Getting Jackson Thurlow makes the trade period a resounding success. He's the kind of player who has some real underlying talent, but hasn't been able to show it at Geelong, in part due several injuries. By no way is he a sure thing, but a real chance to be a good player for us. Plays in right position as well.
How good a CEO could Ireland be if he chose Tom Harley as Head of Football? So you're saying the best CEO in the business chose a dickhead to run football operations, but wasn't clever enough to realise that Tom was a dickhead.
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Check out what's happening this year. Not a joke.That’s a joke right?
You’d risk a player not coming back?
All of this return to Melbourne ... there are far more clubs for players to return to than just the Swans.
How would Blakey feel if we didn’t match bids (if we reasonably could)? Doesn’t inspire loyalty.
We miss 2 years of development in our system.
Left field thinking ... but you’ve headed so far left you’ve snuck up on my right!
For me, if he’s not over priced, we take him.
Don't mind this trade. Good sized half back with a decent kick. We've heard all week about releasing Mills and Jones into the midfield, hopefully he will be able to do this.
Harley gets a C- for mine.
Bottom line...Does Gaining Clarke and Thurlow and a future 2nd rounder whilst losing Hannebery and Rohan and this years 2nd rounder for a 3rd rounder, improve our list..??
Marginal at best.
The only way this turns out well for the Swans is if the recruiters pick up a couple of gems in the 2nd round of the draft....We won't know the answer to that for some years.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT
The question is surely whether there's more upside in Clarke and Thurlow than there was in Gazz and Dan? I love them both but think Dan is done and Gazz has an underlying problem in producing with any consistency - even when he knows his role is on the line. So it was increasingly unlikely that either or both of them would get a start in the Swans' Top 22 in 2019.
The bottom line is whether the two new players and Blakey give strength to the team? I'm hoping they do. If so it has been an okay, if not spectacular, trade period.
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