Crows only have 19 players left to look at 'cos Griff has signed with us. HAH!

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

Ryan Griffen is now out of reach

That is a big positive.

I would like Minson to be retained as well. He is just ready to play his best football after a horror season.

If you look at the Hawthorn game, he started sensationally but did the ankle before qtr time (I think).

Hudson has only a year or two left and we need Big Will to impose himself and take over from the Beard.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

I can't see Minson getting us Knights, somehow.

They would take that in a minute. He's going anyway

Their rucks are poor (Maric is soft) and they're losing Griffin. Moran is not up to it even if fit and Mc Kernan is a long way away.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

Everitt is not a ruckman

He can fill a role as this has been discussed at length earlier this year.

A lot of sides are beginning to only have the one 'true' ruckman.

Take a look at Rocco's posts and it'll be explained thoroughly

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

Can the Mods please change the thread title to 'Crows now looking at 19 players'.

[Hotdog60]

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Rougheads shoulder's concern me will he be able to put in a full season? So Will maybe needed.

[comrade]

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Now I'm getting my hopes up that we could possibly get Knights.

Perfect replacement for Johnno/Aker.

[Missing-Dog]

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I can't see Minson getting us Knights, somehow.

But Minson and our compensation pick for Harbrow if he goes may get the Crows interested. I would like to state here and now that I do not want Will to go.

[Mantis]

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But Minson and our compensation pick for Harbrow if he goes may get the Crows interested. I would like to state here and now that I do not want Will to go.

These picks (hopefully) can't be used this year.

[chef]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

These picks (hopefully) can't be used this year.

According to Fantasia on 3AW tonight(and stolen from TBFB, thanks)

IF YOU RECEIVED A FIRST ROUND SELECTION FOR HARBROW WOULD YOU USE IT NOW OR LATER?

It is an interesting scenario if you would use it or hold it. Losing a player like Harbrow certainly hurts you in the short term because you cannot adequately replace instantly with a draft selection. But in the mid term you can get some benefit, because if you use your first round draft selection when the draft gets back to normal, there is every chance of picking up a quality 200 game player.

[Go_Dogs]

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Now I'm getting my hopes up that we could possibly get Knights.

Perfect replacement for Johnno/Aker.

Agreed. Pretty handy forward flanker who could also play as a goal kicking wing and rotate through the middle.

He projects as a good player and finished 09 strongly but hasn't really had a huge break out season and was cut down by injuries this year.

I certainly wouldn't mind us looking at him, and if he is keen to move back to Melbourne it could give us some more bargaining power.

Interesting one. Gut feel he ends up at Richmond or Essendon.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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But Minson and our compensation pick for Harbrow if he goes may get the Crows interested. I would like to state here and now that I do not want Will to go.

Or we can just insist on the pick 26 they get from GC for Bock.

[Desipura]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

These picks (hopefully) can't be used this year.

Yes they can be used

[Mantis]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

Yes they can be used

Yep, that's what is being reported.

I think what type of compenasation you receive determines when you can use them. ie. If you receive 2 first rd picks as compenastion (which Geelong may receive for Ablett, and we may do also for Harbrow - One of these picks is immediately after your 1st pick in the draft and the other at the end of the 1st rd) I am reasonably sure that you can't use them this year. What has to happen is that you have to nominate at the start of the year when you would like to use them and it would be beneficial to do so when you believe you will have an 'off' year to maximise the advantage given.

Clubs who receive the 2 picks would be stupid to use them this year & next with the all the raping & pillaging GC and GWS will do to do these drafts.

[Throughandthrough]

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Clubs who receive the 2 picks would be stupid to use them this year & next with the all the raping & pillaging GC and GWS will do to do these drafts.

Yeah, but how many coaches/football departments would have the Kahunas to do something that may benefit their team in three years time when they could get "something" now....

[Desipura]

Re: Crows looking at 20 players

Clubs who receive the 2 picks would be stupid to use them this year & next with the all the raping & pillaging GC and GWS will do to do these drafts.

With Aker and Johnno most likely to retire at seasons end, we lose a fair bit of experience in our forward line. Our window can still be firmly open if we were to get a Knights and say an Alwn Davey as an example. (Its not as if they are short term solutions either).

Or we could wait 2-3 years to use pur picks, in which time we have to replace the likes of Gilbee, Hudson, Lake, Hargrave and Hall.
In the interim we will get Libba & Wallis, neither addressing our weaknesses. I would be inclined to use at least one of our Harbrow picks (assuming he leaves) to get a Chris Knights type.