List Mgmt. 2015 Trade, Free agency and draft rumours

[arupist]

Yeah, but which one? Porkins is currently leading the race for fattest KPF, and that's possibly the first race he's ever led.

EFA.

 

[Hawkas1988]

EFA.

The simple things are the funniest. Genuinely laughed reading that.

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

I have a feeling we will go hard at prestia

I went to school with Dion, couldn't get a better bloke into the club!
I remember on our last night of year 12 he almost belted M. Talia down at the pub because he saw him drunk and smoking (the night before he had a meeting with GWS recruiters) and didn't want him to waste his chance.

 

[Mitchell54]

Scott Selwood?

Really?

That is Exactly what i was thinking!!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I went to school with Dion, couldn't get a better bloke into the club!
I remember on our last night of year 12 he almost belted M. Talia down at the pub because he saw him drunk and smoking (the night before he had a meeting with GWS recruiters) and didn't want him to waste his chance.

Sounds like he's got a good head on his shoulders.

 

[Furn2]

If we can trade future picks next year that changes things considerably. Means the like of Shiel can be done without giving up required players.

 

[cryptor]

Sounds like he's got a good head on his shoulders.

 

[TallyHawk]

I have a feeling we will go hard at prestia

Would be a perfect fit and would be a genuine Sam Mitchell succession plan.

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Would be a perfect fit and would be a genuine Sam Mitchell succession plan.

Even has good leadership skills maybe even our future captain

 

[Steven Tyler]

Even has good leadership skills maybe even our future captain

What are you willing to give up, seeing as he is contracted for another 2 years?

 

[TallyHawk]

What are you willing to give up, seeing as he is contracted for another 2 years?

Signed an extension this year didn't he?

 

[Hawkas1988]

Even has good leadership skills maybe even our future captain

He ain't going anywhere firstly and we would have to give up a massive amount to get him over even if he did want to. You're already talking about him maybe being our future captain lol.

 

[Crankyhawk]

I went to school with Dion, couldn't get a better bloke into the club!
I remember on our last night of year 12 he almost belted M. Talia down at the pub because he saw him drunk and smoking (the night before he had a meeting with GWS recruiters) and didn't want him to waste his chance.

Spoke to prestia's mum a couple of years ago, doesn't sound like he's any chance of moving.

 

[eldorado]

He's soooo dreamy!

 

[Thaihawk]

What are you willing to give up, seeing as he is contracted for another 2 years?

A team signed photo of our B2B premiership cups?

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Anyone think we maybe making a play for a key forward next year? If Schoemakers can't hold a key forward spot in 2015 and considering O'Brien is at least another 1-2 years away from becoming a regular starter in our team, another key forward would be reasonably handy.

Not sure to be honest. Rough must have 5 years at least, since Budd has 8. With Gunston as a third tall and the fact we like playing a ruckman down there, am not sure we'll go after one unless a really good one became available at the right price. The club obviously feels TOB will make it and we also have Shem on the way.

Would rather add a A grade mid.

 

[Prudster]

Not sure to be honest. Rough must have 5 years at least, since Budd has 8. With Gunston as a third tall and the fact we like playing a ruckman down there, am not sure we'll go after one unless a really good one became available at the right price. The club obviously feels TOB will make it and we also have Shem on the way.

Would rather add a A grade mid.

Yeah apart from backup players, i'm not sure we need another KPF. Unless we can get another athletic freak capable of running and playing in other positions, i can't see us going with a 4 tall forward line again. Obviously those players are extremely rare, and of the players capable of fitting into that role with our forward line, none of them would come at a price even close to what we could/would give up.

I'd love to see us try out some different looks with our forward line. Putting guys like Rioli, Burgoyne, Hodge, etc. one out at full forward would give teams nightmares, and might be something we see more with those guys aging/being injury prone.

