Some slightly random thoughts from Cowland. Titch to Hawthorn - fine with that, possibly will be better appreciated by Clarko than Horse Howe gets more opportunities with SMitch and Lewis leaving Hawthorn - fine with that, might have happened anyway Vickery to Hawthorn - fine with that, Griffiths is the anointed one (yes, Hawks paid way overs) Sinclair gets more opportunities with Nankervis to Richmond - fine with that, was probably ahead of Nanks anyway Wood gets more opportunities after mass "retirements" at Norf - fine with that, Scott running out of reasons not to play him Pretty dull afl trade period from our perspective. "The Cows are much more trade amenable than Carlton" - Bryce Gibbs October 2016.
From Spelunkers point of view only minor impacts: Upside: Defence gets big reinforcements with Cale Hooker and Jackson Thurlow returning from a year out Jarrod Pickett to Carlton gives him a chance to break into a side... kids is a jet if he can get fit (Hence why GWS took him at Pick 4) Downside: Swallow will get even more attention at Norf Honeychurch not being traded hurts a little
Last year the Hoppers had Sunshine McCarthy go awol cos he was homesick - this year Jono Marsh had done the same. I dunno......something about this Y Generation in Oz. You never hear these young NFL footballers over here needing to run home to Ma & Pa.
Vultures player movement during the AFL trade period was - Crameri and Watson return - Cloke to Dogs - Lids to GWS - Jaeger to Hawks No real negatives except maybe B.Ah Chee not finding a move, hopefully Crameri and Jobe come back firing
The big one for the Battlers, though not unexpected, is the retirement of Enright. Looking for one of our fringe guys to step up and partially cover his loss. Beyond that I only had: - Mayne to the Pies. Was playing already, just not that well. Fingers crossed he gets back to his previous form with a change of scenery. - Green likely to be a delisted free agent. I imagine he'll get a gig somewhere. Time will tell. There are a couple of Battlers who should see better opportunities following their team's trading, and a couple who might see less. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Lefties still scratching their heads over the impacts of trade period. Direct movements Lewis to Melb - potential for slight increase, likely to retain status quo Smitch to WCE - expect he gets thrown in the guts, may hold his avg but bracing for a double hit as points are spread further and he and Prid take a dip. Wells to Pies - big drop, Pies have no defenders so he'll end up in back pocket no doubt Fallout from direct movements Lloyd - the departure of TMitch could have some big spin offs for Lloyd, only thing standing between him and a 15 point increase is Heeney Langford - three out and two in at the Hawks means points aplenty on offer. Smith, Shiels, Hartung, ORourke and the new boys will all be scrambling, fingers crossed this premiership kid can put his hand up. Scooter - yeah I get it, he can tag. Get with the times Scott, Caddy's gone, let Scooter shine like he once did. Taberner - McCarthy and Kersten arrive to put some heat on, has been average for a while, can't get any worse bar being dropped completely. Yep, that's probably what will happen. Joey - Saints need Joey to keep doing Joey stuff. Middle, halfback, occasional cameo up fwd, irreplaceable machine All in all, some potential for improvement but realistically expecting an overall drop in output.
Never a bad thing for us bottom feeders... now if ChiefBet and Steel Pants would do the same it would be appreciated
As you approach the draft and start reading and watching the profiles of the elite players on offer, a small reminder that we are open to DG pick 2 to two picks in the first round.
Not sure how large your target market is Len. Intriguing that you want to move away from pick 2 while GWS have traded up to pick 2. What do you know that the club's recruiters dont?
Plenty of pick trading likely to happen between now and our draft, I prefer to look at it as a dynamic market Drafting for totally different teams, I wouldn't mind having the whole giants squad to work with, might change my draft/trade strategy too
With the delist thread opening, worth giving this thread a mention, might be worth posting who you're contemplating cutting here first to see if you can get something for them Thank me later xx
Posting here till Fitzy gets the proper thread up and running. Misfits trade Lachie Weller (Fwd Freo) to the Lefties for Jake Lloyd (Def Syd)
I've delisted two retirees and am listening to offers,for Pick 3 in the draft. A midfielder or ruckman are priorities I think.