Here's the link if anyone wants to listen to the interview: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=412923.
I posted this on 2nd May. I truly hope that it’s all rubbish but it just keeps lingering.
If it is true, I also feel that pick 9 would be fair possibly with us throwing in a 3rd round pick. The Cameron comparison is pretty good. Carlton also gave up pick 13 last year for McGovern and Paps is a much better player.
Play the ROK card and then remind him we drafted him when no one else did
Speaking of Charlie Cameron comparisons, look at what those spuds traded for Liam Stocker this year, effectively a Pick 3 for a guy who hadnt played a game
We should be asking for 2x 1st Rounders at that rate
Im all for hoping Paps stays though
Swans should upgrade Papley's salary in return for an extra 3-4 year contract extension. At the end of the day, money talks and walks. Tom Papley's natural talent and grit is hard to come by.
Hope we learnt our lesson from letting go of a gem like Tom Mitchell, in his early prime.
Fari call, those steak knives were going to be pick 15+ at the time though
One round for us to go. The fun and games start next week for us.
I can understand people wanting to discuss what we should get for Papley if hypothetically he decides he wants to "return home", but the more it is discussed the more it seems like we're bracing he's going. Makes me uncomfortable because imo Papely embraces soul of the club with his passion and his family links with the club's history, which you can't put a price on.
He has a year left on his contract, is in our leadership group, is wearing same number as his grandad, our list has potentially more upside than Carlton's and hence no reason why we should be forced into trading him this year if he is feeling a little homesick. We have 12 months to convince him otherwise that the SCG is his true home because IT IS IN HIS BLOOD!
Dawson, rowbottom and Blakey for me are sky rocketing in $ for the future and we want to lock them in long term we may need to re arrange their existing contracts soon
For me we still need a ruckman 2020. We can’t rely on Naismiths knee
We can’t have our midfield rotation and our backline exposed another season via no advantage in the clearances. The game is hard enough as it is.
If we are needing to stagger the sal cap 20/21 yet have a continuity of emerging talent moving into snrs next year and year after etc I would make only one trade out and that is Zac Jones.
This would ensure we can keep Paps who is more important for us, get a ruckman in but it also would mean we can draft a pick 4, pick 10 approx and a pick 24 now and they are on minimal money next couple of seasons yet balance out our future injection of talent is year or two from now
Trade OUT: Jones
Trade IN: ruckman ?
Retired :
Macca
Grundy
Smith
Jack
Delist: 4/5 other players on the lower lists
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