Could Polak play Full Back

[one-eyed]

Paugh Gough is still reporting the pick 8 for pick 13 + Polak trade.....

12:30:33 PM Thu 12 October, 2006
Paul Gough
Sportal for afl.com.au

The Dockers are also trying to do a deal with Richmond over their versatile big man Graham Polak, which could also tie in with the deal for Tarrant.

Under the deal the Tigers would give their first round draft pick - selection eight - to Fremantle in return for the Dockers' own first round draft pick - selection 13 overall - with the Dockers then able to pass on pick eight to the Magpies for Tarrant while the Tigers would secure Polak.

However several other clubs are also interested in 22-year-old Polak, who is capable playing both as a key defender and as a key forward.

http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=302865

[letsgetiton!]

Reported on SEN just before 3pm was that Freo may now trade directly with the Pies for Tarrant and then deal with us separatelt for Polak. The word was that Richmond (that's us) was accused of playing funny buggers as we normally do lol.

[WilliamPowell]

Reported on SEN just before 3pm was that Freo may now trade directly with the Pies for Tarrant and then deal with us separatelt for Polak. The word was that Richmond (that's us) was accused of playing funny buggers as we normally do lol.

That's hysterical - I think it's called trying to get the best deal 

Something Freo who obviously think they are just a player away from flag don't seem to understand

[mightytiges]

Thurs 4.00 and 4.30pm SEN updates

Still no news on whether there will be a 3-way deal involving Polak and Tarrant or just a direct trade b/w the Pies and Freo.

Word out of Freo is that more likely any deal involving Tarrant won't involve Polak.  

[mightytiges]

I have read that the deal may have looked like :

Richmond - Pick 8 and Pick 42 for Polak, Pick 13, and Pick 31.   (Freo were not happy with the swap of late picks)

This would give us picks 13, 26, 31, 58.  (one first, two seconds, one fourth)

Current picks are 8, 26, 42, 58. 

Hmmm, would we do this..... very tough call.  (Remember the Tigers said it took about 5 minutes to write down a full team from the potential draftees)  They might think they can net 3 of these with picks 13, 26 and 31.

Cheers LT. That's better because we gain another second round pick but I still don't like the idea of giving up our pick 8. Then there's the problem of us needing to trade someone to free up $$$. All these media reports don't take that into account  ???.

[LondonTiger]

This is de ja vu from two years ago.

Simmonds, wanting to come to Richmond, says he wants a five year deal worth X. Freo want high picks from the tigers.  Tigers are playing their cards close to their chests. 

Freo match that offer, Simmonds then says on Thursday night, my mind is made up, if you do not trade me to Richmond I will walk into the PSD.

Freo think, better get something whilst we can.  At 1.20pm a deal is struck player for player for player (Simmonds/Fiora/Black)

Two years later

Polak, wanting to come to Richmond, says he wants a 3 year deal worth X. Freo want high picks from the tigers.  Tigers are playing their cards close to their chests. 

Freo try and match that offer, but Polak then says on Thursday night, my mind is made up I want to leave, if you do not trade me to Richmond I will walk into the PSD.

Freo think, better get something whilst we can.  At 1.20pm a deal is struck player for player for player (Polak/?/?)

Love this time of year

[Bulluss]

I reckon they should forget about Polak and trade Krak to North for Perry and a 4th round pick.

[LondonTiger]

I reckon they should forget about Polak and trade Krak to North for Perry and a 4th round pick.

I still think that is on the cards, but we may want the trade to be something like Krak and pick 58 for Perry and pick 39.  (assuming we pick up part of his salary)

[Bulluss]

It would be devistating to see Tuck traded.

10 less turn overs a game. 

[mightytiges]

Nathan Thompson on SEN tonight didnt rate either Thorton nor Polak. Polak was not quick enough off the mark for FB and Thorton was just a second tall who struggled against the bigger forwards.

[mightytiges]

According to the Age tomorrow, Freo have offered Tarrant a 4-year deal  .

We're firming to get Polak. Freo know it's either Richmond or the PSD for Polak. We are saying we'll only swap first round picks  . We will not be trading players.

The dogs will get Aker for just pick 34 and McDougall for swapped 2nd and 4th round picks yet we plan to swap 1st round picks for Polak ???  .

[Rodgerramjet]

I am buggered if i know why we are so obsessed with having to trade our pick 8. There is no way that Polak is worth pick 8, Tarrant isn't even worth Pick 8 and I reckon he has more currency than Polak.

Let's give them Pick 26, Krak or Tuck (not both) and they can give us Polak and pick 31.

[one-eyed]

Jake Niall, Stephen Rielly and Michael Gleeson
The Age
October 13, 2006

Richmond yesterday said that it would not trade any player for Polak and would only swap first-round picks (eight for 13). Richmond football director Greg Miller said the pick swap was the only deal it would offer and otherwise Polak would be headed to Carlton and/or Essendon via the pre-season draft.

Miller said it was "too late to trade a player" to Fremantle and the Tigers would not give up a second-round pick.

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/10/12/1160246263958.html

[one-eyed]

Greg Denham
The Australian
October 13, 2006

The Dockers and Richmond had agreed in principle to swapping first-round choices which would result in Graham Polak becoming a Tiger.

Fremantle would have ended up with Richmond's first pick (No. and then on-traded that to the Magpies as part of the deal to secure Tarrant.

But last night Richmond football director Greg Miller stalled proceedings when the Dockers also demanded the Tigers' second-round pick.

"We were happy to go down the original path and swap for Fremantle's first selection (No.13) to get Polak, but now they want our second-round pick," Miller said.

"We think that selection, No.26, is very valuable and we're not prepared to do that."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20570670-36035,00.html

[DallasCrane]

Against Miller on this one, 8th to 13th, we are just a better chance of getting a real quality kid in the top 8.
Even if it is a superdraft the cream is starting to come off the cake by then.