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    Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    On forums and the media.

    Why?

    See https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/why...17-p51f3r.html

    Why write such a article?
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Weird article.

    Me guesses this is a fishing exercise, at arms length. Surely there’s no team dumb enough though.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    I'd guess that it's because of a few reasons:

    1 - The Swans poor start
    2 - A realization that the enormity of his contract is now staring to bite
    3 - A wish to transition the AFL to an almost NBA type sport where blockbuster trades for star players is the norm

    I can't see why any club would offer a big enough contract financially or offer two first round picks to land him
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    Weird article.

    Me guesses this is a fishing exercise, at arms length. Surely there’s no team dumb enough though.
    If you are correct, interesting media manipulation there.

    This article actually followed similar talk on BigFooty, which obviously can be crap more than half the time.

    Just funny it's all sprung up now.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    I'd guess that it's because of a few reasons:

    1 - The Swans poor start
    2 - A realization that the enormity of his contract is now staring to bite
    3 - A wish to transition the AFL to an almost NBA type sport where blockbuster trades for star players is the norm

    I can't see why any club would offer a big enough contract financially or offer two first round picks to land him
    Could you see the reverse? ie a desperate Swans giving a good draft pick and some salary to get rid of him?

    I just find it strange - Buddy is really important to the Swans re marketing.

    Or Buddy physically is really on the way out?
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Could you see the reverse? ie a desperate Swans giving a good draft pick and some salary to get rid of him?

    I just find it strange - Buddy is really important to the Swans re marketing.

    Or Buddy physically is really on the way out?
    No I can't see that. At best they could pay some of his salary but that defeats the purpose of trying to free up cap space
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    No I can't see that. At best they could pay some of his salary but that defeats the purpose of trying to free up cap space
    Fair enough. I just find the sudden interest in this subject strange.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Didn't it all start up when someone mentioned it on one of the footy shows?
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Are you saying we could get Buddy???
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Didn't it all start up when someone mentioned it on one of the footy shows?
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    One on one Buddy can do some awesome individual things, but forward pressure, and running both ways just isn't in his repertoire. Somehow I think the need for team acts has always escaped him Also as you say GVG jnr, his marketing value to the Swans would make it difficult to justify trading him at any price.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeanette54 View Post
    One on one Buddy can do some awesome individual things, but forward pressure, and running both ways just isn't in his repertoire. Somehow I think the need for team acts has always escaped him Also as you say GVG jnr, his marketing value to the Swans would make it difficult to justify trading him at any price.
    And for a bloke who relies on one on one and out positioning his direct opponent Buddy is an appalling overhead mark. Its lucky that he does half a dozen other things at an elite level because if his bread and butter was just marking the footy and taking set shots then wed have never have heard of him.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Yeah no thanks for me for Buddy, last guy I'd want hanging around our kids.

    Maybe he'll end up at the Sainters so he and Hannebery can get up the their usual stuff.
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    Re: Suddenly, there's lots of Buddy trade talk

    Quote Originally Posted by chef View Post
    Yeah no thanks for me for Buddy, last guy I'd want hanging around our kids.

    Maybe he'll end up at the Sainters so he and Hannebery can get up the their usual stuff.
    Surely any trade for Buddy has to be Bombers.
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