Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025

[ajGreen]

Zero goals at half time today. A direct result of all that leadership and culture?

You want to trade away our best player lmao

We can all be sure that you're not even watching it, just checking the scores on your phone etc.

I can assure you I have watched it.

The best player will be gone sooner rather than later either way.

Then the reality of the rebuild will be apparent

Maybe it will become apparent to you.

It's not lost on the rest of us who have been paying attention all year.

But you'd keep him. Ahead of a good draft pick.

For leadership and culture reasons...

Which have resulted in one goal for the team in today's game?

Got it. Super sound argument.

Norf is proof that trading/delisting everyone doesn't work

No. North is not proof of anything. Outside of one bad rebuild. And it might have looked a lot different with better drafting trading coaching. Etc
 
Richmond has shown it's possible to win with very few older players and leaders leading up to the flag - cousins? Maric? Newman? Not much else.

There's a numbers of young list and teams in the top 8 currently.

[Buddysucks]

If we aren’t looking for decent free agent mids we’re in trouble for a while. Smilie hasn’t debuted so essentially will be a first year player next year. Lalor is more forward than mid right now. Those 2 first round picks need to be ‘ready to go’ mids.

[ajGreen]

If we aren’t looking for decent free agent mids we’re in trouble for a while. Smilie hasn’t debuted so essentially will be a first year player next year. Lalor is more forward than mid right now. Those 2 first round picks need to be ‘ready to go’ mids.

People think we have enough mids to not draft sharp...

[ajGreen]

Zero goals at half time today. A direct result of all that leadership and culture?

You want to trade away our best player lmao

We can all be sure that you're not even watching it, just checking the scores on your phone etc.

I can assure you I have watched it.

The best player will be gone sooner rather than later either way.

Then the reality of the rebuild will be apparent

Maybe it will become apparent to you.

It's not lost on the rest of us who have been paying attention all year.

But you'd keep him. Ahead of a good draft pick.

For leadership and culture reasons...

Which have resulted in one goal for the team in today's game?

Got it. Super sound argument.

You sound like someone still trying to navigate high school.

Not going to waste any more time explaining basic things to you.

And you sound like a rocket scientist mate but the fact remains holding onto Vlastuin isn't going to benefit the club long term - bar his mystical leadership and culture that resulted in 1 goal for most of the game today.

To highlight the point further 2/3 good players to come in next week are almost cooked too. Lynch. Broad. Taranto.

[Simonator]

If we aren’t looking for decent free agent mids we’re in trouble for a while. Smilie hasn’t debuted so essentially will be a first year player next year. Lalor is more forward than mid right now. Those 2 first round picks need to be ‘ready to go’ mids.

People think we have enough mids to not draft sharp...

We have enough mids like sharp to not draft him, that’s obvious

[ajGreen]

If we aren’t looking for decent free agent mids we’re in trouble for a while. Smilie hasn’t debuted so essentially will be a first year player next year. Lalor is more forward than mid right now. Those 2 first round picks need to be ‘ready to go’ mids.

People think we have enough mids to not draft sharp...

We have enough mids like sharp to not draft him, that’s obvious

Outside of hopper 29. Prestia. 33 ?

[Simonator]

If we aren’t looking for decent free agent mids we’re in trouble for a while. Smilie hasn’t debuted so essentially will be a first year player next year. Lalor is more forward than mid right now. Those 2 first round picks need to be ‘ready to go’ mids.

People think we have enough mids to not draft sharp...

We have enough mids like sharp to not draft him, that’s obvious

Outside of hopper 29. Prestia. 33 ?

Hopper, Taranto, Prestia, Ross

Pretty much the whole rotation of the midfield.
Not to mention Lalor and Smillie, whatever they become.

We need pace, class and spread. Grlj and cumming look more likely options

[ajGreen]

cumming was apparently very poor today fwiw

[Simonator]

Thought he may have been injured today. Was bog last week with 20 disposals and 3 goals in the SANFL.. clearly has the ability

[Tiger Khosh]

I agree with AJ here (no not about vlas). We just have to take the best 2 players available at our picks. If that’s sharp then that’s it. Yes, I also have reservations about what a midfield with Smillie and Sharp looks like long term considering they seem very similar but that’s something to worry about down the track.

Prestia has 1 year tops left in him. TT and Hopper still have 4 years left on their deals but I doubt either are in our next flag side. If our next midfield group while we contend is Lalor, Hotton, Smillie, then we definetly have plenty of scope to draft 2 more high end mids this year.

[WilliamPowell]

Just heard on the 7am news on the wireless (Gold 104.3) that we've approached Draper from Essendon.

I believe there is a story on today's Age about Adelaide wanting to meet with him and that we've approached him too

Thoughts?

[Hard Roar Tiger]

No thanks. All of his nuanes aren’t appealing to team football

[Simonator]

We need a plan for nank. Not sure he’s the answer

[Tiger Khosh]

Hard hard pass on Draper. One of the most uncoordinated players you’ll see.

[Andyy]

Just heard on the 7am news on the wireless (Gold 104.3) that we've approached Draper from Essendon.

I believe there is a story on today's Age about Adelaide wanting to meet with him and that we've approached him too

Thoughts?

I'd actually be interested if the price is right tbh.

Don't think he's anywhere near as bad as people bash him for being.

Much more agile than Nank despite being larger.