Trade talk: club-by-club analysis

[bornadog]

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.

That would make McCartney look pretty bad after what he said.

[bornadog]

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.

Yet some posters have a go at Ward and Harbrow for not being loyal.

[1eyedog]

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

Depends where we are at. Are we going to challenge for a top 4 spot over the next two years?

If yes, keep Lake.

If not, do we need to see if we can get any quality in for Lake from a club that needs a premier key back now, for our next tilt in 3-5 years?

This is a question.

I'm up for keeping Lake because I think he will make us a better side and hopefully put us in a position to at least play finals and give some of the younger players this exposure.

As for loyalty Lake was questioning whether he even wanted to be at club a few months ago.

[bornadog]

Depends where we are at. Are we going to challenge for a top 4 spot over the next two years?

If yes, keep Lake.

If not, do we need to see if we can get any quality in for Lake from a club that needs a premier key back now, for our next tilt in 3-5 years?

This is a question.

Lets get rid of anyone 28 to 30 years old like Richmond and Melbourne and see what happens then.

This post is not directed at you, its directed at plenty of posters.

[Desipura]

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.

Who is flogging off players?
Personally I would only trade Lake if we got a very good deal that would benefit us long term.

[bornadog]

Who is flogging off players?
Personally I would only trade Lake if we got a very good deal that would benefit us long term.

Our second best player after Cooney We don't have many A graders.

[Desipura]

Our second best player after Cooney We don't have many A graders.

And for this reason I would not trade Lake unless we traded him for a potential A grader.

[bornadog]

And for this reason I would not trade Lake unless we traded him for a potential A grader.

ok, fair enough but that is a pipe dream. Everyone wants something good but not prepared to give up any one good.

[ledge]

Depends where we are at. Are we going to challenge for a top 4 spot over the next two years?

If yes, keep Lake.

If not, do we need to see if we can get any quality in for Lake from a club that needs a premier key back now, for our next tilt in 3-5 years?

This is a question.

I'm up for keeping Lake because I think he will make us a better side and hopefully put us in a position to at least play finals and give some of the younger players this exposure.

As for loyalty Lake was questioning whether he even wanted to be at club a few months ago.

You can love your club but not get on with certain people in it.
Plenty of players love a club but cant stay due to lots of different things, doesnt mean you arent loyal just means you probably exhausted all efforts to stay and be happy.

[Desipura]

ok, fair enough but that is a pipe dream. Everyone wants something good but not prepared to give up any one good.

This is true however if your premiership window is open and all you need is a fullback ie Hawthorn, you may be willing to part with a bit more.........

[G-Mo77]

That would make McCartney look pretty bad after what he said.

Not really. If all parties agree and are happy then why would it?

Lets get rid of anyone 28 to 30 years old like Richmond and Melbourne and see what happens then.

Not all our 28 - 30's are coming back from major injury concerns either. You can try and beat your positivity into anyone with out as much as you but it doesn't change the fact that Lake not recovering from all his injuries is a legitimate outcome for 2012 and beyond.

[chef]

Maybe we should trade Morris as he's going to have an injury interrupted season next year too

[azabob]

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

apparently

Is this true?

[GVGjr]

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

Just about every player should be considered if someone else is prepared to pay over the odds.
Lake is no different but I do think it's going to be a hard deal to get done unless we are prepared to let him go well under his value.

[GVGjr]

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

He's just starting to hit his straps with us so he should want to stay. I don't think we should worry about if he is homesick or not.