AFL trade period ends with most of the big deals done - but others stranded

Yes - well I highly doubt motlop will still be running around in 75 years, so correct, won’t be in the puffs next grand final

And slightly allergic to body contact apparently - will fit right in at port power after what we all saw on prelim night

Don’t worry about Adelaide - with Burgess coming in, Dawson, another high pick this year (Mac Andrew or F Callaghan), plus loading up for Lukosius / Rankine homecoming next year - then throw Crouch, Milera, Pedlar in about didnt play at all last year + natural growth of the young squad. May not make finals next year, or the next - but will have a pretty damn fine side by end 2023

Geelong and Richmond aren't 3peaters they're just 3 time premiers in recent seasons although that's just me being pedantic. The Ceglar for Fort argument, you traded Fort and you got Ceglar in another deal, my issue with that is that it isn't an improvment, I don't think Ceglar is better than Fort, Fort didn't play this year as the cats preferred Stanley, but before doing his ankle last year he was good, I don't know why they didn't persist with him. My issue with the Clarke deal is that they wanted pick 19(more valuable than pick 22 due to it beginning the second day of drafting), he was a contracted player, they could've held firm but they blinked. I'm not bagging Geelong in any way I'm just stating my opinion, they have no picks until the second round and very little established youth to fall back on, where is their improvment going to come from? you could argue that they did well to get to third after having key players out for long periods of time which is fair enough but their overall age is a factor that they hsven't addressed

Berrlins what was so good about Clarke that Geelong lost the trade period because they couldn't hold on to him or get pick 19 in the draft ? Have a look at the goal he missed against GWS about round 20 and tell me if that is the standard a first round three year player should meet .Then your next assertion we also lost out on Forte how many games did he play this year ? Lke many posters its fashionable to bag Geelong .There's been four three peat sides this century Brisbane was in the wilderness for over a decade ( did play a gf immediately after last flag ) Hawthorn are a long way off it and Richmond have to rise again this year or they may need to re - build .Geelong haven't won another flag but so far there the only one of the three peat teams that's had a chance to do so .

Mostly agree Hawk, but the Eagles do ok with them. Tom Barrass, Jeremy McGovern & Willie Rioli come to mind. They can't rely on high picks courtesy of being in the finals so regularly. But they mostly tend to develop 2nd rounders like Oscar Allen, Liam Ryan, Elliot Yeo etc. It will be interesting to see what they do with a reasonable pick this year (10 - 12)

I could see that, GWS do need more key position players, also because of history they just don't like the Bulldogs.

Fox are reporting now that GWS are more likely to bid on Darcy at pick 2 than Daicos.

Bruce was a great bowler perhaps I meant Sam, ha

I think Ladhams has a bright future.I believe the reason he left is that he knows Sam Hayes has a really bright future,they would be competing for the number 2 ruck position behind Lycett until someone dethrones Lycett.I think that person would be Hayes

More likely to go sooner, isn't he?

First of all the Freo third round is Carlton's, so are you not backing your boys to finish above Geelong this year?

The state libs? :laughing:

Who’d want him?

Sour grapes.

I think you'll be big winners on the Ladhams trade. The change of environment will do him the world of good. I read a comment he made recently that he didn't feel he was getting enough time for ruck development at Port. You'd hope that will change at Sydney with some help from Cox. Be interesting see if Sydney look to repurpose some of their other talls into defenders.

The Hawks finished brilliantly but he will never admit it. When it’s hard he reverts to spin and waffle.

Yep, would be surprised if they didn’t.

He needs to go.

Think my team Sydney didn’t fare wonderfully. Paid overs for Ladhams ( sliding a first round pick 4 places for a prospective ruckman is a big punt) and they were under- compensated, without much option , for Dawson. Maybe it’ll turn out ok. Ladhams is only 23 and could be a smart future investment. And maybe the future first rounder tied to Melbourne (exchanged for Dawson) will be higher than expected. Regardless losing Dawson hurts. I predict Dawson will be a shining light in SA, though not enough to extract Adelaide from its mediocrity.