2016 trading and drafting (merged thread)

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  • Untamed Snark
    Senior Player
    • Feb 2011
    • 1375

    Originally posted by goswannies
    I can see the West Coast cheer squad banners now "SWANS HAVE SMALL COX"
    And we can have one saying
    "Better than no Cox at all"
    Chillin' with the strange Quarks

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    • RogueSwan
      McVeigh for Brownlow
      • Apr 2003
      • 4602

      Originally posted by Markwebbos
      All this talk about 4 ruckmen and losing Nankervis. Why not play Tippet FF next year. We need a full time marking target other than Buddy
      That was tried before he became a ruck/fwd and he plays his new role a lot better than a pure FF

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      • 111431
        Regular in the Side
        • Sep 2010
        • 698

        I agree with this theory - let's just wait and see what new salary cap is

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        • Mug Punter
          On the Rookie List
          • Nov 2009
          • 3325

          Originally posted by Crusty
          Mug, what do you reckon about big Nank going back? He's 199cm and 106 kg. 22 years.
          His foot skills and ground work have been great.

          He's third in line for ruck - easily better than Sinclair. I'm concerned that he will look for opportunities elsewhere.
          I've banged on about how we cannot afford to lose him as ruckmen don't develop until they are 25 - at which time Tippet will be 32. Currently Nank is ahead of that curve and ruckmen are hard to find.

          He's not that mobile but neither is Reg. But that can be trained into him.

          I agree about Reid but IMO he's just too fragile, like his brother.
          I'm a huge Nanka fan but for mine he is just not mobile enough to play as a defender, I think he'd get carved up for sure.

          I just hope we can find a way to keep him but the kid wants to play footy and I am pretty sure a club will offer that, I could well see a club like the Tigers or North (if they trade Goldstein to GWS) going for him. I rate him a couple of picks either side of pick 30 if he asks for a trade, with a bit of luck he will have multiple suitors and we should take the best deal and drive a hard bargain here.

          I like the idea of drafting the best available ruckman with what we get for him. In fact I would be tempted to see if we could uypgrade that pick slightly further either with Towers or our third rounder in a points deal with GWS. That would allow us to get a kid in secure that we can develop him for three years knowing that Tippet will be gone by then.

          For a position we had a real issue with last season we now seem over-stocked but we have needed all four this year.

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          • i'm-uninformed2
            Reefer Madness
            • Oct 2003
            • 4653

            What about this? We can't afford Bruest if we can't afford Mitchell, so Taylor Duyrea. A supreme kick, runs hard, and can play both as small defender and halfback to feed ball forward. You'd want a swap of picks to sweeten the deal for us but ...
            'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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            • Billericay
              Regular in the Side
              • May 2013
              • 712

              Originally posted by Untamed Snark
              And we can have one saying
              "Better than no Cox at all"
              I think the Swans need to raise the standard of their banner work in 2017. The Western Bulldogs gave us a lesson in bannerwork earlier in the year, and did something similar against West Coast - along the lines of 'your season will be over, just like the mining boom'
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              • 707
                Veterans List
                • Aug 2009
                • 6204

                Half time in the Prelim Final - if we lose Tom Mitchell for the sake of $100k or so WE HAVE ROCKS IN OUR HEADS!

                I don't care which fringe player we delist/trade to find the extra $, JUST DO IT!

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                • Billericay
                  Regular in the Side
                  • May 2013
                  • 712

                  Originally posted by 707
                  Half time in the Prelim Final - if we lose Tom Mitchell for the sake of $100k or so WE HAVE ROCKS IN OUR HEADS!

                  I don't care which fringe player we delist/trade to find the extra $, JUST DO IT!
                  Agreed

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                  • Faunac8
                    Senior Player
                    • Mar 2014
                    • 1548

                    Originally posted by Billericay
                    Agreed
                    What they said

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                    • Ludwig
                      Veterans List
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 9359

                      We have a good list and a young list as well. We have a fair few competent players waiting in the wings for their turn. It may like as if we have a lack of depth in KPPs, but we have Reid, Talia and AJ injured and not playing, but all a good chance to return next season. That's 3 quality players to add to the mix. I think we can enter the draft looking to get the best player available, but with a slight emphasis on KPPs, as good ones are always valuable, whether on the field or the trade table.

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                      • Maltopia
                        Senior Player
                        • Apr 2016
                        • 1556

                        We could get Morrabito in the PSD and rookie him as a training partner for AJ

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                        • Ludwig
                          Veterans List
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 9359

                          We have a good list and a young list as well. We have a fair few competent players waiting in the wings for their turn. It may like as if we have a lack of depth in KPPs, but we have Reid, Talia and AJ injured and not playing, but all a good chance to return next season. That's 3 quality players to add to the mix. I think we can enter the draft looking to get the best player available, but with a slight emphasis on KPPs, as good ones are always valuable, whether on the field or the trade table.

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                          • lwjoyner
                            Regular in the Side
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 953

                            agree with comments just find a couple of hundred grand for tom

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                            • WauchopeAnalyst
                              Regular in the Side
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 834

                              Richards, Drex, Hiscox retired/delisted. Trade Towers, BJ (wont happen), Davis and/or Cunningham and upgrade Foote, Newman, Marsh.

                              AJ back to rookie list.

                              Murray and Dawson looking fair to good for me.

                              Shuffle, Shuffle, Shuffle and a bit more available for Mitchell.

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                              • Faunac8
                                Senior Player
                                • Mar 2014
                                • 1548

                                If, and its still an if, this is the case then I think this may come back to bite us in the future.
                                Somebuddy offer to take a pay cut to make the funds available to keep him in red and white
                                "Alistair Clarkson watched Friday night?s preliminary final from the MCG grandstand ? and a solution for his side?s well-documented contested ball issues emerged before him."
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