The people's trade period: What you said (afl site)

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The people's trade period: What you said

AFL.com.au
10 August 2016

WHO SHOULD your club trade? Who should it keep?

They're the two most important questions every trade period, and now we know what more than 1200 fans would do if they were in charge of their club's list management, after they responded to our survey.

Read on for the wish list of each club's fans, as well as the best individual fan response for all 18 teams. We've also plucked out a dream trade that would leave your club team smiling at the end of football's busiest off-field month.   

RICHMOND

What most of you said: The middle-tier Tigers have run their race and need to make way for draft picks in a rebuild. Ty Vickery is the player most supporters want to leverage at the trade table. Others to make way include Brandon Ellis, Shaun Grigg, Reece Conca and Jake Batchelor. The club needs a young ruckman like Greater Western Sydney's Tom Downie, and Gold Coast midfielder Dion Prestia should be the priority trade target. Fans are split on whether the club's best five players should be untouchable or traded while their currency is high. Of this group, fans were most willing to let go of Brett Deledio or Jack Riewoldt.

Best entry: Richmond supporters cannot tolerate a rebuild or another period of 'down years'. Furthermore, supporters will not swallow a soft draft with recycled duds. Quite simply, the philosophy should be to keep our top six, another four players with natural improvement like Nick Vlastuin and Ben Lennon, and keep most of the 1-3 year kids. The rest are on the trade table. Land two big guns, most likely Prestia and Michael Hurley. Up for trade: Ivan Maric, Conca, Dylan Grimes, David Astbury, Jacob Townsend, Vickery, Kane Lambert, Batchelor, Andrew Moore, Brandon Ellis and Grigg. Recruit fast, tall players with elite disposal. Operate a team with quality and class topped up with speed and youth. Lose the bulging mid tier.

Dream trade: Michael Hurley for Ty Vickery and a second-round pick. - Thai Tigers, Thailand

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-10/the-peoples-trade-period

[Chuck17]

Cant see any plausible reason to trade Jack, would leave us with no KPF's, he is in the top 5 of the best of any established key forwards and wouldn't make sense to trade him for draft picks for an unknown

[MintOnLamb]

Why would we want to trade Grimes? He is in our top 12 easily IMO

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Cant see any plausible reason to trade Jack, would leave us with no KPF's, he is in the top 5 of the best of any established key forwards and wouldn't make sense to trade him for draft picks for an unknown

I thought he was OK as a third tall possibly......

[Chuck17]

Cant see any plausible reason to trade Jack, would leave us with no KPF's, he is in the top 5 of the best of any established key forwards and wouldn't make sense to trade him for draft picks for an unknown

I thought he was OK as a third tall possibly......

God point we do need a number 1 KPF and KPD

[Yeahright]

Of this group, fans were most willing to let go of Jack Riewoldt.

LOL. We would be stuffed without this guy. Just think, our second best option is Ty Vickery and everyone wants him gone too .

[Owl]

fmd we have some muppets in the ranks

[Chuck17]

fmd we have some muppets in the ranks

Who would have thought

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

fmd we have some muppets in the ranks

Who would have thought

The same lot that know exactly how to fix the club?

[Andyy]

Good article, but would keep Jack at any cost, and definitely Grimes.

[🏅Dooks]

fmd we have some muppets in the ranks

Who would have thought

The same lot that know exactly how to fix the club?

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