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Blair's Boys - 2012 Trade Week Targets

Sintiger said:
Not big news but confirmation of what we have heard. Macavaney said after the game we are well into a couple of SA boys in chaplin and Knights.
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Again, why does the entire AFL world know what we are doing, who we are chasing?
Can't we keep anything in house?
Who's the leak down there???
 
zippadeee said:
Again, why does the entire AFL world know what we are doing, who we are chasing?
Can't we keep anything in house?
Who's the leak down there???
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In can't stay quiet: the club has to speak to the player and their manager. the leak is unavoidable. Player tells dad who tells his golfing partner who tells his kid who posts on PRE
 
DirtyDogTiger said:
In can't stay quiet: the club has to speak to the player and their manager. the leak is unavoidable. Player tells dad who tells his golfing partner who tells his kid who posts on PRE
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Correct, the way things are today the only way you can keep these things quiet is if it is a last minute late night coup and even then it has to be with someone in the same city and you have to visit their hom and close all the blinds. Because nowadays, the minute a footy department or recruiting manager steps on a plane there is always some passenger, stewardess, grounds crew member, baggage handler, hotel employee, rental car staff etc. with a bit of a footy clue who has an iphone and a twitter account.
 
Juffaricho said:
Jesse White, BOG today for the Swans Ressies in their NEAFL Qualifying Final win.
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Simple thing I reckon juffa, if Blair reckons his worth getting he will be at Punt rd if not he won't
 
CC TIGER said:
Simple thing I reckon juffa, if Blair reckons his worth getting he will be at Punt rd if not he won't
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Are you sure? You mean they don't search PRE for my personal comments. Hmmm, I feel so insignificant.
 
Im a big wrap for getting talent in via free agency but I would hope that it doesn't deter us from trying to poach players via the trade period.
Im not going to be confidant of us playing regular finals until we get that back line sorted.
Grimes is injury prone & Post is not the answer, Newman wont be there for ever & I don't see how bringing Chaplin in will solve ALL our back line problems.

Would like a Delaney type thrown into our back line, somebody who gets the job done but won't cost the earth.
 
I reckon the backline's really close. Obviously they want Chaplin for the big roles on the Pavlich/Petrie types that Rance struggles with. That makes Grimey and Rance the 2nd/3rd KPD's and both provide really rebound. Batchelor also plays well on talls (as he showed against Hurley) so essentially we've got 3 players who can all start but also provide back up if you see what I mean. Morris looks set and Dea is also showing he might make it. That's our starting 6 next year IMO and lets Houli and Newman join the midfield rotations so the 7th defender can basically come from any of Houli/Deledio/Ellis/2012 draftee. That still keeps Griffiths, Post and Astbury as further back ups whether they're playing forward in the seniors or developing in the 2nds.
 
"The Tigers are likely to secure Port Adelaide free agent and key defender Troy Chaplin during the trade period, and are also after another midfielder, a forward and a back-up ruckman."
This is quoted in a article on the Jorno Board.

Okay, we got Chaplin for the backline,
Say we have Knights as the forward
Midfielder ???
Ruckman ???

Anyone know who we are after here?
 
se7en said:
"The Tigers are likely to secure Port Adelaide free agent and key defender Troy Chaplin during the trade period, and are also after another midfielder, a forward and a back-up ruckman."
This is quoted in a article on the Jorno Board.

Okay, we got Chaplin for the backline,
Say we have Knights as the forward
Midfielder ???
Ruckman ???

Anyone know who we are after here?
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Silvia and Zac clark
 
Disco08 said:
I reckon the backline's really close. Obviously they want Chaplin for the big roles on the Pavlich/Petrie types that Rance struggles with. That makes Grimey and Rance the 2nd/3rd KPD's and both provide really rebound. Batchelor also plays well on talls (as he showed against Hurley) so essentially we've got 3 players who can all start but also provide back up if you see what I mean. Morris looks set and Dea is also showing he might make it. That's our starting 6 next year IMO and lets Houli and Newman join the midfield rotations so the 7th defender can basically come from any of Houli/Deledio/Ellis/2012 draftee. That still keeps Griffiths, Post and Astbury as further back ups whether they're playing forward in the seniors or developing in the 2nds.
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Yeah I posted in the Dea thread something very similar.

Chaplin and Rance to take the talls, Grimes, Batchelor and Dea to provide the versatility and Morris to take the dangerous smalls.

Its a good sized unit, something all the best sides have. Big defenders.
 
Collo said:
Is that what you have heard or just a guess?
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fingers crossed!
silivia wants out, would add heaps to the middle and he can also move forward. $350or $400 not bad for his quality
Clark, isnt getting any game time, time for a trade. 2nd rounder or Foley
 
zippadeee said:
fingers crossed!
silivia wants out, would add heaps to the middle and he can also move forward. $350or $400 not bad for his quality
Clark, isnt getting any game time, time for a trade. 2nd rounder or Foley
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I'd only play Silva at half forward....he's too slow, Lance Whitnall has more pace than him.
 
Streak said:
Last year maybe, but not now. Should be a fair bit cheaper.
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You can't expect him to come in every 5weeks and preform and get dropped the week later!
Handy big man, I would chase and try to get him over
 
zippadeee said:
You can't expect him to come in every 5weeks and preform and get dropped the week later!
Handy big man, I would chase and try to get him over
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I'm not disagreeing. Freo have done us a favour not giving him a run if we want to chase him IMO. Value has dropped.

I was a fan last year.
 
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