2021 Trade Period Talk

[Twodogs]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

I cant believe Im still paying as much attention to it as I am, it is effectively like watching paint dry, or grass grow

Or watching Graeme Wood bat. Except there was always the chance that he was going to burn his batting partner and run him out by half the length of the pitch.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

I think Sam Power should be feeling the heat as well. Four years and counting.........three if you want to be generous and consider we had Tom Boyd as cover in 2018-2019.

Reset to the start of the trade period J, what would be your pass mark for Sam considering what's available. I've found it really hard to gauge what there is out there this year.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Or watching Graeme Wood bat. Except there was always the chance that he was going to burn his batting partner and run him out by half the length of the pitch.

Was it Geoff Marsh?

[Twodogs]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Was it Geoff Marsh?

Rick Darling.

We used to call Wood "Yes, no, wait, go back, oh shit sorry mate."

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Reset to the start of the trade period J, what would be your pass mark for Sam considering what's available. I've found it really hard to gauge what there is out there this year.

I'll quote myself.

Ladhams to the Swans, I think that's where we shoud've been aiming.

The Swans gave up pick No.12 and a future third-round selection in exchange for pick 16 and the 202cm ruckman.

[whythelongface]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

I'm not worried about Geelong but Ceglar is 5 years younger than Martin and he gave us a bath in round 22 in a bad loss to a lowly team.

I know he wanted to go to Geelong but we should have been making it worthwhile for him to come to us over them.

But at Geelong he is guaranteed no. 1 ruck whilst with us there is no guarantee of this. We may have been interested but if he has his mind set on Geelong well then so be it. No point chasing something you ain’t going to get.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

But at Geelong he is guaranteed no. 1 ruck whilst with us there is no guarantee of this. We may have been interested but if he has his mind set on Geelong well then so be it. No point chasing something you ain’t going to get.

And you'd have to back English to be better surely. I mean it's Ceglar.

[Twodogs]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Good on Geelong. They've got Close and a Ceglar!

[divvydan]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

I'm very happy that I managed to go through the whole trade period without listening to trade radio.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Serious question. Does he make the Cats a genuine chance next year or are they bound for more mediocrity?

Nah. Might have made us a legit chance though. Younger and hopefully fitter than Martin. If Martin can play as much as he can without injury then Power and Bevo get off the hook.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

If Martin can play as much as he can without injury then Power and Bevo get off the hook.

Even if he does, and let's hope he does play the majority of the year, I wouldn't be prepared to say it was good forward planning. I'd classify it as good dumb luck.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Nah. Might have made us a legit chance though. Younger and hopefully fitter than Martin. If Martin can play as much as he can without injury then Power and Bevo get off the hook.

If Ceglar is the reason we don't win a flag, I'll join you in this reasoning

[Dry Rot]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

So given that we chose to play Young as a ruck at times and he is now gone, our rucks stocks are actually worse in 2022.

Not a good outcome.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

Could have had Lynch if we wanted too. It’s pretty clear we just didn’t want a ruckman that badly. Interesting call.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 2021 Trade Period Talk

I reckon this was Sam during this entire trade period.