All depends on what time of day you travel . Peak times are a real mission .

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I commute from East Brunswick to Sydenham every day. From my house just to the Bell St freeway (Pascoe Vale/Coburg Nth) entrance can take between 20-30 minutes
I ate at Itahlia restaurant in Sunbury a fortnight ago. Took me 40-45 minutes from East Brunswick on a Sunday

My point is, draw a vertical line right through the middle of Port Phillip Bay and you'll find a significantly disproportionate number of Geelong players west of that line

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Suggested last night he’s on $700k for the next 2 years. Nearly fell out of my chair

What I don't understand with that statement is that the DFA period doesn't start till early November. Well after the trade period ends.
Surely, if we're trying to look after him, we'd try to orchestrate a trade so he could move to a new club quicker? Even if it ends up being for pick 873.

I believe we did, and no clubs expressed any interest in a trade.

So by delisting him now (freeing up our list spot) we also allow them to make calculations ahead of time for the DFA period.

I'll be surprised if he doesn't get picked up by one of North, Essendon** or maybe Gold Coast. Holmann did OK at GC after being delisted (and after a stint in State League)

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Still feel we need somemore KPD depth.

Sam Durdin is good depth for KPD, and great for the VFL team.

I'm thinking if Lobb does get to the Dogs (despite not looking likely atm), then Schache might get pushed out of the Dogs and end up with us for pick 84 ish which would force us to delist Fogarty if we dont trade Dow or Setterfield.

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We have the following picks in the 2023 Draft:

10 (1395 points)
28 (677)
49 (287)
62 (123)
64 (101)

All up we have 2583 points...Pick 7 is 1644 points. GCS need points for Academy players and they have pick 7.


Picks 28+ 49, 62,64 =1188 points. Pick 16 is worth 1067 points. I can see Austin trying to turn pick 28 into a pick 20

That would give us Picks 10 and 20

Can see Austin looking for one more Trade Dow or Setterfield to give him some more points to enable him to upgrade for the pick a likely Draft Target requires.


WE will get 2 very good players from the Draft. That would be an amazing way to finish off the year.

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Better off to give pick 28 + 49 to GCS for Bowes and pick 7.

I would love to do this deal.

I feel we would have to give up Dow and Setterfield's salaries to help pay for Bowes $1.7M for 2023-4

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I'd be happy with that, especially with the potential kids we could pick up this draft.

Pick 49 for Jones - good work by club to get something at least for him

Not too bad given he turns 32 in Feb

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#DonTheStash

MW's brother lived in Clifton Springs until just before COVID hit so we were down there a few times a year.
Geelong didn't impress me much at all, and that's from someone from the hellscape that is Shepparton. The one thing it does have going for it is its proximity to the surf coast.

I like Melbourne even less.

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Well that's it, Melbourne's worse than Geelong these days.

But yeah, both suck azzzzz.

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Brisbane will be more desperate for points than GC. Draft picks are like coins in Gold Coast's ashtray.
Brisbane need points for Ashcroft and Fletcher.
I'd rather we keep 10, package up 29, 49, 66 and 68 with any compensation we get for Dow/Setterfield and try to get 15. Even if we have to trade a future 3rd for a 2022 third.
Take 10 and 15 to the draft.

Pick up a quick mid, a tall defender and rookie list a ruckman.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

We currently don’t have a 3rd rounder in 2023. But I agree with the overall strategy - ie. go after Brisbane’s #15 by offering them a package of lower picks which will help them get the points they need.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Acres for pick 54 next year. Great business.

And people shitcan Franghanistan .

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:lol:
Never gets old....

Let's hope it gets real!

Go Blues

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Greg Lee

Nice.

Regards Cazzesman

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