Michael Talia

[chef]

Re: Michael Talia

Yep, would rather Jetta over Rohan.

[lemmon]

Re: Michael Talia

Agree with Jetta over Rohan. At least Jetta has proven he can play through the middle or on a wing, Rohan is a 24 year old still being babied on forward and back flanks

[1eyedog]

Re: Michael Talia

Is there a way of prising Reid loose?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Talia

Is there a way of prising Reid loose?

Goodes gone and Buddy unsure, Tippett looking better a ruck. My guess is they need a tall forward now.

Zack Jones would be overs, but I like him.

[Greystache]

Re: Michael Talia

Sydney outbidding all other clubs for a fringe player, what a change. No doubt the AFL will send the tea lady again this year to audit their salary cap

Sydney don't have many players with value they'll be prepared to trade with. They've thrown huge money at Talia to try to make him force our hand. Dean Towers might be an option but he doesn't excite me greatly.

[Sedat]

Re: Michael Talia

Gary Rohan can't play - so he's a no for me.

Seriously, other than being fast, Rohan brings nothing to the table and has been an enormous failure in finals, failing to get to double figures in possessions in 6 of 9 finals matches. Then again, when your career average is 10 disposals per game, maybe he hasn't failed by scale!

A huge PASS for me.

Plus he spends as much time in rehab with weird and wonderful injuries as Tom Williams did.

If Sydney want Talia for 3 years, it is like a Xmas bonus for us. He is clearly worth plenty now, and another indifferent season with us next year will make him virtually worthless on the trade table in 2016.

I guess if Melksham is worth a 4 year contract anything can happen

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

Gary Rowan? Pick 15?

They have an academy player and potentially a father son pick to consider. I can't see then giving up a first-round pick

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Talia

They have an academy player and potentially a father son pick to consider. I can't see then giving up a first-round pick

Forgot about that. Then it's a player (I'd love Jones) or Jetta onto a WA club and something we want from them (pace, tall or ruckman) then if they overrate Jetta maybe could land us something big with pick. Darling would be good if we could offer a great deal to get him with them overrating Jetta over Freo.

[1eyedog]

Re: Michael Talia

It's pretty clear they're earmarking a swap with Jetta through WA.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Michael Talia

Look at what we got for Jones pick 46. He is on a multi year contract too with Carlton on good coin. It isn't what you want but what you eventually get.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Talia

Look at what we got for Jones pick 46. He is on a multi year contract too with Carlton on good coin. It isn't what you want but what you eventually get.

Carlton had the threat of the PSD, Sydney won't have a chance at that I reckon. Maybe he could join Skinny, Tutt and Liam over there...

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

It's pretty clear they're earmarking a swap with Jetta through WA.

Correct. I'm not sold on Jetta and can't see why so many are now trying to steer him towards us when in fact his reasons for leaving the Swans is so that he can get home to the West. I'm not sure they have any players I really want. BT mentioned Jones but I don't rate his skills. Perhaps Lloyd or Towers as both played in Ballarat and given our link to the area now it might be a selling point.

[comrade]

Re: Michael Talia

May need to get another club involved to satisfy us. 3 years at $400K is a decent contract and requires a decent trade offer to us.

[chef]

Re: Michael Talia

May need to get another club involved to satisfy us. 3 years at $400K is a decent contract and requires a decent trade offer to us.

Would almost guarentee him getting there through one of the drafts, a lot of money for a very limited player.

[1eyedog]

Re: Michael Talia

Correct. I'm not sold on Jetta and can't see why so many are now trying to steer him towards us when in fact his reasons for leaving the Swans is so that he can get home to the West. I'm not sure they have any players I really want. BT mentioned Jones but I don't rate his skills. Perhaps Lloyd or Towers as both played in Ballarat and given our link to the area now it might be a selling point.

I think the negotiations, at least as far as we are concerned will be between us and Freo or WCE. Who would they be prepared to give up to get Jetta? If we had a preferred destination from Jetta we would be better placed to discuss.

Sydney being so into Talia makes me nervous. You know what they're like developing B grade talent.