Could Polak play Full Back

[tiga]

News up here is that the Swans want Tarrant also. I don't think they could afford to snare Tarrant and Everitt at the same time.

[Bulluss]

Jake Nial from the Age was on SEN before.

Said that if Polak goes anywhere it will be Richmond, but is 50/50 if he will leave or not.

[one-eyed]

Clubs at starting gate as horse-trading begins in earnest
The Australian
Trade week begins on Monday, and Greg Denham examines how each club stands going into the bargaining

RICHMOND

After making enquiries into Fremantle's Polak, the Tigers have gone cold on the key-position player and may not be major players next week.

The Tigers have declared Mark Coughlan off limits to the Dockers.

FREMANTLE

Graham Polak has attracted a lot of interest from other clubs, but he may be re-contracted and stay.

Full article at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20537474-36035,00.html

[letsgetiton!]

Clubs at starting gate as horse-trading begins in earnest
The Australian
Trade week begins on Monday, and Greg Denham examines how each club stands going into the bargaining

RICHMOND

After making enquiries into Fremantle's Polak, the Tigers have gone cold on the key-position player and may not be major players next week. The Tigers have declared Mark Coughlan off limits to the Dockers.[/size]
FREMANTLE

Graham Polak has attracted a lot of interest from other clubs, but he may be re-contracted and stay.

Full article at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20537474-36035,00.html

its quite easy, if we are not major players next week, thats makes 2 yrs in a row and means miller should walk away or be sacked.
his job is to get us players and make big moves during trade week and last yr he failed imo, this yr he has to make up 4 it

[mightytiges]

I would like to see us active too but I wouldn't be satisfied with a firesale either. We need to trade to improve our draft position.

[WilliamPowell]

its quite easy, if we are not major players next week, thats makes 2 yrs in a row and means miller should walk away or be sacked.
his job is to get us players and make big moves during trade week and last yr he failed imo, this yr he has to make up 4 it

I'm all for being involved in trade week as a major player but it is important to be smart. We shouldn't trade just for the sake of it. Big moves are moves that improve your footy club.

So for example....

If we want Polak (which I personally don't care one way or another but struth he has to want to come to the Tiges and at the moment he doesn't seem that keen so I'd be steering clear) we have to do a deal that is our best interest.

Polak in a straight swap for Mark Coughlan or Shane Tuck is not a good deal for the RFC no matter how you look at it. There are so many question marks over Polak - plenty of ability but it's what going upstairs with him that's the key IMO. All the experts says Polak is only worth a late 2nd round pick at best. Is Tuck or Coughlan worth more than that? IMHO absolutely

So if you are going to do this trade you'd want Polak plus a first round pick for either a Coughlan or Tuck - Freo aren't going to go for that so you don't do the deal. 

[Mr Magic]

Inaction from our football department next week should be regarded as failure. Doing one trade  ie. Joel Perry wont cut it, if we get to the end of next week and we havent properly offloaded the likes of Shane Tuck, Andrew Krakouer and afew others then we would have failed. To some extent I agree that if Greg doesnt fire up next week and produce some deals of consequence then you have to ask what is his role at Richmond.

I think it will be quiet.
Perry + late pick to Richmond for Krakouer.
and thats about it..

This exchange period will be a fizzer unless suitable player for player trades can be negotiated.

No one wants to part with their picks and every club is overating the players they want to move on because they want picks for them!!

Result = Stalemate

Taper your expectations and you may be pleasantly surprised by the outcomes but don't expect a frenzy by any means. There rarely is at this time of the year anyway and this year looks even more unlikely.

The PSD on the other hand...

I think we can expect to see another delisting or two at the RFC if it pans out the way I think it will. Time will tell.

[mightytiges]

Well said WP and Magic.

I think we can expect to see another delisting or two at the RFC if it pans out the way I think it will. Time will tell.

Yep  .

[one-eyed]

What do we think about us giving up pick 8 for Freo's pick 13 and Polak?

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Tarrant package deal for Dockers
Greg Denham
The Australian
October 09, 2006

Fremantle is considering swapping first-round draft choices with Richmond in order to head off West Coast and snare Tarrant, who is keen to move on despite having a year on his contract.

In a potential trade deal, which the Magpies are aware of, the Dockers could send a slightly reluctant Graham Polak to the Tigers. The deal could involve Richmond handing its first national draft selection, No.8 overall, to the Dockers who would then give the Tigers their first pick, No.13.

Richmond would move five places down the pecking order in next month's draft, but would gain Polak, a prospective centre half-back or centre half-forward.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20546519-36035,00.html

[one-eyed]

09 October 2006   
Herald-Sun
Damian Barrett

POLAK, the No. 4 pick in the 2001 "super draft" will seek to leave Fremantle after a disappointing season, and may be headed to Richmond.

Polak met Dockers coach Chris Connolly on Saturday and is understood to have since told the club he wants to be traded.

