Brian Lake

[Alibi Monday]

The way we have been playing of late I can realistically see us back in the 8 next year.

Whats the difference between a top 8 team and a top 4 team?

A. A top defender.

So this is as far as the great Sydney rebuilding experiment went? As soon as we got a top 10 pick we sold it off again. He'd be a top up player, nothing more. Made sense for Jolly and Richards, both early 20's and we were playing for premierships. This just doesn't make sense unless it's for a 2nd rounder (not likely at all) or PSD.

[dimelb]

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Whats the difference between a top 8 team and a top 4 team?

A. A top defender.

[Bloody Hell]

I would be really disappointed if we traded our round 1 pick for Lake. He's worth a 1st round pick, but at 28yrs old, he's not really going to see us to our next premiership opportunity.

Ironically, it's similar to the ROK situation last year, but the clubs in the race were genuine contenders, therefore it made sense. We're deluding ourselves if we think we're our premiership window will re-open in 2-3 years time.

The way we have been playing of late I can realistically see us back in the 8 next year.

Whats the difference between a top 8 team and a top 4 team?

[Alibi Monday]

I would be really disappointed if we traded our round 1 pick for Lake. He's worth a 1st round pick, but at 28yrs old, he's not really going to see us to our next premiership opportunity.

Ironically, it's similar to the ROK situation last year, but the clubs in the race were genuine contenders, therefore it made sense. We're deluding ourselves if we think we're our premiership window will re-open in 2-3 years time.

[Chookbilly]

But if two players are out of contract, and both players nominate the other club as their preferred destination, a trade could be done just to make sure both get to where they want to go, bypassing the uncertainty of the PSD. Similar to Brisbane trading Corrie to Collingwood for pick 93, except it would work both ways.

Exactly, yet I was laughed down for mentioning this possible trade a few weeks back