think he's a decent enough player.

He'll be 24 going into next season, I expect GWS would be very interested.

[Melbourne_Blood]

I honestly am not certain there is a single player out there ( who is available) who could improve us that much next year. Morton no, Lake could be another Bradshaw ( battling his body), Addison ( are you kidding ? .

The ones that could improve us are unavailable, so forget them. We need a consistent, effective game plan, more consistent peformances from our young/ mid age players ( Jack, Joey, Mummy, Mcglynn, Malceski, Grundy, etc. ) improvement out of our talented youngsters, and something that resembles a forward line.

A West Coast like turn around next year is what im praying for. Im pretty amazed at how good they are, and as much as i hate them ( i attended the GF in '06, not in '05) , i have a lot of respect for them and really enjoy watching them play.