Trade talk: club-by-club analysis

[bornadog]

Jon Pierik and Matt Murnane

Western Bulldogs

Trade potential: Brian Lake, Dylan Addison, Josh Hill, Andrew Hooper, Sam Reid, Christian Howard.
Draft picks to offer: 17, 36, 54, 72, 90.

In the market for: Big guys. Key forward, key defender and a ruckman.

What we think: Need to find goals now Barry Hall has gone and are expected to listen to offers for Brian Lake.

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I wish they would stop banging on about Lake.

[LostDoggy]

Bah! Christian Howard. What the hell for??? Is he homesick?

[bornadog]

Bah! Christian Howard. What the hell for??? Is he homesick?

apparently

[bornadog]

Emma Quayle says on Twitter:

" Am hearing GWS is not interested in trading for players. They have a lot of NSW zone players and don't have many spots on their list left."

" Means the 17 yo mini draft will probably come down to draft picks. Lots to happen there next week."

[Mantis]

I wish they would stop banging on about Lake.

I would think that if a club came to us with a very good offer for Lake we would be crazy not to listen.

[Desipura]

I would think that if a club came to us with a very good offer for Lake we would be crazy not to listen.

Would you take Bower and a 3rd round pick for Lake?

[bornadog]

I would think that if a club came to us with a very good offer for Lake we would be crazy not to listen.

So after McCartney had a long discussion with Lake (I believe a couple of hours), and come out in public and say Lake is a wanted player, and he wants to keep playing with the Club, he would turn around and trade him

[Desipura]

So after McCartney had a long discussion with Lake (I believe a couple of hours), and come out in public and say Lake is a wanted player, he would turn around and trade him

I doubt he would as well. Its a clean slate when a new coach comes in as far as I am concerned, unless the players opently express that he is having a negative effect on the playing group.

[Mantis]

Would you take Bower and a 3rd round pick for Lake?

No.

So after McCartney had a long discussion with Lake (I believe a couple of hours), and come out in public and say Lake is a wanted player, and he wants to keep playing with the Club, he would turn around and trade him

Probably not, just saying that if Hawthorn or someone else offer up something to good to refuse then we should seriously look at it.

And I haven't heard Brian say he definitely wants to stay as yet.... but I haven't been paying much attention so he might have.

[LostDoggy]

I would think that if a club came to us with a very good offer for Lake we would be crazy not to listen.

And he would be crazy not to listen

[G-Mo77]

And he would be crazy not to listen

I've got to ask, is that you Brian? All you do is post on Brian Lake subjects on here and on BF. Hows the rehab going?

And I haven't heard Brian say he definitely wants to stay as yet.... but I haven't been paying much attention so he might have.

Pretty sure he hasn't said anything publicly only what McCartney said after their meeting. If a club came to us with a decent offer I'm sure we'd go into discussions. I can't imagine Lake having a problem with it either.

[Remi Moses]

Would you take Bower and a 3rd round pick for Lake?

I'm sure Carlton Would! Don't get the love for Bower on here!
He's an updated version of Craig Ellis, very uncoordinated and couldn't get a game.
Wouldn't think we're going to swap an AA defender for a Northern Bullants or Blues, whatever they're called

[Remi Moses]

And he would be crazy not to listen

Gotta love some people.
All of a sudden after an injury nightmare season we're flogging off class players!
McCartney's come out and reiterated that lake is staying and yet we're dumping him.

[LostDoggy]

Rediculous!!
Why would you trade the best back in the game?
Who we trading next Griffen!!?

[G-Mo77]

Rediculous!!
Why would you trade the best back in the game?
Who we trading next Griffen!!?

Griffen is not 30 years of age and coming from an injury plagued season. Who knows if Lake will fully recover or not?

I'm on Mantis' side on this one, we'd be crazy not to listen if someone came up with a good deal.