Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn

[Stripes]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

[Rampstar]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

when we miss finals next year come back and tell us again what you think.

[tony_montana]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

Haha yeah everyone stuffed up except us. 

[Judge Roughneck]

If they added Christianson/O'Rourke/frawley  me would no complain

[Stripes]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

when we miss finals next year come back and tell us again what you think.

So are you saying we wont make finals?

[Rampstar]

the way things stand at the moment recruiting wise - I don't see us making finals next year. that is correct.

[Stripes]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

Haha yeah everyone stuffed up except us. 

I think we dodged a bullet this trade period. We didn't succeed or fail but just because clubs traded doesn't been they were automatically successful.

[Stripes]

the way things stand at the moment recruiting wise - I don't see us making finals next year. that is correct.

I believe the opposite. I don't think we are at a stage where we need to top up and should still be using our early picks to draft in young talent we can develop. When we're top 4 then its time to go fishing. We tried to bring talent in without giving away too much so you can't say we sat on our hands for this trade period.

[Rampstar]

the way things stand at the moment recruiting wise - I don't see us making finals next year. that is correct.

I believe the opposite. I don't think we are at a stage where we need to top up and should still be using our early picks to draft in young talent we can develop. When we're top 4 then its time to go fishing. We tried to bring talent in without giving away too much so you can't say we sat on our hands for this trade period.

we don't have any early picks stripes. our first pick happens at 12 then its bananas

[Stripes]

If they added Christianson/O'Rourke/frawley  me would no complain

Hawthorn are the clear trade winners this year for mine

[Rampstar]

If they added Christianson/O'Rourke/frawley  me would no complain

Hawthorn are the clear trade winners this year for mine

Brisbane
St Kilda
also huge winners amongst a lot of teams who have improved their positions

[tony_montana]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

Haha yeah everyone stuffed up except us. 

I think we dodged a bullet this trade period. We didn't succeed or fail but just because clubs traded doesn't been they were automatically successful.

doesn't mean they were automatic failures either 

[Stripes]

the way things stand at the moment recruiting wise - I don't see us making finals next year. that is correct.

I believe the opposite. I don't think we are at a stage where we need to top up and should still be using our early picks to draft in young talent we can develop. When we're top 4 then its time to go fishing. We tried to bring talent in without giving away too much so you can't say we sat on our hands for this trade period.

Its a first round pick in a very even draft which we're seeking out a quality mid while most other clubs are after talls. For the first time in years the draft is actually uncompromised too so we could actually finally get some talent through.

we don't have any early picks stripes. our first pick happens at 12 then its bananas

[Stripes]

Collingwood traded because they had to. Getting rid of Beams and H wasn't there idea. Replacing them with average players in Greenhill and Varcoe is like us trading out Cotchin and Rance for M. Wallace and Stanton - it's a loss.

Hawthorn did well but Carlton payed overs for what they gained. Saints got 3 picks in the top 21 but gave up their best tall.

Clubs haven't had a better trade period because they are active. We tried to secure a quality player for minimum cost but both trades feel through through no fault of our own but by all means continue your irrational rants gentlemen.  Wouldn't be the same site without it 

Haha yeah everyone stuffed up except us. 

I think we dodged a bullet this trade period. We didn't succeed or fail but just because clubs traded doesn't been they were automatically successful.

doesn't mean they were automatic failures either 

Collingwood are weaker after this trade period particularly in the short term so I would suggest that was a fail.

[tony_montana]

the way things stand at the moment recruiting wise - I don't see us making finals next year. that is correct.

I believe the opposite. I don't think we are at a stage where we need to top up and should still be using our early picks to draft in young talent we can develop. When we're top 4 then its time to go fishing. We tried to bring talent in without giving away too much so you can't say we sat on our hands for this trade period.

How are we going to get to top 4? We will have natural improvement within the group but so does every other club. It's all about how much more you can improve. Unless Griffiths, Vickery, Astbury, batchelor and Lennon all become a or b graders we won't be challenging for top 4. We'll be in a dogfight to make the bottom of the 8 with another 8-9 sides