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The rumours swirling around Chris Dawes might prove a painful distraction to the angst generated by the Lake trade, and so I think they're worthy of a thread for themselves 
This might become redundant very quickly if Carlton or another team get him, but ugly noises are abounding of us giving up pick 21 and likely more (another pick or Tutt) for Dawes.
I actually think he is the kind of player that will be good for us, at least for a few years. Our young key position forwards need to get a bit bigger before they can handle being double-teamed and it is better to have someone who can take the punishment rather than risk Cordy/Jones etc being smashed to bits.
Dawes could be a useful foil as the number 1 forward, and the others could go ok learning their craft in the pockets and flanks. I know this is unlikely to be a view shared by many of you, but I'd be happy with him, if the price was right.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty pessimistic on the price being right. I could have lived with swapping Lake for Dawes, because it seemed like we were going to be able to play Lake forward, and Dawes has had much better results as a forward than Lake ever has.
But to give up pick 21 now that we've seemingly been paid unders by the Hawks is not that nice. And then to add another pick or player in with it is even worse.
Carlton seem to be pushing the price up and Dawes is under contract, so can't walk to us via the preseason draft. With the price this high, I'd be happy for him to go to the Blues.
I live in hope but this is hard to be optimistic. Of course, we need to embrace the humour of moments like these. And I did enjoy the moaning of Mapgies barrackers that pick 21 + our pick in the low 40s was way too little (!!!!!) to pay for Dawes. I pray that they are proved correct.
This might become redundant very quickly if Carlton or another team get him, but ugly noises are abounding of us giving up pick 21 and likely more (another pick or Tutt) for Dawes.
I actually think he is the kind of player that will be good for us, at least for a few years. Our young key position forwards need to get a bit bigger before they can handle being double-teamed and it is better to have someone who can take the punishment rather than risk Cordy/Jones etc being smashed to bits.
Dawes could be a useful foil as the number 1 forward, and the others could go ok learning their craft in the pockets and flanks. I know this is unlikely to be a view shared by many of you, but I'd be happy with him, if the price was right.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty pessimistic on the price being right. I could have lived with swapping Lake for Dawes, because it seemed like we were going to be able to play Lake forward, and Dawes has had much better results as a forward than Lake ever has.
But to give up pick 21 now that we've seemingly been paid unders by the Hawks is not that nice. And then to add another pick or player in with it is even worse.
Carlton seem to be pushing the price up and Dawes is under contract, so can't walk to us via the preseason draft. With the price this high, I'd be happy for him to go to the Blues.
I live in hope but this is hard to be optimistic. Of course, we need to embrace the humour of moments like these. And I did enjoy the moaning of Mapgies barrackers that pick 21 + our pick in the low 40s was way too little (!!!!!) to pay for Dawes. I pray that they are proved correct.
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