Other clubs trade activity

[Happy Days]

Fremantle and Carlton clear winners for mine.

Carlton did sort of piss some draft capital up against a wall by trading for Lang (who is bad), but that Gibbs deal is sensational.

Freo rolling GWS for Wilson was pretty canny stuff, but (ostensibly) 2 for Weller is quite possibly the best trade of all time.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Fremantle and Carlton clear winners for mine.

Carlton did sort of piss some draft capital up against a wall by trading for Lang (who is bad), but that Gibbs deal is sensational.

Freo rolling GWS for Wilson was pretty canny stuff, but (ostensibly) 2 for Weller is quite possibly the best trade of all time.

2 & Matera for Weller should land them in jail with the key thrown away. No parole, nothing.

Poor GC.

[mjp]

Freo rolling GWS for Wilson was pretty canny stuff, but (ostensibly) 2 for Weller is quite possibly the best trade of all time.

So far the best player in the trade is Weller. If that remains the case (and it very well may - the kid can play) then the Suns are the winners.

I don't understand the angst here - there is not much run and carry at the top of the draft. Weller is an elite kick, good runner, only a kid but has had two years of development and somehow played every game since he was drafted...+ he was close to a top 10 pick back when he was drafted AND he actually WANTS to play for the Gold Coast.

I think they did 100% the right thing by getting in a known quantity who WANTS to be there vs an unknown who probably doesn't exactly dream of wearing red and yellow.

[Twodogs]

So far the best player in the trade is Weller. If that remains the case (and it very well may - the kid can play) then the Suns are the winners.

I don't understand the angst here - there is not much run and carry at the top of the draft. Weller is an elite kick, good runner, only a kid but has had two years of development and somehow played every game since he was drafted...+ he was close to a top 10 pick back when he was drafted AND he actually WANTS to play for the Gold Coast.

I think they did 100% the right thing by getting in a known quantity who WANTS to be there vs an unknown who probably doesn't exactly dream of wearing red and yellow.

That's the thing. He's just coming off his draftee contract.-incidentally he must be just about the first draftee to play every game of his draftee contract, that's an outstanding effort-he's still very young. And like you say he actually wants to play for Gold Coast.

[lemmon]

Amazing to think that despite this thing going for over a week, some clubs crap the bed so badly in the last few hours.

Amazing to think that experienced footy people just go to water.

[Topdog]

Yeah i also like the trade for Weller. Gold coast don't have players wanting to go there very often and here they have a 20 yo asking to go there who is a very good young player.

They've already had about 80 first round picks and badly need players.

They need to win games and fix their culture

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Weller is a good young talent but surely he's far and away from what you could label elite, which is what you have a chance at finding with Pick 2.

[Topdog]

Weller is a good young talent but surely he's far and away from what you could label elite, which is what you have a chance at finding with Pick 2.

You could also pick a bust. They have a proven, ready, young and good player

[macca]

Just ask Brisbane spending pick 2 on Schache.

[Twodogs]

There's no getting around the fact that he had a very solid trade period.

To gain Stringer, Smith, Saad and GWS' 2018 2nd rounder for the loss of 11, 30 and next years 2nd + 3rd rounders - that's an outstanding result.

Three quality players for the net loss of a first round, second round and third round. It's the stuff dreams are made of.

I don't disagree per se, but I'm merely pointing out that there are ? over two of the players they gained.

I think we have to give it a bit of time before we decide who had the best trade period. Essendon are going to have to play one of those guys in the twos each week while their midfield will still get knocked around every week because no one is over 5 foot. Schache might win the Coleman.

[jazzadogs]

You could also pick a bust. They have a proven, ready, young and good player

I think we have to give it a bit of time before we decide who had the best trade period. Essendon are going to have to play one of those guys in the twos each week while their midfield will still get knocked around every week because no one is over 5 foot. Schache might win the Coleman.

They traded a bunch of draft picks for three quality footballers - questionable characters and a few minor question marks over bodies, but talented footballers. Their list make up can also be questioned, but they've brought talent in for minimal loss. That can't be denied.

[Sedat]

GC need more draft picks like Essendon need more arseholes. They need good senior players and depth.

[Dry Rot]

For all the lauding of Dodoro as a genius, let's look at what they got.

Saad - solid player, paid a fair price. Good.

Smith - IIRC has had a bad run with leg injuries, over paid, questionable, depending on how many games he plays.

Stringer (2017 model), paid cheaply. Looked shellshocked when all this came about, I doubt if he it had a clue why we might want him gone and why. A good contract and initial Bomber fan adoration now may validate in his mind how "the Doggies did him wrong".

Let's hope so, and that that club gets a good taste of what we put up with for the past 2 years.

Definitely a questionable trade IMO.

[jazzadogs]

For all the lauding of Dodoro as a genius, let's look at what they got.

Saad - solid player, paid a fair price. Good.

Smith - IIRC has had a bad run with leg injuries, over paid, questionable, depending on how many games he plays.

Stringer (2017 model), paid cheaply. Looked shellshocked when all this came about, I doubt if he it had a clue why we might want him gone and why. A good contract and initial Bomber fan adoration now may validate in his mind how "the Doggies did him wrong".

Let's hope so, and that that club gets a good taste of what we put up with for the past 2 years.

Definitely a questionable trade IMO.

There's no getting around the fact that he had a very solid trade period.

To gain Stringer, Smith, Saad and GWS' 2018 2nd rounder for the loss of 11, 30 and next years 2nd + 3rd rounders - that's an outstanding result.

Three quality players for the net loss of a first round, second round and third round. It's the stuff dreams are made of.

[Dry Rot]

There's no getting around the fact that he had a very solid trade period.

To gain Stringer, Smith, Saad and GWS' 2018 2nd rounder for the loss of 11, 30 and next years 2nd + 3rd rounders - that's an outstanding result.

Three quality players for the net loss of a first round, second round and third round. It's the stuff dreams are made of.

I don't disagree per se, but I'm merely pointing out that there are ? over two of the players they gained.