Paul Roos looking for class midfielders

[Matt80]

You must be a Melbourne plant Matt. No Swans supporter would ever think that was anywhere near fair.

Probably giving too much away.

Tom Mitchell for Tom McDonald would be a fair trade. It all depends on whether Melbourne can re sign Danny Frawley and get Jesse Hogan back to lead their forward line. If Frawley is back in key defence then Tom McDonald would be more likely to be considered for trade.

[0918330512]

If that is true and Tom wants to go, then we have to deal with Melbourne in good faith.

There is one player on the Melbourne list that I'm sure the Swans would love to get their hands on:

Tom McDonald - 22 year old, athletic key defender who had developed into a very strong player. He came 3rd in the B and F in 2012.

Melbourne would not give him away easily, and it would cost more than Tom Mitchell to get that deal done. Not sure if Tom would be open to it.

If the Swans could get McDonald our key defensive worries would end.

This is just a proposed deal:

Tom Mitchell and Zak Jones to Melbourne in exchange for Tom McDonald.

That would give Roos one midfielder (Mitchell) and another who would come on well being reunited with his big brother.

The Swans would get their long term key defender.

People will scream that I've given away young midfielders, but we have Heeney, Dunkley and Mills emerging.

Sheesh, trade away all our young recruits before they have any time to develop. Keep flogging the Tom Mitchell trade, the horse will die soon enough

[Matt80]

Sheesh, trade away all our young recruits before they have any time to develop. Keep flogging the Tom Mitchell trade, the horse will die soon enough

It's a strategic trade and Mitchell may decide he wants to leave. Tom McDonald is a good young key defender and is certainly better than any of our young key defenders. Don't you want a young good key defender?

[0918330512]

It's a strategic trade and Mitchell may decide he wants to leave. Tom McDonald is a good young key defender and is certainly better than any of our young key defenders. Don't you want a young good key defender?

I'd personally like a gun midfielder who amasses a bag of possessions week in week out, once his body is right. But that's just me ... especially if Mitchell may decide he wants to stay.

[Matt80]

I'd personally like a gun midfielder who amasses a bag of possessions week in week out, once his body is right. But that's just me ... especially if Mitchell may decide he wants to stay.

Your right and Mitchell would have been very valuable at the current time. Kennedy and K.Jack, although still impressive, are starting to look tired as they shoulder more midfield work with McGlynn and Hanners out.

[DeadlyAkkuret]

@@@@ me this @@@@e is still going.

[RogueSwan]

@@@@ me this @@@@e is still going.

I know, I know, it isn't even July let alone, late August/ early September.
I could understand this talk it didn't look like we would be finalists.

[Matt80]

I know, I know, it isn't even July let alone, late August/ early September.
I could understand this talk it didn't look like we would be finalists.

This is a discussion about succession planning. Failure to plan means preparing to fail!