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Armchair expert wrote:Absolute silence from the Swans so far, assuming they have some academy rorts once again!

Jim05 wrote:

Armchair expert wrote:Absolute silence from the Swans so far, assuming they have some academy rorts once again!

Taking Francis off our hands for a packet of chips. Reckon he will do ok in their system

UK Fan wrote:Well played Port Adelaide.

Quality trade.

A great replacement for Robbie!!

Booney wrote:
Everyone was young once....

valleys07 wrote:

whufc wrote:Zurhaar might be a knob but it's not often you see a player make comments on another playing leaving in such a manner.

There is enough there amongst all the stories to suggest JHF may have also been as much of the problem as the Kangas are a bit of a rabble. You also didn't see a wealth of Kangas players lining up in the media making comments like they really hoped he stayed etc. Unlike at the GC where their leadership group came out publicly pleading Rankine to stay. Throw in the Kangas have let him go imo on the cheap side suggests they are somewhat glad to see the back of him.

All trades have an element of risk but geez Port are either going to look like heroes or flops. Best case JHF becomes the player everyone thinks he will be and Rioli settles by being back in SA and gets back to his best WC form. Worst case Rioli flops and just gets in more strife and JHF was a man child who peaked at 17 years old.

Or, does this reflect the culture of NMFC?

It can be spun both ways.

Dutchy wrote:

valleys07 wrote:

whufc wrote:Zurhaar might be a knob but it's not often you see a player make comments on another playing leaving in such a manner.

There is enough there amongst all the stories to suggest JHF may have also been as much of the problem as the Kangas are a bit of a rabble. You also didn't see a wealth of Kangas players lining up in the media making comments like they really hoped he stayed etc. Unlike at the GC where their leadership group came out publicly pleading Rankine to stay. Throw in the Kangas have let him go imo on the cheap side suggests they are somewhat glad to see the back of him.

All trades have an element of risk but geez Port are either going to look like heroes or flops. Best case JHF becomes the player everyone thinks he will be and Rioli settles by being back in SA and gets back to his best WC form. Worst case Rioli flops and just gets in more strife and JHF was a man child who peaked at 17 years old.

Or, does this reflect the culture of NMFC?

It can be spun both ways.

If it was a poor culture then wouldn't there be players leaving in droves? Only player that has left that we wanted to keep in the last 6-7 years was Ben Brown, he got an extra year at Melbourne

There is a number of players now indicating JHF wasn't well liked there, in that case him staying was untenable for all parties.

Booney wrote:Grundy to Dees for pick 27

Frampton to Collingwood for future 3rd

Dutchy wrote:

valleys07 wrote:

whufc wrote:Zurhaar might be a knob but it's not often you see a player make comments on another playing leaving in such a manner.

There is enough there amongst all the stories to suggest JHF may have also been as much of the problem as the Kangas are a bit of a rabble. You also didn't see a wealth of Kangas players lining up in the media making comments like they really hoped he stayed etc. Unlike at the GC where their leadership group came out publicly pleading Rankine to stay. Throw in the Kangas have let him go imo on the cheap side suggests they are somewhat glad to see the back of him.

All trades have an element of risk but geez Port are either going to look like heroes or flops. Best case JHF becomes the player everyone thinks he will be and Rioli settles by being back in SA and gets back to his best WC form. Worst case Rioli flops and just gets in more strife and JHF was a man child who peaked at 17 years old.

Or, does this reflect the culture of NMFC?

It can be spun both ways.

If it was a poor culture then wouldn't there be players leaving in droves? Only player that has left that we wanted to keep in the last 6-7 years was Ben Brown, he got an extra year at Melbourne

There is a number of players now indicating JHF wasn't well liked there, in that case him staying was untenable for all parties.

Jim05 wrote:Any truth that JHF acted like a bit of a prat at Mad Monday and a few North players confronted him?

Dutchy wrote:No idea and it doesn't matter anymore, we all move on, be interesting to see how Roo's players react to him onfield in 2023

Jim05 wrote:Grundy to the Dees for pick 27, they have nailed this trade period IMO

Booney wrote:Jack Bowes deal is done. The Gold Coast midfielder has been traded to Geelong, as well as pick No.7, for a future third-round pick

Jim05 wrote:

Booney wrote:Grundy to Dees for pick 27

Frampton to Collingwood for future 3rd

Pies supposedly paying $300k per year of Grundy’s wage too. Pies just dropped their strides and touched their toes in that one

Rik E Boy wrote:

Booney wrote:They'll use pick 7 to get Bruhn from GWS, pick 12 in 2020.

Effectively they'll get 3 top 12 picks in (Bowes, Bruhn pick 7) for nothing.

If we use pick 7 on Bruhn that's two top 12 picks. We don't get to use 7 twice. It's good to see the battling clubs get a break here...


regards,

REB

tigerpie wrote:

Jim05 wrote:

Booney wrote:Grundy to Dees for pick 27

Frampton to Collingwood for future 3rd

Pies supposedly paying $300k per year of Grundy’s wage too. Pies just dropped their strides and touched their toes in that one

Something doesn't add up here.
$900k goes for pick 27.

Just wondering if there's a medical issue that we know about but Melbourne doesn't?

Not sitting well with me that's for sure.