Trade - Draft Discussion

[Ghost Like]

Aren't there like a dozen De Konings? Shouldn't each Victorian club get one? Seems fair.

[Impatient Sainter]

Posters on BF are suggesting we are looking to bring in F/A Darcy Gardiner from Brisbane? I guess that answers our backup key defender needs to a degree?

Not another 194cm player we have a few players around that height highmore 193,sharmon 193,hayes 194,Alliston 195,Battle 193
How many more do we need what we do need is a big unit around 197cm and up to help Dougal against the big forwards.

There isnt many around and none who are free agents. Gardiner does fill in for Harris when he is out, so maybe he is a bit more prepared for the role.

If I had to chose for the club Id be going after Billy Frampton 201cm (ruckman turned key defender) at the Crows who is out of contract, so it would mean giving up pick or getting as a DFA. He would at least give us some big man versatility, but apparently Collingwood are chasing him also?

[PADDLEPOP1001]

Tom Clurey from Port is someone I have always thought is a good backman & would be a handy trade!

[1971]

Looking forward to seeing Blake Acres in a Carlton jumper.

[Royston]

Rumour is that Tom Mitchell is being considered by the powers that be. Just a rumour at this point.

[B.M]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid

When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross


We need a power mid/forward

[Saintmike65]

Tom Clurey from Port is someone I have always thought is a good backman & would be a handy trade!

Handy player but seems happy at Port.

[Saintmike65]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid

When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross


We need a power mid/forward

That would be a ludicrous decision…De Goey and Zurhar would be good fits.
Zurhar for Hill a fair trade!

[Saintmike65]

McKenzie looks super sharp in congestion - some highlights of him below v WA in the Championships

Reminds me a bit of Gary Ablett jnr in his early days the way he zips out of heavy traffic!!

[Ghost Like]

McKenzie looks super sharp in congestion - some highlights of him below v WA in the Championships

Reminds me a bit of Gary Ablett jnr in his early days the way he zips out of heavy traffic!!

I've my fingers crossed but suspect we may miss him by 3 or 4 selections.

[Sanctorum]

Cam McKenzie definitely but he's unlikely to still be on the table at St Kilda's FRDP #10.

But the November draft has a wealth of very promising mids likely to debut in their 1st year, like Windhager and Owens, such as big bodied Elijah Hewett who I've had my eyes on for a while, has that all important x-factor about him too, he's #11 in this clip and forgive me if I've posted this before:

[Royston]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid

When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross


We need a power mid/forward

Agree totally and would make zero sense getting Mitchell

[st.byron]

Article on The Age website saying Clarkson has approached Hill and Ben Long.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cla ... 5bedw.html

Happy for Hill to go at the right price. Would prefer to keep Long.

[Ghost Like]

Long can walk straight to North for nothing. Hill will require a trade or draft pick or future draft pick, one, two or a mix of all three.

[Saints58]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid

When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross


We need a power mid/forward

Agree totally and would make zero sense getting Mitchell

Sam Edmund was saying that our management have been seeing talking to Tom Mitchel people a few times.
We need young mids and we are losing long to clarko north and Bytel to Essendon who else I here Gresham and Clark are up for trades we will be dads army no players 22-27 left who any good.

[Impatient Sainter]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross
We need a power mid/forward

Agree totally and would make zero sense getting Mitchell

Sam Edmund was saying that our management have been seeing talking to Tom Mitchel people a few times.
We need young mids and we are losing long to clarko north and Bytel to Essendon who else I here Gresham and Clark are up for trades we will be dads army no players 22-27 left who any good.

Mitchell is completely NOT what we need. It would be a deplorable move by the club if they trade for him.

[st.byron]

Long can walk straight to North for nothing. Hill will require a trade or draft pick or future draft pick, one, two or a mix of all three.

Long is uncontracted but not a F.A. is that right?

[Saintmike65]

Why would we want a slow inside - handball first accumulator - clearance mid When we have

Steele
Crouch
Ross
We need a power mid/forward

Agree totally and would make zero sense getting Mitchell

Sam Edmund was saying that our management have been seeing talking to Tom Mitchel people a few times.
We need young mids and we are losing long to clarko north and Bytel to Essendon who else I here Gresham and Clark are up for trades we will be dads army no players 22-27 left who any good.

Mitchell is completely NOT what we need. It would be a deplorable move by the club if they trade for him.

The report was that Mitchell’s manager was seen talking to Saints officials…managers have multiple players on their books, so could have been in relation to any one of his clients.

[Ghost Like]

Long can walk straight to North for nothing. Hill will require a trade or draft pick or future draft pick, one, two or a mix of all three.

Long is uncontracted but not a F.A. is that right?

Yes but remember North get first pick of the uncontracted and those not drafted, FA & RFA mean nothing.

[Devilhead]

Wouldnt Long have to negotiate the National Draft first before being available to North in the PSD? If we can't work out a trade deal for him ..... and we have a contract offer on the table for him

[Saints58]

Do we have a contract offer for him do you know what it is how many years

[Devilhead]

Got no idea if we do ...... but more than likely we would

I guess that info will come out in the wash soon if Clarkson keeps pushing

[Ghost Like]

Inside the mind of a superstar: How Petracca is chasing greatness - https://www.afl.com.au/news/832852

Whatever we do this or future trade / draft periods let us not make this mistake again. We are picking young people who want to be the best AFL players they can be, not speak at the UN - that said, he'd probably speak well.

Let this be your legacy Trout, may this always be brought up in your presence. Hard to believe you got paid Club money to make that mistake.

[Wayne42]

The Saints have NO idea what consitutes a good football club so if they are considering Tom Mitchell then that just proves my point, unfortunately.

Let's recruit for Wooden Spoon number 28, stick to our strengths.

[Impatient Sainter]

Brett Delidio claiming that the club is looking to trading in Lachie Whitfield?