![]() ![]() Trainer - Test Message - in the training area of the Ramsey Recruitment Center.There was admittedly also a sense that they owed it to Gibbs for not getting the deal done last year and finally the father-son pick they should have had landed at home.Audio Logs Earth UNN Recruitment Center They gave up a bit too much for him – effectively a 20-year emerging star key back for a midfield champion who is 29 at the start of next season and a few late draft picks – but the plan was clear. ![]() The Cats have traded for a shot at the flag.Īdelaide traded in Gibbs and you could also see their plan. The Cats might prefer their team to be likened to the West Coast one constructed around Chris Judd, Ben Cousins, Daniel Kerr, Dean Cox: a terrifying midfield and an able supporting cast. At least it is on paper for this is Gary II, who might play forward as much as mid and not Gary I, but still … it's Gary Ablett. That is a midfield to rival Michael Voss, Jason Akermanis, Simon Black and Nigel Lappin for best of the modern era. Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood and Ablett. It was amusingly clear to Saints midfielder David Armitage, who offered the wry observation: "Can't wait to play against the Geelong midfield #saidnooneever." Gary Ablett back at Geelong says the same thing. Yes the Suns might have walked him through the pre-season draft for nothing next year but a lot can change in 12 months and here they had a top-10 talent wanting to play for them. On a day when their highly paid bought-in former captain bade farewell and another No.2 pick left the nearby Lions after just two years for considerably less than pick two you can understand the Suns' logic. Weller is a proven talent worthy of top 10 and there are no guarantees on the teenager they would get being worth the pick, or more to the point, wanting to stay. Gold Coast paid over the odds for Weller or, put another way, Gold Coast finally landed a top player they know is a top-end talent and, critically, actually wants to be there. How is Wilson a future second-round pick if Weller is pick two? And Cameron pick 12? The Suns gave up pick two and there was a fiddle around with inconsequential picks. ![]() He is a tidy midfielder with a bit of class who was pick 13 a couple of years ago. Lachie Weller wanted to move back to the Gold Coast. ![]()
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