The Rumour Mill

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Pick 4 or 5 of ours and a better player is just as likely. If Cameron is gettable, we need to be thinking very seriously about what he could do to our club.

The rumour was that pick 1 would allow GWS to then get Petracca whom is increasingly being touted as a candidate for the number 1 pick.
I just don't get why GWS would settle for Armitage, a slow mid with average disposal. At a minimum I would've thought pick 1 plus Jack Steven would be closer to what GWS would want.

[ledge]

Waite only offered one year deal at Carlton... Interesting wouldn't cost much and has very good hands, age might be against him though.

[Mofra]

Waite only offered one year deal at Carlton... Interesting wouldn't cost much and has very good hands, age might be against him though.

For the love of god no.

32 year old who is still inconsistent

[bulldogtragic]

For the love of god no.

32 year old who is still inconsistent

Is that no, or just no with pick 5 in the National Draft?

[Greystache]

Is that no, or just no with pick 5 in the National Draft?

I'd expect a sweetener in return, maybe a swap of 4th and 5th round picks.

[bulldogtragic]

I'd expect a sweetener in return, maybe a swap of 4th and 5th round picks.

The ghost of Peter Rhode at the WO is typing the forms up as we speak.

[Topdog]

Been reported if Frawley leaves Melbourne they will most likely get the compensation pick immediately after their first round pick. We might get pick 6 or 7.

Surely not? That would be over compensating them IMO esp. compared to other compensations given.

[LostDoggy]

Surely not? That would be over compensating them IMO esp. compared to other compensations given.

If someone pays Frawley 600-700+ for 5 years unfortuantely it looks like they will get first round compo. Which pushes our pick back.

[LostDoggy]

If someone pays Frawley 600-700+ for 5 years unfortuantely it looks like they will get first round compo. Which pushes our pick back.

We got first round compo for Ward who left on a similar deal. We got Macrae with that and Port who was pushed back ended up with Ollie Wines, the draft is a strange beast!

[Mofra]

We got first round compo for Ward who left on a similar deal. We got Macrae with that and Port who was pushed back ended up with Ollie Wines, the draft is a strange beast!

Different systems - the free agency system is not the same as the expansion club contract system.

[Greystache]

Different systems - the free agency system is not the same as the expansion club contract system.

Exactly. Frawley is a free agent because Melbourne tried to work the system (front loading contracts etc.) Ward and Scully were young players not even into their peak who were poached for big money... And one of them was a good player!

[EasternWest]

For the love of god no.

32 year old who is still inconsistent

Shit. The word you're looking for is shit.

No thanks.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Shit. The word you're looking for is shit.

No thanks.

The other word you're looking for is dickhead.

[LostDoggy]

Different systems - the free agency system is not the same as the expansion club contract system.

Will be interesting how they select the compensation picks this year.

Last year Thomas and Franklin were worthy of first round compo.

Sylvia and Dal Santo were deemed worthy of second round compo. (no idea how Melb got a second rounder for Sylvia)

Wouldn't suprise me at all if Frawley netted Melbourne a first round compo pick.

Hopefully Melbourne pick up a free agent themselves. Then they may end up like Carlton last year and recieve no Compo pick. As it was effectively In Thomas Out Betts.

[Mofra]

Contract size & length is the primary consideration - Freo must have overpaid for Sylvia