Who would you have JMac target this year?

[Happy Days]

He would secure a talented spine for 6-8 years, as well as ability to ruck too.

He'll probably be good, but I don't like the price we'd have to pay relative to the risk we'd incur. Also re: rucking, he has 4 career hitouts in 27 AFL games, and no more than 1 in any game.

[bulldogtragic]

He'll probably be good, but I don't like the price we'd have to pay relative to the risk we'd incur. Also re: rucking, he has 4 career hitouts in 27 AFL games, and no more than 1 in any game.

This was from the Hun a couple of weeks ago, Brisbane were talking to Richmond who now want to go to the draft:

Schache, a former No. 2 draft pick, surprisingly re-signed with Brisbane in June but was still on Richmond’s radar as the club looks for another tall forward to help Jack Riewoldt.

The two clubs spoke informally about what a trade could look like after Schache ended his season early, returning home to Victoria instead of playing in the NEAFL grand final.

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What if we could get creative?

Dogs give: 9 & 26, 3rd rounder 2018
Brisbane give: 18, 41 and Schache

Brisbane: Land another top 14 pick this year, it would be four inside pick 14. Plus 26 to help cover the early bid on Ballenden. The draft points would be worth about pick 14 or 15. Which is about his worth.

Dogs: Still hold a first rounder in 18 (even though it's technically not, but pick 18 notionally is) and a possible additional first rounder for Stringer. That'd be two first rounders for Dalrymple this year and a pick 2 player from 2 years ago. We then use 39 on Crozier. Pick 41 to be used on draft day >

(11), 18, 41, 80 plus Trengove, Schache, Crozier (anything for small trades)

[Twodogs]

He'll probably be good, but I don't like the price we'd have to pay relative to the risk we'd incur. Also re: rucking, he has 4 career hitouts in 27 AFL games, and no more than 1 in any game.

I'm torn beteween his ability to ruck and his ability to be tall. We confuse the two at the moment in AFL.

[GVGjr]

Not bad BT. Schache is worth considering but it it still seems a long shot.

[hujsh]

We would need to delist a ruckmen if we were going to pick up another one in my opinion. Roughy/Boyd with Campbell and English as back ups is plenty. If we don't think it is there is an issue with those players. The number is more than ok considering we don't even rely on a traditional ruck type.

I don't see how after watching us this year you could reasonably reach that conclusion.

Boyd rucking with support from Jong or the Bont is hardly ideal. Rough and Campbell both get injured and English is still far from ready.

We essentially have 2 ruckmen on the list and others we can throw into the ruck/sacrifice to the ruck gods like a virgin going into a volcano.

A rookie ruck would be a smart pragmatic option.

[Remi Moses]

Richmond won a flag with Shaun Grigg as it's second ruck .

[Twodogs]

Richmond won a flag with Shaun Grigg as it's second ruck .

Yeah but with a decent first ruck.

[GVGjr]

Richmond won a flag with Shaun Grigg as it's second ruck .

Not because though, just with.

[Dry Rot]

Yeah but with a decent first ruck.

Poor old Swans let the wrong ruckman go. I thought he was terrific

I read somewhere that we were interested in him - is that true?

[Twodogs]

Poor old Swans let the wrong ruckman go. I thought he was terrific

I read somewhere that we were interested in him - is that true?

Us? Interested in a ruckman from another club?

I don't think so.

[Remi Moses]

Poor old Swans let the wrong ruckman go. I thought he was terrific

I read somewhere that we were interested in him - is that true?

They had to many ruckmen though . Naismith is a decent ruck

[GVGjr]

Poor old Swans let the wrong ruckman go. I thought he was terrific

I read somewhere that we were interested in him - is that true?

I seem to recall that we discussed him here but we didn't think he was much better than we already had.

[bulldogtragic]

I seem to recall that we discussed him here but we didn't think he was much better than we already had.

From memory the club enquired, but he picked Richmond.

[GVGjr]

From memory the club enquired, but he picked Richmond.

We have to start working on our sales pitch

[bulldogtragic]

Not bad BT. Schache is worth considering but it it still seems a long shot.

Agreed. It seems odd that Brisbane are holding meetings/discussions to discuss trading him, and his manager has gone from 'he's playing at Brisbane next year' to now 'who knows what happens at this time of the year'.

Seems like both seem receptive to trade. If the kid is ever going to make it, he needs to be close to home with a Vic club.