Steven Morris [merged]

[gerkin greg]

I'll believe it when the deal is done.

Having said that, hopefully it means we have been talking quite a bit with GWS and have a nice little menage a trois going there with Hardwick-Sheeds-Choco 

[tony_montana]

sounds like a good deal

[Owl]

it is our first round pick we are downgrading though which is a bit of a bitch.  Port Adelaide have basically burnt us as best they could with no loss to themselves whatsoever.  THEY NEED TO PAYYYYY with RIVERS OF BLOOOD

[Penelope]

apparently the adelaide were reporting about a week ago that GWS were after cornes, brogan and a late pick from port  pick for Morris.

then more recently ;

PORT Adelaide has won its standoff with Greater Western Sydney, the Giants agreeing to compensate the Power for the rights to "retired" 2004 premiership players Dean Brogan and Chad Cornes.

The AFL's 18th club will offer players and/or draft picks to Port at next week's exchange period.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-get-compo-from-gws-deal/story-fn69a32t-1226157591481

....but wait theres more....

Tough West Adelaide defender Steven Morris - who has trained with Richmond as a father-son prospect - has also been linked to Port as part of a complicated package. He is the son of former Tigers star Kevin Morris.

But Rohde indicated the Power is seeking other options.

"GWS has brought Jarrod's name up with us and we've spoken to the player as well but I'm not sure whether he'll be a part of any deal," Rohde said. "And it's the same with Steven. We'll catch up with the Giants in Melbourne this week (at the AFL draft combine) and see what options are available to us.

"But a lot will depend on what deals and other picks GWS gets at the start of trade week. We're trying to get an experienced player into the club and draft picks, so we'll see what unfolds."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/port-wins-compo-for-retired-players/story-e6freco3-1226157627661

Eff me! Who knows?

[tigs2011]

apparently the adelaide were reporting about a week ago that GWS were after cornes, brogan and a late pick from port  pick for Morris.

then more recently ;

PORT Adelaide has won its standoff with Greater Western Sydney, the Giants agreeing to compensate the Power for the rights to "retired" 2004 premiership players Dean Brogan and Chad Cornes.

The AFL's 18th club will offer players and/or draft picks to Port at next week's exchange period.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-get-compo-from-gws-deal/story-fn69a32t-1226157591481

....but wait theres more....

Tough West Adelaide defender Steven Morris - who has trained with Richmond as a father-son prospect - has also been linked to Port as part of a complicated package. He is the son of former Tigers star Kevin Morris.

But Rohde indicated the Power is seeking other options.

"GWS has brought Jarrod's name up with us and we've spoken to the player as well but I'm not sure whether he'll be a part of any deal," Rohde said. "And it's the same with Steven. We'll catch up with the Giants in Melbourne this week (at the AFL draft combine) and see what options are available to us.

"But a lot will depend on what deals and other picks GWS gets at the start of trade week. We're trying to get an experienced player into the club and draft picks, so we'll see what unfolds."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/port-wins-compo-for-retired-players/story-e6freco3-1226157627661

Eff me! Who knows?

Difference being the articles you've quoted are just guessing. The other articles have quotes from Cameron saying we will go a different route.

[tony_montana]

it is our first round pick we are downgrading though which is a bit of a bitch.  Port Adelaide have basically burnt us as best they could with no loss to themselves whatsoever.  THEY NEED TO PAYYYYY with RIVERS OF BLOOOD

Ultimately we've had the last laugh bc we have Morris and all it cost us was downgrading 1 spot. I've been a critic of CC in the past but fairs fair thats well played.

[tony_montana]

apparently the adelaide were reporting about a week ago that GWS were after cornes, brogan and a late pick from port  pick for Morris.

then more recently ;

PORT Adelaide has won its standoff with Greater Western Sydney, the Giants agreeing to compensate the Power for the rights to "retired" 2004 premiership players Dean Brogan and Chad Cornes.

The AFL's 18th club will offer players and/or draft picks to Port at next week's exchange period.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-get-compo-from-gws-deal/story-fn69a32t-1226157591481

....but wait theres more....

Tough West Adelaide defender Steven Morris - who has trained with Richmond as a father-son prospect - has also been linked to Port as part of a complicated package. He is the son of former Tigers star Kevin Morris.

But Rohde indicated the Power is seeking other options.

"GWS has brought Jarrod's name up with us and we've spoken to the player as well but I'm not sure whether he'll be a part of any deal," Rohde said. "And it's the same with Steven. We'll catch up with the Giants in Melbourne this week (at the AFL draft combine) and see what options are available to us.

"But a lot will depend on what deals and other picks GWS gets at the start of trade week. We're trying to get an experienced player into the club and draft picks, so we'll see what unfolds."

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/port-wins-compo-for-retired-players/story-e6freco3-1226157627661

Eff me! Who knows?

al its a done deal - if there was any chance of this not happening we wouldnt take the risk and just bite the bullet, nominate him as FS and be prepared to lose our 2nd pick for him bc thats what the power were likely to offer.

[Penelope]

If port have said they are not interested in doing a deal for morris in exchange for two "retired" players, why would they risk using their second round pick?

If GWS were not prepared to swap morris for those two players, who they wanted to get into the system ASAP, why would they accept a miserly 1 place upgrade on a first round pick?

where is cameron quoted as saying they will go another route Tigs2011?

something doesnt add up here, but perhaps it's just me and if it seems too good to be true.......?

[Penelope]

oh, found the cameron quote 

[tigs2011]

If port have said they are not interested in doing a deal for morris in exchange for two "retired" players, why would they risk using their second round pick?

If GWS were not prepared to swap morris for those two players, who they wanted to get into the system ASAP, why would they accept a miserly 1 place upgrade on a first round pick?

where is cameron quoted as saying they will go another route Tigs2011?

something doesnt add up here, but perhaps it's just me and if it seems too good to be true.......?

Can't trade Morris if he doesn't want to be. We also had first dibs through F/S so they couldnt trade him to Port.

[Penelope]

if we dont nominate f/s they can trade him to port.

As you say the sticking point could be if he steadfastly doesn't want to go there.

I still suspect there will be a bit more than a single step draft pick upgrade. happy to be wrong though. It would be a good result.

[one-eyed]

Jason Phelan twitter:
"It's official. Father-son paperwork has been lodged: Jed Bews (Geelong), Dylan Buckley (Carl) & Tom Mitchell (Swans). Bid meeting Mon 10am."


No Steven Morris so it looks like the deal mentioned is going to happen.

[Owl]

No-one messed with their father son picks... why the stuff do they mess with ours...

[Loui Tufga]

No-one messed with their father son picks... why the stuff do they mess with ours...

What??

[Penelope]

because ours is the only one that some one else thought was worth the effort?

if the reported story is true, we will be in a better position than if we had used a pick on him.