List changes and trade bait

[Melbourne_Blood]

Jeff Garlett anyone ? Can kick em through the big sticks, bit one dimensional and lazy but potentially the swans system could sort that out. I'd have him, we don't have any professional small forwards, Benny is better in the thick of it IMO.

[tasmania60]

Agree about garlett !

[WauchopeAnalyst]

Just thinking. Maybe the swans are keeping their powder dry this year and going hard for the free agents next year. Danger, Sloane and others! Heeney, Davis, Hiscox acedemy kids and another player or two. Cleaning out some dead wood this year and maybe Shaw and Goodes finish at the end of next year.

[707]

Article in the HUN interviewing Beatson, says we'll take all three nominations, they fit our needs, hoping we don't have to use our first three picks but thinks we might be forced to.

I'll be really interested in the bidding from 10am tomorrow, hope other clubs aren't ganging up behind the scenes to shaft us. You can depend on Collingwood making it tough and stirring up the other clubs.

Reckon the best we can hope for is to be left our second rounder, about pick 39-40

[Doctor]

Collingwood have their own FS pick in Moore to worry about.

[liz]

Article in the HUN interviewing Beatson, says we'll take all three nominations, they fit our needs, hoping we don't have to use our first three picks but thinks we might be forced to.

Not quite sure why Beatson would show his hand like that. He's pretty much inviting other clubs to bid second and third round picks for Davis and Hiscox.

[giant]

I was surprised to hear Longmire include Membrey in his list of players who'd be moving on in his speech last night. Seems a fair indication that the trade will be happening no matter what.

Yes it was made to sound a fait accompli. And yet besides some passing references to Saints and Dogs there doesn't seem to have been anything particularly concrete written has there?

[ugg]

I've heard Membrey has agreed to a 3-year deal with St Kilda, just waiting for the 2 clubs to agree to a trade now.

[Ludwig]

I've heard Membrey has agreed to a 3-year deal with St Kilda, just waiting for the 2 clubs to agree to a trade now.

It might as well be nothing, since they can just take him in the PSD, like the Giants did with Lamb.

[707]

Not quite sure why Beatson would show his hand like that. He's pretty much inviting other clubs to bid second and third round picks for Davis and Hiscox.

Yep, surprised me a bit too. Surely neither Davis or Hiscox is worth our second round pick at 39-40 and I reckon other clubs would be nervous nominating either with picks 38 or lower in case we didn't match! From the write ups there seems to be far more accomplished players likely to be available at that pick. I reckon we'll have to use 3rd and 4th rounders for them.

Unless the Swans see something in those two that ressie watchers don't?? I seem to remember comments that they could fall to the rookie draft and now there's talk of second rounders???

[Ludwig]

Yes it was made to sound a fait accompli. And yet besides some passing references to Saints and Dogs there doesn't seem to have been anything particularly concrete written has there?

If anything, he should have said that we were prepared to let Davis or Hiscox go if it meant we had to use our second round pick. Most of the clubs with draft places before ours are working through trades that may need a second rounder, like Richmond being interested in Levi Greenwood and Geelong needing to compensate Melbourne for Mitch Clark. It will be interesting to see what ensures.


I found this quote from Beatson very interesting as well, especially since most pundits say this is one of best years for KPPs:

The Dogs have interest in Sydney?s Sam Reid but Swans list manager Kinnear Beatson was emphatic yesterday.
?They have never asked the question and we wouldn?t contemplate it anyway,?? he told the Herald Sun.
?And certainly not in a draft that hasn?t got many key-position types.?

[Matt80]

It might as well be nothing, since they can just take him in the PSD, like the Giants did with Lamb.

Great point Ludwig. Unless the Saints have another un-contracted player who they will pick up with pick one of the PSD, why do they bother trying to do a trade with Sydney for Membrey. Membrey could fall straight through to the Saints.

I can only conclude that there is a bigger more complex deal developing between the Saints and Swans which includes Membrey.

[CureTheSane]

Membrey could fall straight through to the Saints.

or some other club...

[liz]

I can only conclude that there is a bigger more complex deal developing between the Saints and Swans which includes Membrey.

There are lots of possible things you could conclude, including the fact that the trading period hasn't actually started yet so it's not possible to conclude anything...

[Far Reach]

Not quite sure why Beatson would show his hand like that. He's pretty much inviting other clubs to bid second and third round picks for Davis and Hiscox.

I'd guess that at the lower draft end clubs would not risk offering a selection just to nullify another club's choices - that club would need to be entirely confident of the player's worth, just in case they had to take him. Beatson probably has a pretty good idea of other club's views on these players. Bidding for the sake of it is risky from a practical standpoint - every list place decision is critical - and while perceptions may not bother some clubs, it's not a good look either.