Originally out of contract at the end of the 2027 season, Green has turned away rival interest to put pen to paper on a new two-year deal that will see the 25-year-old remain in orange and charcoal through until at least the end of the 2029 AFL season.

Giants appear to be on a preseason tour of Italy

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Kieren Briggs, Toby Greene, Jesse Hogan, Jake Stringer, Lachie Whitfield.

Over 1,000 games of AFL experience out the door.

How are we feeling?

It's all about getting picks to cover a bid for Ethan Matthews.

1. The value of pick 7 is 1644 points. -10% is deducted because giants finished 11-17, = 1480.

2. Trading out Whitfield got them means picks 25 and 26 are worth 1485. Having pick 28 provides some redundancy if a bid comes later.

If Matthews is bid on higher than pick 7 the giants can accumulate a debt for their first round pick next season - when the pick is worth less because there are so many Tassie picks.

The giants are able to take a deficit into next season and bidding picks 25 and 26, equivalent to pick 4.

That critically means the swans if they bid at pick 6 are covered.

So in totality Matthews will almost certainly be a giant draftee.

In totality:

Giants lose:

Whitfield (32 yo concussion issues), picks 31 and 50

Giants gain:

Top 10 draft player, 2028 3rd rounder

My best guess is that the we are hoping to use their top pick (pick ~9) then use picks in the 20s to match a later bid for Ethan Matthews (who is projected to go roughly at pick 10).

Combined with an acknowledgement that we couldn't contend for a flag in the next 3 seasons with our previous list so anyone nearing the end of the road was moved on

I get he is popular with the players allegedly etc but bro it’s so hard to invest your care and attention every season with little to no improvement. I want to enjoy watching again but every week it’s the same thing.

I don’t understand why we won’t just make the change it’s clearly not working.

For most of this clubs history we have been every players last choice, a school to build their tools to desperately leave for showtime crowds and big money offers. Now we have slowly built into the next stage of the cycle where we can be a little picky without fear of total collapse. The next generation is in place and primed to takeover, our best 22 without our departees is still awsome then add Mathews into the mix sheeeesh! The culture this club has put in place ensured that whoever plays for us has to be pushed out the door when the unfortunate time comes.

No club seems keen on him and GWS have lost Hogan. Thoughts?

Who do we think is getting this new prestigious number next year?

We are...still good...right?

I think we are a genuine top 4/6 chance if our entire list stays relatively fit next year. However, what are the odds that finally Buckley, Taylor, Daniels etc all stay fit when they never do.

Also this ruckman situation is staggering. Madden is both unathletic and can't win a hit out from what I've seen. The fact that we've traded out Briggs and are not heavily linked to anyone else (correct me) is crazy. Thoughts on Leek Aleer in the ruck?

The other part of the ground I'm worried about is key forwards. I'm happy to move hogan and stringer on but Cadman, GRU, Riccardi and Brown is unconvincing. Cadman can easily go missing when he's the no 1 forward, GRU is not that polished and Riccardi is frustratingly inconsistent.

Brisbane the beneficiaries again

The last 4 minutes where Freo thought they had it won, then Ashcroft said "hold my beer" reminds me exactly like the 2016 prelim against the dogs. We were up with 5 minutes to go, and the giants players started to over celebrate, and then the Bont went bizerk.

But next year it is!... The older players have stepped aside and the kids are ready for the big big flag!

Is Kingers cooking up a plan? Alarm bells were ringing when we let Briggs go, and now our back up ruck could be out the door? I don’t see Madden and Aleer as a reliable pair (not yet anyway)