Mega merged trading thread
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I know, it just seems to happen way too consistently. I suppose there's a fair ammount of luck involved, but I don't think a club has traded/lost as many round 1 draft picks as we have over the last decade.Comment
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"You Irish Twit", Quote attributed to a RWO member who shall remain nameless.Comment
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A poor deal a straight swap armstrong and lj, LJ has a lot of promise both ends of the groung. Stand your ground swans, a draft swap/pick or pre season draft, why do we always get screwed and just give up. Get pelchen to the swans for dewaling.Comment
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We Swans supporters should be "p d" off if this happens, let Armstrong go into the preseason draft, taller key position players dont grow on trees. LJ look good just needs to be played consistently.
Another top draft goes by the way. we have a good record with these top picks. Hope Mitch is better.Comment
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Different circumstances, they we're a new club trying to get some exposure from their big brother the eagles. hence they went for players like modra, croad, waterhouse etc. or did waterhouse start with them? i forget now. plus, they barely had recruiters in the 90s when most of the dockers bad stuff happened (Lucas, Lloyd, McLeod).Comment
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Your wrong there....O'keefe was a surprise, to the pundits, going so early. And I seem to remember Willoughby was also a bit of a surprise going so earlyWhenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MTComment
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I didn't mind the swap with Sumner but the swap with LJ and a rubbish pick in a shallow draft makes no sense unless there is something going on of late that we don't know about. He got injured again after the contract extension so maybe his attitude started to wane. I don't know, I'm struggling to understand this one.Comment
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I am hoping we don't get Armstrong at the expense of LJ. LJ is only 20 and some have suggested he is a player with class, with good skills. How many Swans players can you say that about? He hasn't had a chance to show whether he can realise his potential yet.
If it was me making the decisions I would only let him go if it is true that he is lacking in commitment and wants to go back to SA.
I know he has had one injury after another and in that way is a bit like Vez, you wonder if they are ever going to be fit enough to get some game time, but it seems strange to me that years of effort are put into players like LRT and Jesse, and Pyke who have to be taught how to make every football step they take while others such as LJ with football talent are not persevered with in the same way.
If LJ seems disinterested and lacking in application sometimes it may be because he has yet to build up a solid fitness base or he doesn't see a future for himself at the Swans. One game in 3 years while someone else has 18 games in their 1st year would be enough to depress anybody, me at least! Maybe he does need a change of scenery.Comment
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In memory of my little Staffy - Dicey, 17.06.2005 to 1.12.2011- I'll miss you mate.Comment
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