God i hope we dont trade Stringer.
God i hope we dont trade Stringer.
The curse is dead.
GWS withdrew their offer to Franklin when they realised they had been trumped by Sydney. I'm not saying this as a definite but perhaps it suits us more to get out of the speculation around Lever if we are somewhat convinced he isn't interested.
It could mean we have just put up the "open for business" sign to every other player we have an interest in.
By the way, I don't think we are 100% out of the picture but we are a long way behind
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I'd do the trade , but can't see it happening . Kelly is consistentand would up with Bont as our best player.
No way I'm trading Stringer; a mercurial, 55-goal a year AA forward not yet 24 is the sort of guy you trade in, not out.
Dahlhaus and 9 for Kelly though...
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Dahl won't be enough to get the deal done. I mentioned in another thread that Dahl might be a tradeable commodity because of his sharp regression in 2017 with regard to ball use and decision making, but after thinking about it in more detail I agree with Comrade in that he is a fabric player that would damage the culture of the club if traded away.
Kelly's worst game will be low 20's possessions, a goal and probably 3-4 tackles. Stringer's worst game has him listed as a missing person on a milk carton. Stringer at his best is dynamic, but it is an increasingly rare occurrence and his tank will always prevent him from being any more than a short burst player in the midfield. And I love Stringer - that goal in the last qtr of the GF is something that maybe 2-3 players in the comp could have kicked - but you have to be bold to get better.
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Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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