That seems a better deal. I'm still mourning about losing pick 5 but at least it gives us a strong presence in next years draft. Richo's been banging on about Carlisle for the last 2 months - he can be a real motor mouth sometimes and that has damaged our bargaining position especially when interacting with a club notorious for being hard to deal with. I think Richo once said Carlisle is a "perfect fit" for our club. Could you reveal all our cards next time Alan! All you have to say is we are interested and are exploring all options. End of discussion.magnifisaint wrote:AFL trade period: Gold Coast's Charlie Dixon tied into Jake Carlisle trade talks
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Will be a very interesting dynamic if we get Jake. Richo will officially be out of his honeymoon period next year. AFter two years, his messaging won't feel as fresh, some players will begin to feel he has his favourites and are not being judged on merits. Many will feel Jake is a favourite being brought in on big money that he probably hasn't earned yet. Likewise if we get Freeman. That will bring pressure from other players and the media.
I think Richo has the man management to deal with it but there will quite a few in the media saying we should exceed what we did last year and if we don't its a step back. I don't agree with that as we over delivered last year and still rely on Roo, Monty, fish, Dempster etc who are rapidly aging. But perception is reality.
Then we've got to deal with how we fit Fisher, Dempster, Carlisle, Goddard and Gilbert in the same team. We don't get much run out of the backline with all those talls. Dempster may find himself having regular spells.