Changes for Round 9 v St Kilda

[i'm-uninformed2]

I’m deeply unconvinced by them. They’ll probably play finals this year as they’ve got a good head start and a fit list. And they’ll probably beat us on the weekend.

But I’m not convinced what they did last year in the trade and forthcoming drafts sets them up for long term success. They’ve got King and Marshall as class KPs. Gresham and O’Brien are class but not pure mids. After that: good, but not great midfielders.

But they’re a side lacking real elite talent bar King on potential and definitely not around the ball. And they’ve now got no capacity to get it for the next two to three years.

I reckon they drafted and traded to be finalists. But not sustained flag contenders.

[Mountain Man]

Could someone remind me what pick(s) we got for Jones;
and
What we used that to get a player in the draft.

It might make for some added interest in watching the game on the weekend.

[707]

Could someone remind me what pick(s) we got for Jones;
and
What we used that to get a player in the draft.

It might make for some added interest in watching the game on the weekend.

Stand to be corrected but thing we swapped Jones for Elijah Taylor

[dejavoodoo44]

Stand to be corrected but thing we swapped Jones for Elijah Taylor

That's more or less how it panned out, but the original trade was more complicated. This is from the Swans site, at the time, "The Sydney Swans have secured draft picks 32, 76 and Fremantle’s 2020 Round 3 pick in exchange for defender Zak Jones, pick 56 and next year’s Round 4 pick".

Pick 32 did end up being Taylor at 36. We no longer have Fremantle's 2020 pick, because we used it in a pick swap with the Crows, which saw us move from 28 to 26, which we used on Gould.

[dejavoodoo44]

And we didn't use pick 76, but it seems that we have Adelaide's fourth round 2020 pick.

[Captain]

Stand to be corrected but thing we swapped Jones for Elijah Taylor

Given we are in a rebuild and Jones was unlikely to be in our next premiership side, that's not the worst trade.

Most frustrating is that StKilda is playing Jones as an inside midfielder where he is thriving. It's a shame that he never got that chance with us and was mainly used off half back or a wing.

[Mountain Man]

So, I can hope that Gould is selected this week.

Then, during the weekend game, I compare Jones with E Taylor and Gould (with an age discount of course).

Might be interesting

[Melbourne_Blood]

Changes for Round 9 v St Kilda

Given we are in a rebuild and Jones was unlikely to be in our next premiership side, that's not the worst trade.

Most frustrating is that StKilda is playing Jones as an inside midfielder where he is thriving. It's a shame that he never got that chance with us and was mainly used off half back or a wing.

Jones only turned 25 in March . When do you see us contending for a flag next ?


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[Captain]

Jones only turned 25 on March . When do you see us contending for a flag next ?


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Didn't realise Jones was that young!

Reckon we are 4-5 years away from seriously contending though.

[Markwebbos]

Most frustrating is that StKilda is playing Jones as an inside midfielder where he is thriving. It's a shame that he never got that chance with us and was mainly used off half back or a wing.

+1 although they may have known he was going all of last year

[Markwebbos]

There I was getting excited about the team announcement, only to find it's happening at 6.20pm Friday

[Melbourne_Blood]

There I was getting excited about the team announcement, only to find it's happening at 6.20pm Friday

Same. Wonder why they have made that change ?


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[Markwebbos]

I presume because of the insane rolling fixture.

[TheBloods]

There I was getting excited about the team announcement, only to find it's happening at 6.20pm Friday

Condensed fixtures probably means the club need a bit more flexibility in selecting teams, so they've given them until the night before each match to announce their teams.

[Rod_]

There I was getting excited about the team announcement, only to find it's happening at 6.20pm Friday

Agreed was looking and nothing... at least I know what I’m doing this time tomorrow