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

 

[FKASC]

Everyone needs to cool their jets on Hewett - people are writing him off as done already. I remember when Shuey was first drafted, he barely played a game for his first two seasons due to OP and knee issues, and people were writing him off then as they are now with Hewett. Look how Shuey turned out....

Pretty sure Shuey had glandular fever and a broken leg (and family tragedy) too. It’s not like it was one chronic injury problem, which is what’s making people nervous about Hewett and to a greater extent Burgiel.

Shuey was more lots of bad luck

 

[ronpingwins]

Lots of noise around Rioli and Bolton. If we do get Baker, possibly means we’ll be able to use a future pick instead of this year. Otherwise tigers will be too loaded up this year, given they also hold half the third round

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I’ve never been a big Barass fan.Great mark, but so one sided it’s scary.Never runs forward,if he doesn’t have an option he doesn’t look to make one , he just hoofs it forward off a step.

Criticising a full back for only kicking on one side and never running forward is akin to saying Noah Long sucks because of his lack of hit outs. As a full back, Barrass is elite and we've been very fortunate to have him.

 

[Hoskin300]

we also lost Shuey, Hurn, and NN. 9 list departures total. Didn't really wreck our draft.

Yeah fair point. Wonder if there will be any retiring this year.

Off top of my head we had more good picks last year. Four in the top 50?

Maybe we will have a way to generate more picks but replacing 8 players with two picks in the top 50 doesn’t seem feasible.

 

[Hoskin300]

The current consensus is he's gone.

Well we might force him out to generate the picks which is essentially my point. We don’t have enough capital to replace 8 players.

I seriously doubt barrass will initiate the move.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

I'd be shocked, so shocked if Williams was traded.

Fair call. He is contracted until the end of 2026 and he might need to play a full year of WAFL to request a trade home

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Criticising a full back for only kicking on one side and never running forward is akin to saying Noah Long sucks because of his lack of hit outs. As a full back, Barrass is elite and we've been very fortunate to have him.

That doesn’t make sense sorry!
We are trying to get quick transition out of defence.
How often do you see Barass mark with nobody within 30m of him. Instead of bursting forward gaining 15 or so metres and thinking on the run ; he stands still.
Opposition players run up to him and he either hoofs it long across his body or he backpedals to get room. He loses 10 instead of gaining 10.
Yes he’s a great aerialist but I want a player who wins games not saves games
By the way; Longy is smart enough to ruck; he’d just bite the opposition ruckman on the kneecap.

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Seeing that Burgiel seems like a bust, I really hope we are targeting an out of contract Kaleb Smith, he’s a powerful runner with a big kick. Being able to break through defensive zones is such a weapon.
Family were massive WC fans, bring him home!

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Criticising a full back for only kicking on one side and never running forward is akin to saying Noah Long sucks because of his lack of hit outs. As a full back, Barrass is elite and we've been very fortunate to have him.

With you but not with you on this one.

Tom has been a very good player and is a great aerialist. He can also be a wonderful spoiler. I could go on but let's just say he is bloody good.

Now the down side

Barrass very rarely takes on the game - even when passed to out of defence. He invariably goes back behind the mark even when nobody is standing on the mark. Gov in similar situations at least tries to take on the game.

His 1 step kicks are floaters and less than accurate.

I love him when the ball is coming down our end. That is unless he hasn't woken up or disrespects his opponent. I am thinking elimination final 2019.

Now for when we are moving the ball out of our defence. He was perfect in the controlled football game plan however with the faster game and not being a player to take the kick ins, he is less than ideal. Remember, a full back is usually the one who takes the kick ins.

I greatly admire Tom but would not shed any tears if we get a decent trade.

 

[Ghossein]

Yeah fair point. Wonder if there will be any retiring this year.

Off top of my head we had more good picks last year. Four in the top 50?

Maybe we will have a way to generate more picks but replacing 8 players with two picks in the top 50 doesn’t seem feasible.

when all was said and done we had 1, 30, 38, 49 (Reid, Reid, Hall, Johnston)

we traded picks for Brockman and got Flynn through free agency

took Rawlinson and Livingstone through the rookie draft

understand our current pick selection doesn't look that attractive but there's a lot still to happen between now and November, Barrass would garner 2 good picks you would think so if that trade happens we could easily be looking at 2 in the first round and 2 in the second

 

[Ghossein]

Hawks currently hold pick 10 and 27

Bulldogs currently hold pick 31 and 44

AFL Draft Order 2024

View the latest up-to-date 2024 AFL Draft Order. Pick swaps and trades from the AFL Trade Period included.

www.zerohanger.com

 

[pantskyle]

Hawks currently hold pick 10 and 27

Bulldogs currently hold pick 31 and 44

AFL Draft Order 2024

View the latest up-to-date 2024 AFL Draft Order. Pick swaps and trades from the AFL Trade Period included.

www.zerohanger.com

Dogs should get a first rounder for Smith and if English leaves another first rounder.

 

[Ghossein]

Dogs should get a first rounder for Smith and if English leaves another first rounder.

getting english for free and then trading for the compensation pick is a big brain move

 

[eaglespremiers]

Bendigo boys that have invitations to the National Combine:

 

[Ghossein]

Bendigo boys that have invitations to the National Combine:View attachment 2065439

gob and tobias

 

[Ghossein]

Thumper suggesting Brockman is out of contract at the end of this year? 27:52

 

[WCErevival]

Thumper suggesting Brockman is out of contract at the end of this year? 27:52

Thought he signed a 3 year deal when he came over. Footywire has him as out of contract this year.

 

[new breed]

Jack Graham

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Jack Graham

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26

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6.3

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1.8

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11.8

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5.3

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6.5

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2.8

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4.2

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1.2

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14.0

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6.0

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8.0

5star

M

1.8

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T

7.0

5star

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3.2

5star

an Eagle in 2025 via free agency according to 7Sport .

 

[Elite Pete]

Jack Graham an Eagle in 2025 via free agency according to 7Sport .

Hate it. Injury prone plodder

 

[amazingjoshy]

Will make for some grumpy folks in here I imagine

 

[squashface]

Jack Graham an Eagle in 2025 via free agency according to 7Sport .

Seems pretty pointless to me. Limited player and 27 next year.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Hoping for Hunt more likely getting Langdon.

 

[SumaGodCoach]

It better be a free agency compo scam to get Liam Baker

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Liam Baker

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26

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2.6

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222.2

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14.6

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6.8

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7.9

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3.8

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1.8

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191.9

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14.4

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6.2

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8.2

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1.6

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1.8

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224.2

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for unders.

 

[Biggie]

 

[Biggie]