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Something smells fishy about Geelong being given pick 19 as compensation for Motlop. Will probably be used to help with the Ablett trade.
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I also remember liking Wigg in the draft. I haven't followed his career since, but I wouldn't mind adding him to our list. He's probably better than we could get with our 3rd round pick. It depends on what we will do with that pick given the fate of Murray and Robinson is still in limbo.
Medium paced. Be kind.
We don't have any spots open in our best 22, so who should we go chasing? It doesn't improve our list to add a mid-career player who slots in around our 35th best player.
If AJ gets back to his 2012 form, and it is a big if, you would think he's a walk up starter, but even for him, there is not a clear spot waiting for him in the side.
I think we improve our side by giving players already on our list chances in the senior side if their NEAFL form warrants a shot at AFL level.
I see that KPD Sam Collins has been delisted by Freo. I would consider drafting him as a rookie if he's still available. He's a better prospect than Keefe.
I agree. I believe Motlop would have to be on more than 600k pa to get an end of 1st round pick. I think the benchmark is top 5% of player salaries. Maybe a deal has been made to give Geelong that pick if they send it on to GC in the Ablett trade.
I fully expect that both Murray and Robinson will be out of the side by Thursday. It will be interesting to see what we end up with in exchange and how many live picks we go with in the ND. After the XR debacle, surely a Robbo's manager wouldn't be so stupid to ask for a trade without having a club ready to offer him a contract.Comment
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Robbo has a contract for 2018 so his case is different to XR.
Geelong have made out like thieves with Motlop, in an open market no one is giving them pick 19 for Motlop. Also, I suspect the tragedy of Ablett's sister has strengthened Geelong's hand to get Ablett home by getting more leverage on Gold Coast.
As for who has improved their side over trade period, we'll need to wait until 2pm Thursday.
Port look like they've done well but have lost Trengove who I rated and who fell out of favour for some odd reason that fans couldn't work out. Motlop, well he may become consistent now he's home but mixes form a lot. Port this year had the advantage of a soft draw, be a bit tougher next year. Essendon the "destination" club still has to get the other two deals done and have targeted (or been chosen) by an odd mix of players, Kelly and Watson will be losses felt.
Someone mentioned GWS have a loaded side and adding more, well currently they only hold pick 11 & 25 in the first three rounds. Reckon Wilson & Kennedy will be for 2018 seconds, Mummy's loss confirmed or still in docs hands? so may not get stronger for next season, just organic growth.
We had a side this year that should have gone close and none of the main rivals have got significantly better yet. Don't forget that other than Richmond, every other finalist ended their season with a 6 goal+ beating, only exception is Port who embarasingly got beaten at home by the weak WCE.
If we can't trade in a clear best 22 player, I'm happy to save the $ and back in our youth who deserve opportunities. If we bring in any player/s, it will be mainly as back up with heavily crossed fingers they can exceed expectations. Next year might be the year we target a bigger fish.Comment
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Very disappointed that Tippett was not put up for trade. So we have Naismith, Sinclair, Tippett and Cameron vying for ruck positions. So Cameron will be pissed and will look for another club. Someone I have a really good opinion of.Great just wonderful!!!!
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Pretty simple. The All Australian ruckman was picked first each week, and Trengrove (barring a game where he tagged Rance well) wasn't good enough to get a spot as a Key Position. He was a good player when rucking a lot with Lobbe out and Ryder banned.
The premiership winning team played 1 ruck and had a midfielder who sporadically contested ruck contests. There's more value in an extra mid than a hit out.
Yet we played 2 rucks every week.
Will be interesting to see if we maintain this strategy with Dean Cox coming on. West Coast played 2 rucks early then settled on Vardy and swingnan Petrie for finals (injury did force their hand somewhat)Comment
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Sam Collins - fremantlefc.com.au
I wonder if we are looking at samsa a good value defender that will have time in2018 to be ready for 2019 or as back up for a Grundy type role"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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Ours wasn't that different, mind you. Our double up teams included the Hawks, Blues, Saints and Dogs, all of whom finished outside the top 8. The only finals team we played twice was the Giants. Based on the previous season, I guess the Dogs and Hawks were seen as probable finalists and the Saints are a possible improver. But that's not how it panned out.
Of course, we managed to lose both Hawks games and one each against the Dogs and Blues, which shows that when a team's not in great form, it can lose against anyone.Comment
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Yes, if Mumford does retire, I think that leaves them with Simpson as their main ruckman, with backup from Lobb, who's probably more of a forward and Patton, who's definitely more of a forward. And offhand, I'm not sure if they've any young project ruckmen. So under those circumstances, it would make sense if they made a play for Tippett.Comment
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