The Daily Judd
Issue #19: Veale and Deal
He is famous again, Lochlan Veale. A quick reminder of when the Bulldogs had a plan to make sure a player made it into the preseason draft so the Bulldogs could take them.
Jade Rawlings, of Hawthorn, had put a couple of good games together and was looking for big money and a trade to the Kangaroos. The Bulldogs traded with Hawthorn, and Essendon was also part of the deal, and the Hawks didn't trade Rawlings. The Bulldogs were able to draft Rawlings in the preseason draft, and it was downhill for them after that as Rawlings was a lot worse than bad. It was more of a Will Smith plan than a Hannibal Smith plan that the Bulldogs had. There are few things worse for a club than having to pay a player to not play for them.
But now, while the plan could be the same, the target is certainly different. Judd is not Rawlings.
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From The Australian: Blues to lock out Eagles for Judd
From The Age: Blues on prowl for new talent
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The Eagles Are Over A Barrel
Richmond could have picks 2 and 3, Carlton could have Judd and a later Richmond pick and the Eagles could have nothing. Advantage Carlton, so expect the Eagles to agree to a trade early next week, which should help a lot more trades happen.
He is famous again, Lochlan Veale. A quick reminder of when the Bulldogs had a plan to make sure a player made it into the preseason draft so the Bulldogs could take them.
Jade Rawlings, of Hawthorn, had put a couple of good games together and was looking for big money and a trade to the Kangaroos. The Bulldogs traded with Hawthorn, and Essendon was also part of the deal, and the Hawks didn't trade Rawlings. The Bulldogs were able to draft Rawlings in the preseason draft, and it was downhill for them after that as Rawlings was a lot worse than bad. It was more of a Will Smith plan than a Hannibal Smith plan that the Bulldogs had. There are few things worse for a club than having to pay a player to not play for them.
But now, while the plan could be the same, the target is certainly different. Judd is not Rawlings.
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From The Australian: Blues to lock out Eagles for Judd
The Australian yesterday learned of the plan to involve a third club -- Richmond -- which would provide win-win situations for both Carlton and the Tigers but would freeze out the Eagles, who could end up with nothing in compensation for losing their 2004 Brownlow medallist.
From The Age: Blues on prowl for new talent
The Blues have second pick in the pre-season draft and hope that, in the event they secure Judd in a trade, they will have room for at least one more acquisition. Like Richmond, they have significant room in the salary cap.
The Eagles Are Over A Barrel
Richmond could have picks 2 and 3, Carlton could have Judd and a later Richmond pick and the Eagles could have nothing. Advantage Carlton, so expect the Eagles to agree to a trade early next week, which should help a lot more trades happen.
Here is how big of a barrel the Blues have the Eagles over. It is a big one, around 220,000 litres.(Picture from wikipedia)
