Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

[Hotdog60]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

We currently have 10 draft picks available.
Picks :-
5
6
21
41
46 Lachie Hunter
47
65
83
101
119

How many of our current rookies do you think will get a senior spot?

Mark Austin
Tom Campbell
Alex Greenwood
Jason Johannisen
Lin Jong
Jack Redpath

[comrade]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Bingo - we've pulled the trigger on day 1 of a 3 week trading period, and many of us are not convinced it's the best deal we could have gotten.

Is it likely we want to use that pick in a trade?

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Is it likely we want to use that pick in a trade?

Good point Comrade. Better to have it ready to use that be wanting it later. Maybe Hawks would have got Brown from WC bv then. Who knows.

[LongWait]

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Is it likely we want to use that pick in a trade?

Would Hawthorn have used pick 21 in a trade over the next day or two?

If we knew that Lake is going to Hawthorn either now or in a year and we missed out on pick 21 because we tried to get a better deal we would have shot ourselves in the foot.

Knowing Lake is going to the Hawks sooner or later, we had no real choice but to do a trade this year in my view.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

How many of our current rookies do you think will get a senior spot?

Mark Austin
Tom Campbell
Alex Greenwood
Jason Johannisen
Lin Jong
Jack Redpath

JJ gets one for sure, without Lake i'm guessing Austin will as well. Maybe Campbell
The other 4 are still eligible for another year i believe, can leave an empty spot on the senior list and see if they deserve it. No point James Mulliganing it again

I'm sure we've known about Lake leaving for at least a few weeks and have been talking to Hawthorn for longer that 4 hours as well

[Bulldog Revolution]

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JJ and Campbell and the rest have to earn their upgrades, although maybe you are right Austin may get up also with Lake going

Jong is the other rookie player who I have high hopes for. Given his rawness I enjoyed his courage, ability to find the footy, and skills in tight. And he just seemed to get better and better - was very good when I saw him at VFL level

[Hotdog60]

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Good point Comrade. Better to have it ready to use that be wanting it later. Maybe Hawks would have got Brown from WC bv then. Who knows.

Swans are having trouble getting the Tippett deal done and may call in for help with other clubs. Is there someone we would like to get to help the swans, depends on how hard they want to go for Tippett.

[Maddog37]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Any whispers regarding Sherman?


Also I would upgrade Jong, JJ and Campbell. Austin I like but not sure on his durability.

[comrade]

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Swans are having trouble getting the Tippett deal done and may call in for help with other clubs. Is there someone we would like to get to help the swans, depends on how hard they want to go for Tippett.

They've got plenty of young talent we could enquire about. Gary Rohan?

[Bornadog]

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Any whispers regarding Sherman?


Also I would upgrade Jong, JJ and Campbell. Austin I like but not sure on his durability.

I agree, Jong showed a lot as an 18 year old, lots of guts and willing to get in there. I see Austin as the future replacement for Morris, so will depend on how Morris pulls up. If Morris goes back on the LTIL, then Austin will get an upgrade again in 2013.

[LongWait]

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I heard 650k. Either way its a huge financial win for us. basically Hawthorn is going to pay for his last 2 years playing for us. Thanks Hawthorn.

I guess the silver lining here, if there is one, is that Minson or some of the younger players can now have a heavily front-ended contract to help us attack GWS and Gold Coast when their youngsters come out of contract at the end of next season.

[GVGjr]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

I guess the silver lining here, if there is one, is that Minson or some of the younger players can now have a heavily front-ended contract to help us attack GWS and Gold Coast when their youngsters come out of contract at the end of next season.

Based on what I have heard so far I think trading Lake was the wrong thing to do but with his huge contract it does give us some great list management opportunities.
We can front load some contracts and set ourselves up nicely for the next few seasons.

[G-Mo77]

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I heard 650k. Either way its a huge financial win for us. basically Hawthorn is going to pay for his last 2 years playing for us. Thanks Hawthorn.

He was only contracted for 1 more season. Unrestricted FA after 2013.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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Based on what I have heard so far I think trading Lake was the wrong thing to do but with his huge contract it does give us some great list management opportunities.
We can front load some contracts and set ourselves up nicely for the next few seasons.

We now have 6 draft picks in the top 50 which can only be good for the future. Lake is a loss but doesn't warrant the contract he is now getting.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

We now have 6 draft picks in the top 50 which can only be good for the future. Lake is a loss but doesn't warrant the contract he is now getting.

Hm, Cooney?