Well Ruck Me.

[1eyedog]

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I wouldn't be surprised if there are same changes to the on field leadership for next season. I hope Sammy P is still having a crack.

He's certainly got a skill set we could utilise.

[comrade]

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Getting more critical by the week.

[azabob]

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Getting more critical by the week.

So reality it is status quo since 2018/19/20.

[comrade]

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So reality it is status quo since 2018/19/20.

Yep, our lack of attention to the issue may come back to bite us.

[Happy Days]

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Apparently there’s talk of Peter Ladhams moving clubs based on Victorian interest. He would actually be perfect.

[comrade]

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Apparently there’s talk of Peter Ladhams moving clubs based on Victorian interest. He would actually be perfect.

We should definitely be on the phone to his manager. Basically anyone over 200cm that has shown any ability to win the ruck contest at AFL level that is even potentially available, should be on our radar.

[GVGjr]

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Apparently there’s talk of Peter Ladhams moving clubs based on Victorian interest. He would actually be perfect.

As comrade indicated he would be a perfect addition as he's very close to being a Tim English clone being a genuine threat up forward and being a more than capable ruckman.
Getting him too us would be an interesting challenge though.

[Happy Days]

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What would it take? They won’t play him but he’s contracted. You’d have to expect that they’d want a first which might be a little too rich for my blood.

[comrade]

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What would it take? They won’t play him but he’s contracted. You’d have to expect that they’d want a first which might be a little too rich for my blood.

Just pay the price it takes. I'd happily give up our future first in some sort of deal for a mature, 80% game time ruckman. Whether that is Ladhams, I don't know but we need to sort that position out.

[Grantysghost]

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What would it take? They won’t play him but he’s contracted. You’d have to expect that they’d want a first which might be a little too rich for my blood.

Do they need a life long Dogs fan who can't quite crack an elite midfield?

[Mofra]

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Just pay the price it takes. I'd happily give up our future first in some sort of deal for a mature, 80% game time ruckman. Whether that is Ladhams, I don't know but we need to sort that position out.

I would too. Future first, with 2021 picks for points coming back to us.
He's 23, as plug and play as you can get and would be an 8-10 year player. Solves a massive issue and unlike Sweet or Martin can rest forward if needed.

[bulldogtragic]

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I would too. Future first, with 2021 picks for points coming back to us.
He's 23, as plug and play as you can get and would be an 8-10 year player. Solves a massive issue and unlike Sweet or Martin can rest forward if needed.

I just finished looking at Port’s draft hand and it’s a little complicated. They have at the moment very few picks with points outside of their first rounder, and they have Jase Burgoyne as their own father/son which they’ll need those late points plus more to secure. They’d need to trade out another player probably for Burgoyne. Then another to send us some points back. Which is possible, but complicated.

I’m more than happy to go into deficit on Sam Darcy, which means we could put up our first rounder this year (assuming we’ve got 700 Draft Points from trades/compo), and look at a future pick or future pick swap back to strengthen our draft hand next year after the first is lost.

This is something we need to do as a priority. If Martin retires, Ladhams has an offer to be first ruck at a premiership contender for many years to come. You’d think that’s a great carrot.

[DOG GOD]

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And he’ll probably end up at St.Kilda, Carlton, Richmond or Geelong

[soupman]

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I’m more than happy to go into deficit on Sam Darcy, which means we could put up our first rounder this year (assuming we’ve got 700 Draft Points from trades/compo), and look at a future pick or future pick swap back to strengthen our draft hand next year after the first is lost.

What happens if we go into deficit to take Darcy (which I think takes point off our first rounder next year pushing it back in the order, but we have already traded out that first rounder? Does the deficit go to our next pick, or carry over into 2022, or what?

[bulldogtragic]

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What happens if we go into deficit to take Darcy (which I think takes point off our first rounder next year pushing it back in the order, but we have already traded out that first rounder? Does the deficit go to our next pick, or carry over into 2022, or what?

The maximum deficit allowed is 1,723 DPs. If you trade out the future first the maximum deficit is reduced to only 738 DPS.

If Darcy went at Pick 1 - 2,400 DPS - we’d need to have 1,662 DPs this year at a minimum. Without that and reduced allowable deficit then the afel would not approve the bid to be matched. You can’t roll deficits over years.

As per my second essay, I think trading this years first for a player and finding 700+ DPs in trades and taking nearly the maximum deficit is they way to go. It’s like AfterPay, get Darcy & The Traded Player now and have it paid back in 12 months.