Bloody oath mate. Tell Hickey to put a price on his head & walk to the draft if they don't take pick 37.Old Mate wrote:GC have built up quite the poor reputation at the trade table. Hickey's market value is a mid second round pick and GC have done quite well (and underhandedly) at rising his worth by attempting to create a bidding war. The rumours about the Pies willing to give pick 20 for Hickey are rumoured to have started by none other than the GC club itself.
I understand they are trying to make it known that if their players want to return to their original state then clubs have to be willing to pay top dollar however it hasn't done their reputation any favours. First they wanted 2 x first round picks for Caddy, which everyone new was absolute BS. Now they want pick 13 for a zone selection player they got for free who is a project player, nice. Idiots. I hope we stand firm and pay market value or walk away. I wouldn't even give pick 25 for Hickey. Pick 37 or send him to the draft. He's rumoured to have said he will only sign with St Kilda so its in our favour.
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Would much rather Martin from Melbourne, would come a hell of a lot cheaper. Can fill a variety of rolls. I don't see why we would spend so much on someone to be a second ruck option behind mac
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Maybe our pick 24 for hickey and toy
From the afl site:
GOLD Coast began their pre-season training on Monday morning, but Tom Hickey and Joshua Toy - the subjects of trade speculation - were nowhere to be seen.
All Suns players with eight years of experience or under had their first session of the pre-season on a hot and humid Gold Coast day at Carrara.
But Hickey (who has been linked to St Kilda) and Toy (who has fielded interest from a number of Victorian clubs) were notable absentees.
Both have been given the week off while their futures are decided.
While not keen to speculate on the future of either, the Suns have maintained throughout the Gillette AFL Trade Period they would seek the best deal for both club and player.
From the afl site:
GOLD Coast began their pre-season training on Monday morning, but Tom Hickey and Joshua Toy - the subjects of trade speculation - were nowhere to be seen.
All Suns players with eight years of experience or under had their first session of the pre-season on a hot and humid Gold Coast day at Carrara.
But Hickey (who has been linked to St Kilda) and Toy (who has fielded interest from a number of Victorian clubs) were notable absentees.
Both have been given the week off while their futures are decided.
While not keen to speculate on the future of either, the Suns have maintained throughout the Gillette AFL Trade Period they would seek the best deal for both club and player.
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Rapidly starting to form this viewsaintjake wrote:Would much rather Martin from Melbourne, would come a hell of a lot cheaper. Can fill a variety of rolls. I don't see why we would spend so much on someone to be a second ruck option behind mac
No way 13 for Hickey/ruck
Ray for Martin is line ball for mine and Martin has also played KPD before....
Keep 13
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mad saint guy wrote:Hickey has done nothing but take a few good contested marks against Collingwood. He's the only player Blake has ever polled Brownlow votes against in over 200 games. He may well improve but that's totally speculation - he may also be a spud who never puts on size or has no footy brain.
The inference here is that Blake is s.hit.
OTOH you could say Hickey is as good as Adam Goodes because Blake owned Goodes in s a semi final (when you dont get Brownlow votes).
Pretty poor example.
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Emma Quayle rates him pretty highly. That's enough for me.
And considering we got Pick 25 with Tom Lee. We will essentially get Hickey and Lee (pretty much ready to go KPP's) for Pick 12. And still with a pick in the 40s as a bonus.
Get it done Saints.
And considering we got Pick 25 with Tom Lee. We will essentially get Hickey and Lee (pretty much ready to go KPP's) for Pick 12. And still with a pick in the 40s as a bonus.
Get it done Saints.
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Exceptional athlete with a great temperament who if in a draft would go high on potential alone.
He's been good in bits in an awful team.
Even raw and a little ungainly he would already add something to our starting line up now IMO.
He's been good in bits in an awful team.
Even raw and a little ungainly he would already add something to our starting line up now IMO.
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Or somewhere in between - a serviceable 150 gamer who rotates through the ruck and rests up forward - doesn't need to be a star for mine, just consistent and serviceable with courage, like a Geoff Sarau.SinCitySainter wrote:You are of course right Cox is the best Ruck of his generation but it is worth noting that he was a rookie selection. Therefore noone could predict how good he would become.vacuous space wrote:Hickey played four games as first ruck. He broke even with Cam Wood, lost to Jason Blake and got demolished by David Hale and Matthew Krezuer. People really need to stop mentioning Dean Cox. Cox is the best ruck of his generation. Hickey is a project. There may be tools to work with, but he's still a project. He wouldn't be ahead of Mac and he'd need to show prowess as a forward to even get a game, barring injuries.
