What to do, with Stew?

[bulldogtragic]

So if Stringer goes, does Stew stay?

If it's goodbye, what's he worth?

[1eyedog]

I want him to stay. There must be something we don't know going on behind the scenes. The potential upside outweighs the pots and pans we'll get for him.

[The Underdog]

I'm pro keeping him. We lack for goal kickers and hard working forwards. If Dickson's year last year was a sign of things to come rather than an aberration then he provides competition for that spot. Our leading goal kickers last year had 24 goals. One of them is on his way out, one kicked a bulk in 2 games in Queensland. I'm pretty sure if Stew is fit he could provide 25-30 goals without too much trouble. I guess the concern would be his fitness.

[GVGjr]

There has to be a very good reason why we haven't gone out of our way to retain him but unless there is a sudden change of heart it looks like he is gone. I would have preferred to have kept him but I will back the club in this instance because there must be a bit more to it.

[bulldogtragic]

There has to be a very good reason why we haven't gone out of our way to retain him but unless there is a sudden change of heart it looks like he is gone. I would have preferred to have kept him but I will back the club in this instance because there must be a bit more to it.

In light of this, what would we expect at the trade table?

[GVGjr]

In light of this, what would we expect at the trade table?

We won't get much. Essendon have made it clear that they won't bundle Crameri with Stringer.
I suspect it could be something similar to the Koby Stevens trade.

[bulldogtragic]

We won't get much. Essendon have made it clear that they won't bundle Crameri with Stringer.
I suspect it could be something similar to the Koby Stevens trade.

A negative trade (at least in draft points). Ouch. Worth less than nothing.

I think I'd take points next year via a futures trade. Maybe a third rounder or swap of 3rd for 4th.

[GVGjr]

A negative trade (at least in draft points). Ouch. Worth less than nothing.

I think I'd take points next year via a futures trade. Maybe a third rounder or swap of 3rd for 4th.

At best a 3rd or more likely a 4th round offer.

[bulldogtragic]

At best a 3rd or more likely a 4th round offer.

I wonder if we'd get more via a futures trade. If we can pick up a late 3rd rounder next year, that gives us about 300 points towards West & Khamis. If we are playing the longer game, that to me seems the best path.

[Mofra]

Worth more to us than what we'd get at the trade table. We need goalkickers and he led our goalkicking in his first year with us.

[GVGjr]

Worth more to us than what we'd get at the trade table. We need goalkickers and he led our goalkicking in his first year with us.

Do you think we will make him an offer?

I think he could kick 30 goals for us and we need a player or two to do that.

[ratsmac]

Worth more to us than what we'd get at the trade table. We need goalkickers and he led our goalkicking in his first year with us.

Yeah I'm in the same camp as you Mofra

[ratsmac]

Do you think we will make him an offer?

I think he could kick 30 goals for us and we need a player or two to do that.

I wonder if we have made an offer and he has knocked it back because its not good enough

[GVGjr]

I wonder if we have made an offer and he has knocked it back because its not good enough

Going on the reports he indicated we haven't made an offer. Had we made an offer I think we would have reported it putting the onus back on Crameri.

I suspect we haven't made an offer and there must be a reason why. Forward lines are getting smaller using Richmond as an example and Crameri could have easily been that 2nd or 3rd tall forward but we don't appear to be interested.

[Go_Dogs]

We will either sign him once other things become clear or he'll leave as a delisted free agent.

I assume our hold up is based on concerns regarding his medical and perhaps application to his rehab - this isn't based on anything than drawing a conclusion about what's changed over the past 6 months.