Great trading result. I'm looking forward to Picks 1, 8, 11, 19 and SOS junior. They and Cripps are the future of our club. As mentioned we needed to get rid of the lazy players who couldn't lead the team when the chips were down and put in players that want to have a crack. That is why I hope Armfield stays (at least one more year). I'd be glad to see the end of Warnock and Jones though.

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Silvagni

All good for me bar not getting Tomlinson (we tried) and not getting pick 12 for Yarran.

We don't read the landscape well ... Richmond pursued Yarran and as a result we should have stood firm ... I believe they would have traded pick 12 otherwise they would have looked like fools ... you don't pursue a player then not pay the price ... every club that pursued a player got their man (where there was willingness from the holding club to part ways)

Over to the draft table now ... need to make it count ... the way I see it we look likely to get some KPP's with size and with some "shit" in them ... talent and intent is important now, not just talent.

I spoke to a player manager recently who knows SOS very well ... the latter said that he feels a big part of our problem is that we have looked to acquire on talent alone ... one example used was we take a Yarran over a Ziebell.

Anyway, chin up folks ... alot of bravery in what we have done ... the platform is about to be built.

Go Blues

We traded Menzel for pick 28 + Kerridge because SOS didn't want to use 20 or 21 for the GWS4.
Obviously he planned to use 20+21 to get 11.

So to make me feel like Menzel wasn't forced out for measly 28+Kerridge, I'm going to think of it as Menzel + Bell (21) for pick 11.

Hendo for 8.
Yarran for 19. He won't come good @ Richmond automatically - his issues will follow him there. You can't hide from your baggage..or debt.

But the whole point is we have 8 and 11! one of them should be there at 8, and we can have some flexibility with 11.

These very players helped "win" us the spoon this year, by playing selfish, dispirited footy.

We did well to move them on for good return.

Good way of summarising the trades emtwenty.
Overall I think we've done OK considering are hands were tied with Bell, Yarran and Henderson.
Must admit I'm a bit nervous about trading Menzel after one bad year.....hopefully SOS and co know what they are doing.
If we now draft wisely and maybe get some value from Plowman's platter this trade period might well be the turning point.....

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I'd love to say I'm happy with that trade period but the truth is that we picked up GWS rubbish and some early picks, while losing talent, thats it. Its going to be a long 3 - 4 years. We can stuff up the early picks, God knows we've done it before. Breathe Gezza breathe...

If you watched Plowman's video as a potential draftee you would want to use one of our first 4 picks on him. Same goes with Sumner.
Phillips you'd be happy with a late pick or rookie. Kerridge is a 2nd or 3rd rounder and so is Lamb.
I trust those in charge (now). All 4 can kick and Phillips is raw.
Menzel has on and off field issues.
Yarran gave up
Henderson stopped caring.
Bell, we did the right thing.
The proof of the last 2 weeks will be in the draft.
Weitering is a no brainer.
We must get the next 3 right.
SOSOS will bust his guts. He'll be special its in the genes.

If every player at the club understands their responsibility and we build a culture from the ground up, we'll look back at this period and say it was when we stopped the ROT.

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I never injected anyone."
AD 3/3/14

That's a really good post.

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Turkish Proverb

Alive.? It would be ok if they win the year after they retire..... Scheisse did I just say it was ok for the Tigers to win a premiership?

OMG, THAT IS THE PROBLEM. We will use picks for peanuts like Livingston and Sporn!!!!!!! - SOS might try and recruit the GWS property Steward to play in the forward pocket! Sweet Fancy Moses, give me strength!

Simple as that

They were pea hearts

My Dad is 92 and a Richmond supporter. He has been waiting a long time. He's not sure if he will see it or not.

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All this talk about getting rid of lazy players, then why is Gibbs still there?

Just asking ...

Agree - excluding yarran, our trades were effectively

Henderson + Bell + Menzel + 20 + 77 + 95 -> 8 + 11 + GWS 4 + kerridge + future 4th round pick upgrade

I think most people would have taken that pre-trade period.

Yarran trade I'm ok with but given the trade we managed with the dogs, one has to wonder whether SOS could have done better than pick 19 had he taken 31 + future 2nd round

Fair point...although something tells me that Bolton will get the best out of him...just a crazy hunch

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Its not worth much - they thought the GWS 4 + kerrige were destined to be fringe stragglers whereas townsend was a good player for the tigers....