No different to what the Bulldogs offered us for Crameri. Differences are:
We wanted Crameri to stay, Bulldogs want Stringer out,
Crameri came off a really good year of football; Stringer has had a poor year and has âissuesâ.
Crameri was 2-3 years older then than Stringer is now.
I can see us getting a third club involved - get another player for pick 11 and late first round pick in return. Use the late first round then on Stringer.
There are a few differences; Stringer has played at a much higher level (AA), has far more upside and is younger than Crameri. Stringer is really a significantly greater talent. We are also (if rumour can be believed) willing to pay Stringer approx a further 200k a year more than the Bulldogs were willing to pay Crameri. He is worth pick 11 everyday of the week. We were taken advantage of by a number of teams during the saga and I understand the desire to low ball and âwinâ trades but the best teams donât bother, they identify the player, pay fair value and move on. Itâs the reason why the likes of Connors would prefer to deal with Geelong than us. The difficult to deal with tag doesnât serve us. Seriously if Stringer elects to come to us and we canât get that deal done then Dodoro should be moved on.
Agreed. If we pay pick #11 that is already a low cost for someone with Stringerâs upside. Its not dissimilar to what WCE paid for Redden, Carlton for McLean, or what Lovett, T. Johnstone, etc. went for.
If true then back to the sack Dodoro thread. I understand if pick 11 is gone because of a big fish we have on the hook, and we then package 29 with something else. But as it stands that would be disappointing and justify the Essendon are hard to deal with tag. Assuming Fox is correctâŚand theyâre probably not.
To me 11 might be slightly overs but its pretty damn close.
Also, if true, it likely means Stringer WANTS to come to us as was 1st reported, (Dodoro et al have been talking to him for 18 months etc) and we feel solid and comfortable to say 29, ⌠and maybe a sweetener, (pick swap or such)
Does anyone really think we have told the Doggies squat on price yet? Why on earth would we show them our hand now, when he might not even choose us? It would be one thing for two clubs who know the player is moving to be agreeing prices now, but for any clubs where that is still up in the air what would be the advantages?
There is nothing wrong with starting the negotiations at #29. Iâm sure doggies are starting at #11 + a young player.
But then if both clubs want it to happen quickly theyâll agree on #11 + #31 back to us; or + exchange of 2nd & 3rd round picks with the dogs.
It is meant to be a negotiation.