Talk of Marshall or Zurhaar is really being optimistic in my book.
If I were St Kilda and North, I’d be making sure neither of them move.
Sier might be a chance at this moment, but Wells, Varcoe, Beams, Pendlebury, Sidebottom are no spring chickens and they wouldn’t be letting young mids go. Pendlebury was 2005 draft.
There’s no specific need that I think we should trade for…at least with regard to stars that we’d need to give up a lot for.
And I wouldn’t countenance trading the likes of any of the banned players against their will.
There are too many people who just want to trade, trade, trade…I think they’re wrong. And no-one ever seems to deal with us on the same basis as other clubs. We have to give up first round picks and Hawthorn get Scully for a fourth-rounder.
Ah cool - pick 27 and 45 should deliver us the goods this year. Then in ten years when we’re refusing to trade the next ‘great servant’ of the club (after no finals wins in 25 seasons) we’ll trade our future pick again.
Hooker/Hurley have contracted Essendon for another 2-3 years. I think they’re on good money, and happy with their daily routines, and don’t want to move.
For that reason I think it is pointless dreaming up any trades involving them…Hooker already has history of refusing to move.
Feel free to propose trades for uncontracted or disgruntled players…