Pies set to trade Young

Adz · Post by **Adz** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:38 am

Collingwood utility Tom Young is set to be traded to the Western Bulldogs for a late draft pick.

Young, 20, a former NSW scholarship holder, played two games for the Magpies this season to add to the seven he played for Collingwood last year.

The 191cm, 91kg Magpie is set to bolster the Western Bulldogs list after they also picked up Koby Stevens from West Coast.

In other likely moves, Sydney Campbell Heath is in talks with Port Adelaide about a possible move to Alberton.

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Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:43 am

Wonder if we use that Pick to Bring Jordan Russell in

MOTR · Post by **MOTR** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:47 am

Probably more about ensuring Young is looked after and goes to the club he wants to go to.

swoop42 · Post by **swoop42** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:49 am

Rather keep Young than Clarke.

woftam · Post by **woftam** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:01 am

Dave The Man wrote:Wonder if we use that Pick to Bring Jordan Russell in

What pick? Russell will be delisted. Don't need a pick

AN_Inkling · Post by **AN_Inkling** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:04 am

Only 2 games in 2012. Both Clarke and Buckley were well ahead of him. If Russell also comes in, he'd move even further down the list. No reason to keep him if we're not going to play him.

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:09 am

MOTR wrote:Probably more about ensuring Young is looked after and goes to the club he wants to go to.

Exactly. We have done the same with one or two other players in recent years - trade them to a club they are happy to go to, in exchange for a meaningless pick we don't use. So much better than the personal disaster of delisting.

It's a good thing that we are prepared to do this to help our lads, and in the long run, it's good for the club too - players know that the club will try to look after them and that helps build trust and loyalty.

magpieazza · Post by **magpieazza** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:09 am

Dave The Man wrote:Wonder if we use that Pick to Bring Jordan Russell in

Pretty sure Russell is a delisted free agent so Carlton get nothing because they have actually put him off their list. The only thing Collingwood have to do is ensure there is a spot on the list of 40 and make sure we have space in the salary cap.
A spot on the list of 40 would have to be at the expense of someone that is worse than Russell.
At his best he was in AA contention a couple years back.

burnsy17 · Post by **burnsy17** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:19 am

swoop42 wrote:Rather keep Young than Clarke.

Agreed.

I'm telling you all, Young is a ball magnet and he'll develop into a very good player at some point.... J P Kennedy style.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:28 am

Happy with this deal. He probably wasn't going to have much opportunity going forward, so we did the deal. It'll also open up a spot for someone else.

You don't hold onto someone on the off chance that the may become a very good player at some point - we've done that too often in the past.

nomadjack · Post by **nomadjack** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:28 am

burnsy17 wrote:
swoop42 wrote:Rather keep Young than Clarke.
Agreed.

I'm telling you all, Young is a ball magnet and he'll develop into a very good player at some point.... J P Kennedy style.

Agree 100%. Big bodied midfielder with no fear. Shit decision by the club.

leonmagic · Post by **leonmagic** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:30 am

i did see a few glimpses with young...but something was always not quite right with him as a player.

if i'm being honest, it was probably the red hair.

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:31 am

He has got something but he hasn't clicked. Will he ever click? I don't know.

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:33 am

nomadjack wrote:
burnsy17 wrote:
swoop42 wrote:Rather keep Young than Clarke.
Agreed.

I'm telling you all, Young is a ball magnet and he'll develop into a very good player at some point.... J P Kennedy style.
Agree 100%. Big bodied midfielder with no fear. Shit decision by the club.

I agree. He knows how to get the ball & he is tough. The only -ve I can see is he's not quite polished. I would have kept him.

88MPH · Post by **88MPH** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:45 am

Rather keep Young than Clarke.

No way known.

Clarke had a poor year it's true but he is a bona fide superstar in the making.

Wait until he gets another solid pre-season under his belt this year. Whilst I admit that he needs to work on his strength in one-on-one contests and his overhead marking (both of which are foreign to the Gaelic game) his engine is elite and his skills are top shelf for someone who didn't grow up kicking an oval ball.

Let's revisit Marty Clarke in 12 months time. Methinks that the tone of the "get rid of Clarke" posts will have changed by then.

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Pies set to trade Young

Pies set to trade Young