Mitch Clark

[Cicjose]

was a certainty to join us before the trade period now Fremantle are stuck
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=124900

now west coast have sounded out interest
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/eagles-may-send-tippett-lions-way/story-e6frepf6-1226159579434

and so have melbourne
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=125029

[Ringo]

Cic add this one as well.  All part of the intrigue.  For Mitch's sake I hope a deal can be done before close next Monday with Freo considering he is an East Freemantle product. believe this is possibly why we are holding back on Hudson to see if deal can be done with Mitch. 

http://www.lions.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/5085/newsid/125001/default.aspx

[RiOtChEsS]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mitch-clark-derails-bid-to-lure-star-kurt-tippett/story-fn69a32t-1226167199743

may aswell lowball the flower out of Brisbane now...

[Cicjose]

hoping we get him for free but with Melbourne having a pick ahead of Freo in the preseason draft.......................

[ajjewell]

I can't see why the Lions won't accept pick 16 off Freo but would take pick 12 from the Dees just seems a bit pedantic from the outside

[RiOtChEsS]

if they dont accept it showers gonna get messy :-X

[Ringo]

I can't see why the Lions won't accept pick 16 off Freo but would take pick 12 from the Dees just seems a bit pedantic from the outside

We were getting 2 picks from Melbourne Pick 12 plus possibly Scullys compensation pick for Clark hence the need for t trying to seek a better offer for Clark.  As has been said if he goes into pre season draft Melbourne has a pick before Freo so will get him for nothing hence it is in both Freos and Brisbanes interest to work deal out on Monday,

[Maca24]

Would be great for Dees if they could get him in draft.

[Boomz]

wow dees have just tweeted this:
Agreement has been reached tonight to trade Brisbane player Mitch Clarke to @melbournefc for selection 12 in the 2011 National Draft. :o

[PowerBug]

Wow :o Unexpected.

[Maca24]

Everyone wins, aslong as Dees aren't paying him to much  :-X

[ajjewell]

Everyone wins, aslong as Dees aren't paying him to much  :-X

They will be paying him showerloads, Melbourne's first offer was $600,000 a year for 4 years which he said no to, so you can only imagine what they have offered him this time around

[Nails]

This could be a nice draft for the Lions...

Got 2 picks inside the top 12...

And 3 more at like 28-37 or something like that...

Hopefully we acquire a few guns.

[Ziplock]

mmm, only downside is that an influx of young guns at this stage will put brissie up in competition with GWS and GC when they start peaking... not somewhere I'd want to be :P

[Nails]

What are you on about Zip?

Lions already have one hand on the 2012 premiership trophy...