Stringer Trade Worth

[ledge]

I'm not prepared to write off a top 15 pick for Stringer just yet. Clubs will do what they think will benefit their team and Stringer will make a club stronger once he regains his focus.

I also believe we will keep him unless a good offer comes forward. Early days

If he regains focus and that's a big if.

[Hotdog60]

Could the club got one of the players close to Abbey to spill the beans.
Meaning the club doesn't want to get rid of him but just to give him a big kick up the backside.
They said he's on the table and want a good offer or he will stay.
Rumors go out about his professionalism.
Down to two clubs may be willing to take a chance.
One drops off and they his ex drops a bombshell.
Offers dropped off to minimal and the package is only a matchbox.
In steps Bevo and tells him to pull his finger out because the football world doesn't want you.
Stays on the list with a new attitude and wins a Brownlow in a complete turn around.

[GVGjr]

If he regains focus and that's a big if.

He will regain it, it's just how quickly that happens clubs need to consider

[Ozza]

I don't think the Abby Gilmore article impacts the trade worth. The football industry largely knew about this anyway.

[GVGjr]

Interestingly that Scott Clayton assessed Stringers value as mid first round but after the news over the last couple of weeks it might have pulled back a bit. When asked if he thought it was early in the 2nd round he dismissed it and said not that far back.

Based on Clayton's assessment that means probably somewhere between 12 and 17 and I think that makes some sense to me.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Interestingly that Scott Clayton assessed Stringers value as mid first round but after the news over the last couple of weeks it might have pulled back a bit. When asked if he thought it was early in the 2nd round he dismissed it and said not that far back.

Based on Clayton's assessment that means probably somewhere between 12 and 17 and I think that makes some sense to me.

There's obviously a few factors at play, such as Stringer's headspace and our playing list's opinion on him, but hypothetically if we got offered a pick in the 11-20 range would you take it?

[GVGjr]

There's obviously a few factors at play, such as Stringer's headspace and our playing list's opinion on him, but hypothetically if we got offered a pick in the 11-20 range would you take it?

I'd certainly consider anything inside of 15 positively but beyond that I'm not so sure. I'd also exhaust every chance to keep Stringer at the club between now and Friday but he would need to be very convincing that he wanted to be there and that he was switched on.

[bulldogtragic]

Sorry to side track things, wasn't Jake/Connors already meant to have publicly picked a club on their timetable?

[GVGjr]

Sorry to side track things, wasn't Jake/Connors already meant to have publicly picked a club on their timetable?

It was reportedly supposed to happen last Friday. Once Stringers ex went public I think it wrecked the timing of it. It needs to happen before Friday.

[LostDoggy]

Yea I thought they said he would by the GF but that was said before the article. It might of complicated things.

[Happy Days]

I don't think the Abby Gilmore article impacts the trade worth. The football industry largely knew about this anyway.

The public didn't though. Can't really ignore that his recruitment would be a nightmare for PR.

[bulldogtragic]

It was reportedly supposed to happen last Friday. Once Stringers ex went public I think it wrecked the timing of it. It needs to happen before Friday.

I thought so. But I also think the silence may indicate things going on in the background, either by us, or by he & Connors. Like we've said, we don't want Essendon distracting us from our strategy in the trade period. But if Connors knows nothing is likely to happen because his value is below our expectation, he and his people might not want to spend days worth of time on a trade that won't happen. Perhaps, we all now know that all this time being taken up in a time sensitive window isn't worth it. It might be best for everyone to see if there's a way he can stay, and what he needs to do and if he will do it. Assuming we can see that working.

[bulldogtragic]

The public didn't though. Can't really ignore that his recruitment would be a nightmare for PR.

Especially clubs with AFLW teams. It's a problem of ours that we've had to mange, but voluntarily bringing that in to a club narrative of respect for women doesn't easily come together.

[Happy Days]

Especially clubs with AFLW teams. It's a problem of ours that we've had to mange, but voluntarily bringing that in to a club narrative of respect for women doesn't easily come together.

If I know anything about AFL or its clubs, it's that they will happily move along from pretending to respect women in order to add benefit to their mens' sides.

It's purely a judgement of how much will he help the side vs how many back page bullets can we take.

[Twodogs]

If I know anything about AFL or its clubs, it's that they will happily move along from pretending to respect women in order to add benefit to their mens' sides.

It's purely a judgement of how much will he help the side vs how many back page bullets can we take.

Are we talking the old "its just a massage" type respect for women? (ie No respect at all)