The deadline today

[GVGjr]

If we miss out on securing a key forward which was our priority will this trade period be classed as a failure?
So far it's shaping like (forgetting the draft picks)
In's - Hudson and Callan
Out's - McMahon and Power

This doesn't look good enough for a team that struggled so badly and not something that should get the fans lining up for memberships again.

It seems we are out of the mix for Brennan but if we can land a key forward I think it does change the whole perspective on the 2008 season. It's shaping as a very critical day for the club in my opinion.

[LostDoggy]

Re: The deadline today

I don't see any other key forwards as good as Brennan available unless another emerges today.
Power not officially left yet.
Even without Brennan we will have a number of picks inside pick 30 hopefully.

[Topdog]

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I still don't see it as that much of a concern. I really think that our lack of ball getters in the middle and no tagger was our biggest problem this year. It really did filter through the side and our confidence was down due to the hammering we were taking in the middle.

Our whole team was a shambles in the last 7 weeks and IMO it didn't have anything to do with the lack of a tall forward.

Hudson will be a massive improvement for us in the centre square and also around the ground. Having a big man who is hard at it will help a lot.

[GVGjr]

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I don't see any other key forwards as good as Brennan available unless another emerges today.
Power not officially left yet.
Even without Brennan we will have a number of picks inside pick 30 hopefully.

Right at this moment we will only have 5 and 19 which isn't bad but not great. If we can keep 22 and use another pick to get Hudson then we have done well in that regard.

I suppose the point I am making is that we went in this week with one main goal and whilst a ruckman was a good one to get it still falls short of what we really wanted.

[Raw Toast]

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Right at this moment we will only have 5 and 19 which isn't bad but not great. If we can keep 22 and use another pick to get Hudson then we have done well in that regard.

I suppose the point I am making is that we went in this week with one main goal and whilst a ruckman was a good one to get it still falls short of what we really wanted.

I could be wrong but I thought our main goal (at least as stated publicly be Eade) was to get a decent ruckman. If that's so, then the trade week is probably a success as it stands, given we've at least slightly upgraded our second-round pick.

Depends a bit on how well McMahon goes at Richmond (I'm not sure they'll suit each other actually - I was going to say that I'd have chosen Port over the Tiges if I was him but actually like Sockeye, I'd have chosen to stay with us of course, and would've been v happy with $100,000 a year or so ).

If we get Brennan it's a clear success I reckon, especially if that's through the psd (not that I'm saying we should push Brisbane to that). The eruption of Higgins to the Hawks thread gave me the heeby-geebies late yesterday, they just kept coming but hopefully have v little basis in reality. I could see Eade possibly doing it though, if he thought the Hawks were paying over the odds and it guaranteed us Brennan.

[The Underdog]

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I think it'll be slightly disappointing if we don't pick up a key forward, but not as disappointing as paying over the odds for a 2nd rate one. Brennan is the only forward possibly on the market that I think is worth getting at this point, although I think if he went into the PSD he wouldn't get past the first 3 picks to us let alone to Essendon.
We missed out on Robertson who was obviously the forward target Eade really wanted and it appears as though White was going to be too expensive. I wouldn't give 19 for him, I would for Brennan.
I guess we'll see what happens today but barring any surprises it looks as though we'll have to look forward to the draft and start analysing those tall marking forwards.
As disapointing as it is to lose Jordy, I think we did alright with the trade, especially as the Swans appear to have only got 26 for Schneider and Dempster.

[Dry Rot]

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Right at this moment we will only have 5 and 19 which isn't bad but not great. If we can keep 22 and use another pick to get Hudson then we have done well in that regard.

I suppose the point I am making is that we went in this week with one main goal and whilst a ruckman was a good one to get it still falls short of what we really wanted.

Agreed - key structural problems will remain.

However, it is a better result than losing McMahon and picking up a dud tall for the sake of it.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Right at this moment we will only have 5 and 19 which isn't bad but not great. If we can keep 22 and use another pick to get Hudson then we have done well in that regard.

I suppose the point I am making is that we went in this week with one main goal and whilst a ruckman was a good one to get it still falls short of what we really wanted.

If we can keep 5, 19 & 22 whilst also snagging Hudson and Callan its been a terrific trade period for my money.

There just aren't key position forwards out there - its pretty questionable whether Brennan even qualifies as one. I'd hoped we could get Playfair in a preseason draft but the Swans beat us to that punch - because I think whilst he aint that polished he really isn't far off McGreggor.

[Go_Dogs]

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If we can snare Brennan, I'll be happy.

I'm not at all happy with how the whole McMahon thing has unfolded. One minute he's a must keep, the next he's had a falling out, he wants to go home, and then ends up going to Richmond, it's honestly not a good look imo.

Hudson is a good pick up, Callan I'm not convinced adds anything too much to our mix at this stage, but we'll wait and see. Eade must have a lot of faith in the likes of Stack, Hill, Harbrow etc imo, to be trading runners.

[DOG GOD]

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If we can keep 5, 19 & 22 whilst also snagging Hudson and Callan its been a terrific trade period for my money.

unfortunately we wont keep pick 22 for hudson UNLESS we can get power for a pick under 30 and thats not gonna happen.

So IF we got brennan for 19 we would have picks 5 then 38.....thats a HUGE gap.

[Bornadog]

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I don't see any other key forwards as good as Brennan available unless another emerges today.
Power not officially left yet.
Even without Brennan we will have a number of picks inside pick 30 hopefully.

Is Ryan Murphy any good?

[LostDoggy]

Re: The deadline today

Is Ryan Murphy any good?

Not sure but I doubt he is at Brennan's level

[Bornadog]

Re: The deadline today

Brad Moran from North is going to Adeliade, so they have replaced the two ruckman they lost

[Dry Rot]

Re: The deadline today

Bit over two and a half hours to go. A few people may be having late lunches today.

[DOG GOD]

Re: The deadline today

surely...SURELY we wont bend over and give pick 19 to port for white at 1.55pm.