The simple fact is Hickey could be the next Cox or equally the next Barry Brookes, it is far too early to tell.
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I don't agree with the idea that we don't need more support for McEvoy. At the moment we have Kosi (who is a forward), Blake (a defender who isn't contracted for next year) and Stanley (who's hamstrings haven't managed to get through the last couple of seasons). Kosi and Blake are options to play as second ruck but neither is capable of being first ruck.
I agree we shouldn't pay overs for him but our second and third picks for Hickey and GC's third and fourth would at least give them an upgrade in two rounds of the draft, would get us our ruckman and would still give us two picks if we wanted to use them.
I agree we shouldn't pay overs for him but our second and third picks for Hickey and GC's third and fourth would at least give them an upgrade in two rounds of the draft, would get us our ruckman and would still give us two picks if we wanted to use them.
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I watched that game where Blakey polled votes again recently and Hickey kicked two goals against the tide from strong grabs. Looked to have something, certainly not a total hack... This is only time I've seen him though so could certainly have been an aberration...mad saint guy wrote:Hickey has done nothing but take a few good contested marks against Collingwood. He's the only player Blake has ever polled Brownlow votes against in over 200 games. He may well improve but that's totally speculation - he may also be a spud who never puts on size or has no footy brain.
Gold Coast are desperately trying to lift his value when realistically, a pick in the early 30s is probably his market value. Pick 25 would be paying slightly overs, but I suspect that will end up being the price. 13 is insane.
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Im in the hickey camp, I think we need a good quality ruckman and I would be prepared to pay what the market says he is worth
What has got me intrigued with quite a few of the negative comment posters, and I would be willing to put money on this, it was not so long ago that many were up in arms about how the afl was corrupt & the suns were getting all these concessions to get the best players in the country.
Now those same players with two years experience are not worth (equally low) draft picks.
What has got me intrigued with quite a few of the negative comment posters, and I would be willing to put money on this, it was not so long ago that many were up in arms about how the afl was corrupt & the suns were getting all these concessions to get the best players in the country.
Now those same players with two years experience are not worth (equally low) draft picks.
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The question that should be asked is can Hickey play as a forward because you can only have one ruckman in a side these days. The second ruckman must be able to play at least 70 forward especially aas Ben really cant play forward. I know nothing about this guy but those who have seen him play will know if he looks like he can play forward. Having said that if the same people think Ben can play forward for anymore than a few minutes at a time then maybe I would dont their judgement on what a real forward needs to be able to do.
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One thing to keep in mind when watching games that he's played in is that he's playing in a fairly ordinary side. Give him some better players around him and he may look better.Harvey To Hayes wrote:I watched that game where Blakey polled votes again recently and Hickey kicked two goals against the tide from strong grabs. Looked to have something, certainly not a total hack... This is only time I've seen him though so could certainly have been an aberration...mad saint guy wrote:Hickey has done nothing but take a few good contested marks against Collingwood. He's the only player Blake has ever polled Brownlow votes against in over 200 games. He may well improve but that's totally speculation - he may also be a spud who never puts on size or has no footy brain.
Gold Coast are desperately trying to lift his value when realistically, a pick in the early 30s is probably his market value. Pick 25 would be paying slightly overs, but I suspect that will end up being the price. 13 is insane.
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Well said, he's a project that may be a 10 year ruckman or could be delisted in two.mad saint guy wrote:Hickey has done nothing but take a few good contested marks against Collingwood. He's the only player Blake has ever polled Brownlow votes against in over 200 games. He may well improve but that's totally speculation - he may also be a spud who never puts on size or has no footy brain.
Gold Coast are desperately trying to lift his value when realistically, a pick in the early 30s is probably his market value. Pick 25 would be paying slightly overs, but I suspect that will end up being the price. 13 is insane.
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plugger66 wrote:The question that should be asked is can Hickey play as a forward because you can only have one ruckman in a side these days.
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exactlysavatage wrote:Bloody oath mate. Tell Hickey to put a price on his head & walk to the draft if they don't take pick 37.Old Mate wrote:GC have built up quite the poor reputation at the trade table. Hickey's market value is a mid second round pick and GC have done quite well (and underhandedly) at rising his worth by attempting to create a bidding war. The rumours about the Pies willing to give pick 20 for Hickey are rumoured to have started by none other than the GC club itself.
