Who would you have JMac target this year?

[Happy Days]

OK so we wait for Lever until the 11th hr and watch him go somewhere else leaving us with tally whacker in hand. That worked out great for us last year.

I'm not saying that. I'm saying that these players are not worth pulling out for, and we should look elsewhere.

Depth is only relevant if the depth is any good.

[jeemak]

Media said so, that we pulled our offer. Later that day, Brian Taylor (known family for a long time) said he didn't believe that the dogs were out of it. .???.?.

The media did, so it must be right.

I thought we were told we were out of the running, with BT later that day denying that's the case.

[bulldogtragic]

A mature Key Position Defender of some quality please.

As well as a first ruck. A couple of polished mids. A genuine quick small forward.

[bulldogtragic]

Most likely pick 8, 26 & 40.

Trade hard JMac. There's gaps to fill and we need quality.

[LostDoggy]

OK so we wait for Lever until the 11th hr and watch him go somewhere else leaving us with tally whacker in hand. That worked out great for us last year.

Tally whacker?

I'm not saying that. I'm saying that these players are not worth pulling out for, and we should look elsewhere.
Depth is only relevant if the depth is any good.

These players arent worth pulling out for?

Hmmmm

[Happy Days]

Most likely pick 8, 26 & 40.

Trade hard JMac. There's gaps to fill and we need quality.

Short of Kelly or Lever, I really hope we don't trade pick 8. That's a hell of a piece to piss away.

[Twodogs]

Tally whacker?

His manhood I think.

[chef]

Short of Kelly or Lever, I really hope we don't trade pick 8. That's a hell of a piece to piss away.

With the way we draft hope we keep all our picks. 3 in the top 40 is a great position.

[ledge]

Can someone jog my memory and tell me one player who has lived up to his expectation that we have traded from another club?
Boyd hasn't yet, Cloke hasn't, Crameri didn't, maybe Biggs.
We haven't been good at getting a big name player and he performed for us.
Our own drafting has been exceptional.
Maybe we should just go with that unless we can get Lever.
Let's face it our age demographic means we are after players in their prime that clubs won't let go. Especially the standard we are chasing.

[comrade]

Can someone jog my memory and tell me one player who has lived up to his expectation that we have traded from another club?
Boyd hasn't yet, Cloke hasn't, Crameri didn't, maybe Biggs.
We haven't been good at getting a big name player and he performed for us.
Our own drafting has been exceptional.
Maybe we should just go with that unless we can get Lever.
Let's face it our age demographic means we are after players in their prime that clubs won't let go. Especially the standard we are chasing.

Biggs definitely has, given we got him for peanuts and he was an important premiership player.

If we're being positive, Suckling has probably met expectations (not mine but others would argue the point).

But overall, our trading over the past 3-4 years has been pretty average - in terms of who we've brought in and who we've lost (and the ridiculously low value we've received in return).

JMac in general deserves credit for locking in our list but his wheeling and dealing with other clubs has left a lot to be desired, IMO.

[ledge]

No good recruiting players if the player coming in isn't better than the one going out.
Retirement excluded in this years case ..
Be an interesting off season, usually clubs turf players in the next week.

[kruder]

Just judging by Bevos comments I reckon Cloke will retire.

[azabob]

Apparently Shoenmakers has signed a 1 year deal with Hawthorn.

[GVGjr]

Apparently Shoenmakers has signed a 1 year deal with Hawthorn.

I was hoping we wouldn't get him

[comrade]

Apparently Shoenmakers has signed a 1 year deal with Hawthorn.

Awesome.