Trade Dunkley

[Axe Man]

Perhaps there’s some missing info here. Maybe this is essendons demands to someone we have enquired about? Who was a fringe player for them this year that didn’t get a game?

We probably called Shaun McKernan, Dodo got wind of it and demanded Dunkley even though they had already delisted him.

[Vred]

Hypothetically would you trade Dunkley for Josh Kelly?

I'd trade Dunkley for Todd Goldstine + a late 1st or early 2nd, that's about it really.

[Grantysghost]

Hypothetically would you trade Dunkley for Josh Kelly?

Yes.

[Happy Days]

Draper or Ridley is all I would want from them and they're not giving up either.

I dunno. Draper looks like a good prospect but has a ton of stereotypical ruckman goon in him, and has bog average skills. Ridley is a jet but is his value to our team and our million half backs worth more than Dunkley? I don't think he is.

I'd consider 5 and 7 or whatever the picks they have will be after the mind-boggling Saad trade, but even then I think it would get cannibalised on JUH. I don't see what they can offer us that makes us do the trade.

[soupman]

Picks aren't really worth it because JUH swallows them up, however a possible work around (which would involve placing far too much trust in Dodoro than I would like plus would probably be frowned upon by the AFL) would be to trade Dunkley for a pick that in combo with 12 could cover JUH (so a 20ish pick), wait till draft night, match the JUH bid swallowing up pick 12 and the pick we got from Essendon, then immediately swapping our 2021 second rounder for Essendons pick 5/7 whatever top ten pick Dunkley is actually worth.

That way you turn Dunkley into draft capital to get JUH this year and also get pick 5/7/whatever without losing it to draft points,

*In no way am i advocating for trading Dunkley and/or even talking to Dodoro, just highlighting a potential way to push the envelope a bit with trading rules and undoubtably get punished by the AFL for doing so*

[1eyedog]

Would take some serious cahones to get rid of Bont's best mate. Some extra draft picks wouldn't be worth it IMO, would need to be players that fill holes in our best 22.

Not only Bont's best mate but Bevo's fave. They would be expected to pay well overs and will recoil at it and look elsewhere.

[jeemak]

Imagine my surprise logging on this morning to see this thread at the top of the pile.

Essendon don't have anyone we want who they'd be willing to give up. Even if they did I wouldn't consider dealing with them because they'd do whatever they can to devalue him and it's unlikely the deal would get done. So, what would be worse than trading Dunkley would be attempting to trade him and then not getting it done.

[1eyedog]

Dunkley for Merrett?

[Mofra]

Please, for the love of god no.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Please, for the love of god no.

This.

It would be even worse of a decision than playing him as our second ruck.

Proven bull in the midfield and a leader, let's actually help him thrive.

[Bulldog Joe]

Dunkley for Merrett?

Who would play ruck?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Who would play ruck?

Ummm Merrett? That's the whole idea of the trade I thought.

[comrade]

The Dunkley rumour has certainly gotten Bomber Blitz up and about. They're salivating at the idea of bringing in Dunks.

[Happy Days]

Merrett fits our mix better, but is also arguably not as good as Dunkley and will absolutley not bring the same standards to the track as Dunks.

I don't really want anyone from Essendon. They've all been too red pilled to ever meaningfully contribute to winning football.

[Twodogs]

The Dunkley rumour has certainly gotten Bomber Blitz up and about. They're salivating at the idea of bringing in Dunks.

Has it occured to them that they will have to give a shitload up to get him?

I say no way we trade Dunkley unless it's a ridiculously good offer and Essendon don't do ridiculously good offers. Dunkley is our captain in waiting, one of the leaders of our club.