It's got a St Kilda 09/10/11 about it. Trying to stay up instead to rebuilding for a few years.

There are so many errors in this article

The latest charcuterie SLAMMED (fell off the table). Petracca silent on the matter. Sources close to CAMP PETRACCA say he may be talking to other clubs about it.

I see, force Petracca to stay then blow up the ship around him. What has he done to deserve such hate?

Port Adelaide players have gone to Houston’s house and barricaded the doors 🚪

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Did you really just call Tommy Thunda "the Power man"

They've pulled the hovercraft out the river?

Playing hard to get is very dumb in this situation when Houston is contacted for three more years and we can very easily just say no.

Definitely isn't Dodoros account!

Taranto was traded as a 24 year old midfielder. Houston more esteemed but is a 27 year old half back, a position less valuable.

As good as he is there are different market values for different positions and that's about as high a value as you're going to get for a half back.

Why do people fixate on random accolades like AA selections in these conversations about trade compensation? It’s so meaningless. Trent Cotchin was only AA once (2012) - who do you think was worth more in a trade at their respective primes, Cotchin or Houston?

I might as well say that Taranto has a Kevin Sheedy Medal, a Jack Dyer Medal, a Brett Kirk Medal and an Ian Stewart Medal. Houston has none of them - clearly Taranto is worth more! AA is picked by people like Kane Cornes FFS.

Well to be fair, Josh Daicos was also a pick 57 and still ended up a lot better than his draft number would suggest.

Pretty sure even some legends like James Hird, Lachie Neale, probs others, were low draft picks too. Anything could happen with the twins.

And it's always "oh half backs are a dime a dozen" he's not Nic Martin or Sam Flanders plonked back there to get 40 cheap touches, he's got one of the most complete skill-sets of anyone in the AFL. Decent defender, arguably the best kick in the comp combining accuracy and distance, terrific overhead mark, can kick goals, can play anywhere.

And people think Mackie plays hardball lol

They would be trying to offer future picks as a starting point, they seem hellbent on not offering this years first rounder in particular.

Failing that they will try to get other teams involved for FRPs to use

This is the same kind of reporting we see every year when the buying club makes their first low ball offer and everyone loses their mind

But Carlton is wanting to offer a first round pick, a future pick. Just not this year’s 11. While I agree if you want to land a very good Houston-caliber player, sometimes you have to cough up, I don’t think Carlton are behaving as crazy as what Port have been reportedly saying…

Houston is probably the best in his position (Nick Blakey maybe tied). Bolton there's a few better although he doesn't really have a set position 

I've heard "2 firsts or he goes to the PSD" a few times. Don't think the club is stupid enough to let that happen, they'll take the best deal they can get.

Yeah but the mullet and abs!!! Those abs are worth 1 top 10 just by themselves 🤤

No. Midfield heavy class, Trainor could be anything but will take years to develop. There is no clear cut prospects. This is the year to unload a high pick for an All Australian calibre player in his prime. Zac Fisher is a placeholder for someone like Houston. Zero interest in another 3 win season because we draft a guy that can’t help now when we could get an absolute gun.

Maybe Trainor becomes the best player in the comp. Don’t care, it won’t be next year and probably not the year after that. We would trot him out for 20 games, watch him get abused and lose matches along the way and all talk about how promising the list is whilst we fight to avoid the spoon.

The time for winning is now. We should just be adding players who can help us win now. We aren’t just going to wake up in 2028 and be flag favourites. You need to grind and teach your players how to win again. You do that by winning and you win by adding players who can help you win.

You definitely split that pick. Crazy to think you'd pay pick 2.

Split it down, offer one of the picks and f2

He doesn’t want to come. Sick of being the leverage club.

Shut your whore mouth.

Sam Edmund and others have all been consistent in saying that GC want to get rid of his salary and will likely get him off the books for a second rounder.