Half Way Through The Trade Period - Where Are We Headed?

[GVGjr]

Re: Half Way Through The Trade Period - Where Are We Headed?

Barrett still feels we are working on something from left field, but he doesn't know what and is a little pissed off. He expects we will come up with something in the next few days.

So why are now we validating his opinions after spending all year dismissing them?

[1eyedog]

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So why are now we validating his opinions after spending all year dismissing them?

Because we are 70 hours out from D-Day, haven't heard a peep and we're all sitting on the edge of our seats for any morsel industry insiders throw at us?

[GVGjr]

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Because we are 70 hours out from D-Day, haven't heard a peep and we're all sitting on the edge of our seats for any morsel industry insiders throw at us?

But he isn't actually saying anything

[1eyedog]

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But he isn't actually saying anything

Connotation.

More connotations re. the Bulldogs from the Trade Whisperer (it is the silly season)

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[azabob]

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JMac on Thursday is going to make the Michael Corleone ending of Part 1 look weak. We have waited and will execute all trades with clinical precision that concentrates our power.

And the last minute the fax machine will jam or the internet will drop out and the deal won't go through!

[Bornadog]

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So why are now we validating his opinions after spending all year dismissing them?

Who is validating, I am just reporting what he said.

[bulldogtragic]

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And the last minute the fax machine will jam or the internet will drop out and the deal won't go through!

Have no fear, BT is here to make sure it goes through.

[bulldogtragic]

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If it's just about the draft now, I wonder if Carlton trade Gibbs, and use that pick 13 for Marchbank & Pickett (getting pick 37 back) whether they'd consider our 35 (& 74, 75 if they want them) & Hrovat for 25? (Swapping second rounders)

GCS have picks 24 & 26. We could offer GCS 18, 43 & Stevens/whatever Stevens gets us, which gives them a very big draft points victory.

We take to the draft 24, 25 & 26.

[LostDoggy]

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To The Draft Baby!!!!

[BulldogBelle]

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To The Draft Baby!!!!

Done pretty good at the draft recently

[GVGjr]

Re: Half Way Through The Trade Period - Where Are We Headed?

So we have until 2pm tomorrow to finalise our trade strategy for this year.

Outstanding trades that we think we need to complete are:
- Finalising the trade for Travis Cloke (likely to be for our pick 61)
- Working out a deal with StKilda for Kobe Stevens (likely to be for the Saints pick 50)
- Seeing if a deal for Nathan Hrovat can be completed with one of a few clubs who are interested

We don't appear to be linked to any players that are currently in discussions with other clubs

The playing list
Having now lost Hamling to Fremantle and knowing that Minson has retired plus it's likely that we will lose both Stevens and Hrovat it's certainly opened up some gaps within our list. There might be a question on if we keep Prudden on the senior list as well.
There is also a consideration that Marcus Adams has put his hand up to leave at the end of next season and that Murphy, Morris and M.Boyd are unlikely to be playing in 2018 but you never know.

With all that in mind it points to gaps in our key defensive positions and that we need to find some support for Roughead and Campbell in the ruck.

The question marks
- Does anyone think we will address any of these gaps during the balance of this trade period?
- Are we likely to make any trade for an established player other than Cloke?
- Has our strategy all along been to strengthen our draft position?
- Could we recruit someone as a deleted free agent to fill a need after this trade period?

and most importantly:
- Is there a specific trade you would like the club to try and complete?

I'd be very interested in your thoughts.

[Dogs 24/7]

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Would a pitch to GWS about getting James Stewart be worth a try ? He's a good size and mobile and I wonder if he could be turned into a CHB ? He hasn't proven himself as a senior player so he should come cheaply. Based on some other posts and what Ive read on what pick Essendon or Carlton might offer if we did get pick 50 for Kobe we could trump them.
For what its worth I think he is further advanced than Hamling was when we got him. A year with LB might do him wonders
Its unlikely but I hope we are looking at a few things.

[Bornadog]

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Would a pitch to GWS about getting James Stewart be worth a try ? He's a good size and mobile and I wonder if he could be turned into a CHB ? He hasn't proven himself as a senior player so he should come cheaply. Based on some other posts and what Ive read on what pick Essendon or Carlton might offer if we did get pick 50 for Kobe we could trump them.
For what its worth I think he is further advanced than Hamling was when we got him. A year with LB might do him wonders
Its unlikely but I hope we are looking at a few things.

Yesterday Stewart nominated Essendon as his preferred club, so not sure if we can get him to change his mind. As a player, I have little idea if he is worth chasing.

[LostDoggy]

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As it stands we have picks 18, 35, 43 and 61 (and irrelevant lower picks with no points value).

Presumably we'll get further 2nd/3rd round picks for Stevens and Hrovat (possibly others) whilst only using 61 at most for Cloke.

Barring any further trades, we'll have more marketable picks than we can use. Do we bundle these to rise up the order?

[Bornadog]

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The question marks
- Does anyone think we will address any of these gaps during the balance of this trade period?
- Are we likely to make any trade for an established player other than Cloke?
- Has our strategy all along been to strengthen our draft position?
- Could we recruit someone as a deleted free agent to fill a need after this trade period?

and most importantly:
- Is there a specific trade you would like the club to try and complete?
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* I doubt we will address all of the gaps you point out. I am sure the plan is to keep developing the likes of Williams, Lynch, Webb to help cover some of the future gaps.

* I wouldn't be surprised if we brought in another established player, but I also think it will surprise us. We may bring in someone through the rookie list as history has shown.

* I think we are trying to strengthen our draft position. We are holding back on completing the Hrovat and Stevens trades which tells me we are also working on an exchange of picks.

* Possible to look at delisted free agents if the trade doesn't give us what we want.

* Not fussed on who I would like to come in as it may be difficult to get a decent player as well as improving our draft position. Love to get Trengrove