Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2025

[Tiger Khosh]

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.

He is very unskilled and has the footy IQ comparable to balta.

I swear most of his highlight plays are made to look much better because he is so unco it looks harder then it should.

[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.

He is very unskilled and has the footy IQ comparable to balta.

I swear most of his highlight plays are made to look much better because he is so unco it looks harder then it should.

Yeah I just don't agree.

Not saying he's a world beater.

Just not as bad as you're suggesting.

Guy is big, gets to more taps and kicks goals quite regularly.

All depends on the price but he's an option while Nank is getting old and we have....who else exactly?

Ryan on one foot?
Sims the teenager?
Collina the spineless giant?
OHB?

[Damo]

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.

Agree Andyy

[Tiger Khosh]

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.

He is very unskilled and has the footy IQ comparable to balta.

I swear most of his highlight plays are made to look much better because he is so unco it looks harder then it should.

Yeah I just don't agree.

Not saying he's a world beater.

Just not as bad as you're suggesting.

Guy is big, gets to more taps and kicks goals quite regularly.

All depends on the price but he's an option while Nank is getting old and we have....who else exactly?

Ryan on one foot?
Sims the teenager?
Collina the spineless giant?
OHB?

Yeah it needs to be addressed just do not rate him 1 bit. As much as I hate drafting rucks, if CDT doesn’t get picked by WC, I don’t think he makes it past us. So you’ll have someone to presumably take over from nank in a few years time.

[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.

He is very unskilled and has the footy IQ comparable to balta.

I swear most of his highlight plays are made to look much better because he is so unco it looks harder then it should.

Yeah I just don't agree.

Not saying he's a world beater.

Just not as bad as you're suggesting.

Guy is big, gets to more taps and kicks goals quite regularly.

All depends on the price but he's an option while Nank is getting old and we have....who else exactly?

Ryan on one foot?
Sims the teenager?
Collina the spineless giant?
OHB?

Yeah it needs to be addressed just do not rate him 1 bit. As much as I hate drafting rucks, if CDT doesn’t get picked by WC, I don’t think he makes it past us. So you’ll have someone to presumably take over from nank in a few years time.

Do you think Nank has a few (3?) years left?

He's 31 next week.

I'd want to be moving away from him as the primary ruck/sole option next year or definitely the one after at the latest.

[Tiger Khosh]

Dunno how long he’s got left, none of us do. But your probably right in that it’s more likely to be less than more given how beaten up he’s been.

[Andyy]

Dunno how long he’s got left, none of us do. But your probably right in that it’s more likely to be less than more given how beaten up he’s been.

Agree with that last sentiment and it's a real shame we've not secured a proper 2nd ruck role to give him a chop out. Sims is too young and we've never persisted with any other options.

I'm worried nank will fall off a cliff next year.

[TigerLand]

Id be fine with Draper. He's not amazing but we have a huge hole in our side Ruckman wise post Nank. It's been a miracle with our injury list that Nank has been unaffected and played every game.

We have money in cap. Could do far worse.

My preference would be to go for one more in our next premiership window such as Madden from GWS, the boy from GC, even Heath from Saints since they have Dodson and TDK incoming.

[Andyy]

Id be fine with Draper. He's not amazing but we have a huge hole in our side Ruckman wise post Nank. It's been a miracle with our injury list that Nank has been unaffected and played every game.

We have money in cap. Could do far worse.

My preference would be to go for one more in our next premiership window such as Madden from GWS, the boy from GC, even Heath from Saints since they have Dodson and TDK incoming.

So true mate.

Imagine if Nank went down.

Sims a teenager. Ryan out long term. OHB and Colina injured too.

Even ruck forwards like Lefau out.

We should, no crap, literally be rucking the likes of Balta + Kossi. That's dire.

[ajGreen]

Get TDK if saints gone off him

[Tiger Khosh]

Mihocek only being offered 1 year from the pies, if they don’t up the length he’ll move on. Now that’s something I’d be interested in, although if lynch re-signs, you’d have 2 veterans taking up spots of Sims/Armstrong/Faull. I guess you could just rotate the 5 of them btw the 3 weekly spots in the 22 assuming they are all fit which is pretty questionable lol

[Andyy]

Pass for me.

Not saying he isn't a good player, just don't see the point at this stage of our build unless Lynch retires - which he apparently won't be doing.

[Knighter]

Get TDK if saints gone off him

Jackson slaughtered him on Sunday.  He is a B grader at best.

[Tiger Khosh]

Pass for me.

Not saying he isn't a good player, just don't see the point at this stage of our build unless Lynch retires - which he apparently won't be doing.

Yeah i tend to agree. If lynch were to retire it would be a different story. Although knowing our rate of injuries another body could help but then I guess you’ve got mkelti there too.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Mihocek would be perfect - give him 3 years and by the time he’s ready to move on we have Armstrong, Faull and hopefully Sims into their 4 years