Stringer Trade Worth

[Doc26]

Depending on their compo, they could trade it us in the Stringer deal...

It's very hard to see Motlop leaving giving Geelong a first round compensation.

I would be holding very firm that the Stringer trade is for nothing less than a low to mid first round selection in 2017 or Geelong's first round in 2018, if the AFL endorses this for them again.

We need elite talent in to supplement our rather plentiful worker bees.

[Bulldog4life]

Geelong traded a first round pick for Tuohy

[Doc26]

Geelong traded a first round pick for Tuohy

Yes, their 2017 first round. I was referring to their 2018 first round, if the AFL endorses trading of another consecutive future first round. Otherwise, we would need another Club to get involved for a low to mid first rounder in 2017.

[comrade]

I'd prefer Parfitt over Cockatoo.

[Happy Days]

So apparently the last straw was Stringer getting a gigantic chest tattoo around round 21, despite the club insisting he wait until season's end. If true then geez.

[hujsh]

So apparently the last straw was Stringer getting a gigantic chest tattoo around round 21, despite the club insisting he wait until season's end. If true then geez.

He sure picked a great hill to die on with that one.

[bulldogtragic]

So apparently the last straw was Stringer getting a gigantic chest tattoo around round 21, despite the club insisting he wait until season's end. If true then geez.

Good thing he did his hammy in the first minute in round 22. Chest marking would've been difficult/painful/near impossible.

I hope it's a huge 80's style Footscray Bulldog that everyone can see when he takes his playing jumper off.

[chef]

I would hope the club/bevo isnt that petty.

[bulldogtragic]

I would hope the club/bevo isnt that petty.

I'd heard Bob Murphy say it's been two years of issues. Jake at that presser talked about two years as well. The first 999 cuts don't kill you, it's the 1,000 cut.

[Rocket Science]

I get they were fed up well before then, but why would the club give two shits about a player getting tattooed?

[bulldogtragic]

I get they were fed up well before then, but why would the club give two shits about a player getting tattooed?

Maybe it impacted his rehab for his hammy, appointments, doing everything he was meant to be doing etc. Coincidentally he did his hammy again first game back at the opening. Coincidentally that game cost us finals opportunity. A lot of coincidences I know.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

What hurts is whilst it clearly seems to be untenable for Jake to remain - you just don't decide to move a player of Jake's ability on for sheer shits and giggles- you just know he's going to turn it around at another club.
And its going to hurt watching him do it for the next decade somewhere else.
I'd be less upset if we were the club that was able to attract players of his ilk via trade, but we are clearly not seen as a destinstion club for marquee players. We have to draft those types and they're few and far between.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

If we end up getting bent over by Geelong there are going to be a lot of very angry supporters.
I want to believe we have a game plan for how to manage this and we don't blink...and find ourselves accepting pick 20 and a spud like Rhys Stanley or a Menzel or Motlop.

[bulldogtragic]

At this rate of the pre-lim, Stringer will be announcing Geelong as his preferred destination at half time.

[LostDoggy]

I'd heard Bob Murphy say it's been two years of issues. Jake at that presser talked about two years as well. The first 999 cuts don't kill you, it's the 1,000 cut.

Usually when something finally snaps it's from something small.