Source?
Posted in the Daniher thread.
Lucas was interviewed and said he wouldn’t be included in the Daniher trade.
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Sorry, meant 14 & 17 in my post
If we end up with picks 5 and 9 (3347 points) we are better off for trading with GCS for Pick #1 (3000 points) and draft one of the two clear midfield guns in this draft.
GCS would have to seriously consider and probably don’t need to use later picks. The 347 points difference means they could send pick #58 back to us as well (and still finish in front) if we wanted it.
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GC aren’t seperating the two mates for anything. They are way too important for their future.
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He didn’t say that.
I wasn’t given a verbatim commentary- just indicating what the tone of the article was.
He said “at this stage” - it depends how much Sydney want JD.
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Yeah, again. I wasn’t providing verbatim. Just responding to what the “source” of the initial “McCartin not on the table” comment was from.
“At this stage” being only halfway through the trade period.
Essendon inquired about Isaac Heeney and Nick Blakey in trade talks with Sydney for Joe Daniher
Sam Landsberger , Sunday Herald Sun
October 12, 2019 4:59pm
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Essendon has raised the names of Sydney superstar Isaac Heeney and young gun Nick Blakey in trade talks over Joe Daniher.
The Swans quickly rejected any prospect of either player being part of the deal to deliver Daniher to the Harbour City.
Heeney, 23, and Blakey, 19, are both contracted for another three seasons and regarded as untouchable by the Swans.
Essendon’s ambitious inquiry shows just how far apart the clubs remain as the count continues towards Wednesday’s 7.30pm trade deadline.
The clubs spoke three times last week but made little progress and the Herald Sun on Saturday revealed that Daniher’s teammates wanted club chiefs to hold him to his contract.
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Sydney is now sensing that the trade could fall over, which Bombers list manager Adrian Dodoro would view as a big win.
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Essendon asked for Isaac Heeney in exchange for Joe Daniher in a trade from Sydney. Picture: Sarah Reed
That would force Daniher to return to Tullamarine in 2020 against his wishes, although in the knowledge that he will qualify for free agency at the end of next season.
Sydney could then poach Daniher, 25, for nothing, which is how it lured Lance Franklin away from Hawthorn in 2013.
The Bombers hope that Daniher will change his mind over the next 12 months and decide to keep his famous name at their club.
Dodoro is unlikely to agree to any trade unless the Bombers can bring in a quality player, either from the Swans or elsewhere in the league.
While Daniher told the Bombers when he asked for a trade that the decision wasn’t made on medical grounds, there was a sense of frustration with his management over the past two injury-riddled seasons.
In 2018 the Daniher camp suspected that he should have been booked for intrusive groin surgery, which is a big operation that takes several months to recover from.
Joe Daniher wants to play for Sydney in 2020.
But the Bombers instead opted for a non-surgical conservative approach, which included Daniher travelling to Adelaide to visit a physiotherapist who specialised in treating osteitis pubis.
But when that didn’t work, and Daniher again broke down in 2019, he flew to Sydney to have that groin operation.
Last month Daniher was completing cross-training, weights sessions and undergoing frequent physiotherapy in a bid to be ready for a full pre-season.
The Daniher deal is expected to affect several other trades. If it falls over then pocket rocket Tom Papley’s request to get from Sydney to Carlton could also be denied.
Out-of-contract Bombers including Michel Hartley are also in limbo.
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If Daniher leaves the Bombers then Hartley would be a good chance to earn a new one-year deal.
Negotiations to get Papley and Gold Coast’s Jack Martin to the Blues were at a standstill on Saturday with plenty of work required to get those players through the door by the trade deadline.
The only player the Blues are certain to bring in is Eddie Betts, with a swap of 2020 draft picks set to return the fan favourite to Ikon Park.
The Betts deal could be finalised as early as Monday.
If it falls over Harley is going to be a laughing stock. Which will be awesome.
on the luncthime podcast they mentioned potentially getting josh schache. dogs are trying to bring Bruce in and already have the defendrr up thereAaron Naughton so Schache almost surplus.
he only has 1 year of his contract to go.
could we help facilitate the josh bruce trade
Dogs Bruce
Saints Jones
Swans Daniher
Ess 5,9 schache
Would rather get Bruce and take the dogs out of it.
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Don’t think we were interested in schache last time he was available, let alone now after another couple years of development.
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If we’re getting our pick of the bunch, then I’d take naughton.
One F/S out for another
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Sydney: What do you want for your young, contracted, superstar forward?
Essendon: What about one of your young, contracted, superstar forwards?
Sydney: Why are you so hard to deal with?
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Just like last year’s mega targets SOS has promised them everything but …
I’d love it if nothing else happens for the rest of the trade period.
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