Trade Period Reactions

[jazzadogs]

Ins: Josh Schache, Hayden Crozier, pick 16, Fremantle's 2018 4th rounder; plus Jackson Trengove as a FA
Outs: Jake Stringer, pick 28, pick 41, 2018 2nd rounder

The Stringer deal has been justified slightly with the inclusion of Schache and maintaining 16. The bluster around this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I believe they did the right thing by not accepting 11 for Stringer and 26 at the start - at that stage we did not know whether Geelong or Carlton or anyone else would come back in. The final trade of (effectively) Stringer and our 2018 2nd rounder for 16 and 40 is not significantly different, and given Jake's attitude (he'd already posed for photos in the Essendon jumper ffs) he could not come back.

I did not expect the Schache deal to go the way it did, with Brisbane giving him up very cheaply in the end.

Crozier and Trengove were both added for nothing.

Losing our 2018 second rounder but gaining the Fremantle 2018 fourth rounder is a clear loss - will be interesting how that works from a points perspective.

Overall, we have come home with a rush in my eye to end up with a winning period overall. Stringer's toxicity leaves alongside his talent, but to replace him with a top 2 pick in Schache and the potential to get another high level talent at 16 is an adequate result. Gaining Crozier and Trengove for nothing pushes it above a pass mark. 6/10 overall

[LostDoggy]

Finally the club is in remission. We really should be celebrating that the entire Stringer camp has been cut out and we can begin to heal. Who cares that Essendon got him cheap, a short term win for them but more importantly a long term win for us.

[westdog54]

I was going to start a 'debrief' thread, thank you for taking the time JD.

Given we were trying to offload a lazy, selfish *!*!*!*!wit who only had eyes for one club, I think we've salvaged the week as best we could in the last hour.

Going into the draft with 9 and 16 as our live picks is a positive and if Scache's head is right, we'll be laughing in a couple of years.

Trengove is a player type we've been crying out for and he will help the development of Cordy and Collins immeasurably. Crozier is a great value edition as well.

I'm not ecstatic but I'm not filthy either.

[divvydan]

If we hadn't lost our 2nd rounder next year, I'd consider it close to even under the circumstances but that pick turns it into a loss.

[Daughter of the West]

Trade period reaction here:

Thank f**k it's over.

And I never wish to hear of Stringer again. He ballsed up, we ballsed up getting rid of him and it all made my head hurt.

[jazzadogs]

I liked the summary from somebody on another thread:
Our useable picks this year have gone from 9 and 28 to 9 and 16.
We have added Schache, Crozier and Trengove for Stringer and next year's second.

[DOG GOD]

I liked the summary from somebody on another thread:
Our useable picks this year have gone from 9 and 28 to 9 and 16.
We have added Schache, Crozier and Trengove for Stringer and next year's second.

Yes that certainly looks more positive to my eyes after my tears of anger

[SlimPickens]

Happy with what we achieved. Two first round picks. Stringer had to go for mine, so to end up with Schache and Pick 16 at the end of the day i'm happy.

Losing the second round for next year hurts but still plenty of chances to trade back into it next year.

From a PR perspective we copped a hiding, not sure the silent approach works. Need to be better on this front

[Ghost Dog]

Not sure there is much the club could have done on the PR front during the trade, but I would like us to come out swinging now.

[Webby]

Not sure there is much the club could have done on the PR front during the trade, but I would like us to come out swinging now.

Although it would be satisfying for a moment, it wouldn't do us any good in the longer term... I've had my emotional roller coaster for the day!

We can just quietly respond to bragging Essendon fans with some in-house home truths about Jake in the pub... Keep the gunpowder dry, for now.

[Smads57]

Pretty happy at the end of the trade period with our position and players and picks. Been a very stressful few weeks since the Stringer saga broke. Glad it’s over!

[dukedog]

Replaced stringer with schache. Good result in the end. He could be a bust. Or he could be great. Worth the risk. Trengove and crozier are good ins. Hopefully 9 and 16 we can work some magic. The draft looks weak this year. But always bargains to be found in hindsight

[LostDoggy]

Added strength to a weak spine and removed a cancer on the playing group. If the boys knuckle down and regain the hunger that drove the 2016 campaign, I think we'll be playing finals again next year.

[dukedog]

Added strength to a weak spine and removed a cancer on the playing group. If the boys knuckle down and regain the hunger that drove the 2016 campaign, I think we'll be playing finals again next year.

If we dont play finals i would be very surprised. Hunger should be back. Talent is there.

[hujsh]

If we dont play finals i would be very surprised. Hunger should be back. Talent is there.

I guess the good news is we won a premiership with Jake contributing next the nothing the second half of that year so on that front we haven't lost a lot.