Saints weigh up Gram trade

dragit · Post: # 1164274Post **dragit** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 9:44am

Eastern wrote:If Gram goes it will certainly free up some Salary Cap space. There might even be enough to give Dempster a bit of a pay rise !!

Or at least keep himâ€¦ the cap must be pretty stuffed if we haven't signed up 10+ players still.

Saints 2012 · Mon 17 Oct 2011 9:47am

why don't we throw in Raph or Dawson to sweeten the deal?
Gram & Clarke for pick 22

or

Gram, Dawson & Clarke for pick 22 & 44

matrix · Post: # 1164277Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 9:49am

lol
yeah lets get rid of all three

chook23 · Post: # 1164279Post **chook23** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 9:55am

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/w ... 6168236750

matrix · Post: # 1164282Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:00am

so i guess you either take your chances in the drat if you are out of contract or take less money from the saints

Saints 2012 · Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:00am

would free up $800,000 surely that would help
Plus the majority of saints fans would be in favour of seeing them go
Plus it would vut down the media bashing of our club if these 2 players were gone

matrix · Post: # 1164284Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:01am

gawd
so if raph and dawson left we'd get less media bashing

InkerSaint · Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:06am

Ralphy wrote:
Warwick wrote:I think Gram + pick 37 for the Blues pick 22 would be a great trade
1 post in 11 days.... Follow carlton do you

I'd throw in pick 37 to snare the deal for 22 also. Doesn't look like it will happen though, Watters sounds emphatic.

There's a rabbit to come out of a hat yet, I'm sure of it.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:57am

Certainly sounds like Watters doesn't want to lose Gram's run and carry. Wonder if that would change is Carlton offered Lucas?

matrix · Post: # 1164328Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 10:57am

big rumor its done
pick 22 for gram and pick 37

The Saintsational Man · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:01am

matrix wrote:big rumor its done
pick 22 for gram and pick 37

Wonderful if true!!!

So basically.....Gram & Lynch gone for pick 22 + maybe $500k in salary room.....

Beautiful!!!

matrix · Post: # 1164334Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:01am

still watching to try and find out
nothing official
just rumor and talk at the moment

sainterinsydney · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:02am

Why would Watters say Gram is required?

The Saintsational Man · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:03am

sainterinsydney wrote:Why would Watters say Gram is required?

Keeps their trade value up.

matrix · Post: # 1164340Post **matrix** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:04am

still RUMOR

nothing mentioned since that was floated
could still be NOTHING

ralphsmith · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:04am

Marc Murphy for Gram.

One can dream.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:08am

Picks 22 and 37 in a supposedly weak draft are nothing to get too excited about. Lets not forget this was someone who was equal best on ground in a grand final two years ago and got our third most possies in our final against Sydney just a month ago. If he has chronically dodgy groins this wouldn't be so bad, though. This will/would also make Carlton, a fellow top four candidate, immediately stronger, too, making them harder for us to beat.

barks4eva · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:11am

NEW St Kilda coach Scott Watters has ruled out trading Jason Gram

Sack Watters immediately!

Animal Enclosure · Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:12am

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:Picks 22 and 37 in a supposedly weak draft are nothing to get too excited about. Lets not forget this was someone who was equal best on ground in a grand final two years ago and got our third most possies in our final against Sydney just a month ago. If he has chronically dodgy groins this wouldn't be so bad, though. This will/would also make Carlton, a fellow top four candidate, immediately stronger, too, making them harder for us to beat.

Don't buy the weak draft stuff....

It's very even after the top 10- So picks from then to pick 40 odd will have very good players. The key is to pick them & then (more importantly) develop them.

Gram has had his day... good luck to him but he's an exceptionally frustrating player that never reached his potential)

St Chris · Post: # 1164398Post **St Chris** » Mon 17 Oct 2011 11:48am

Gram is worth more to us than what any other club will offer, same with Clarke, Dawson, Ray etc.

I think this whole "you're on the table, and clubs are interested" stuff is just a plot by the club to get Gram to extract the digit, which he seriously needs to do.

I have no doubt Gram will be at St Kilda in 2012.