2016 trading and drafting (merged thread)

[Industrial Fan]

Nank 36 tackles in 7 games. Tip 43 in 17.

That for me was the difference. Nank made room and applied pressure for the mids, Tip less so.

[mattybloods]

AFL Tables - 2016 Stats - Player Lists Enjoy!

Thanks aardvark! I'll have a play

[Levii3]

Hasn't Conca had two injury interrupted seasons or was it just form? Also how was he pick 6 in the draft...

[Dosser]

Hasn't Conca had two injury interrupted seasons or was it just form? Also how was he pick 6 in the draft...

Dont forget, they took Tambling before Franklin, too.

[CureTheSane]

Surprised talk of trading Tippo is still around. Would have thought that all the knee jerk reactions would have dissipated by now...

[goswannies]

Great! The silly season is fast turning to the idiot season

Heeney contract talks still to kick off - M.afl.com.au

Swans bashing time & they're cuing up!

[Levii3]

Hope we get Heeney sorted out before the season just give him the same contract as Parker.

[ernie koala]

Nank to Richmond for Conca.

Sounds like another unattainable Tiger dream.....

And there's a truck load of those to keep this one company.

[Cheer_Cheer]

And there's a truck load of those to keep this one company.

A Tonka truck load..

[Ludwig]

Why would any star player begin contract negotiations before the CBA is done if they have a contract for 2017? There's no point working in the dark when you know if you wait a little longer the lights will go on.

[Dosser]

Dammit Ludwig! Stop bringing logic to a rumour forum!

[dejavoodoo44]

Dammit Ludwig! Stop bringing logic to a rumour forum!

Logic and a nice metaphor. That's two up on most of the writers on the AFL site these days.

[707]

Why would Heeney talks have kicked off for 2018+ when were are still in 2016? Be a heap of other guns in the same boat. FFS, haven't they got anything better to write about? Silly season indeed.

[royboy42]

Why would Heeney talks have kicked off for 2018+ when were are still in 2016? Be a heap of other guns in the same boat. FFS, haven't they got anything better to write about? Silly season indeed.

This is actually the week they don't really have much to write about.
But don't forget that managers like to get their players' name in the papers. They all have agendas...not least to get themselves as being seen to be doing something.

[AnnieH]

Great! The silly season is fast turning to the idiot season

Heeney contract talks still to kick off - M.afl.com.au

Swans bashing time & they're cuing up!

Heens is contracted to the end of 2017.
By the end of 2017, we'll have a few retirements, get rid of a bit of dead wood, get a pay rise from the AFL, and STILL have plenty of room to offer him a decent contract.
I can't see Heens going anywhere.

As for the article about the fight (because there's no name and shame, there's no credibility)... I was there on Saturday night.
The players were down, but it certainly didn't feel like there were heated words or punches thrown.
If there were, they were doing a great job of hiding it.