Bulldog ONLY Trade News

[anfo27]

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North demanding a pick back for Daniel if it’s 25. According to Sam Edmund.

We are going to be busy if we keep rejecting offers right to 7.30 it feels like.

I like it, be prepared for no deal if you don't get what you want

[bulldogtragic]

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From a list spot perspective we cannot keep Daniel & Macrae and trade in XOH & Kennedy.

Yep. Busy 2.5 hours for our team to work this out.

[bulldogtragic]

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I like it, be prepared for no deal if you don't get what you want

For sure. We are just juggling a lot of balls the next 2.5 hours. I believe in Power to manage this well.

[GVGjr]

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Just a little bit surprised that we don't have either Bevo or Egan in the room with Power, Grant and the team at the moment.
I guess that highlights the club a lot of faith in Power and Grant to try an extract the best deals and there is an agreement on which players we will trade and target.

[angelopetraglia]

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How much media attetntion through the entire year goes to player movement versus talking about the actual game?

It is a riduclous amount of manufactured rubbish for a tiny amount of player movement. Incredible how much this part of the media coverage has grown in recent years. The media barracking for trades so they have a story. Player Managers using the media in player negotiations. How many articles on English and Marra that they would move and then they stay put. Rinse and repeat with so many players every single year.

It is a farce. All of it. I hate it. Garbarge.

[Scraggers]

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When it comes to Macrae and Daniel we (should) hold all the power ... if you'll pardon the pun.

they are both contracted and are serviceable back-ups for our midfield. If the Saints and North want them that badly, then they pay up. Otherwise we keep them to their contracts.

[1eyedog]

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Macrae and Daniel for Kennedy and O'Halloran feels like apples for oranges to me.

[G-Mo77]

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When it comes to Macrae and Daniel we (should) hold all the power ... if you'll pardon the pun.

they are both contracted and are serviceable back-ups for our midfield. If the Saints and North want them that badly, then they pay up. Otherwise we keep them to their contracts.

Depends on how far down the line we are with Kennedy and XOH. I'd rather keep our players and trade out Baz. Get as much as we can for him and hit the draft. We've got enough fringe players.

[Bornadog]

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Macrae and Daniel for Kennedy and O'Halloran feels like apples for oranges to me.

XOH is only 24 years old, Kennedy 1 year younger than Daniel, Macrae 30

[jazzadogs]

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How much media attetntion through the entire year goes to player movement versus talking about the actual game?

It is a riduclous amount of manufactured rubbish for a tiny amount of player movement. Incredible how much this part of the media coverage has grown in recent years. The media barracking for trades so they have a story. Player Managers using the media in player negotiations. How many articles on English and Marra that they would move and then they stay put. Rinse and repeat with so many players every single year.

It is a farce. All of it. I hate it. Garbarge.

The first episode of GETTABLE, the AFL websites bullshit player movement podcast, aired in the week before round one.

[Scraggers]

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Depends on how far down the line we are with Kennedy and XOH. I'd rather keep our players and trade out Baz. Get as much as we can for him and hit the draft. We've got enough fringe players.

I agree ... I would prefer to keep them than trade

[Sedat]

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Depends on how far down the line we are with Kennedy and XOH. I'd rather keep our players and trade out Baz. Get as much as we can for him and hit the draft. We've got enough fringe players.

Putting the emotion to one side, Macrae and Daniel are also fringe players for us in 2024 (and likely more so in 2025). And they are older and more expensive than the 2 targets potentially coming in.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Putting the emotion to one side, Macrae and Daniel are also fringe players for us in 2024 (and likely more so in 2025). And they are older and more expensive than the 2 targets potentially coming in.

What is their experience and leadership worth to us vs pure $$$?

[Bornadog]

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What is their experience and leadership worth to us vs pure $$$?

If they aren't playing, then not much

[1eyedog]

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XOH is only 24 years old, Kennedy 1 year younger than Daniel, Macrae 30

The age disparity pales in comparison to the why are we offloading Bullgods for minimal on-field gain cultural aspect.

If we're freeing up capital for Butters then fine but if we think O'Halloran and Kennedy will improve us over CD and JMac's output, well I'm not sold on that.

The Butters (or any other blue chip trade-in), thingo seems a long way away from materialising.

It's shit when you tell a player you want them long term and set a high contract and then it gets hard and you try to offload them. Especially Premiership players.

I kind of feel like Collingwood at the moment.