List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Edition

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Latest news and rumours:

• Tom Barrass officially requests trade to Hawthorn
  • Duffield: Eagles want two first round picks - "It may have to be in this year’s draft rather than a future pick."
  • Morris: Josh Battle is set to join Barrass at Hawthorn in 2025 - Ralph: Unclear if Hawks will pay enough for Band 1

• Kysaiah Pickett interested in a trade
  • "Club and management are confident they can work through his concerns"
  • Daniels: Pickett’s preference is Fremantle. Fremantle are keen, but Bolton the priority. Getting both “not impossible”. West Coast “an option if things get complicated.”

• Jai Culley, Coen Livingstone, Loch Rawlinson in line for one-year deals (The West)
  
  
• Liam Baker and Shai Bolton
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  Shai Bolton

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  officially request trades to WA
  • Daniels: Bolton is Fremantle’s priority

 

[Truly Lazuli]

Amiss just looks like he needs to go to bed earlier.....

Just not during the game

 

[new breed]

Scaife has probably got the most upside .

 

[Spooky17]

Hopkins still a clear preference for me.

That said, I’d still be happy if we took a KPD instead.

 

[ronpingwins]

We’ve spoken with Quinten Narkle according to Twomey for our first pick

 

[ghostbat12]

We’ve spoken with Quinten Narkle according to Twomey for our first pick

Ah for f sake.

 

[WCE_18]

We’ve spoken with Quinten Narkle according to Twomey for our first pick

Narkle? The same Narkle currently on Ports list..

 

[Shueygod]

Hopkins still a clear preference for me.

That said, I’d still be happy if we took a KPD instead.

Why do you prefer Hopkins to Beening?

 

[eaglevision]

Why do you prefer Hopkins to Beening?

100% still my pick too. Enormous tank and fast, still 18, can play further up the ground on the wing, 190cm as opposed to 184cm. Has a lot of growing into his body to do, higher ceiling and has been super consistent with a minimum possession count of 25 this year. Could do a lot worse than have him under our noses for 6 months in an AFL system.

Ben Hopkins Draft Profile

Dandenong Stingrays defender Ben Hopkins is a hard-running rebounder who hit his stride late in the Talent League season.

central.rookieme.com

 

[amazingjoshy]

Freo will be waiting for Ruscoe if available, Why not Amiss is showing signs of being sensitive to rough play and Taverna is done ..


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Freo isn't picking

 

[Wce17]

Does anyone actually have any solid intel that Busslinger actually wants to come to us & that we are keen? Or is it just people speculating

 

[eaglevision]

Does anyone actually have any solid intel that Busslinger actually wants to come to us & that we are keen? Or is it just people speculating

Unequivocal yes to both. Not speculation.

 

[new breed]

"West Coast interest in Milan Murdock is believed to have petered out .
The Eagles do have an eye on dead-eye West Perth forward Jasper Scaife , who has also been spoken to by Richmond , and South Australian running half-back Luke Beecken ."

So if Jasper goes to Richmond then Luke Beecken is a chance .

 

[ronpingwins]

Beecken has definitely grown on me, hope that’s the way we go. I’m a little lost on the appeal of Scaife

 

[new breed]

Beecken has definitely grown on me, hope that’s the way we go. I’m a little lost on the appeal of Scaife

Has a future , JD replacement most likely appeal .

 

[Bender_]

Shit, is the MSD tomorrow?

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Yeah, I'm not sold on Scaife at all.

Much prefer Beecken.

 

[UseR2006]

Shit, is the MSD tomorrow?

yep 5pm awst / 7pm aest

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Im not sold on much to be honest here. Just piick Ruscoe and give him a go

 

[KBLT]

Surely we don't need another tall forward

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

100% still my pick too. Enormous tank and fast, still 18, can play further up the ground on the wing, 190cm as opposed to 184cm. Has a lot of growing into his body to do, higher ceiling and has been super consistent with a minimum possession count of 25 this year. Could do a lot worse than have him under our noses for 6 months in an AFL system.

Ben Hopkins Draft Profile

Dandenong Stingrays defender Ben Hopkins is a hard-running rebounder who hit his stride late in the Talent League season.

central.rookieme.com

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Issue is unlike Maric I dont see him being able to play AFL this year and our list is in such a shambles depth wise we probably need someone who can just play AFL in 2 weeks time

 

[ArdentEagle]

It's odd we're looking at another tall forward. On top of everyone else, we had Williams marked as a tall forward first and 2nd ruck.

Pretty sure I remember reading an article a few months ago that Sydney we impressed with Williams and his competitiveness.

If we pick Scaife, one can't help wonder if it's part of a greater plan.

 

[eaglevision]

Issue is unlike Maric I dont see him being able to play AFL this year and our list is in such a shambles depth wise we probably need someone who can just play AFL in 2 weeks time

He absolutely can’t play AFL this year, but we have plenty of HBFs to cover the rest of this year. What we don’t have are any running and distributing HBFs developing aside from Burgiel. Beecken could play this year, but he’s not the best medium or long term prospect.

I’m not worried about plugging holes this year, I’m looking at what our squad looks like in 2026 and maximising the chances of competing for finals.

 

[DanWCE]

Scaife AND Brocky? Good set of wheels on them

 

[RanaNaved]

Its a sign of the times when the comment on a KPD is:

“Jacob is 196cm and although you’d like a couple more centimetres on him, I think he gets a go."

Unless of course we are talking about something else that's holding him back in the locker room.

Obsession with height is weird. How tall are Weitering, May, Lever, Aliir, Ridley, McCartin, Taylor, Buckley, Ballard etc???

 

[eagles rule]

Issue is unlike Maric I dont see him being able to play AFL this year and our list is in such a shambles depth wise we probably need someone who can just play AFL in 2 weeks time

Does Ruscoe play AFL though with Oscar due back in 2 weeks ?


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