I guess Port would want to trade for him then otherwise they lost the Trengove compo.
Or that means we have to trade for Trengove?
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Don't shoot the messenger but just conveying Brian Waldron on SEN stating that Geelong may now have cooled their heels on Stringer and that Essendon will look to deal later in trade week with the intention of putting a 2nd round on the table. He felt that with Geelong's waning interest that Essendon would not be dealing their first round pick 11.
So St Kilda, Geelong, Collingwood, Hawthorn & Richmond all seemingly not keen now. Interstate teams out. So there's only 4 clubs, Carlton (tied up with GWS again), North, Essendon (may say he's a 2nd rounder) & Melbourne (all in on Lever) as possible destinations.
Maybe he needs to sit down with the club and work out how he's going to improve. He may not be traded.
We can't sit around the trade period waiting for Essendon to maybe or maybe not make a sensible offer. I'd much rather the club tell Essendon its terms and if they say no. That's it. There's only one other club who may be interested, North, and I'm not sure they're giving up pick 4 under any circumstances. So if Essendon don't want him enough, and there's no one else, Stringer should be taken off the table, then:
- his manager made clear no other club values him
- he's contracted and staying
- arrange for a mediation between coaches and Jake
- arrange for a players leadership group meeting and Jake, and then full players meeting
Be stuffed if we are having our plans tied up with Essendon or an Essendon player like last year.
It's frightening to ponder whether retaining Jake might've been Bevo's long game all along, but there's an increasingly strong argument him staying - coupled with a significant attitude adjustment - is the most preferable outcome.
It's looking more unlikely we'll garner what he's worth via trade, and more specifically worth to us - and that's partly our fault.
If we're forced to simply take what we can because we've helped make the situation untenable, and Jake ascends to what he's capable of, it'll leave quite the stain on the club, and you can be damn sure our noses will be rubbed in it at every opportunity.
I really hope this charade passes with both player and club finding common ground to their mutual benefit.