Trade week rumours and innuendo

[one-eyed]

Defender Jesse Smith wants out of North

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85841/default.aspx

[Judge Roughneck]

Defender Jesse Smith wants out of North

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85841/default.aspx

We should try hard to get him

v highly rated 04

[WA Tiger]

Another defender??? Maybe McGuane and Moore are going forward next year....

[Infamy]

Defender Jesse Smith wants out of North

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85841/default.aspx

We should try hard to get him

v highly rated 04

Apparently his ankles are shot to the point that two clubs (collingwood & hawthorn i think) have already gone cold on him after medical advice

[Judge Roughneck]

Another defender??? Maybe McGuane and Moore are going forward next year....

he is not a key defender

[WA Tiger]

Another defender??? Maybe McGuane and Moore are going forward next year....

he is not a key defender

He is not an anything hence my......

[Judge Roughneck]

Has the potential to be a gun.

Would rather him than Mitch bloody Farmer

Jesse W Smith
Details:
Club: Aberfeldie/Calder
DOB: 29 September 1986 Hgt: 190cm Wgt: 80kg
Position: Half Back Flank
Natural Foot: Right

Honours:
Victoria Metro 2004
All Australian 2004
Larke Medal (best player in Division 1 of Under 18 carnival) 2004
Half Back Flank in TAC Cup Team of the Year 2004

TAC Stats:
2003: 17 games, 9 goals, 14.6 PPG.
2004: 17 games, 10 goals, 19.4 PPG

Strengths: Jesse W, or ‘Junior’, is a dashing half-back flanker who is extremely polished and classy. The son of former North Melbourne player Ross, he always looks balanced and poised when he has the footballer, and he has a knack of been able to weave his way out of trouble.

Smith has deceptively good pace, and he likes to take players on. A good mark, he reads the play well and has real courage.

Weaknesses: Smith might need to work a little bit on his kicking, particularly on the left foot, but it is usually adequate. Might also need to work a little bit on his endurance if he wants to play onball at AFL level.

Footydraft.com comment: The Kangaroos are massive winners on draft day already - Jesse would have been a certain top 10 pick. Looks AFL ready and should be a handy player in years to come.

[WA Tiger]

Potential... second biggest wank word next to re-building..

[Judge Roughneck]

You would rather player leave it as it is and play McMahon on a half back flank the next 10 years?

[WA Tiger]

You would rather player leave it as it is and play McMahon on a half back flank the next 10 years?

No but why would we go with injury prone players that may never make it or have never made it to date, at least MacMahon gets on the park. Also rumurs are rife apparently that his ankles are shot?????

[Judge Roughneck]

You would rather player leave it as it is and play McMahon on a half back flank the next 10 years?

No but why would we go with injury prone players that may never make it or have never made it to date, at least MacMahon gets on the park. Also rumurs are rife apparently that his ankles are shot?????

Because we cannot get players who are not injury prone and good without trading high draft picks.

Which we should not do.

Even if his ankles are shot would be good to take a risk on Jess E Smith if we could get him very cheap.

Would be nice to have Deledio/Tambing/Morton/Smith together - would make the 04 draft look more respectable

[WA Tiger]

You would rather player leave it as it is and play McMahon on a half back flank the next 10 years?

No but why would we go with injury prone players that may never make it or have never made it to date, at least MacMahon gets on the park. Also rumurs are rife apparently that his ankles are shot?????

Because we cannot get players who are not injury prone and good without trading high draft picks.

Which we should not do.

Even if his ankles are shot would be good to take a risk on Jess E Smith if we could get him very cheap.

Would be nice to have Deledio/Tambing/Morton/Smith together - would make the 04 draft look more respectable

Still cant understand why you would want an injured and injury prone player at the club, but thats your thoughts.

Tell you all what though, how about the Saints and the Lions, they have just torn up the trade market track so far. Voss must be going for it next year.

[mightytiges]

Balmey was apparently seen at Arden St yesterday collecting Smith's medical records and scans. If Geelong say no then Smith's ankles must be stuffed. Pass!

[tigersalive]

You would rather player leave it as it is and play McMahon on a half back flank the next 10 years?

No but why would we go with injury prone players that may never make it or have never made it to date, at least MacMahon gets on the park. Also rumurs are rife apparently that his ankles are shot?????

Because we cannot get players who are not injury prone and good without trading high draft picks.

Which we should not do.

Even if his ankles are shot would be good to take a risk on Jess E Smith if we could get him very cheap.

Would be nice to have Deledio/Tambing/Morton/Smith together - would make the 04 draft look more respectable

Still cant understand why you would want an injured and injury prone player at the club, but thats your thoughts.

Unfortunately agree considering how good a player he looked in 2007. 

But injuries cruel players, and he's just another one to add to the list.

[WA Tiger]

I would be putting up Edwards, Polo, King, Simmonds (may happen), Patto, Hislop, Thompson, MacMahon (may go), Schulz (gone) and White up on the trade table for the next two days and see what we are offered in the way of players or picks..

Now if these players are worth nothing or untradable as I can hear some of you saying then why the hell don't we just get rid of them, pay the contracted ones out, play every youngster we can but get rid of the players that no one wants and we dont need.

I am sick of hearing that we dont have the players to trade, well hello, they must be crap so why keep them in our team!!