Mega merged trading thread

[S120]

Teddy's brother has the exact same sort of lope, kicking style and high arching forehead, I've just noticed.

[aardvark]

Extract from http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...2/default.aspx

THERE was some nice symmetry in one of the ground level meeting rooms in the afternoon, with Xavier Richards, brother of Sydney Swans defender Ted Richards, having a long chat with a Swans official. Xavier, who hails from Xavier College in Melbourne, represented Vic Metro in three games at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and played in the Sandringham Dragons' TAC Cup Grand Final win last month.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Andrejas says hi

...From the reserves....

[liz]

I would love us to go hard to get Goddard. He would be an absolute weapon for us.

Obviously premium players like him don't come for nothing. I would use ROK, Jack, Mattner, Malceski as bait.

Certainly would love to keep these 4 but the Saints would demand something pretty good.

ROK and Mattner would have close to no trade currency given their ages. A club that thought it was very close to a premiership might take a look at ROK but the two obvious clubs are Hawthorn and Carlton, the exact two clubs that showed some interest two years ago but weren't prepared to offer up anything close to realistic trade value for him. His value would be less now because he is two years older. There is no way he would be of any value to a St Kilda side, especially a St Kilda side sans Goddard.

Malceski's current trade value would be well below his playing ability, given he's just come off an injury riddled season. We would be "selling" an asset at a market value less than its probable intrinsic value which is almost never a smart thing to do.

And Jack wouldn't get the Goddard deal done on his own (and I'd hate to lose him anyway).

If we were serious about going after Goddard, the Saints would be eyeing up players like Reid, Rohan and Hannebury. There is little point in securing Goddard if it cost us two of those three in the process.

[Captain]

ROK and Mattner would have close to no trade currency given their ages. A club that thought it was very close to a premiership might take a look at ROK but the two obvious clubs are Hawthorn and Carlton, the exact two clubs that showed some interest two years ago but weren't prepared to offer up anything close to realistic trade value for him. His value would be less now because he is two years older. There is no way he would be of any value to a St Kilda side, especially a St Kilda side sans Goddard.

Malceski's current trade value would be well below his playing ability, given he's just come off an injury riddled season. We would be "selling" an asset at a market value less than its probable intrinsic value which is almost never a smart thing to do.

And Jack wouldn't get the Goddard deal done on his own (and I'd hate to lose him anyway).

If we were serious about going after Goddard, the Saints would be eyeing up players like Reid, Rohan and Hannebury. There is little point in securing Goddard if it cost us two of those three in the process.

Agree with Mattner, not so much with ROK.

I could see a deal happening along the lines of Jack + ROK for Goddard. Even Malceski + ROK for Goddard might work for them.

Agree we need to keep Rohan, Reid and Hanners. That is absolutely essential.

[jono2707]

I would expect that we wont bother going for Goddard given the calibre of players we would have to give up. Next year's improvement will likely come from within - what's stopping Gary Rohan from being our Goddard in a few years' time anyway?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

I would expect that we wont bother going for Goddard given the calibre of players we would have to give up. Next year's improvement will likely come from within - what's stopping Gary Rohan from being our Goddard in a few years' time anyway?

Gary Rohan could well be our Goddard & StevieJ

[Dosser]

Gary Rohan could well be our Goddard & StevieJ

No, Chops will be our Stevie J.

[Big Al]

No, Chops will be our Stevie J.

I hate placing labels on kids like this but Lamb has that x-factor about him just like Stevie.J.

[robamiee]

why would you even offer Jack...i would rather us keep jack and the yng brigade...
Nick Mal might want to try elsewhere, but to get Goddard and all we have is pick 40 plus a player...
Maybe Offer White, Seaby and pick 40 for Goddard..

ROK still needed while we get more games into yng brigade...
Jed lamb from what i ahve seen and heard (not much) has a def x-factor about him...
LJ could be an offering as he might also want opportunities

[Bas]

Well the Hun says the Swans aren't giving anything away regarding trade week. I think there might be a bit of a shake up coming.

Should be exciting.

Seems Amon's bump on ROK has saved him from the chop at the Lions. Not so for poor Xav Clarke.

[Molly dooker]

Well the Hun says the Swans aren't giving anything away regarding trade week. I think there might be a bit of a shake up coming.

Should be exciting.

Seems Amon's bump on ROK has saved him from the chop at the Lions. Not so for poor Xav Clarke.

Armstrong from Crows for homesick Sumner - straight swap. JW still young, still improving and could come good seems like a good swap for Waite from Blues and Xav Clarke, plagued by injury in the past couple of years but if he's still available for a late pick he's worth the punt for nothing.

I love all this conjecture but really, stop this rubbish about trading Kizza he's staying, he's a NSW boy and wouldn't want to go anywhere else and he's way too important to us. I don't think there's going to be much movement on our behalf but it could be profound.

Bring on some more hypotheses I just love it.

[ugg]

We have interest in Marty Clarke but he's set to go back to Collingwood via GWS

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/pies-give-up-first-draft-pick-for-clarke-20111006-1lbr3.html#ixzz1a2Rl3MEE

How dodgy is the Richmond deal, swapping their pick 14 for GWS's pick 15 to gain a player?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

We have interest in Marty Clarke but he's set to go back to Collingwood via GWS

I thought the Clarke2Swans speculation sounded like a load of rubbish, the sort of pointless rumour started by substandard sports "journalists" to pad out there submissions.

How dodgy is the Richmond deal, swapping their pick 14 for GWS's pick 15 to gain a player?

As it is presented it looks extremely dodgy, does anyone think Sheedy trade something away for nothing?
He's certainly capable of trading nothing away for something (the Swans have a long history with him doing that LOL) but not the other way around!

[Melbourne_Blood]

I would be really confused if we traded for a Clarke ( X or Raph) , they are both useless spuds. Ask saints supporters.