Trade Talk mentioned Dawson to Freo...

[SaintSimmo]

Well here is a theory...
Dawson will be traded
Pelchen believes that Walsh can play FB
And we will pick up Fev to play FF

*Not saying i like this idea, im just throwing it out there

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Sold!

[WinnersOnly]

Archer can fill the gap! Dawson was poor without the team defense time to give Archer the mantle. Big body, strong over head not overly quick but can play.

[Cro]

Why do we think Freo will definitely take Dawson seeing as the Clarke deal fell through? It was only a suggestion made on Trade News Week. A guess is all it was.

freo need a backman. grover is 30+. pav will be 30 next year? theyre only option is to get a fullback and move one of mcparlin/mcphee forward.

we can really make something happen here.

Mcphee all ready plays in their fwd line.

trading Dawson shouldn't be considered, all the players people are listing that could replace haven't played an AFL game, yet they will be better than Zac?

[saint6]

If Zac and Raph both go who are our supporters going to be able to complain about?
And we will look good with no full back next year wont we

[saintspremiers]

If Zac and Raph both go who are our supporters going to be able to complain about?
And we will look good with no full back next year wont we

True.

But this is a new coaching outfit.

They most likely will keep the above two, but can get some mileage with a bit of talk. The unknown factor is huge. It's a big game of poker at the trade desk on Monday !

[Ralphy]

Clark is off to the dee's
so this is how i see it,

Dawson now will go to freo

we get fev with a late draft pick

[Nikky Rixon]

Along with Taff Clarke and Panther Sam Gilbert we must keep Buckshot Dawson if these 3 come to fruition this year we will be unstoppable back there . I love the way he pisses off forwards

[gringo]

Clark is off to the dee's
so this is how i see it,

Dawson now will go to freo

we get fev with a late draft pick

The only way fev will go anywhere is as the mature age rookie. Interesting we chose not to use a mature rookie spot for Saad and Mileara.

[3rd generation saint]

Is there anyone at Freo we might look at as a realistic trade for Zac?

[Ralphy]

Is there anyone at Freo we might look at as a realistic trade for Zac?

mcphee

[3rd generation saint]

Well, McPhee could be an interesting decoy for Roo, they look very similar.

[mohannair]

Clark is off to the dee's
so this is how i see it,

Dawson now will go to freo

we get fev with a late draft pick

+1

[Statsman]

Is there anyone at Freo we might look at as a realistic trade for Zac?

Do they have a full back to trade? If we're going to give Zac away we're going to need a replacement full back. Unless we want to throw young Simpkin to the wolves or waste Walsh at full back. It just makes no sense to trade Zac away unless there's simply no way we can give him a satisfactory contract.

[Junction Oval]

Fullback is not an easy spot to fill and there aren't too many "ready-made" fullbacks out there. If Dawson goes, it disrupts our most stable area. I would want to keep him for next year in paricular, than to trade him. After that, we can plan ahead.

We're on the same thought train, Statsman.

[BackFromUSA]

Blake for full back and Chips at CHB for 2 years while Gilbert, Simpkin develop their bodies more.

[Gurgman]

I would be giving big Will a go at full back , he is quick and i think with his body right he can make it

[BigMart]

Trade for Warnock from Melbourne if Dawson walks

[8856brother]

[quote="3rd generation saint"]Well, McPhee could be an interesting decoy for Roo, they look very similar.[/quot

McPhee is the one with the hunchback. If you still can't tell then he is the one who can kick straight

[defacto]

Blake for full back and Chips at CHB for 2 years while Gilbert, Simpkin develop their bodies more.

this. blake at fullback. chips CHB. develop simpkin. we could even move gamble into the backline. try and keep walsh who could be a bigger body fullback. but we do need to trade for a big body FB or CHB and develop them.

we cant afford mcphee he's one of the highest paid players at freo. damn i'd love to have frawley from melbourne right now!!!!

[saintsRrising]

Blake for full back and Chips at CHB for 2 years while Gilbert, Simpkin develop their bodies more.

A good full back should preferably be either quick off the mark or have great closing speed (like Max).

Blake has neither.

As a fill in FB he is ok...but week in week out he is not the man.

If Zac did in fact go, then Walsh (if we keep him) would be the best fit from our list.

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Is there anyone at Freo we might look at as a realistic trade for Zac?

If we're going to give Zac away we're going to need a replacement full back. Unless we want to throw young Simpkin to the wolves or waste Walsh at full back. It just makes no sense to trade Zac away unless there's simply no way we can give him a satisfactory contract.

Agree. Unless we have someone else lined up to replace him (like a Warnock) then it makes little sense to get rid of Zac, as much as he is far from perfect. There's still a lot to work with with Zac.

[defacto]

what about:

OUT: Gram, 25
IN: Bower, 22, 44

[BigMart]

I would do that

[gringo]

what about:

OUT: Gram, 25
IN: Bower, 22, 44

i know a few carlton fans that would be very happy to see the last of bower and they would substantially improve as a team. no