Topping Up, Investing in Youth or Both?

Moccha · Post: # 656531Post **Moccha** » Tue 30 Sep 2008 4:34pm

Invest in good youth

GrumpyOne · Post: # 656533Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 30 Sep 2008 4:42pm

Moccha wrote:Invest in good youth

Good idea....... Where can I get one?

kdog · Post: # 656942Post **kdog** » Wed 01 Oct 2008 2:06pm

it seems armitage for pick 19 is getting closer and closer to becoming reality with both clubs negotiating possibilities as the exchange period nears.

SaintWodonga · Wed 01 Oct 2008 3:05pm

kdog wrote:it seems armitage for pick 19 is getting closer and closer to becoming reality with both clubs negotiating possibilities as the exchange period nears.

How do you know this?

kdog · Post: # 657076Post **kdog** » Wed 01 Oct 2008 6:23pm

as i said, i know people who work at the club, and i work in the media. and i hear of whispers circulating. There are many deals that are arranged that never happen that the public never hear about. Like daniel wells to the dees for pick 4 last yr (they got cale morton)..was agreed both parties, however steve harris, their ceo at the time said no, and dees backed out during the week.

another one, cooney to adelaide after his first season, for the crows first pick that year...was very very close to happening

atm, lovett looks like he wil head to sydney
farren ray to either dockers/demons
cousins- draft
kerr- likely to stay an eagle
warnock- carlton
o'keefe- carlton or collingwood for suitable trade, otherwise may well stay in sydney
and armitage to the dees for pick 19

kdog · Post: # 658766Post **kdog** » Sun 05 Oct 2008 10:26am

saints have now cooled on thoughts of trading david armitage at this stage

i think we should target brad green. would be veeery handy player

Teflon · Post: # 659140Post **Teflon** » Mon 06 Oct 2008 12:18am

cousins draft? are you saying he wont nominate a preferred club?

tgf · Post: # 659159Post **tgf** » Mon 06 Oct 2008 8:52am

hi first time poster long time reader. please do not shoot me down but i have also heard armitage to the dees. but only if freo agree to trade warnock to the saints for that pick. so in effect armitage for warnock

groupie1 · Post: # 660138Post **groupie1** » Wed 08 Oct 2008 8:38am

buy low, sell high

draft picks are at a premium this year, so we should sell them. we can top up and go very close with a Hamill replacement, a good ruck would help, and two quick mids - it's all we need.

Hamill - C jones, O Keefe
Mids: Harris, Kerr wouldda been nice, Cousins, Swallow, Prismall
Ruck: Macintosh, Warnock

C jones is the oldest there, at 27, apart, of course from Cousins.

people think trading for players and think Monkhorst, Francis, Brian Wilson etc
But look at Dempster and Schneider this year. Look at Gram.
As long as you draft youngish, we get quality players NOW WHEN WE NEED THEM, and we still get the 150 games from them to take us past the GC17 West Sydney raids on youth.

uncle joe · Post: # 660198Post **uncle joe** » Wed 08 Oct 2008 11:31am

We should have at least 7 or 8 players on the trade table . Including the Clarkes , Kosi , DS , Mcguire , and others . Get interest in St Kilda at trade week . Who knows what might come up . No-one has to be traded if it doesn't suit .