2016 Silly Season, Trades and Rumours and utter BS

[Jim05]

He wants to go home. His missus wants to go home. Carlton offered him all sorts of support to stay and he still wants to leave.
You think he'll be happy staying?
Absolutely no chance we will give two first rounders for him.
Scrap the deal and move on.
Port can't fit him in the cap and have already said they don't want him,

Crows are being too stubborn.
They should offer up pick 13 and next years first for Carlton's second round next year. Carlton are near certainties to finish bottom 4 next year and Crows should finish top 4 so in effect you are giving up pick 13 + pick 14-18 for Gibbs and pick 19-23

[gadj1976]

Still 4.5 days of trade period to go, not unusual.

Maybe it will happen in the end maybe not. But I would suggest at least trying to get them in the same room as Adelaide may be a start.

Also depends what the GWS want for there boys looking to get to Carlton.

Heaven and earth. Seriously they will be up the top for many many years with the first round draft picks they keep obtaining. Not having a dig....good on them! Thats good list management in my eyes.

[MW]

I guess Rockliff is lurking in the background as an option for Adelaide

[gadj1976]

He wants to go home. His missus wants to go home. Carlton offered him all sorts of support to stay and he still wants to leave.
You think he'll be happy staying?
Absolutely no chance we will give two first rounders for him.
Scrap the deal and move on.
Port can't fit him in the cap and have already said they don't want him,

Crows are being too stubborn.
They should offer up pick 13 and next years first for Carlton's second round next year. Carlton are near certainties to finish bottom 4 next year and Crows should finish top 4 so in effect you are giving up pick 13 + pick 14-18 for Gibbs and pick 19-23

We need a player though Jim thats the sticking point.

[Jim05]

Jack Steele to Saints for future second rounder done.
Vardy in Perth to meet the Eagles

[hawks21]

He wants to go home. His missus wants to go home. Carlton offered him all sorts of support to stay and he still wants to leave.
You think he'll be happy staying?
Absolutely no chance we will give two first rounders for him.
Scrap the deal and move on.
Port can't fit him in the cap and have already said they don't want him,

Crows are being too stubborn.
They should offer up pick 13 and next years first for Carlton's second round next year. Carlton are near certainties to finish bottom 4 next year and Crows should finish top 4 so in effect you are giving up pick 13 + pick 14-18 for Gibbs and pick 19-23

We need a player though Jim thats the sticking point.

That's where GWS come into it. Pickett or Marchbank will be a part of the deal IMO.
Would you be happy with a first round pick + Marchbank for Gibbs? Deal could look something like this maybe?

Adelaide get Gibbs (lose 13 + 2nd rounder + 50)
GWS get 2nd round pick (Lyons pick) + 23 (lose Marchbank)
Carlton get Marchbank + 13 + 50 (lose 23 + Gibbs)

[Dutchy]

Crows don't have a second rounder

[Jim05]

Sam Mitchell done to WC for basically pick 88
52, 70 and 88
for
54, 72 and Mitchell

[hawks21]

Crows don't have a second rounder

That's assuming we trade Lyons for a 2nd rounder...

[Dutchy]

Something smells with the Mitchell deal, Ok he wants to shore up a role post his playing days, but surely he walks into a Assistant coaching role at any club when he retires from playing with his smart footy brain and Hawthorn intel?

[Dutchy]

Crows don't have a second rounder

That's assuming we trade Lyons for a 2nd rounder...

He would be 3rd rounder at best wouldn't he? Remember he is uncontracted so can walk into the PSD

[daysofourlives]

Why dont the Crows just trade Jenkins for Gibbs, you'll then fit Rockliff in as well and it cures the horrible mistake you made when you signed him on the back of games against the minnows. His finals form is much more the standard of his output in game sthat matter. Carlton would jump at that, probably can save pick 13 for Rocky then

Josh did his ankle quite badly late in the season and wasn't the same player after that during the finals
Kicked 8 against premiers in WB during the year so not bad against a minnow
coming from a supporter whos club just signed Ty Vickery and trying to off load their BnF winner and runner up!

Reckon we know a thing or two about trading
Oh and we've also achieved more in 3 years than your club has for its entire existence

[heater31]

Something smells with the Mitchell deal, Ok he wants to shore up a role post his playing days, but surely he walks into a Assistant coaching role at any club when he retires from playing with his smart footy brain and Hawthorn intel?

Was he going into the final year of a contract? Walked out the door to another club before being pushed? Or did Mitchell approach Hawthorn with I've been offered a coaching gig after I'm done playing how about I go now and play for them now?

[MW]

You're doing a bloody good job of undoing everything you've built over the last 10 years inside a 2 week period!

[BZB27]

Jack Steele to Saints for future second rounder done.
Vardy in Perth to meet the Eagles

Real happy with this deal, Ive always rated Steele will def add to the midfield aswell with Stevens

[daysofourlives]

You're doing a bloody good job of undoing everything you've built over the last 10 years inside a 2 week period!

Really? Hows your trading going? Knifing other clubs, letting the cat out the bag before the player can tell the club, very professional!!
Thats the way to get deals done

Tom Mitchell for Jed Anderson is pure genius

I wonder with moving on Sammy if we now have enough cash to walk O'Meara to the pre season draft and price him out of everyone elses range? Or at least threaten to

[MW]

Depends on what you believe.
I have heard Carlton approached Adelaide about him coming to the Crows before the Crows even approached him.
Which is correct? who knows.
Either way It's trade period...ffs. Grow some balls and stop whining SOS. the whole "I'm not talking to them" approach is primary school shit.

[bennymacca]

It's just posturing.

[Dutchy]

Something smells with the Mitchell deal, Ok he wants to shore up a role post his playing days, but surely he walks into a Assistant coaching role at any club when he retires from playing with his smart footy brain and Hawthorn intel?

Was he going into the final year of a contract? Walked out the door to another club before being pushed? Or did Mitchell approach Hawthorn with I've been offered a coaching gig after I'm done playing how about I go now and play for them now?

Yeah dunno, something more to it than we are being told I suspect.

[Jim05]

Marcus Adams requesting a move home to WA.
That makes Adams, Hammling and Jonathan Marsh all wanting to head back to WA