Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Player swaps are pretty much unheard of these days and I don't think the Dunkleys want anything to do with the Swans. I would love Papley though.
How could we design an offer likely to satisfy the Swans?
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
The Doctor
How could we design an offer likely to satisfy the Swans?
Either trade someone out with currency for a first round pick or trade a future first rounder? Perhaps if we end up with a top 10 pick somehow turn that into 2 later picks, 1 for Papley, 1 to go towards JUH? Unlikely but we can dream.
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What about our leadership group. I think most areas are ok we just need time. I would be thinking we need to chase a true leader and offer them the clubs captaincy. I don’t think Bont has been much Chol this year with the addition of being captain.
That aside. We need to make a huge play for Papley or Tippa
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Either trade someone out with currency for a first round pick or trade a future first rounder? Perhaps if we end up with a top 10 pick somehow turn that into 2 later picks, 1 for Papley, 1 to go towards JUH? Unlikely but we can dream.
JJ for Papley or enter into a 3 or 4 way trade that gets JJ either where he wants to go, the Swans with an excellent draft hand (or JJ) with Paps coming back to us. If you're talking currency JJ has it. Premiership player, Norm Smith medallist and has always played well against the Swans they may rate him.
Would be a difficult decision to make he's well liked and deeply embedded in the club and, while its highly unlikely to happen, these are the sorts of player we'd need to hemorrhage to get a player like Papley.
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
The Doctor
I can't answer that.
He's OOC, was replaced as captain, and there have been a couple of unsubstantiated murmurs that he 'could' be gettable.
So maybe!
That’s more than enough for a glimmer of hope
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Bumper Bulldogs
What about our leadership group. I think most areas are ok we just need time. I would be thinking we need to chase a true leader and offer them the clubs captaincy. I don’t think Bont has been much Chol this year with the addition of being captain.
That aside. We need to make a huge play for Papley or Tippa
I think we went too early on Bont for Captain. I hoped Easton would go for another year .
A couple of senior recruits who are best 22 would help. We are a fairly young team after all
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Polec dropped again. Hard running ball carrier who can break the lines, and North are tanking his trade value. Even if Hunter doesn't leave is he someone we should be targeting? I don't particularly like him but he is good.
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
soupaman
Polec dropped again. Hard running ball carrier who can break the lines, and North are tanking his trade value. Even if Hunter doesn't leave is he someone we should be targeting? I don't particularly like him but he is good.
Apparently he doesn’t pass the no dickhead test. Not a stack of guys play for four clubs.
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
There is a window of opportunity with adelaide ( 14 players under the gun ) and gws with their salary cap. Fremantle list is worth a look as well
I would be greasing the links keith has with any of the crows we show interests:
Adelaide:
1. Rory Atkins he was a gun in their grand final year. What has happened since his drop off?
2. HimMelberg - big marking forward and seems to be agile.
Gws:
1. Toby green . He needs to teach some of our players some mongrel. Player every opposition loves to hate
2. Small fwd : Daniels , Langdon or hill
3. Caldwell: has some size and another inside mid we need
Some news here
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...pjhg64pL8N0IYo
Freo:
1. Hamling : yes , we know what he can provide . Is Clinton young his manager ? We have good rapport trading with freo
Why in the world are we not playing Trengrove ? He can provide a chop out in the ruck and is a decent mark.
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There’s not a hope in Hell Sydney are trading Papley for Dunkley
Papley’s their most valuable commodity
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
The Doctor
I think we went too early on Bont for Captain. I hoped Easton would go for another year .
A couple of senior recruits who are best 22 would help. We are a fairly young team after all
The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.
If we don’t win he cops all the blame.
Is it his fault ...
....we often get smashed in the ruck.
....have a dysfunctional forward line.
....the backmen seem swamped?
I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Danjul
The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.
If we don’t win he cops all the blame.
Is it his fault ...
....we often get smashed in the ruck.
....have a dysfunctional forward line.
....the backmen seem swamped?
I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.
I get your narrative. But its absolute rubbish to confect an issue with Bont, our game plan and people blaming him. I dont think anyone has attempted to pin our fortunes this season around his neck.
People have observed he is down on his lofty standards, have even queried whether or not captaincy was too soon, or a burden. But I don't think anyone has said our malaise is 'his fault'.
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Danjul
The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.
If we don’t win he cops all the blame.
Is it his fault ...
....we often get smashed in the ruck.
....have a dysfunctional forward line.
....the backmen seem swamped?
I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.
What utter nonsense
Re: Offseason recruiting priorities
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Originally Posted by
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
I get your narrative. But its absolute rubbish to confect an issue with Bont, our game plan and people blaming him. I dont think anyone has attempted to pin our fortunes this season around his neck.
People have observed he is down on his lofty standards, have even queried whether or not captaincy was too soon, or a burden. But I don't think anyone has said our malaise is 'his fault'.
Your last five words are in the wrong order . They should be
his malaise is our fault.