The Dockers do not want to lose the 194cm Polak, despite just once finding a place in the team for him in the final 11 matches of the season.

Polak believes he needs to leave home town Perth to move ahead with his football and life.

Richmond is considering its options with Polak, as is Carlton.

But the Blues are already immersed in trying to keep full-back Bret Thornton from accepting an attractive offer from Hawthorn.

Being off contract, Polak can enter the pre-season draft should a suitable trade fail to materialise this week.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,20547473^20322,00.html

[mightytiges]

In a potential trade deal, which the Magpies are aware of, the Dockers could send a slightly reluctant Graham Polak to the Tigers. The deal could involve Richmond handing its first national draft selection, No.8 overall, to the Dockers who would then give the Tigers their first pick, No.13.

We want players who are committed to the cause and the club. Now I'm not keen on Polak anyway but especially so if he is reluctant to come in the first place. Polak can't even get into Freo's best 22 so I'm not keen either on trading backwards first round positions in the draft to pick up a potential dud with off-field issues.

 

[Ramps]

I cant support going backwards for Polak. Hes not the type of player you do that for and RFC supporters will be disappointed if it happens. Our requirement for a CHB/FB is becoming a similar situation to about 5 years ago when Frawley and co. were desperate for a goalkicking small forward pocket, that desperation cost us big time and stuffed us up as we recruited blokes like hudson. Im against this- dont go backwards for Polak.

[letsgetiton!]

In a potential trade deal, which the Magpies are aware of, the Dockers could send a slightly reluctant Graham Polak to the Tigers. The deal could involve Richmond handing its first national draft selection, No.8 overall, to the Dockers who would then give the Tigers their first pick, No.13.

We want players who are committed to the cause and the club. Now I'm not keen on Polak anyway but especially so if he is reluctant to come in the first place. Polak can't even get into Freo's best 22 so I'm not keen either on trading backwards first round positions in the draft to pick up a potential dud with off-field issues.

 

dont belive all u read, of course freo would say that polak is reluctant to leave, they want to get max value 4 him where ever he goes.  my bet is he wants out of freo asap but freo are playing hardball.

and i agree, he would be a good pick up but only if we dont give up more than he is worth.

i dont agree in giving up pick 8 for 13, but does anyone know how much different in quality these pics are because this draft as we know has been pumped up as the greatest ever, so just say pic 4 to pick 20 are all equal in value and ability and class, then pick 8 and pick 13 is much the sam. just food 4 thought

[blaisee]

Clubs at starting gate as horse-trading begins in earnest
The Australian
Trade week begins on Monday, and Greg Denham examines how each club stands going into the bargaining

RICHMOND

After making enquiries into Fremantle's Polak, the Tigers have gone cold on the key-position player and may not be major players next week. The Tigers have declared Mark Coughlan off limits to the Dockers.[/size]
FREMANTLE

Graham Polak has attracted a lot of interest from other clubs, but he may be re-contracted and stay.

Full article at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20537474-36035,00.html

its quite easy, if we are not major players next week, thats makes 2 yrs in a row and means miller should walk away or be sacked.
his job is to get us players and make big moves during trade week and last yr he failed imo, this yr he has to make up 4 it

u r a disgrace x.

Miller will do whats best for the club.

if that means doin nothing and keeping draft picks then so be it.

trading for tradings sake is ridiculous

[letsgetiton!]

Clubs at starting gate as horse-trading begins in earnest
The Australian
Trade week begins on Monday, and Greg Denham examines how each club stands going into the bargaining

RICHMOND

After making enquiries into Fremantle's Polak, the Tigers have gone cold on the key-position player and may not be major players next week. The Tigers have declared Mark Coughlan off limits to the Dockers.[/size]
FREMANTLE

Graham Polak has attracted a lot of interest from other clubs, but he may be re-contracted and stay.

Full article at: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20537474-36035,00.html

its quite easy, if we are not major players next week, thats makes 2 yrs in a row and means miller should walk away or be sacked.
his job is to get us players and make big moves during trade week and last yr he failed imo, this yr he has to make up 4 it

u r a disgrace x.

Miller will do whats best for the club.

if that means doin nothing and keeping draft picks then so be it.

trading for tradings sake is ridiculous

im a disgrace!!!

i think u r!!!

miller has had ample time now to get rid of players who are not up to it!
if he cant perorm this week and do whats best for richmond this week he should go, end of story!
finally we have players we can trade to bring better players to our club! its time miller lived up to his reputation and work wonders this week!
if we go through this week and we still have hall, tiv and krak on our list he has failed!
if he does not trade tuck and or cogs for better players if the opportunity arises he has failed!
screw reputations, screw sentiments, its time to act or else the tigers will miss the boat! again!
we cant just rely on kids in thne draft to build our team to success

u r the f disgrace, unlike u, i dont accept mediocrity and dont rate players that dont deserve it!

until i see miller actually do something , he is just another tosser that talks the talks and does nothing. will he get lost again this yr??