Going home to Adelaide is not a pull for him he’s happy and settled in Melbourne
If it where me I’d agree fully and move to Brisbane
If true I wonder what affect his leaving would have on the other players. Merrett described him as the heart of the club,
Fantastic. If he can get us a first round pick them it’s a net win.
Hasn’t played 100 games, done an ACL and Achilles.
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Club has spent 5-6 years devloping Draper you bloody better hope we get first round compo
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End of first would be plenty.
Thats a good hand to go to the draft with. Bryan and Vigo can ruck, then maybe grab a cheap journeyman as support.
Wont be end of first after bidding will turn into an early or mid second rounder
It will, just the first round will be longer.
Still fine. Get a good player there.
I think club will make sure they get a first rounder
Perhaps. Will need to be a big offer to force it, wouldn’t want to risk him accepting it.
UFA makes it a lot harder.
I’d just let him go for the end of first rather than end up in a bidding war trying to max it out.
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Not sure why people are so happy to see him go. He’s been a great clubman, we’ve put 6 years into developing him and there’s a good chance he’s still got 8 years of football left in him. Why let him go for pick 26ish?
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Didnt he say hes staying about 6 months ago in the last wave of attempted click baiting? Hes loyal, said pretty much going nowhere, seems to love the club, his mates, so ide be very surprised if he went anywhere. All the media chatter is low hanging fruit. Im sure they have programs that remind them which players will generate media interest. Bit like Channel 7 running the annual story on whether coffee is good for us… or not…repeat.
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No brainer for me.
Hope it’s true.
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Yep but word is that we’re only offering 4 years (which is fair enough) but Brisbane are offering 6 on significantly higher pay.
True.
Still think he ends up staying. Draper to me looks like the type of bloke would have no issues staying if a deal falls through
Hopefully cause an exodus. The best thing that could happen is a bunch of our older players seeking trades to clubs that want them.
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I thought that up until a couple of weeks ago but now I think he’s leaving and we’ll get screwed.
People act like Draper is a kid. He’s been on the list 9 years
Just coming into his prime as a ruck.
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