I understand they are trying to make it known that if their players want to return to their original state then clubs have to be willing to pay top dollar however it hasn't done their reputation any favours. First they wanted 2 x first round picks for Caddy, which everyone new was absolute BS. Now they want pick 13 for a zone selection player they got for free who is a project player, nice. Idiots. I hope we stand firm and pay market value or walk away. I wouldn't even give pick 25 for Hickey. Pick 37 or send him to the draft. He's rumoured to have said he will only sign with St Kilda so its in our favour.
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Sounds like Hickey is a done deal with the Saints. Just working on details.
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+1Saintly spirit wrote:exactlysavatage wrote:Bloody oath mate. Tell Hickey to put a price on his head & walk to the draft if they don't take pick 37.Old Mate wrote:GC have built up quite the poor reputation at the trade table. Hickey's market value is a mid second round pick and GC have done quite well (and underhandedly) at rising his worth by attempting to create a bidding war. The rumours about the Pies willing to give pick 20 for Hickey are rumoured to have started by none other than the GC club itself.
I understand they are trying to make it known that if their players want to return to their original state then clubs have to be willing to pay top dollar however it hasn't done their reputation any favours. First they wanted 2 x first round picks for Caddy, which everyone new was absolute BS. Now they want pick 13 for a zone selection player they got for free who is a project player, nice. Idiots. I hope we stand firm and pay market value or walk away. I wouldn't even give pick 25 for Hickey. Pick 37 or send him to the draft. He's rumoured to have said he will only sign with St Kilda so its in our favour.
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You couldn't be more wrong...Con Gorozidis wrote:Sounds like Hickey is a done deal with the Saints. Just working on details.
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Mind telling what pick it is for then? And why isn't hasn't gone through yet?Chubby chequer wrote:You couldn't be more wrong, it's a done deal
There is still a lot of water to go under the bridge and Saints are even cooling on Hickey a little at this point. Plus, despite reports, the Pies are beginning to become very interested.
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Sainterss sounds like he has some inside goss.
Any other goss you can share ?
Any other goss you can share ?
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Some of this is probably already known information, but here are a few things...Con Gorozidis wrote:Sainterss sounds like he has some inside goss.
Any other goss you can share ?
- Brown still a chance.
- WC won't give up much for Cripps, so all hope lies in WC relenting on not trading Brown, otherwise we won't get much from him, unfortunately.
- This is why the Cripps trade is taking so long and will probably only get settled on the last day. St Kilda hoping WC relent on Brown and thus don't want to trade Cripps until it's 100% certain Brown won't come to the Saints.
- Jacobs no certainty to head to North, despite nominating them. St Kilda a chance.
- Despite Ray's manager last week saying Ray will stay, he is still a very good chance to head to the Dees.
- Saints aren't that keen for Martin. (Not sure why?)
- Broughton on the cards for St Kilda. (Not really sure what it would take from St Kilda's POV)
- Suns playing hardball on Hickey (as we all know), and the Pies are a real threat and the main threat to stealing him because of the picks they have (17, 18, 20 all before St Kilda's 25)
Mind you all are these are rumours, so don't kill me if they don't happen, please!
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No probs. Thanks for sharing. It all sounds like solid info. Given Broughton is in the core age group (22-27) where we are very weak - it would not surprise me at all if we wanted him - assuming his back is ok and he can pass the medical. I guess Broughton and Ray are pretty similar in many ways. So if Ray really wants to leave for more opportunity - Broughton would be seen as a good replacement.Saintersss wrote:Some of this is probably already known information, but here are a few things...Con Gorozidis wrote:Sainterss sounds like he has some inside goss.
Any other goss you can share ?
- Brown still a chance.
- WC won't give up much for Cripps, so all hope lies in WC relenting on not trading Brown, otherwise we won't get much from him, unfortunately.
- This is why the Cripps trade is taking so long and will probably only get settled on the last day. St Kilda hoping WC relent on Brown and thus don't want to trade Cripps until it's 100% certain Brown won't come to the Saints.
- Jacobs no certainty to head to North, despite nominating them. St Kilda a chance.
- Despite Ray's manager last week saying Ray will stay, he is still a very good chance to head to the Dees.
- Saints aren't that keen for Martin. (Not sure why?)
- Broughton on the cards for St Kilda. (Not really sure what it would take from St Kilda's POV)
- Suns playing hardball on Hickey (as we all know), and the Pies are a real threat and the main threat to stealing him because of the picks they have (17, 18, 20 all before St Kilda's 25)
Mind you all are these are rumours, so don't kill me if they don't happen, please!
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I've been hearing this crap for 3 weeks. On 3 different forums.Chubby chequer wrote:You couldn't be more wrong, it's a done deal
If it's a done deal, why TF isn't it done.
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