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Gingernuts wrote:Apparently Ben Jarman looks like he'll be headed to Hawthorn next year rather than Adelaide.

That is according to his uncle Andrew though who doesn't have a great track record with reporting facts.

Word is Adelaide isn't that keen on burning a high draft pick for him.

IAmTheWarrior wrote:

Gingernuts wrote:Apparently Ben Jarman looks like he'll be headed to Hawthorn next year rather than Adelaide.

That is according to his uncle Andrew though who doesn't have a great track record with reporting facts.

Word is Adelaide isn't that keen on burning a high draft pick for him.

Will Hawthorn have any high draft picks left for him? Sydney wants Picks for Mitchell. Unfortunately we don't have a second round pick so I'm assuming we will be offering up a few players in return for picks to get back into the draft higher than pick 50.

Gingernuts wrote:Bryce Gibbs has requested a trade home to Adelaide. Will be interesting to see if/how the deal gets done, but personally I think he fits the bill for what we need in the midfield. Another experienced head with an elite kick, had a cracking year this year also.

Just hope we don't sell the farm for him.

bayman wrote:

Gingernuts wrote:Bryce Gibbs has requested a trade home to Adelaide. Will be interesting to see if/how the deal gets done, but personally I think he fits the bill for what we need in the midfield. Another experienced head with an elite kick, had a cracking year this year also.

Just hope we don't sell the farm for him.

if it happens & presumably it will then how many games will Scott Thompson play ?

this is a very good get & perhaps this is why Adelaide let Dangerfield go ''cheaply'' as this was known in advance

Brucetiki wrote:Disappointed we didn't get Gibbs, but no way is he worth 2 first round draft picks.

At the end of the day, we still have our first round pick and Carlton has a player that doesn't want to be at the club (and against Bolton's mantra that he only wants players committed to the club).

Lee wrote:I tend to agree. I didn't think Gibbs was the answer at a high price.

I am a little critical that there didn't seem to be any Plan B to target an outside runner, though.

Lee wrote:I don't see most of those as having 'outside pace' that we need, except for Cameron.

Smith is already there, we need to complement him with outside on-ball pace. Perhaps Cameron could fill that role, but he needs to show he can be a mid-fielder yet.

Seedsman's been there, Mackay is too inconsistent and drops out of games too often for me.

Milera isn't so much quick over the ground to break lines, more elusive in tight situations & doesn't get enough of it yet.

Hampton is talented, but I don't see speed so much.

Knight is OK, but again, not the answer to the outside pace question, IMO.

On the other hand, to be fair, there aren't a lot of speedy types who are good enough around the place.

Crouch and EY also are anything but quick at all.

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:I don't think any of the pundits put him in the elite Mid category.
A good player but not worth 2 first rounds picks.

Andrew Fagan wrote:
There is never a dull moment in an industry like the AFL and this year’s trade period reinforced the fact.

It is an emotive time and I understand the frustration and disappointment swirling around among some sections of our supporter base. Like many of you, we are also disappointed and would have loved to see Bryce Gibbs or another elite onballer join our Club to strengthen what is already a talented midfield. Rest assured we have a list management team that spends countless hours analysing, debating and planning, and quite rightly makes decisions minus the emotion and based purely on the facts and strategic interests of the Club as we push for the ultimate success.

Why did we refuse to meet Carlton’s demand for two first round draft picks? Put simply, it would have been irresponsible list management. We acknowledged Gibbs was contracted to his current club for a further three years but it was too high a price to pay for a quality midfielder like Gibbs, who at the age of 28 possibly only offers another four years at the top flight. The talented teenagers who our Club hopes to secure using the above mentioned early draft picks should turn out to be long-term prospects, who each make a contribution stretching a decade or more.

I have also heard many people saying that we put all our focus on Gibbs and ran out of time to pursue other options, or worse yet neglected to even consider different scenarios. That kind of commentary is totally incorrect. Like all list management teams across the League, the guys did a huge amount of homework and debated a number of possibilities. You must remember this is not a case of picking a player, paying them a large amount of money and having them arrive on your doorstep. Firstly, you need to find a player that suits your needs and environment. They must then be available and willing to move to South Australia. Individuals who fit the criteria were few and far between this year.

So where to from here? Our off-season recruiting strategy was always focused on going to the draft, which is widely regarded to run deep with talent, in search of quality young players who will complement the anticipated natural growth and development from within our current playing group next year and beyond. We were compelled to explore the Gibbs scenario after receiving an eleventh hour call from his manager prior to trade period. We obviously want to see our midfield get better and we strongly believe this will occur with the likes of the Crouch brothers, Atkins, Cameron, Knight, Milera, Ellis-Yolmen, Wigg and Gore among others.

Thanks must go to Jarryd Lyons, who saw greater playing opportunities and financial reward at the Suns, for his contribution over the past six years and wish him all the best at the Gold Coast. This time of year is always a tough one at football clubs as you often farewell good people and we also wish former captain Nathan van Berlo, Luke Lowden and Keenan Ramsey all the best with their future endeavours.

I would also like to congratulate and welcome the female players who joined the Crows family in the inaugural national draft. There are some talented, inspiring and high achieving athletes in the squad and they will provide plenty of excitement as we push for on-field success, while striving to become the club of choice for all young girls and women.

The Membership team has been super busy getting ready for the launch of our 2017 packages and if not already, you should receive some correspondence in the next week or so. Around the same time, the AFL will make one of its most anticipated annual announcements which is the release of the fixture. Hosting Indigenous Round is on our wish list, so too gaining our fair share of marquee timeslots like Thursday and Friday nights especially given the League’s long-standing approach of rewarding teams that play attacking and entertaining football.

Thanks again for your ongoing support. We Fly As One!

Regards, Andrew

bayman wrote:Bit harsh ginger, how do you know Bryce Gibbs would just "waltz in     to what was already built as if he owned it" ?

Gingernuts wrote:

bayman wrote:Bit harsh ginger, how do you know Bryce Gibbs would just "waltz in     to what was already built as if he owned it" ?

I'm not saying that as a comment on Bryce as an individual and this situation in particular, more an observation on clubs hunting for big name recruits in general, and that it can actually do more harm than good if not done correctly.

Gingernuts wrote:Have to say I'm quite proud of what Adelaide has done in re-drafting Shaw to look after him and make sure he's covered under the new wage conditions. They obviously take their duty of care to their players very seriously.

Was also interesting to read that Adelaide was the preferred destination for the families of several of the draftees, mainly due to their reputation for having excellent 'care' structures in place.