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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Axe Man View Post
    Player swaps are pretty much unheard of these days and I don't think the Dunkleys want anything to do with the Swans. I would love Papley though.
    How could we design an offer likely to satisfy the Swans?
    Listening to Brahm's 3rd Racket

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by The Doctor View Post
    How could we design an offer likely to satisfy the Swans?
    Either trade someone out with currency for a first round pick or trade a future first rounder? Perhaps if we end up with a top 10 pick somehow turn that into 2 later picks, 1 for Papley, 1 to go towards JUH? Unlikely but we can dream.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    What about our leadership group. I think most areas are ok we just need time. I would be thinking we need to chase a true leader and offer them the clubs captaincy. I don’t think Bont has been much Chol this year with the addition of being captain.

    That aside. We need to make a huge play for Papley or Tippa
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    Looking forward - Naughton, Darcy and JUH. It will be the envy of everyone.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Axe Man View Post
    Either trade someone out with currency for a first round pick or trade a future first rounder? Perhaps if we end up with a top 10 pick somehow turn that into 2 later picks, 1 for Papley, 1 to go towards JUH? Unlikely but we can dream.
    JJ for Papley or enter into a 3 or 4 way trade that gets JJ either where he wants to go, the Swans with an excellent draft hand (or JJ) with Paps coming back to us. If you're talking currency JJ has it. Premiership player, Norm Smith medallist and has always played well against the Swans they may rate him.

    Would be a difficult decision to make he's well liked and deeply embedded in the club and, while its highly unlikely to happen, these are the sorts of player we'd need to hemorrhage to get a player like Papley.
    But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by The Doctor View Post
    I can't answer that.

    He's OOC, was replaced as captain, and there have been a couple of unsubstantiated murmurs that he 'could' be gettable.

    So maybe!
    That’s more than enough for a glimmer of hope

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Bumper Bulldogs View Post
    What about our leadership group. I think most areas are ok we just need time. I would be thinking we need to chase a true leader and offer them the clubs captaincy. I don’t think Bont has been much Chol this year with the addition of being captain.

    That aside. We need to make a huge play for Papley or Tippa
    I think we went too early on Bont for Captain. I hoped Easton would go for another year .

    A couple of senior recruits who are best 22 would help. We are a fairly young team after all
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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Polec dropped again. Hard running ball carrier who can break the lines, and North are tanking his trade value. Even if Hunter doesn't leave is he someone we should be targeting? I don't particularly like him but he is good.
    I should leave it alone but you're not right

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by soupaman View Post
    Polec dropped again. Hard running ball carrier who can break the lines, and North are tanking his trade value. Even if Hunter doesn't leave is he someone we should be targeting? I don't particularly like him but he is good.
    Apparently he doesn’t pass the no dickhead test. Not a stack of guys play for four clubs.
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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quite over-rated imo
    But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    There is a window of opportunity with adelaide ( 14 players under the gun ) and gws with their salary cap. Fremantle list is worth a look as well
    I would be greasing the links keith has with any of the crows we show interests:
    Adelaide:
    1. Rory Atkins he was a gun in their grand final year. What has happened since his drop off?

    2. HimMelberg - big marking forward and seems to be agile.

    Gws:
    1. Toby green . He needs to teach some of our players some mongrel. Player every opposition loves to hate
    2. Small fwd : Daniels , Langdon or hill
    3. Caldwell: has some size and another inside mid we need
    Some news here

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...pjhg64pL8N0IYo
    Freo:
    1. Hamling : yes , we know what he can provide . Is Clinton young his manager ? We have good rapport trading with freo

    Why in the world are we not playing Trengrove ? He can provide a chop out in the ruck and is a decent mark.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    There’s not a hope in Hell Sydney are trading Papley for Dunkley
    Papley’s their most valuable commodity

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by The Doctor View Post
    I think we went too early on Bont for Captain. I hoped Easton would go for another year .

    A couple of senior recruits who are best 22 would help. We are a fairly young team after all
    The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.

    If we don’t win he cops all the blame.

    Is it his fault ...
    ....we often get smashed in the ruck.
    ....have a dysfunctional forward line.
    ....the backmen seem swamped?

    I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Danjul View Post
    The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.

    If we don’t win he cops all the blame.

    Is it his fault ...
    ....we often get smashed in the ruck.
    ....have a dysfunctional forward line.
    ....the backmen seem swamped?

    I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.
    I get your narrative. But its absolute rubbish to confect an issue with Bont, our game plan and people blaming him. I dont think anyone has attempted to pin our fortunes this season around his neck.
    People have observed he is down on his lofty standards, have even queried whether or not captaincy was too soon, or a burden. But I don't think anyone has said our malaise is 'his fault'.
    Last edited by Yankee Hotel Foxtrot; 14-08-2020 at 10:36 PM.

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Danjul View Post
    The only problem with the Bont is we have a game plan that only he can make work.

    If we don’t win he cops all the blame.

    Is it his fault ...
    ....we often get smashed in the ruck.
    ....have a dysfunctional forward line.
    ....the backmen seem swamped?

    I think we will never see him correctly until he goes to another team.
    What utter nonsense

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    Re: Offseason recruiting priorities

    Quote Originally Posted by Yankee Hotel Foxtrot View Post
    I get your narrative. But its absolute rubbish to confect an issue with Bont, our game plan and people blaming him. I dont think anyone has attempted to pin our fortunes this season around his neck.
    People have observed he is down on his lofty standards, have even queried whether or not captaincy was too soon, or a burden. But I don't think anyone has said our malaise is 'his fault'.
    Your last five words are in the wrong order . They should be

    his malaise is our fault.

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