Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

[Strapping Young Lad]

2024 Picks



2025 Picks

 

[FB19]

Mate 15 minutes before this post you literally quoted a post - from days ago - to bang on about Geelong again.

Was just catching up gave the thread a break. Sir you totally caught me.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Love people every year standing on the “it’s on our terms or we walk”

It’s very rarely all on one teams terms and teams just don’t walk when they get a player of TBs standard to request a trade to them

The “take x or we walk” approach is not something you do to players with 3 years left on a contract. We’ve targeted him knowing this and aren’t gonna leave him high and dry after handing his trade request. Of course it doesn’t mean pull our pants down immediately either but we’ve known what he would cost for a long time.

We walk away and players and player managers will avoid us moving forward knowing we’re not serious people.

 

[Sturty]

Happy Josh Battle

26

Josh Battle

Age

26

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

day!

 

[threesixpio]

I am ready for Battle

Wow there will be so many Battle jokes for years that I can make that will shit youse all to tears…

 

[Hodgey 15]

I am ready for Battle

Wow there will be so many Battle jokes for years that I can make that will shit youse all to tears…

 

[Ned Ryerson]

The “take x or we walk” approach is not something you do to players with 3 years left on a contract. We’ve targeted him knowing this and aren’t gonna leave him high and dry after handing his trade request. Of course it doesn’t mean pull our pants down immediately either but we’ve known what he would cost for a long time.

We walk away and players and player managers will avoid us moving forward knowing we’re not serious people.

Whoa whoa whoa, you’re talking like a rational adult - there’s no place for that in the histrionic trade and FA thread.

 

[Roddy]

Today we win the battle, another great soldier who will help us win the war in the coming years.

 

[threesixpio]

Saints got rid of Battle or he left?

Battle axed or lost a Battle?

 

[Hawk Vision]

Battling with the battle puns

 

[threesixpio]

Battling with the battle puns

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

WHY ARE WE STILL WAITING??!?

 

[Hawkers Hero]

WHY ARE WE STILL WAITING??!?

AFL's fax machine ran out of paper....

 

[Wingnut19]

I actually hope Saints do get pick 8 as compensation and then use that pick to bid on Kako and Marshall to make Essendon and Brissie pay. After Bassets speech at BnF they kind of have to right? Getting that extra pick gives them a free swing as both would be in that range

 

[TylerDurden]

WHY ARE WE STILL WAITING??!?

Opens at 9am I believe.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

WHY ARE WE STILL WAITING??!?

They’re out of crinkled polos at Hawksnest!!!

 

[threesixpio]

Opens at 9am I believe.

Cue Strapping Young Lad and goat gif

 

[threesixpio]

 

[Flamin Joe]

WHY ARE WE STILL WAITING??!?

Calm down, give the 486 time to boot.

 

[CQHawks]

Pearce can't stay on the park, Moore is overrated, and both May and Gov are probably a year off retirement. Don't know if he's top 5 but I think he suits our side incredibly well.

FWIW Player Ratings have had him as a top 5 key defender for the past 3 years, only other player who has been there with him in all 3 is Sicily.

This is exactly why I want to see Sicily play back next year. With Barass, Sicily can take on the McGovern role, which is a luxury we've never had and he'll do it better than McGovern!

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Calm down, give the 486 time to boot.

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GIFs you can hear.

 

[streetspirit]

Calm down, give the 486 time to boot.

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Oh man, nostaglia.

 

[moginie]

Oh man, nostaglia.

Flashbacks.

 

[hawkmang]

Could the lions target Mitch Lewis?

 

[Hawkers Hero]

Could the lions target Mitch Lewis?

Of course they 'could'

Question is would they and would we contemplate a trade even if they did. If I was the Lions, knowing we had Levi coming this year anyway, you would be putting both firsts on the table for JUH or McKay I reckon.

 

[Jethro!]

Could the lions target Mitch Lewis?

Proven key forward with 2 years left on a contract? 17 first rounders plus Rayner