 

[Brishawk]

Yeah apart from backup players, i'm not sure we need another KPF. Unless we can get another athletic freak capable of running and playing in other positions, i can't see us going with a 4 tall forward line again. Obviously those players are extremely rare, and of the players capable of fitting into that role with our forward line, none of them would come at a price even close to what we could/would give up.

I'd love to see us try out some different looks with our forward line. Putting guys like Rioli, Burgoyne, Hodge, etc. one out at full forward would give teams nightmares, and might be something we see more with those guys aging/being injury prone.

I think if we have a guy like Sicily who is good over head but still lethal at ground level then it doesn't matter so much about the height of your tall forward. Its about having a match up that we can win and one that isn't going to be a liability on the rebound.

 

[Prudster]

I think if we have a guy like Sicily who is good over head but still lethal at ground level then it doesn't matter so much about the height of your tall forward. Its about having a match up that we can win and one that isn't going to be a liability on the rebound.

True, but i wouldn't really call Sicily a KPF. Playing Sicily would be like having Hodge, Burgoyne, Lewis, etc. up forward for stints, which we do now. In terms of the conversation of whether we need to go an buy another KPF, i was just saying i don't think it's needed, and that it's unlikely we could get an agile enough KPF to make the 4 tall forward line work.

As CLA said, i would rather target a midfielder, as there will likely be a need for elite mids for us in the coming years.

 

[Brishawk]

True, but i wouldn't really call Sicily a KPF. Playing Sicily would be like having Hodge, Burgoyne, Lewis, etc. up forward for stints, which we do now. In terms of the conversation of whether we need to go an buy another KPF, i was just saying i don't think it's needed, and that it's unlikely we could get an agile enough KPF to make the 4 tall forward line work.

As CLA said, i would rather target a midfielder, as there will likely be a need for elite mids for us in the coming years.

Sorry, yes I am essentially agreeing with you!

We will need a roughy replacement soon as KPF take time and Most KPF show a big decline after their 28th birthday. Hoping roughy is ever green but got to prepare for the worst.

 

[Hawkas1988]

Sorry, yes I am essentially agreeing with you!

We will need a roughy replacement soon as KPF take time and Most KPF show a big decline after their 28th birthday. Hoping roughy is ever green but got to prepare for the worst.

That is true, however usually for the less athletic and agile KPF's.

Plus besides the Achilles, Roughy's body hasn't copped too many injuries and is in a pretty reasonable state most likely. Maybe 2 more really quality years left with a couple of hopefully solid years after I'm guessing.

 

[cryptor]

Any hope for Sam Grimley doing anything AFL worthy in 2015?

Haven't heard or seen anything about him since being rookie listed. Would've liked to have been hearing how he is training with huge intensity like a man who knows he's on his last chance.

 

[Books]

Any hope for Sam Grimley doing anything AFL worthy in 2015?

Haven't heard or seen anything about him since being rookie listed. Would've liked to have been hearing how he is training with huge intensity like a man who knows he's on his last chance.

He is on his last chance and I for one would really like to see Grimley succeed for us. But my gut feel is he will not get an AFL game next year, unless there are lots of injuries. So to even stay on the list beyond next year he will need an absolutely astonishing season in the VFL, with LOTS of committed 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th efforts.

 

[WWSD]

Any hope for Sam Grimley doing anything AFL worthy in 2015?

Haven't heard or seen anything about him since being rookie listed. Would've liked to have been hearing how he is training with huge intensity like a man who knows he's on his last chance.

I remember Suckling was almost delisted at the end of 2010 and the club stuck by him as he also had 1 year remaining in his contract. The next year he played 23/25 games whilst averaging over 20 disposals per game and he had a breakout season that year after 5 years on our list. Who knows, maybe Grimley might go threw a similar thing and actually show something in 2015.

 

[MrPremiership]

Is it worth noting that Suckling is on that FA list?

Any reason why he hasn't been re-signed? What would we get for him if he left as a FA? End of 2nd round?