Michael Talia

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Michael Talia

We'll lose him for nothing which is disappointing.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Michael Talia

So we get screwed twice. That sucks.

[Sedat]

Re: Michael Talia

We'll lose him for nothing which is disappointing.

Maybe not - if picking up Talia doesn't disadvantage them from leveraging their highest pick into a deal for multiple lower picks (to increase their overall points to bid for their 2 academy players, Mills and Dunkley). It will all be predicated on whether they can effectively pick up Talia for nothing if the downgraded pick doesn't change their trading ability on the lower picks.

So potentially Sydney's pick 33 for Talia and our pick 51 - I doubt very much that we can shift into Sydney's current pick 14, which they are trying to package up to St Kilda (to help them secure Carlisle without having to use pick 5) for a couple of picks in the 20's (that will give them higher points value to bid for both academy players than a pick 14 would on its own).

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

Talia is currently having a medical with the Swans, according to The Age.

That's good news. The Swans are reasonable to work with.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Michael Talia

Pick 100 will do, as long as he goes I'll be happy.

[F'scary]

Re: Michael Talia

Pick 100 will do, as long as he goes I'll be happy.

Watch out - at 100, we'll get him back as a pick upgrade on 101!

[lemmon]

Re: Michael Talia

That's good news. The Swans are reasonable to work with.

May be a bit of payback for letting Biggs out cheap?

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

May be a bit of payback for letting Biggs out cheap?

Each deal has to stand on it's merits but some clubs are just better to deal with. The Swans couldn't accommodate Biggs last year and were more than happy for him to go to a club that wanted him.

They haven't got a lot of chips to play with and have some academy players to accommodate. Sedats suggestions wouldn't be too bad.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Michael Talia

Agree with others. It's pleasing if it's Sydney and not Essendon and Dodoro .
They'd look at picking him up as a delisted f/a.
The investigation of this is just taken way to long, and it's almost like they've had to call in the CIA or KGB

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Michael Talia

Are the AFL the worst 'investigators' in the history of the entire planet?

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Talia

Are the AFL the worst 'investigators' in the history of the entire planet?

Apparently people they want to interview have been overseas.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Michael Talia

Apparently people they want to interview have been overseas.

They also need to give them time to forget everything or destroy the evidence.

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: Michael Talia

Apparently people they want to interview have been overseas.

I don't get it. Surely they have phones. Skype? In this day and age?

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Talia

I don't get it. Surely they have phones. Skype? In this day and age?

What do you expect from the AFL

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Michael Talia

They really look like Bumbling Goofballs when they 'hold an investigation'.