Loving our trades :)
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Loving our trades :)
Seriously...
How good has our trading been since Drain and our new recruiting guy started
Now I thought that a second rounder for Schneider and Dempster last year was truly exceptional....and King for NOTHING stunning.
But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a third round pick) for pick 31.
Ray has been in our best every week...argubably close to BOG in several....and ge was stunning again today. BJ being so good probably costing him BOG today.
How good has our trading been since Drain and our new recruiting guy started
Now I thought that a second rounder for Schneider and Dempster last year was truly exceptional....and King for NOTHING stunning.
But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a third round pick) for pick 31.
Ray has been in our best every week...argubably close to BOG in several....and ge was stunning again today. BJ being so good probably costing him BOG today.
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Farren got so much of the ball and was so effective that the dogs fans stopped booing him. It was only highlighting the fact he was playing a blinder.
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The issue was never about his courage, he was always har denough at the ball, it was always his disposal and decision making both of which have improved out of site since arriving at the club.
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Re: Loving our trades :)
We actually got a third round pick with Ray for a second. We moved down 16 spots and got Farren Ray for it!saintsRrising wrote:But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a fourth round pick) for pick 31.
I had my doubts about bringing Ray into the club. I thought he was too outside and handball happy. I now have no concerns about Farren Ray. The kid is a gun.
Hayes
Dal Santo
Ball
Goddard
Montagna
Ray
Jones
Gram
McQualter
Geary
Carlton can have their Fab Four...
Yeah nah pleasing positive
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Also need to remember that we got Nick Heyne with the pick we got with Ray.
Who we could have very possibly taken with our second round pick anyway.
Who we could have very possibly taken with our second round pick anyway.
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Re: Loving our trades :)
Yes my typo,,,don't know why I typed fourthvacuous space wrote:We actually got a third round pick with Ray for a second. We moved down 16 spots and got Farren Ray for it!saintsRrising wrote:But we have followed it up this year with Farren Ray (and a fourth round pick) for pick 31.
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Re: Loving our trades :)
While I always thought it was a good trade...and I too had some doubts not in terms of him being in our 22, but in terms of him being VERY good.vacuous space wrote:
I now have no concerns about Farren Ray. The kid is a gun.
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He is being VERY good....and for his size is sensational overhead.....and is a perefect blend withour other mids.
He has added a lot of run to our eam.
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Re: Loving our trades :)
[quote="
Hayes
Dal Santo
Ball
Goddard
Montagna
Ray
Jones
Gram
McQualter
Geary
Carlton can have their Fab Four...[/quote]
Hayes
Dal Santo
Ball
Goddard
Montagna
Ray
Jones
Gram
McQualter
Geary
Carlton can have their Fab Four...[/quote]
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Ray has been great, but needs to play the whole season at this level.
But the main reason for my reply is that can Saints Rising please remove the football boot from the bottom of every post. After 15000 posts it is becoming very annoying as you scroll through and takes up a lot of room.
Sorry for the whinge,
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But the main reason for my reply is that can Saints Rising please remove the football boot from the bottom of every post. After 15000 posts it is becoming very annoying as you scroll through and takes up a lot of room.
Sorry for the whinge,
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It's all academic anyway, but I don't think we would have taken him. We took extra time before making our picks in the third round. If we'd had Heyne as a target for the second round, I don't think we would have needed the extra time. It would have been thank you very much and move on.Armoooo wrote:Also need to remember that we got Nick Heyne ... who we could have very possibly taken with our second round pick anyway.
I know I would have loved to have grabbed Ash Smith. But I'll take Heyne and Ray at this point. I doubt there are many that regret that trade right now outside of Footscray.
Yeah nah pleasing positive
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