I reckon Richmond will take Dodson Bulldogs will take Moraes Eagles will take either Shanahan or Whitlock Bulldogs probably Gross (Great haul by the dogs with their picks!) Leaving us to choose from Whitlock, Shanahan, Sims, Gerryn if we go a key forward Not sure we will take a key forward though C...

yes, hitting this draft hard would be good... the problem is that many clubs are trying to trade into this years first round, and even into the second round, using future picks The trump we have (excuse the language) is pick 8. Once everyone knows who is available at pick 8, I think there will be a ...

The Reid goal and second Daicos goal are both very good. Higgins could have replaced the first Daicos goal in the final.
Id give it to Reid though tbh. Out of the centre like that, all done at full pace with someone up his ass the whole time.

Very strange to give wood 3. I guess he will be on a low salary but still strange. Same with hill I guess they both took a lower salary for a longer contract??

How about this lesson: take the best available player because 2nd rate players in a position of need do not help solve the problem. Example: Who wants Hobbs instead of NWM?? We could have taken the "bull midfielder" but took instead the skinner HB Flanker. Best available, Good decision. Th...

Contract length no longer a criteria when assessing free agency compensation for clubs. Laura Kaned changed the rules a few weeks ago to make sure Norf wasn’t impacted. That is only after the 5th year. Only the first 5 years will count for compo calculation OK so assuming Hawthorn front load Battle...

Contract length no longer a criteria when assessing free agency compensation for clubs. Laura Kaned changed the rules a few weeks ago to make sure Norf wasn’t impacted. That is only after the 5th year. Only the first 5 years will count for compo calculation OK so assuming Hawthorn front load Battle...

Reading that Tsatas wants out of Essendon. No idea if it’s correct or not. Anyone have info? Just the sort of player that fits our game style. Good runner, quick and good disposal. A recruiter I know rates him very highly. What would he cost given he was #5 two seasons ago and has been hampered by ...

Was a max fan but Wilkie is better IMO

They had to find intentional due to their stated interpretation from eth start of the year regarding trying to get separation. They also had to find high contact, as he had a blood nose. But why is it deemed "low impact"?? Surely it is moderate, as it caused a blood nose and Webster was cl...

yes we had Caldwell in our grasp and should have paid up and at least matched Essendon which is all he wanted

More bad bad list management

what about Josh Ward?

Also a high pick. Cant get into Hawks midfield but is only 20. Younger than Phillips but playing better at VFL level
Contracted but if you are playng vfl it is hard for a club to keep you to your contract or to get much in a trade

Saints Coach/winning team 5 Wood 4 Nasiah 3 Wilkie 2 Yeo (the best player from the opposition) 1 Dow WCE coach/losing team 5 Yeo (his own player was arguably best o g. Highest disposals. 14 contested. 8 clearances. He wants to keep Yeo or ...pump up his value if there's any offer that's too good to...

Saints Coach/winning team 5 Wood 4 Nasiah 3 Wilkie 2 Yeo (the best player from the opposition) 1 Dow WCE coach/losing team 5 Yeo (his own player was arguably best o g. Highest disposals. 14 contested. 8 clearances. He wants to keep Yeo or ...pump up his value if there's any offer that's too good to...

Saints Coach/winning team 5 Wood 4 Nasiah 3 Wilkie 2 Yeo (the best player from the opposition) 1 Dow WCE coach/losing team 5 Yeo (his own player was arguably best o g. Highest disposals. 14 contested. 8 clearances. He wants to keep Yeo or ...pump up his value if there's any offer that's too good to...

End of 1st round is about the right compensation for Battle. Battle worth the same as McKay.. Also, we will offer him more than what we would offer Gresham... we wont let Battle leave unless he is getting paid a lot. Basically, I doubt we let him leave unless we get Band 1... Gresham, we really did...

Where was Isaac Keeler on the weekend?
Seems he did not play at Sandy?
Anyone know??

Development. Another topic I guess but Owens, Windhager and Philipou gone backwards 100mph this year. Alarm bells I would have thought. If they do not work, then it’s nearly curtains for the club with Tassie coming in and hoarding all the picks. Low and behold we’d find ourselves on the bottom agai...

Worse than Tambling over Franklin/Roughead? I would say equally as bad or worse. The reason it may be worse is because Petracca was universally believed to be the standout No. 1 pick and had been the entire draft year. Entering the draft period, Franklin was considered a high pick but not universal...

Life Long Saint wrote: ↑Sun 31 Mar 2024 6:13pm

CURLY wrote: ↑Sun 31 Mar 2024 6:08pm
Windhager isn’t trying to hit him though. He’s trying to avoid him .

Which is why it is graded as careless and not intentional.

But if he is trying to avoid how is it careless? He cared and tried to avoid him.

SAINT-LEE wrote: ↑Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:23pm Great looking afl lad...but I'd faint if he's on the board at pick #16

I hope someone helped you up after your faint SAINT LEE
Not only did we land him with pick 18... we got a futire 2nd rounder thrown in to the deal

I think it is a good move that could help all parties. Juniors overlooked in the draft have an incentive to choose Sandy as a VFL club, Sandy get more talent in the door, Saints get a closer look at potential talent and how they may blossom or struggle in the club environment. 💯 You could only disl...

Anyone else hearing the rumours about how Clayton Oliver ended up in hospital? Probably bulls***, but explosive if true. Something certainly smells fishy. The club stated "Clayton was transported to hospital via ambulance, following a medical episode." If it was a fall, why not say a fall...

The key point to me is that Shiel has negative trade value. He is a cap dump trade like Bowes. It has nothing to do with the player and everything to do with salary cap. well there are some reports that Essendon would actually pay Shiel salary if he moved to St Kilda... or at least some if it So, I...

We hold all the leverage given we can match any offer they make to Gresham. If they then make a big enough offer that we don't match we then hold the leverage as they will be looking to offload Shiels salary. Anything that reads like a massive Essendon win simply isn't going to happen and is likely...